Kathleen McNamara is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Fort Collins, Colorado. She specializes in evaluation and intervention services for separating and divorcing families, and adults, children and families who are dealing with conflict, loss, and adjustment to life changes. Dr. McNamara received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University. Prior to receiving her doctorate, she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees at The Ohio State University. Her doctoral internship was completed at the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. McNamara has conducted hundreds of parenting evaluations and has testified as an expert in parenting disputes and related cases on numerous occasions in several Colorado counties. She consults with parents, attorneys, and other mental health professionals about complex issues in family law cases. She frequently presents at national professional conferences as well as state and local meetings. Before devoting herself to full-time private practice, she was a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University, where she was a teacher, researcher and clinical supervisor for fourteen years. While at CSU she taught numerous courses at the undergraduate and graduate level and published or presented numerous papers on various clinical problems.
Dr. McNamara is an active member of the American Psychological Association, Colorado Psychological Association, The Mediation Association of Colorado, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, National Register of Health Service Psychologists, and National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) and is a past president of the Colorado Chapter of AFCC. She is a past member and former chair of the Ethics Committee of the Colorado Psychological Association. She serves on the Colorado Supreme Court Standing Committee on Family Issues and the 8th Judicial District Domestic Relations Best Practices Team.