Caterina Stroud, LCSW,  (she/her)
Clinical Director/Mental Health Therapist

Caterina is a founding member of Gathered & Wise, and she came to us with excellent experience.  She graduated from Portland State University in 2016 with her Master's degree in Social Work.  She has provided therapy in a number of settings.  She has obtained her Infant and Toddler Mental Health postgraduate certification, as well as her Parent-Child Interaction Therapy certification.  Caterina has completed an intensive MommaCare workshop for best practices for supporting clients through pregnancy and infant loss and also has experience providing antepartum/postpartum support at OHSU's Mother/Baby and Labor/Delivery Units.  Caterina is especially passionate about working with clients who are experiencing infertility and loss, and clients who are looking for early parenting support. Caterina has also been promoted to Clinical Director, and helps to provide clinical supervision to associate therapists, as well as assists Gathered & Wise for best clinical practices. 

​Caterina developed a passion for supporting maternal and early childhood mental health after experiencing her first pregnancy and has been focusing on supporting families with young children since 2014.   Caterina enjoys spending time with family, raising chickens, long-distance running, and visiting Disneyland as often as possible. She can often be found drinking a cup of coffee and looking for new recipes to try making at home.