Cat McLaughlin, MA, NCC, LPC

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National Board Certified Counselor | Licensed Professional Counselor | Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher | Certified Enneagram Coach | Professional School Counselor | EMDR Certified | Rosemary Collaborative owner | Spring Village Center for Therapy & Wellness co-owner | PA PC008857

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Licensed Professional Counselor, National Board Certified Counselor, certified Coach with over 15 years’ experience in trauma-informed psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and program development. Co-founder and owner of thriving therapy and wellness practices blending AEDP, EMDR, Mindfulness, Enneagram, Internal Family Systems, & Somatics frameworks. Skilled in designing and delivering trainings, retreats, and corporate wellness programs, as well as mentoring clinicians and building collaborative, integrative care teams.

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy (AEDP Level III, EMDR Trained)

  • Mindfulness Meditation & Enneagram Coaching

  • Clinical Supervision & Consultation for Pre-Licensed and Licensed Clinicians

  • Program Design & Curriculum Development (Courses, Workshops, Retreats)

  • Leadership & Practice Management (Business Ownership & Team Development)

  • Corporate Wellness & Professional Training Facilitation

  • Higher Education Instruction & Guest Lecturing

  • Holistic, Integrative Mental Health Approaches

EDUCATION

LEVEL III AEDP PSYCHOTHERAPIST & EXPERIENTIAL ASSISTANT, CERTIFICATION TRACK
AEDP Institute, New York, NY – 2017 to present

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION TEACHER (200 HR. CERTIFICATION)
Zenways, London, England, UK – October 2022

ENNEAGRAM CERTIFIED COACH
Enneagram Georgia, Atlanta, GA - June 2022

EMDR CERTIFICATION (50 HR. TRAINING)
Maiberger Institute, Boulder CO – September 2020 – September 2021

POST-MASTER'S COUNSELING CERTIFICATE
Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA – October 2014 to December 2015

MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: SCHOOL COUNSELING
The George Washington University, Washington, DC – June 2006

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION: PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
American University, Washington, DC – May 1999, Theater Minor – College of Arts and Sciences

EXPERIENCE

ARCADIA UNIVERSITY - GLENSIDE, PA
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Psychology Department – January 2026-present

ROSEMARY COLLABORATIVE – WYNDMOOR, PA
Licensed Professional Counselor/Coach/Owner – October 2017 to present

SPRING VILLAGE CENTER FOR THERAPY & WELLNESS, LLC - WYNDMOOR, PA
Partner/owner – October 2021 to present

SALUS UNIVERSITY – ELKINS PARK, PA
Guest Lecturer, Physician Assistant Program – April 2020-present

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY – PHILADELPHIA, PA
Staff Therapist – November 2017 to May 2019

ARCADIA UNIVERSITY – GLENSIDE, PA
Clinical Intern, Counseling Services – August 2015 to May 2016

CENTRAL BUCKS SCHOOL DISTRICT & COUNCIL ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT – BUCKS COUNTY, PA
Professional School Counselor – August 2007 to June 2012

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/INTERESTS

PA Licensed Professional Counselor (#PC008857); Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC); American Counseling Association (ACA); Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA); American Psychological Association (APA); AEDP Institute; Zenways; music & theater

SPECIFIC TRAININGS

AEDP Institute - Diana Fosha, PhD; Jennifer Edlin, MFT; Ronald J Frederick, PhD; Kari Gleiser, PhD; Kate Halliday, LCSW; Jerry Lamagna, LCSW; Benjamin Lipton, LCSW; Ben Medley, LCSW; Jeanne Newhouse, NCPsyA; Karen Pando-Mars, MFT; Natasha Prenn, LCSW; Eileen M. Russell, PhD; SueAnne Piliero, PhD; Steve Shapiro, PhD; Molly Eldridge, LICSW; Liza Greville, LCSW
Undoing Disempowerment: Cultivating Agency in AEDP - Eileen Russell, PhD
AEDP Essential Skills 1: Module 4 - The Processing of Core Affective Experience - Karen Pando-Mars, MFT (Experiential Assistant)
“HOT” Topics in AEDP - Diana Fosha, PhD, Kari Gleiser, PhD, Ben Medley, LCSW with Molly Eldridge, LICSW
Navigating AEDP’s Experiential-Attachment Work in the Context of Trauma, Dissociation and Multiplicity - Kari Gleiser, PhD
The Therapist as Organizing Other: Regulating and building self-structure in dysregulated clients through an AEDP Lens - Jennifer Edlin, MFT
Healing Relational Trauma: Sensitivity and Blind Spots Across Patterns of Attachment - Karen Pando-Mars, MFT
Fine-tuning AEDP Experiential Interventions in Interpersonal and Intrapsychic Contexts: Growing your AEDP Edges as You Help Your Client’s Grow Theirs - Benjamin Lipton, LCSW
AEDP Essential Skills 1 - Jerry Lamagna, LCSW; Kate Halliday, LCSW; Ben Medley, LCSW; Ronald J Frederick, PhD
Transforming Resistance - Steve Shapiro, PhD
AEDP: Immersion Course - Diana Fosha, PhD
AEDP Individual Supervision - Molly Eldridge, LCSW; Liza Greville, LCSW
AEDP Group Supervision - Jennifer Edlin, MFT, JD; Kate Halliday, LCSW
EMDR: EMDR Basic Training - Barb Maiberger, LPC, Maiberger Institute
EMDR: EMDR Intensives - Kelly Smyth-Dent, LCSW & Sadie Smith, LMFT, Scaling Up
Enneagram: Certified Enneagram Applications Professional Training - - Lynda Roberts & Nan Henson, Enneagram Georgia
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training, Health & Wellbeing Course (100 hours) - Julian Daizan Skinner, Zenways
Mindfulness Meditation: Teacher Training, Insight & Spirituality Course (100 hours) - Julian Daizan Skinner, Zenways
Breakthrough to Zen Retreat 2023 - Julian Daizan Skinner, Zenways
Breakthrough to Zen Retreat 2024 - Julian Daizan Skinner, Zenways & Matt Shinkai Kane, Blue Cliff Zen Center