About Us
A Relationship-Based & Integrative Approach
Drs. Kat Scherer and Elizabeth Sylvester are psychologists, authors & educators with over 25 years of clinical experience. They created a relationship-based treatment approach for working with children and their families that is based in the sciences of neurobiology, attachment, emotion regulation, and discipline. They have presented professional programs for mental health specialists, parents, caregivers, teachers, and child development experts. Their university level presentations and statewide conferences have been well attended with highly positive ratings on participant evaluations.
Check out their other collaborations:
Mental Health Blogs (Heart & Work Series):
Heart & Work of Parenting and Therapy Matters
(for Everyone)
Kat Scherer, PhD Psychologist
Dr. Kat Scherer is a Psychologist, Author, and Educator in Austin Texas. She is a psychotherapist in private practice and offers presentations on topics such as interpersonal neurobiology, family attachments, social-emotional development, and the application of yoga and meditation for stress management. Dr. Scherer is a co-founder of Austin IN Connection and it's Family Matters program, both Austin area multidisciplinary organizations focused on emotional health and positive relational attachments.
Elizabeth Sylvester, PhD Psychologist
Dr. Elizabeth Sylvester is a Psychologist and Educator working with children, parents and families in Austin Texas. She is a practitioner and trainer of the Nurtured Heart Approach. ® Her specialty is providing parent training and child psychotherapy for children and teens who are highly behaviorally and emotionally intense. Dr. Sylvester is a co-founder of Austin Child Therapy, an organization whose mission is to support the work of pediatric mental health professionals in Austin. Through this work she provides ongoing training and supervision to child and adolescent psychotherapists.