We are two Seattle area therapists who started a post-pandemic movement to reclaim connection and community with their colleagues.

Sandra Killebrew moved to Tacoma, WA in August 2022, with no professional connections, no job, $636 in her bank account, and no place to live. While she was living out of her friend’s basement, she accidentally launched her own private practice. Without knowing a soul, she hosted the first Seattle Therapists Get Caffeinated! event in November of 2022, desperate to succeed and pay her bills.

Chessie Snider joined in 2023, offering to co-host with Sandra, who was tired of commuting up to Seattle on a monthly basis. They have been alternating hosting ever since. Since Sandra hosted the first in person networking meetup, several therapists have followed suit in the Seattle area, as well as therapists in Oregon!

Seeing that they started a movement, they decided to form Therapists Get Caffeinated! LLC to expand the reach of this wonderful networking community and further support therapists in their private practice journey.