Women's Emotional Health Center of Excellence

Dedicated to providing care tailored to the unique needs of women

At Octave, it’s our priority to recruit a clinical team that represents the diversity of our clients' experiences. That's why we have created Centers of Excellence (COE's), a focused group of licensed providers who have extensive training, knowledge, and experience in treating specific populations of clients, providing specialized evidence based treatment interventions, and/or providing care for specific mental health concerns guided by best practices.

Providers in the Women's Emotional Health COE specialize in addressing the emotional and psychological challenges associated with women’s health and well being, across all stages of life.

Requirements for Women's Emotional Health COE providers

What sets these 1,050+ providers apart


2+ years

of clinical experience providing mental health care surrounding women's issues

6+ hours

of continuing education every 2 years

Focus areas

Key treatment topics can include

Center of Excellence Leadership

I am passionate about supporting clients through the struggles of sex & gender expectations, xenophobia, fatism, body shame, and trauma, offering them the support and encouragement to reclaim their voices and create healthier relationships with themselves and thereby with others.
Cathryn Waters, LMFT