Catherine Rathman, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who joined Inova Kellar Center in 2012. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She received her master's and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Dr. Rathman completed her pre-doctoral internship in professional psychology at the Virginia Treatment Center for Children within the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in Richmond, VA. She is licensed in Virginia and Washington, DC.

Dr. Rathman’s clinical areas of specialty include neurodiversity, family dynamics, cognitive behavior therapy, social skills training, and parent management training. In her role, she provides comprehensive psychological and learning assessments to children and adolescents as well as individual, family, and group therapy. In addition, Dr. Rathman is a clinical supervisor for advanced doctoral students completing their externship with Inova Kellar Center.

In addition to her role with Inova Kellar Center, Dr. Rathman is a lecturer in the clinical psychology program at The Catholic University of America. Dr. Rathman teaches doctoral students fundamental theories and skills in psychological assessment, including mentoring their foundational experience with cognitive assessment and the process of psychological assessment.

Outside of work, Dr. Rathman enjoys running and quilting as well as spending time with her family. Dr. Rathman is married with two children, one of whom experiences attention and learning differences.