Kathleen Deal, MSW, PhD

Dr. Kathleen (Kathy) Deal is an experienced clinician, teacher, workshop presenter, and small group facilitator. She worked for 19 years in Virginia as a clinical social worker in mental health and addiction outpatient settings. After receiving a PhD in social work, she taught graduate-level courses at several schools of social work, including the University of Maryland (15 years), University of Kentucky, and Smith College. She has presented at over 20 professional conferences and developed training programs for social work field instructors. Most recently Kathy became certified in dream work through The Haden Institute’s Dream Work Program. Her experience as a mental health practitioner, theory and practice professor, and currently as a dream work facilitator contributes to the development of a workshop focused on basic ways for clinicians to include dream work in more traditional therapeutic approaches.