Katy Byrne, MA MFT

Katy Byrne is a licensed psychotherapist in California with a wealth of experience spanning over 35 years. She has dedicated her life to providing support and guidance to individuals, couples, and groups facing various challenges. Katy specializes in several areas, including life transitions, relationship issues, conflict resolution, addiction, and writing block. She creates forums for conversation and change, providing a safe and conducive environment for exploration and growth.

Our Services

As a psychotherapist, Katy offers a range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of each client. She believes that therapy is a team effort and employs effective tools and interventions to bring about positive changes in her clients' lives. Katy emphasizes her clients' strengths and natural gifts, offering short or long-term counseling services that empower individuals to work through their issues and emerge into the light of greater fun and closeness.

Katy also provides coaching services for any reason, whether personal or professional. She has been an active licensed family therapist for over 30 years, and her personal journey with compulsive eating has led her to develop a deep understanding of the relationship between eating and relationship needs. Katy has studied various coupling theories, including those of Gottman, Hendricks, Snaarch, and Scarf, among others. She has interviewed experts for radio and television and utilized their techniques to help people talk to each other and come through conflicts with greater understanding and closeness.

Our Beliefs

At the heart of Katy's practice is the belief that conversation can change the world. She promotes dialogue as a way of changing lives and fosters community through increased communication. Katy has become known as a popular public speaker, workshop leader, and host of public forums and events. Her involvement in animal rights is always included in her dialogues, and she loves to help people who have emotional "hairballs" find their voice and express themselves authentically.

Media Personality

Katy is a radio personality, author, and psychotherapist who has produced weekly radio for years on KSVY 91.3 FM in Sonoma and KVON in Napa, California. She has written an ongoing column called The Hairball for the Sonoma County monthly newspaper and The Sun, Women's Voices, and has been published in The Share Guide. Katy has hosted The Relationship Show at KVON radio in Napa, California, and produced television shows interviewing Neale Donald Walsh, Paul Krassner, Marc Allen, Susan Griffin, Susan Campbell, Harville Hendrix, and more. She was a participant on The Donohue Show and is available for speaking engagements, radio and television appearances.