About
Dr. Kathryn Perkel is a licensed clinical psychologist in Knoxville, TN who integrates traditional psychotherapy with mindfulness, guided meditation, and Reiki energy healing. She works with highly sensitive and creative individuals, focusing on anxiety, depression, and obsessional thinking, and takes a transpersonal, soul-centered approach that draws on Buddhist philosophy and existential-humanistic training. She has practiced in Knoxville since 2014 and hosts the podcast 'Soul Centered Therapy with Dr. Kathryn Perkel.'
Services
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Women's Issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Coping skills
- Divorce
- Grief
- LGBTQ+ issues
- Life transitions
- Mood disorders
- Obsessional thinking
- Parenting
- Pregnancy/postpartum
- Self-esteem
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma/PTSD
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Compassion-Focused Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Humanistic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Reiki Energy Healing
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Transpersonal Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Transpersonal Psychology
- Existential-Humanistic
State licenses
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Tennessee · License #3275 · Psychologist Active
In the field
Media
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 10 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor, credentials (PsyD, Reiki Master), TN license P 3275, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, fees, insurance, session formats, contact phone (psychologytoday.com)
provider website
- Bio, credentials, contact email/phone, practice address, headshot photo, social media links (drkathrynperkel.com)
provider website (about page)
- Practicing in Knoxville TN since 2014, PsyD training in Los Angeles, transpersonal/existential-humanistic approach (drkathrynperkel.com)
provider website (contact page)
- Contact phone, email, fax, practice address (drkathrynperkel.com)
NPPES NPI registry
- NPI 1033509369, taxonomy Psychologist Clinical (103TC0700X), TN License #3275, enumeration date 2015-01-26, status Active, practice address on file (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
Healthgrades
- No patient reviews submitted (0 reviews) (healthgrades.com)
Yelp
- Business listing confirmed at [redacted]; unclaimed listing, no visible star rating (yelp.com)
local press (Voyage Knoxville Magazine)
- Biographical interview feature (knoxvillevoyager.com)
podcast platform (Apple Podcasts)
- Hosts 'Soul Centered Therapy with Dr. Kathryn Perkel' podcast (podcasts.apple.com)
podcast appearance (Angels and Awakening)
- Guest interview discussing soul-centered therapy approach (angelsandawakening.com)