The Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates Team
Meet Dr. Kate Truitt and her expert team of Psychologists, Therapists, and wellness practitioners who specialize in cutting-edge, neuroscience-informed therapies customized for your ultimate well-being. Our primary mission is both straightforward and life-changing: to equip you to Achieve Your Excellence. Recognizing that the path of life comes with its own set of hurdles—including but not limited to self-doubt, insecurities, depression, and anxiety—we have devoted our professional lives to delivering efficacious strategies that don’t just relieve your challenges but enrich your entire existence.
At Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates, we know that everyone is entitled to a life unburdened by emotional distress and limitations. We anchor our therapeutic interventions in the groundbreaking NeuroTriad Model, which is intricately designed around three core tenets: trauma-informed care, neuroscience-driven techniques, and a resilience-centered approach.
Our specialized treatments are designed to harness your brain’s natural healing capabilities, enabling you to overcome past traumas, live fully in the present, and build a future filled with resilience. Join us on this life-changing path to resilience, personal development, and complete well-being.
Meet Our Team
Dr. Kate Truitt
Founder
Licensed Clinical Psychologist & Applied Neuroscientist
Dr. Kate Truitt is a neuroscientist and clinical psychologist with an M.B.A. in Healthcare Administration, and has dedicated her life to advancing treatment of trauma and stress-related disorders. She leads her flagship organization, Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates, which is headquartered in beautiful Old Town Pasadena.
Lorelei Batoon
Office Manager
Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates
Lorelei Batoon’s work as Office Manager is essential to the warm, professional and inviting service experience that our clients encounter every day. Lorelei has been a part of the Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates family since our opening, and she has been instrumental in growing and continuously improving our service and operations.
Dr. Yolanda Céspedes
Director of Clinical Training
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Céspedes is a licensed psychologist and the Director of Clinical Training at Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates. Having worked across both academic and clinical settings, she brings extensive experience in training, supervision, and delivery of clinical care. She specializes in the treatment of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Rebecca Turner
Director of Program Development Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Utilizing humor, creativity, compassion, and curiosity, Rebecca is dedicated to using effective and personally targeted treatments supported by insights from neuroscience to support your healing journey. She leads Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates’ Neurofeedback Program. This cutting-edge treatment process analyzes and retrains the brain’s electrical patterns for optimal wellness.
Dr. Jill Philo
Traditional Naturopath & Functional Health Practitioner
Dr. Jill Philo has dedicated the past 20 years to helping others reclaim their health through a holistic, innovative, and multi-disciplinary approach based in neuroscience. She does this by helping educate clients on how lifestyle choices and environmental factors can hold them back from their full health potential. She uses her extensive Naturopathic knowledge to create and teach personalized change plans.
Damien Gonsalves
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Damien builds compassion and constructive rapport with clients to provide exceptional care as therapist focusing on solutions. He specializes in LGBTQIA affirmative therapy, substance abuse treatment, and trauma therapy. He helps clients regulate their psychological states and release trauma stored in the body, combining innovative, cutting-edge techniques based in neuroscience.
Dr. Vince Panvini
Psychological Associate
Dr. Panvini is dedicated to joining his clients on a journey of healing, growth, and personal empowerment. His focus is for clients to feel empowered to become their own agents of change while learning to navigate life’s challenges with flexibility, care, and compassion. He integrates neuroscience-based techniques to align mind and body and assist with emotion regulation while incorporating cognitively based approaches.
Kayla Tse
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Kayla is an Attachment Trauma-Informed Art Therapist and LMFT. She empowers clients to heal from attachment and developmental trauma and lead more joyful and authentic lives. She is trained and experienced in Interpersonal Neurobiology and Evidence-Based Practices. Her Integrative practice is based on the belief that your Body and Mind innately guide you toward healing.
Dr. Justin Carter
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Carter turned his childhood dream of helping others into a lifetime commitment. In his clinical practice he has been committed to helping individuals and families heal. Dr. Carter’s research and experience have supported his passion for assisting those he works with reach their ultimate potential and achieve excellence in their lives. He is committed to being solution-focused, energetic, and efficient.