About
I am a licensed psychologist providing individual therapy services to adults (i.e., 18-years-old and above) in the Phoenix area. I specialize in the treatment of anxiety disorders, trauma, and grief and loss, and have extensive training and experience using evidence-based approaches for these issues. I also work with individuals coping with depression, stress related to transition and change, relationship concerns, and identity development issues, and have experience working with individuals in the medical field, including students, residents, and established professionals. I work from a holistic framework, which incorporates a relational approach informed by cognitive-behavioral, trauma-informed, emotion-focused, insight-oriented, and mindfulness-based interventions, tailored to meet your specific therapy needs. Additionally, I attend to your identities and cultural experiences (e.g., race/ethnicity, gender) to facilitate our work.
Through our work together, we will more fully understand the distress you are experiencing and develop tools, increase insight, and identify strengths to assist you in moving towards your desired outcome. As the client-therapist relationship serves as the foundation for our work together, I encourage a collaborative working relationship and will empower you to identify and actively pursue your personal therapy goals.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND & TRAINING:
I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Emory University with a bachelor’s in Psychology and Italian Studies and completed research about intergenerational narratives and adolescent well-being. I earned both my Master’s of Counseling (M.C.) and Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Arizona State University. During my graduate-level training, I worked in university counseling centers, community mental health, and medical settings; taught career development courses to undergraduate students; and completed research on topics, including dyadic stress in romantic relationships, parent-child relationships in adulthood, and academic persistence decisions in undergraduates. I completed an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at the University of Southern California’s Student Counseling Services and a postdoctoral fellowship at Loyola Marymount University’s Student Psychological Services.
I am a Licensed Psychologist in the state of Arizona (Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC; National Board of Certified Counselors). I also teach graduate- and undergraduate-level courses in the Counseling and Counseling Psychology programs at Arizona State University.
PUBLICATIONS & CHAPTERS IN SCHOLARLY BOOKS:
Bodenmann, G., Jimenez-Arista, L.E., Walsh, K. J., & Randall, A. K. (2018). Dyadic Coping Inventory. In Encyclopedia of couple and family therapy. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_678-1
Randall, A. K., Tao, C., Totenhagen, C. J., Walsh, K. J., & Adams, C. (2017). Associations between sexual orientation discrimination and depression among same-sex couples: Moderating effects of dyadic coping. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy. doi: 10.1080/15332691.2016.1253520
Randall, A. K., Totenhagen, C. J., Walsh, K. J., Adams, C., & Tao, C. (2017). Coping with workplace minority stress: Associations between dyadic coping and anxiety among women in same-sex relationships. Journal of Lesbian Studies, Special Issue on Contemporary Lesbian Relationships. doi: 10.1080/10894160.2016.1142353
Totenhagen, C. J., Randall, A. K., Cooper A., Tao, C., & Walsh, K. J. (2017). Stress spill-over in same-sex couples: Concurrent and lagged daily effects. Journal of GLBT Family Studies. doi: 10.1080/1550428X.2016.1203273
Jimenez-Arista, L. E., Walsh, K. J., & Randall, A. K. (2016). Dyadic coping among couples in the U.S. In M. K. Falconier, A. K. Randall, & G. Bodenmann (Eds.), Couples coping with stress: A cross-cultural perspective. New York, NY: Routledge.
Robinson Kurpius, S. E., Keaveny, M. K., Kim, C. S., & Walsh, K. J. (2015). MCAC and state counselor licensure laws: David and Goliath. The Counseling Psychologist, 43(7), 1008-1033. doi: 10.1177/0011000015575393
Randall, A. K., Hilpert, P., Jimenez, L., Walsh, K. J., & Bodenmann, G. (2015). Dyadic coping in the U.S.: Psychometric properties and validity for use of the English version of the Dyadic Coping Inventory. Current Psychology. doi: 10.1007/s12144-015-9323-0
Walsh, K. J., & Robinson Kurpius, S. E. (2015). Parental, residential, and self-belief factors influencing academic persistence decisions of college freshmen. Journal of College Student Retention. doi: 10.1177/1521025115579672
GUEST LECTURES:
Walsh, K. J., Hachiya, K., & Hacker, R. (2019). Obtaining Post-docs: Experiences from our Recent Graduates. Guest Lecture for CPY 691: Professional Development Seminar, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University.
Walsh, K. J. (2017, 2018). Self-care and campus resources. Guest Lecture for EDSS 6970: Fieldwork in School Counseling I, Counseling, Loyola Marymount University.
Walsh, K. J. (2017, 2018). Body image, disordered eating, and self-compassion. Guest Lecture for HHSC 230: Nutrition, Health and Human Sciences, Loyola Marymount University.
Walsh, K. J. (2016). Somatic symptoms and mindfulness exercises. Guest Lecture for CPY 675: Health and Wellness Counseling, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University.
Walsh, K. J. (2015). Transgender clients, intake interviews, and risk assessment. Guest Lecture for CPY 623: Counseling At-Risk Youth, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University.
Robinson Kurpius, S. E., Keaveny, M., Kim, C., & Walsh, K. J. (2014). State requirements for master’s counseling licensure: Does the MCAC measure up? Guest lecture for CPY 691: Professional Development Seminar, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University.