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Let Me Introduce You to Katie
Katie K. May, LPC, DBT-LBC, is a licensed therapist, author, speaker, and group practice owner dedicated to supporting teens, parents, and clinicians navigating high-risk behaviors and emotional distress. She is the founder of Creative Healing, a multi-location teen support center in the Philadelphia area, where she provides trauma-informed care for adolescents and families.
Katie is one of a select few Linehan Board Certified DBT Clinicians in Pennsylvania, specializing in the gold standard treatment for self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Drawing from both her professional expertise and lived experience as a teen who struggled with self-harm, Katie equips parents and clinicians with practical tools to understand behavior as survival and create meaningful, lasting change. She is also the author of the #1 Amazon best-seller You’re On Fire, It’s Fine, and her upcoming clinician resource, Teen DBT in Practice, will be published in July 2026.
To Learn More from Katie
Here are just a few of the ways Katie supports healing, learning, and growth:
• Founder of Creative Healing, a multi-location teen support center in the Philadelphia area• One of the few Linehan Board Certified DBT Clinicians in Pennsylvania
• Specializes in supporting teens struggling with self-harm and suicidal behaviors
• Author of the #1 Amazon best-seller You’re On Fire, It’s Fine
• Upcoming author of Teen DBT in Practice for clinicians
• Provides trauma-informed tools to help parents and clinicians better understand high-risk teen behavior
• Creator of resources and trainings for therapists, including the Fill Your Group Fast Workshop
Connect with Katie
Website: www.teendbtbook.com
Instagram: @katiekmay
TikTok: @katiekmay
Book: https://geni.us/YoureonFireItsFine
Free Teen Risk Decision-Making Checklist: https://www.teendbtbook.com/f/risk
Let Me Introduce You to Katie
Katie K. May, LPC, DBT-LBC, is a licensed therapist, author, speaker, and group practice owner dedicated to supporting teens, parents, and clinicians navigating high-risk behaviors and emotional distress. She is the founder of Creative Healing, a multi-location teen support center in the Philadelphia area, where she provides trauma-informed care for adolescents and families.
Katie is one of a select few Linehan Board Certified DBT Clinicians in Pennsylvania, specializing in the gold standard treatment for self-harm and suicidal behaviors. Drawing from both her professional expertise and lived experience as a teen who struggled with self-harm, Katie equips parents and clinicians with practical tools to understand behavior as survival and create meaningful, lasting change. She is also the author of the #1 Amazon best-seller You’re On Fire, It’s Fine, and her upcoming clinician resource, Teen DBT in Practice, will be published in July 2026.
To Learn More from Katie
Here are just a few of the ways Katie supports healing, learning, and growth:
• Founder of Creative Healing, a multi-location teen support center in the Philadelphia area• One of the few Linehan Board Certified DBT Clinicians in Pennsylvania
• Specializes in supporting teens struggling with self-harm and suicidal behaviors
• Author of the #1 Amazon best-seller You’re On Fire, It’s Fine
• Upcoming author of Teen DBT in Practice for clinicians
• Provides trauma-informed tools to help parents and clinicians better understand high-risk teen behavior
• Creator of resources and trainings for therapists, including the Fill Your Group Fast Workshop
Connect with Katie
Website: www.teendbtbook.com
Instagram: @katiekmay
TikTok: @katiekmay
Book: https://geni.us/YoureonFireItsFine
Free Teen Risk Decision-Making Checklist: https://www.teendbtbook.com/f/risk
