Kate Theimer, Ph.D.

Kate Theimer, Ph.D., (she/her) is a Licensed Psychologist and Research Fellow at the OUHSC Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Clinical Psychology Training Program in 2020. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and two years of postdoctoral fellowship at OUHSC. She is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Problematic Sexual Behavior Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PSB-CBT).

Dr. Theimer is a supervisor with the OUHSC Child Trauma Services Program (CTSP), which is comprised of a specialty clinic offering child trauma assessment, family and group-based TF-CBT, and graduate student training and supervision. She is also the Lab Coordinator for the CTSP research lab and a member of the CTSP training team for the dissemination of evidence-based practices. Her clinical work, training, and research aim to promote resiliency for youth and families as well as increase equitable access to and engagement in evidence-based services.

Additionally, Dr. Theimer is a clinician in the PSB-CBT Adolescent Program at OUHSC, PSB-CBT Trainer with the National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth, and faculty-support for the Interdisciplinary Training Program in Child Abuse and Neglect.