Meet Katie Taylor
Child Life Specialist, Healthcare Innovator, Podcast Host & Keynote Speaker
A compassionate voice for families navigating pediatric healthcare.
Katie's Personal Mission:
To ensure all families get access to tools, information and strategies that make them empowered parts of their child’s care team.
Katie Talks About:
Topics that transform healthcare: family-centered care, parent empowerment, and the impact of child life services
Engaging. Empowering. Empathetic
Get to know Katie:
Katie Taylor is a Certified Child Life Specialist and the founder of Child Life On Call. With over a decade of experience supporting children and families through hospitalizations, she has become a leading voice in family-centered healthcare innovation. Katie is also the creator of the SupportSpot app, the host of the Child Life On Call Podcast, and a trusted advisor to hospitals and organizations nationwide.
Her keynotes, trainings and workshops bring research, real-world stories, and actionable strategies together, leaving audiences inspired and equipped to transform the way they support families.
Katie’s talks spark innovation at the intersection of family and healthcare
Family-Centered Care that Elevates Outcomes
Parent Empowerment as a Healthcare Strategy
The Impact of Child Life in a Digital World
Bridging Families and Healthcare with Innovation
Listen to Katie
As a child life expert on the PedsDockTalk Podcast with Dr. Mona
Watch Katie
Discuss the impact of Child Life Services on Good Morning Austin
Listen to Katie
Host one of the top rated Medical Parenting Podcasts, Child Life On Call
Use Katie's Tools
Download the SupportSpot App that’s empowering parents in healthcare
Katie Taylor is a nationally recognized voice in family-centered healthcare
As a Certified Child Life Specialist and founder of Child Life On Call, she equips hospitals, healthcare teams, and parents with the tools they need to transform the patient experience.
Trusted by Leading Children’s Hospitals
Katie partners with children’s hospitals nationwide to deliver innovative, family-centered resources. Her collaborations with Gillette Children’s and Inova Children’s highlight how tools like SupportSpot empower parents and strengthen hospital-family relationships.
Featured in National Media & Podcasts
Katie’s voice reaches thousands through the Child Life On Call Podcast, ranked in the top 15% globally. She has been featured in healthcare media, digital health conversations, and parent-focused outlets, amplifying the importance of child life and family-centered care.
Proven to Empower Parents
Families consistently share that Katie’s approach makes them feel more prepared, less overwhelmed, and more confident during their child’s healthcare journey. Her work bridges the gap between what hospitals provide and what families truly need.
Recognized Child Life Leader
As a Certified Child Life Specialist and founder of Child Life On Call, Katie is shaping the future of child life services. Her expertise informs hospital leaders, healthcare innovators, and policy advocates who are driving change in pediatric care.
Inspiring Audiences Nationwide
From conference keynotes, company trainings, grand rounds presentations to hospital workshops, Katie leaves audiences with a renewed vision for what family-centered care can achieve. Her talks are known for being engaging, practical, and deeply human, sparking conversations that lead to lasting change.
About Katie
Over the past decade, Katie has guided thousands of families and trained countless providers in the art of family-centered care. Her work has been recognized by leading children’s hospitals and featured in national media. Today, Katie brings those insights to the stage, blending data, stories, and actionable strategies that audiences can put into practice immediately.
Testimonials
Katie’s ability to lead individuals into vulnerable spaces and guide through uncomfortable conversations is truly a gift. She leaves you feeling seen, heard, valued, and excited to keep dreaming.
This workshop was incredibly powerful in that it challenged me to look at my imperfections, assess how those impact my professional career, and, for the first, consider how those imperfections could actually be gifts, could be strengths rather than weaknesses. It was empowering to find concrete ways to challenge those beliefs as I seek to take on leadership roles, either in the hospital or out in community settings!
