Katy is a trans-identified psychotherapist from Austin, Texas. In 1998, she founded the first therapist-led transgender support group in Central Texas. In 2002, she started a transgender-specific psychodynamic psychotherapy group. She has consulted with the Austin State Hospital to transform policies governing the treatment of transgender patients, and she provides biannual training for students in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders who work with transgender clients through a clinic at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a member of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and the International Foundation for Gender Education. She earned her BSW and her MSW at Texas State University.

Katy Koonce offers individual, group, and couples therapy in the heart of South Austin. Katy welcomes clients of all genders and sexualities.