Our practice

 Kuhlman Psychology and Consulting was established to provide quality therapeutic and evaluation services, aimed at serving clients in high-stress and high-trauma occupations. We have experience working with law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, ER and hospital personnel, media personalities, attorneys, and so forth. We recognize that individuals in these jobs are confronted on an almost daily basis with stressors that often add up to be incredibly traumatic. It can be difficult to find providers that understand the complexities of these jobs, and we strive to fill that gap. Additionally, we provide a number of evaluation services, many also serving public safety and high-stress jobs, such as fitness-for-duty evaluations and disability evaluations. In a similar interest, we strive to increase public safety by working with school districts, universities, and corporations on workplace violence prevention and threat assessment. Lastly, we provide a variety of specialized forensic evaluations.

About Dr. Kuhlman

Education
PsyD, Clinical Psychology, University of Denver
MA, Forensic Psychology, University of Denver
BA, Psychology, University of Central Florida
BS, Criminal Justice, University of Central Florida
Certificate, Criminal Profiling, University of Central Florida

Licensed in Multiple States
Arizona Licensed Psychologist
​Colorado Licensed Psychologist

PSYpact E.Passport to provide telehealth in the following states:
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Nevada
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
Utah
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Memberships/Affiliations
American Psychological Association (APA)

• Division 18 | Psychologists in Public Service

Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP)
International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP)

• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional

International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)

• Police Psychological Services Section (Preemployment Psychological Evaluation Guidelines Committee Chair, Education Committee, Ethics Committee, Officer-Involved Shooting Guidelines Revisions Committee)

Fire Service Psychology Association (FSPA)
National Center for the Prevention of Community Violence (NCPCV)

• Executive Board Member

National Sheriffs Association (NSA)
​Society for Police and Criminal Psychology (SPCP)

​Dr. Katherine (Katie)  Kuhlman has expertise in the treatment of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and general life stressors. She has worked since 2014 providing services to first responders and their family members, truly understanding the unique stressors inherent in these occupations. She has presented nationally on wellness issues related to law enforcement, as well as school safety. She served as a subject matter expert on traumatic stress on the Colorado Governor's Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee prior to moving to Arizona. Dr. Kuhlman has responded and provided debriefing services to critical incidents including officer-involved shootings, suicides, line-of-duty deaths, and mass shootings. Understanding trauma, keeping schools and workplaces safe, and helping first responders are her true passions. In therapy, her goal is to help you help yourself. The goal is for her clients to eventually manage their own lives, not depend on her, and perform at their optimal level. Katie is trained in Brainspotting, an evolving treatment based on neuroscience for trauma. Katie is warm and non-judgmental while still being honest and direct. She also believes that laughter provides great medicine, and strives to use humor often. 

Thoughtful | Honest | No B.S.