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Kate Purdy
Kate Purdy is a child and adolescent psychotherapist who trained at the Northern School of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy in Leeds. She currently works for the Newcastle upon Tyne City Council specialist fostering service for part of the week and also for the Newcastle Parent Infant Partnership (NEWPIP) offering parent infant psychotherapy to families across the city. Kate is a member of the North of England Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists (NEAPP) and is an active participant in the thriving psychoanalytic community in Newcastle upon Tyne.