Katie Quick, MA, LPC (she/her) is a licensed therapist, queer dating coach, educator, national speaker, social-emotional learning (SEL) expert, and award-winning singer/songwriter. With over 20 years of experience in education, counseling, performance, and personal transformation work, Katie is known for her ability to blend clinical insight, lived experience, and creativity to inspire deep healing and authentic connection.

Katie holds a Master’s in Counseling from Northwestern University and spent the early part of her career as a classroom teacher in the Chicago Public Schools, where she saw firsthand the emotional and social challenges students face daily. This inspired her to create the Five Fingertips — a trauma-informed SEL tool that empowers young people to regulate their emotions, build resilience, and grow in self-awareness. What began as a motivational live concert experience evolved into The Fingertips Program, a full-service SEL and personal growth company that has reached nearly half a million students and educators nationwide.

As a curriculum designer and educational consultant, Katie has helped rewire outdated systems by integrating social-emotional learning, trauma-informed practices, and authenticity into classrooms, leadership development, and professional training. Her work is grounded in a belief that emotional wellness is not a luxury — it's foundational to learning, connection, and human potential.

Katie is also the founder of the Queer Love Method™, a powerful 12-week program that helps LGBTQ+ individuals break free from toxic relationship patterns, heal their inner child, and call in the conscious, healthy love they deserve. Her coaching and programs have guided hundreds of queer folks toward radical self-love, authentic relationships, and spiritual alignment.

Her work has been featured on major media outlets including ABC’s Katie Couric Show, where music mogul Clive Davis praised her live on national television: “You radiate. You’re a natural performer, and I applaud what you’re doing.” As an independent artist, Katie has released multiple award-winning albums, performed on Broadway in Rock of Ages, and received national songwriting honors including from The John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the Independent Music Awards.

Katie is on a mission to change the world by helping people — especially queer folks — become their most authentic, empowered selves. Because she believes this with every fiber of her being: When queer people heal, the world heals too. She shows up as a bold, loving, radically real voice in the queer love revolution.

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