Katherine Castelo

Program Manager

Katherine Castelo, MSW, LCSW, has served as the Program Manager for the Defense Health Agency’s inTransition program for the past decade, where she leads a global initiative supporting service members and veterans through behavioral health transitions. With more than 25 years of experience as a social worker and psychotherapist—licensed in ten states—and 17 years as the founder of Awaken Wellness Center, she specializes in trauma, moral injury, PTSD, and crisis intervention/suicide prevention. She brings deep knowledge of military culture both professionally and personally, with many family members who have served. Katherine has also served as Program Director for the U.S. Army Reserve Psychological Health Program, peer support clinician for the DC Firefighters Association, and EAP Manager for the U.S. Navy, as well as with the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), where she was named 2018 Community Care Provider of the Year.