Kate Truitt

Dr. Kate Truitt is a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist with an M.B.A. in Healthcare Administration. She is based in Los Angeles, where she is CEO of Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates, and she founded the Truitt Institute, its training division, in Pasadena. Her work centers on trauma, grief, stress and post-traumatic growth, and on the belief that the brain is not broken but adaptive, powerful and ready for change.

She created the NeuroTriad Model and the Brain Partnership framework. Together they bring trauma-informed care, resilience science and empowerment strategies into one approach to working with the brain rather than against it. The Truitt Institute offers trainings built on these ideas for clinicians, leaders, communities and individuals. Its flagship program for individuals, Healing in Your Hands, teaches practical self-regulation tools such as mindful touch, breathing and grounding exercises, and CPR for the Amygdala. Her Insight Timer page and YouTube channel also point listeners to guided meditations.

Dr. Truitt is the author of Healing in Your Hands (2022) and the scientifically grounded memoir Keep Breathing (2024). Both aim to make the science of healing accessible and to reduce stigma around mental health. She has presented at the United Nations and the U.S. Department of Defense, has contributed to outlets including the BBC and Huffington Post, and serves on advisory boards including MindUP, the Kevin Love Fund and the Girl Scouts of America.