Kate Kirages-Gordon, LCSW

Kate Kirages-Gordon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who specializes in providing evidence-based treatment to adolescents facing emotional and behavioral difficulties. She utilizes a systems-based perspective when working with clients and their families to tailor therapeutic interventions to each client's specific needs. She brings expertise from navigating person-centered care within complex health care and criminal justice systems, legislative affairs and acute psychiatric facilities with cultural humility at the forefront of direct practice.

Personal Statement

Building on my professional experiences gained since 2017, I have found a passion for translating my community-based focus to provide direct therapeutic interventions with my clients. The vast range of my previous practice settings has allowed me to utilize an eclectic approach to therapy in which the client remains centered as the expert in their lives. Drawing from an intersectional framework, I strive to create space for clients to build and find solace in strengthening coping skills while navigating both the chaos of life and making sense of their internal world. My skillset and commitment to professional growth blend together to create a unique lens under which I practice. It is through this lens that I am able to maintain a fresh perspective with my clients and bring to light the power of vulnerability in action.

Clinical Interests

Trauma-informed care, neuroscience in psychotherapy, somatic-based intervention

Education

Organizations

* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Langabeer J, Champagne-Langabeer T, Luber SD, Prater SJ, Stotts A, Kirages K, Yatsco A, Chambers KA. Outreach to people who survive opioid overdose: Linkage and retention in treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2020 Apr;111:11-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.12.008. Epub 2019 Dec 24. PMID: 32087833