About Dr. Mowry

Katera grew up as the youngest of six girls in rural Kansas. Always having a passion for helping others she pursued psychology as her vocation. She received her undergraduate from the University of St. Mary’s and went on to receive her Doctor of Clinical Psychology from the Forest Institute. Katera’s dissertation was on “Positive Psychology” which shows the impact that gratitude and positivity can impact a person’s mental state and therefore the trajectory of their future.

Katera began her career by working in rural community mental health from 2008-2017. She has a breadth of knowledge of working with children, adolescents, and adults with depression, anxiety, domestic abuse, etc. She then began her Life Coaching business in 2018 helping clients with making goals and achieving them. 

Katera says, “Don’t let yourself get in the way of your potential.”Katera is the proud mother of Sophia, her two dogs: Dave and Hannah; and wife to Tom. She currently serves on the Springfield Catholic Schools Medical Advisory Board as well as several networking groups. Katera loves to, “help people heal, evolve, and grow while strengthening their inner spirit.”