Dr. Katherine Fiske Wardle:  

Hi folks—moved to NYC for college and have been a NY resident since then. After finishing my undergraduate degree at Barnard and my two Masters degrees and my Ph.D, (also all at Columbia and all in psychology) I have been working primarily in private practice. I tried life as a college faculty person full time but much prefer the clinical world, and organizing and advocating for better mental health services in the state. I feel so fortunate to have found something I love so much—and I continue to see clients and don’t want to stop. . I may never retire fully, especially since remote work allows travel and telemedicine. I picked up a license in Colorado along with NY and MA because my husband and I travel a lot, including to ski about 30 days per year in Vail. With the time zone change I can work an half day and then jump on the slopes. Like my Mom (do you remember she worked in the cafeteria?) I always enjoyed cooking and I eventually completed a 2 yr culinary degree. It was endless fun to work PT in NYC at Restaurant Daniel for chef Boulud as a French pastry stagiere. . I managed to fit that in by taking the train from Albany (I live in Troy) to NYC once or tw...Expand for more