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@dr.katetruitt

Mental Health Influencers

🧠Psychologist, Neuroscientist & Trauma Expert 📖 Author Keep Breathing & Intl bestseller Healing in Your Hands 💡Workshops/Trainings @truittinstitute

17.5KFollowers
1.9KFollowing
2.1KPosts
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Dr. Kate Truitt is a psychologist, neuroscientist, trauma expert, and author who shares educational content on neuroplasticity, nervous-system regulation, trauma healing, and behavioral-health research. Her content also promotes her books, workshops, trainings, and Brain Partnership resources.

Psychologist, neuroscientist, author, and educator

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Based on 24 posts

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Mental Health Influencers

Trauma NeuroscienceNeuroplasticityNervous System RegulationTrauma HealingBehavioral Health ResearchProfessional Training
Keep Breathing bookBrain Partnership Toolbox and behavioral health researchApplied Neuroscience for Trauma Healing CertificateNeuroplasticityNervous system regulation

Known for

  • Keep Breathing
  • Healing in Your Hands
  • NeuroTriad Model
  • Brain Partnership for Empowerment Toolkit
  • Applied Neuroscience for Trauma Healing Certificate
  • Nervous-system regulation education

Profile details

Account typeCreator
VisibilityPublic
CountryUnited States
JoinedOctober 2018
Links https://liinks.co/dr.katetruitt
https://www.drkatetruitt.com/
https://www.drkatetruitt.com/featured-podcast

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EducationalResearch informedVideo ledTrauma focusedPromotionalTool oriented

Contact & business

Public emailinfo@drtruitt.com
Contact methodCALL

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Education
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Promotion
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Historical context
4.2%
Personal story
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Frequently Mentioned

Dr. Kate Truitt Person 3 posts
Keep Breathing Book 2 posts
Amygdala Brain structure 2 posts
NeuroTriad Model Model 2 posts
Brain Partnership for Empowerment Toolkit Toolkit 2 posts
Partnering with Amy Worksheet Worksheet 2 posts
Brain Partnership Toolbox Workbook 1 posts
Behavioral health Field 1 posts

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Median Engagement
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Average likes17.59
Median likes14.5
Average comments3.55
Median comments2
Sample size22 posts

Recent Posts (24)

dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Applied Neuroscience for Trauma Healing Certificate
Applied Neuroscience for Trauma Healing Certificate
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Trauma doesn't just live in the body in an abstract way. It moves through eight specific sensory systems, vision, hearing, touch, smell, tas
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Grounding techniques for trauma triggers
Grounding techniques for trauma triggers
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Certain moments can bring up old pain, catching us off guard and pulling us back into memories we thought were behind us. When that happens,
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Personal boundaries and oversharing
Personal boundaries and oversharing
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Have you ever shared something personal and felt uneasy afterward? While sharing can help us connect, it can also lead to anxiety if we ov
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Levels of awareness in therapy
Levels of awareness in therapy
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In therapy, understanding the differences between unconscious, subconscious, and conscious awareness is crucial for effective intervention.
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Trauma, development, and neuroplasticity
Trauma, development, and neuroplasticity
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Growing up in a chaotic and traumatic world can have a profound impact on our development. Our brains prioritize safety and survival and thi
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Trauma Treatment Consultation Series
Trauma Treatment Consultation Series
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Trauma treatment is rarely one-size-fits-all. Sometimes the question isn’t what we know—it’s how to bring the science into the room with th
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Mental frameworks and relationships
Mental frameworks and relationships
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What shapes the way we see the world and connect with others? Our brains rely on frameworks—patterns we’ve learned over time—to process exp
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Relational schemas and trauma responses
Relational schemas and trauma responses
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Your brain categorizes people the same way it categorizes objects. When you learn that closeness means danger, that becomes a relational sc
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Burnout recovery
Burnout recovery
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There’s always a before and after when it comes to burnout. Before it hits, your mind and body once knew what balance felt like. That mea
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Freeze response under pressure
Freeze response under pressure
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Going blank under pressure is one of the most common experiences I hear about in the therapy room. It is rarely a sign that something is wr
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Sedona grief counseling retreat
Sedona grief counseling retreat
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Grief touches every life. And for those of us who sit beside people in the midst of loss, there is always more to learn about how we can sh
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Stress regulation and the amygdala
Stress regulation and the amygdala
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Some weeks just feel heavier than others. What's underneath all of this is your amygdala, the part of your brain that's constantly scanning
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Anxiety regulation and repetition
Anxiety regulation and repetition
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You are doing the right thing even though it doesn't feel like it. Learning to regulate anxiety can feel frustrating, especially when you’r
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Interoceptive Neuroempowerment Scale research
Interoceptive Neuroempowerment Scale research
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Trauma can make life feel very small. It pulls us so deeply into survival that parts of ourselves, calm, connection, worthiness, agency, fee
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Personal health recovery and kitten adoption
Personal health recovery and kitten adoption
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There are two amazing things happening in this photo, and one of them you can’t actually see. I am holding this cat. For the better part o
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Amygdala and threat responses
Amygdala and threat responses
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Your brain reacted before you even had a chance to think. That's the amygdala doing exactly what it was built to do. Its role is to keep yo
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Stress induced structural plasticity
Stress induced structural plasticity
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The brain is designed to detect potential threat. That function supports survival. In chronic stress states, this detection system becomes
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Shame after emotional outbursts
Shame after emotional outbursts
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The shame after an outburst isn't random. It follows the same pattern almost every time, replay the moment, search for why, feel worse. Cat
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Validation, safety, and shame
Validation, safety, and shame
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What shifts in the brain when your story is met with safety? Being heard can signal to the brain that an experience matters and does not ha
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about NeuroTriad Model training
NeuroTriad Model training
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There's a reason clinicians keep asking me the same question after every training: why does this take so long to reach the room. 👉🏻 The res
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Fawning and trauma responses
Fawning and trauma responses
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Clients often come in describing very specific moments, freezing during a confrontation, over accommodating a friend later that same day. Bo
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Brain Partnership Toolbox and behavioral health research
Brain Partnership Toolbox and behavioral health research
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I’m feeling deeply grateful—and honestly a little awestruck—today. I’m home, recovering after a successful procedure. I’m still in a lot of
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Keep Breathing book
Keep Breathing book
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I'm absolutely honored and happy to share this milestone with you all today. 💗 My new book, Keep Breathing: A Psychologist’s Intimate Journe
dr.katetruitt Instagram post about Keep Breathing book
Keep Breathing book
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Brene Brown once said, "Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulner

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Last snapshot taken: August 29, 2026