Mary Kathryn Elkins, MSW, LCSW

Consulting Senior Leader Trainer (PCIT)

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT),

Mary Kathryn Elkins, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker. Mary Kathryn is the Director of Healing Services at Pat’s Place Child Advocacy Center, where she coordinates internal program evaluations, Federal, State and Local grant reporting, and provides supervision to three externally-facing programs, including MDT, Education and Prevention, and the CHAT Collaborative. Mary Kathryn also serves as the Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Senior Leader Faculty for the NC Child Treatment Program, which allows her to work with clinical agencies across the state on effectively implementing this evidence-based treatment.

Prior to her work at Pat’s Place, Mary Kathryn supervised Outpatient and School-Based Mental Health Services at Thompson Child and Family Focus, where she started the Early Child Mental Health program. She also has years of experience as a therapist specializing in work with children ages 8 and under.