Katherine Evarts

Dr. Katherine (Kate) Evarts is a mid-30s, white, bisexual, cisfemale licensed clinical psychologist by day and podcaster on mental health & relationships in reality TV by evening--happy and eager to replace either time of day, or night, with anything in the arts & entertainment world. Because she is a private practitioner/psychologist and podcaster, Dr. Kate is able to travel on a short timeline, stay anywhere in the world for periods of time, and be flexible about timelines as they are under way. Dr. Kate was in community theatre, starring in both Shakespeare and musicals, as well as year-round dance and voice classes, for the entirety of her childhood and adolescence, starting with a role as baby Jesus in a nativity play and continuing through such lead roles as Mabel in Pirates of Penzance, Maria in Sound of Music, Portia in Merchant of Venice, and both Helena and Titania in Midsummer, eventually making the switch to directing community productions of such Shakespeare as Much Ado and Twelfth Night. She has also historically written docudramas and is about to become published author of a textbook she was asked to write on the use of creativity and art in the process of healing sexual violence trauma within the context of psychotherapeutic and system-level interventions. Further, she has academic roles including professor, advisor, dissertation chair, and clinical supervisor at a doctoral program for clinical psychology--a program for which she recently became interim co-chair. Dr. Kate's primary focus is on healing--whether through use of the arts or through psychotherapy models, such as her preferred Relational Cultural Therapy. She is funny, fun to be around, easy to work with, directable, positive (although not toxically so--she's been told she "spreads the sunshine"), relational, hard-working (having become a doctor by 26 years old), and creative. Students, colleagues, and patients alike would unilaterally agree all who work with Dr. Kate never regret it. Although amateur at modeling, Dr. Kate has had experience being photographed for a variety of needs, including advertising materials/promotional handout for Antioch University (see portfolio). She has also had experience being directed for community theatre, including directed to make a variety of subtle and obvious facial expressions, to imitate others, and to dance. Thus, she can move her face and body fluidly and in immediate imitation or directed action. Because Dr. Kate is easy to get along with and direct, she will also be easy to produce and photograph in whatever variety of positions, facial expressions, or capacities you may see fit. In the podcasting world, although Reality Test is a new (and therefore tiny) podcast, Dr. Kate and her colleague, Dr. Rachel, are regularly discussing mental health, sociopolitical forces on wellness, relationships, and marginalization of oppressed group, especially as those themes arise on various popular shows in Reality TV. Respectful, deferential, and humble, Dr. Kate has learned how to be a good team player, to step up and lead when there is a need, but respect others' authority and support team goals across all settings and contexts. Although she is unrepresented and ununionized in the talent world, she has had vast experience working with all sorts of stakeholders from fellow actors, directors, writers and producers to agents, managers, and union representatives. Dr. Kate has been trained to work with professionals and patients from all walks of life and can connect authentically and empathetically with whoever is in front of her. She's comfortable in front of a live audience due to her theatre background and in front of a camera and microphone due to her podcasting experience. Check in and say hi--unless you ask her to, she won't be analyzing you! Want to learn more? https://commonthread.antioch.edu/kate-evarts-profile/