Katherine T. Fortenberry, PhD

Katherine (Katie) Fortenberry, Ph.D., graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's in Psychology, then received her Master's and Ph.D. in Psychology with a focus in Clinical Health from the University of Utah. She completed her internship training in Clinical Health Psychology at the Memphis VA Medical Center, and a postdoctoral fellowship in Primary Care Psychology in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is currently a Professor (Clinical) in the University of Utah Division of Family Medicine, where she serves as the Behavioral Science Education Director and sees patients for consultations and brief, solution-focused therapy at Sugarhouse Health Center. Her overall goal is to promote effective treatment of mental and behavioral health concerns in primary care settings by: 1) educating family physicians and other healthcare professionals to effectively utilize behavior change principles and maintain their own self-care; 2) training psychology and medical trainees to effectively work in an interdisciplinary environment; 3) increasing access to high quality care through improving behavioral health services and reducing barriers to care.