About Kate

About Dreamweaver Holistic Psychiatry

Hi! I'm Kate, and I'm here to help.

My approach to care is grounded in connection, understanding, and collaboration.

Double board-certified care

PMHNP-BCPsychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified

FNP-CFamily Nurse Practioner - Certified

Portrait of Kate, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner
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katherine weaver with family
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My Clinical Values

More than a diagnosis

You are more than a diagnosis or a billing code. You are a unique individual navigating the complexities and challenges of life. You are not broken and you do not need to be fixed.

A judgment-free space

Our work together is a judgment-free space because chances are, you’re already quite skilled at judging yourself. My role is to help you gently challenge those unfair self-judgments and build a stronger sense of self-compassion.

You are the authority

I’m not the authority in our therapeutic relationship, you are. My role is to offer guidance and support, not to direct you or make you feel diminished. I’m here to help you connect with your own intuition and discover the answers that resonate most deeply for you, rather than telling you what to think or do.

My Story

Kate as a child riding on a camel
Kate as a child dressed like a nurse

A wider view of humanity

Building a foundation on feeling seen and heard

I am a native of Atlanta GA, and currently live in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains. I was fortunate to live overseas as a child, which made an enormous impact on my ability to relate to and resonate with people. Growing up, I was often in the company of kids from other cultures, who spoke other languages and followed other customs. To be immersed in a world where everyone was so remarkably different, finding common ground was only natural! Despite our linguistic differences, we communicated through gestures, body language, and most importantly, a genuine desire to connect.

Those experiences remain with me today, as I meet and interact with people from different cultures, in different languages, with different stories. They are the foundation for my understanding of universal humanity: that all humans desire a life where they feel safe, loved, and hopeful for the future.

Education

Finding my voice and building a legacy

I came to nursing after the birth of my eldest son, taking prerequisite classes online as he slept beside my desk in his bassinet. I was proud to forge a path to Emory University here in Atlanta, a school that I had always felt a special connection with. Emory was a challenging environment where I grew to know my own voice and appreciate my own abilities. I believe it was instrumental in building my confidence as a provider and as a person.

Emory University campus

Emory University

A formative chapter personally and professionally.

Personal photograph from time at Emory University
A quiet telehealth setting representing psychiatric care

Clinical path

Meeting the need: Compassion and connection

Initially after graduation I worked strictly in the world of obstetrics. The labor and delivery floor can be the most joyous and the most mournful places in a hospital. People bring all their hopes and dreams along with their overnight bags. Bearing witness to both the joy and pain taught me how to create space for people regardless of the circumstances of our meeting.

As my family grew and changed, I found the need for greater balance, and opted away from 3 am delivery calls. I transitioned into the world of infectious disease, and established AAHIVM certification for HIV care. It would be easy to assume that this was a different world than that of midwifery, but deep down, we are all the same. Whether we are facing labor or facing a potentially life threatening condition, the need remains the same: compassion and connection.

Mental health training

Being the change

Deciding to go back to school for my PMHNP was not an easy one, but I knew it would be the right one. During the upheaval of the Covid pandemic, I was a witness to its impact on mental health. While I sat at my dining room table conducting telemedicine appointments, I realized that these interactions, while routine for me, were often rare moments of human connection for people who were sometimes facing profound isolation, emotional distress and psychological decline. I found myself frustrated by how out of reach mental health care was for people. I decided to become part of the solution.

I began Johns Hopkins’ PMHNP program in 2021 and completed it in 2022. Over the course of the year-long program, I found my preconceptions challenged, and a new perspective established on not only what mental health care is, but also on how it is delivered. So often I met with patients who had been told (not necessarily with words) that their experience was not relevant. It is that lack of relatability, the paternal attitude, and the disregard for patients' expertise in themselves that pushed me to create a different approach. My aim is for you to know without a doubt that I am on your team. It is my solemn promise to remember that this is your experience and to give you the space to make your own decisions. I will provide you with whatever guidance I can, but the truth is that only you can make this journey of self discovery. I am just here to help!

These days I work a day job providing psychiatric care at a federally funded clinic for the uninsured and underinsured nestled in the Appalachian foothills. As I continue to grow as a clinician, I have started Dreamweaver as a way to create the kind of mental healthcare that I think is most meaningful: prioritizing the patient experience over productivity metrics and valuing authentic connection above corporate profit.

Foothills of the Georgia Appalachians

Georgia Appalachians

Serving communities with patience, care, and intention.

Clinical training and credentials

Advanced psychiatric expertise backed by nationally recognized credentials

Dual board certification, rigorous graduate training, and a relationship-centered approach come together to provide informed, thoughtful, and highly personalized psychiatric care.

Double board-certified

FNP-C + PMHNP-BC

Board-certified as both a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, providing a clinical perspective that considers psychiatric symptoms alongside the broader physical, emotional, and lifestyle factors affecting your health.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Broad clinical training across the lifespan and the full spectrum of health.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Advanced specialization in psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.

Academic training

Emory University + Johns Hopkins University

Graduate and postgraduate clinical training from two nationally respected academic institutions, including specialized preparation in psychiatric-mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.

The standard of care

Clinical authority without losing human connection

Expertise matters, but so does how care feels. Every treatment relationship is built around careful listening, thoughtful collaboration, clinical rigor, and the experience of being genuinely seen and understood.

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board
National certification

Family Nurse Practitioner

Certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board.

American Nurses Credentialing Center
National certification

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Board-certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

My approach to care

Healing happens through connection, understanding, and collaboration.

Together, we can take the time to focus on the challenges that matter most to you, support your psychological growth, and help you build the life you truly deserve.

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