Katherine O’Blennis Yvanovich

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I believe therapy is a place to pause, breathe, and make sense of our stories. My goal is to create a safe, welcoming space where children, teens, adults, and families can show up as their authentic selves and feel truly seen and supported.

My Areas of Focus

I work with children and teens navigating school stress, ADHD, peer challenges, anxiety, and questions of identity. With a Master's in Educational Leadership, two teaching credentials, and years in the classroom, I bring deep understanding of child development and the real challenges families face.

Supporting children and families through gender identity exploration. I work with elementary-aged children, teens, and their parents navigating gender identity and self-expression. With children, I use play therapy, sand tray, and talk therapy to help them understand their own feelings and develop language for who they are. With parents, I offer coaching and consultation — a space to think through your own questions, fears, and hopes, and to figure out how to talk with your child, your co-parent, your extended family, and your child's school. Family Matters is an affirming practice, and I coordinate with the gender clinics at Stanford Children's Health and Kaiser Permanente when families are working with those teams.

I also specialize in supporting women through midlife transitions—whether you're navigating career changes, identity shifts, relationship dynamics, empty nest, or rediscovering purpose. This season of life brings unique opportunities for growth alongside real challenges of loss, loneliness, and disconnection from self.

For new parents, I help navigate the joyful yet overwhelming adjustment to parenthood, including postpartum challenges, identity shifts, and relationship changes.

My Approach

I draw from Internal Family Systems (IFS), psychodynamic, and attachment-based approaches. With children and teens, I often bring in play therapy and sand tray. As a mom of three and former Peace Corps volunteer and teacher, I combine professional training with lived experience, offering warmth, creativity, and cultural humility.

I'm deeply committed to creating inclusive, affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals and families, with specialized graduate training and experience supporting clients across the lifespan.

Practical Information
Location: Campbell office

(408)459-5775
Schedule: Monday–Friday
Fee: $200 per session
Accepting new clients

Supervised by Kent Campbell, LMFT