Katie Pelz-Davis
Katie Pelz-Davis, ACSW, received her MSW from the University of Michigan. Her work with children, adolescents and families started in Community Mental Health Clinics in 1980 and has continued through today in her private practice with Family Therapy Associates of Ann Arbor, and as an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work.
Family Therapy Training
- Ackerman Family Institute: Olga Silverstein and Betty Carter
- Philadelphia Child Guidance: Clinic Charles Fishman,MD and Jamshed Morenas, MSW
- Family Therapy Associates of Ann Arbor: Harry Aponte, MSW, co-leading training programs in Ann Arbor
Specialties
- Adolescent and young adult females
- Workshops for mothers of young adolescents focusing on keeping daughters confident
- Eating disorders, both anorexia and bulimia with girls as young as 8 and through adolescence and adulthood
- Sexual abuse
- Groups for therapists who have been sexually abused
- Family Therapy supervision and consultation
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and its use with eating disorders
Katie is the founder of The Wellness Community of Southeast Michigan, a cancer support center offering free support and community to families touched by cancer.
Licenses and Certifications
- Certified Social Worker, ACSW, BCD
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
- Approved supervisor of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
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