Katie Schacht, Practicum Student

Katie Schacht, M.A. (she/her), is a third-year Clinical Psychology Psy.D. student at Alliant University, with a training emphasis in Integrative Psychology. She also holds a certification in Sound Healing from Life Changing Energy. Katie provides individual and couples therapy and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy at Daydream MD under the supervision of Dr. Meghan Fagundes, Ph.D. (PSY 31947) and Lisa McJunkin, LMFT, CHTP (MFC 50842). Katie has experience providing individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and neuropsychological assessment services across partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient levels of care. Alongside interdisciplinary teams, she works with adults navigating PTSD and complex trauma, mood and anxiety disorders, and existential questions of identity, meaning, and purpose. Katie believes sustainable healing arises from the thoughtful integration of contemporary evidence-based practice with complementary and alternative modalities. She has witnessed firsthand the ways approaches like sound healing can foster mindfulness, support nervous system regulation, and attend to the interconnected physiological and psychospiritual dimensions of healing. Katie emphasizes the therapeutic relationship in her work and strives to bring warmth, curiosity, and genuine presence into the space. Several years ago, when Katie first learned about psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, she immediately recognized it as a central part of her future clinical approach, as it aligns with her interest in the intersection of psychotherapy, consciousness, and embodied healing. She is grateful to now be engaging directly in this work, which offers a more expansive framework for care beyond symptom reduction. Outside of her clinical work, Katie enjoys journaling, practicing hot yoga, watching documentaries, and getting immersed in a good book.

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