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Katherine T. Fortenberry
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Katherine T. Fortenberry, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Sugar House Health Center

Salt Lake City
801-581-2000
  • Katherine (Katie) Fortenberry, Ph.D., graduated from the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Mississippi Medical Center. She is currently a Professor (Clinical) in the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
  • Katherine (Katie) Fortenberry, Ph.D., graduated from the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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 Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Mississippi Medical Center. She is currently a Professor (Clinical) in the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ 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.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Family & Preventive Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Family Medicine
    Board Certification
    National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

    Education history

    Postdoctoral Fellowship Primary Care Psychology - Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine Postdoctoral Fellow
    Clinical Health Psychology - Memphis VA Medical Center Intern
    Doctoral Training Clinical Psychology - Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah Ph.D.
    Clinical Psychology - Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah M.S.
    Undergraduate Psychology, French - The Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Alabama B.S.