KAI PRATT
Hadley
Summary
Dedicated care worker with extensive experience in therapeutic methods that empower clients and participants to overcome challenges and live more fully into their unique gifts. Proficient in employing person-centered approaches alongside evidence-based techniques while fostering strong therapeutic relationships. Passionate about the the interpersonal nature of healing work and experienced in facilitating community spaces. Committed to continuous professional and personal growth in a field that requires deep introspection and adaptability.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychotherapist / Relationship & Sex Therapist
Advance Psychotherapy Practice
09.2025 - Current
- Supports over twenty-five individuals, couples, and families weekly with a diversity of presenting issues, including those related to intimacy, relationships, and sexuality.
- Learns and works as part of a team of clinicians in a cohort model focused on developing the foundational skills for sex and relationship therapy.
- Practices within inclusive, affirming, and strengths-based frameworks to serve historically/currently marginalized clients.
Clinical Intern
Community Health Center of Franklin County
09.2024 - 05.2025
- Supports client work with a variety of therapeutic interventions and frameworks, including: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Polyvagal Theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic experiencing, and psychodynamic theory.
- Collaborates within an integrated health care setting with the intention of holistic services for improved client outcomes.
Clinical Intern
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Utilized a variety of evidence-based and psychodynamic modalities with a regular caseload of individual clients.
- Facilitated 5 weekly psychoeducation and process groups, including: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Opioid Treatment Program (OTP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and an art therapy and recovery group.
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team comprised of caseworker, medical, security, education, clinical, and programming staff.
Case Manager
Dial/Self Youth & Community Services
03.2020 - 02.2021
- Served as a resource, advocate, case manager, and crisis responder for houseless and vulnerable youth.
- Utilized strengths-based, trauma-informed, and harm reduction frameworks to work across difference and support program participants in achieving their goals and finding stability.
Education
Master of Social Work - Master of Social Work
Smith College
Northampton, MA08.2025
Adult Immersion Program Graduate - Ancestral Skills & Community Building
Wilderness Awareness School
Duvall, WA06.2018
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA05.2012
Additional Education, Certifications, & Experience
- Professional Training Group / Sept. 2025 - Present
- CPR & First Aid Certification / Oct. 2024
- Child & Adolescent Needs & Strengths (CANS) Training / Sept. 2024
- Implicit Bias Training / Sept. 2024
- De-escalation Training / Sept. 2024
- Disrupting Our Whiteness / Holistic Resistance / Aug. 2020 - Dec. 2020
- Motivational Interviewing Training / Apr. 2020
- Art of Mentoring / Vermont Wilderness School / Sept. '13 & '20
- Nature Instructor Training Program / Wilderness Awareness School / Sept. '18 - June '19
- Facilitation & Men's Group / The Mankind Project / Apr. '14 - May '17
- Permaculture Teacher Training / Apr. '14
Timeline
Psychotherapist / Relationship & Sex Therapist
Advance Psychotherapy Practice
09.2025 - Current
Clinical Intern
Community Health Center of Franklin County
09.2024 - 05.2025
Clinical Intern
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
09.2023 - 05.2024
Case Manager
Dial/Self Youth & Community Services
03.2020 - 02.2021
Master of Social Work - Master of Social Work
Smith College
Adult Immersion Program Graduate - Ancestral Skills & Community Building
Wilderness Awareness School
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Massachusetts Amherst