Katey Wattam (she/they) is a queer therapist, helper, and artist of mixed English, Irish, Franco-Ontarian, and Anishinaabe ancestry, with familial ties to the Lake Nipissing region. She was born and raised in Tkaronto/Toronto and currently has roots in Tio'tiá:ke/Mooniyaang.

Katey holds a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto, where she specialized in Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency, and completed specialized training through the Trauma Therapy Program at Women's College Hospital. Her practice is trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, culturally grounded, and rooted in cultural humility, care, and connection.

She works relationally, drawing from training in Internal Family Systems (Level 2), Somatic Experiencing (Advanced), and play therapy, alongside attachment theory, expressive arts, and Indigenous methodologies. Creativity, curiosity, play, embodiment, and authenticity are central to how she understands healing – and to creating spaces where people feel deeply respected and attuned with.

As a neurodivergent therapist, Katey loves journeying with neurodivergent adults and youth, highly sensitive people, creatives, and those who have often felt misunderstood within traditional systems of care. She understands, both personally and professionally, the textures of masking, sensory overwhelm, emotional intensity, burnout, nervous system dysregulation, and moving through the world differently. Her work is grounded in the belief that people make sense within the context of their lived experiences and relationships, and that the ways they have learned to protect and care for themselves are part of that sense-making.

Katey works with adults and youth navigating trauma, grief, identity exploration, intergenerational trauma, substance use, life transitions, and relational challenges. She is especially passionate about supporting Indigenous and 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals, artists, and fellow helping professionals.