Her career began under the mentorship of Alicia Hughes, SLP, while completing her Clinical Fellowship at Active Development Therapies, LLC in Porter, TX. Upon completing her clinical fellowship in early 2008, she was awarded her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). Kate accumulated many hours of continuing education with aural rehabilitation, pragmatic skills, and early language development. Her love for the hearing-impaired population was seen through her treatment of children with hearing aids, cochlear implants, or those without assistive technology.

She was considered a lead therapist, not only for those in the Speech Pathology department but also for the physical and occupational therapy departments. In 2014, Kate accepted a Speech-Language Pathology position in the primary and middle school levels at Aldine ISD. Throughout her years of practice, she has taken continuing education courses that have allowed her to provide specialized treatment, including, but not limited to: PECS™ trained, Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) and Texas Assistive Technology Network (TATN) training, and has recently begun courses to become certified in Integrated Listening Systems (iLs).

In 2015, she co-founded Beyond Words. Kate herself is a native of Southeast Texas and knew the need in the area. She currently resides back in the Southeast Texas area.