about kath
My Journey Back to Myself—And How I Can Guide You
Back to Yours
Sometimes the most powerful teachers are those who've walked the path themselves.
For most of my life I lived separated from my own body, not realizing the price I was paying. The important thing is that I found my way back, This journey profoundly shifted some ways I relate to myself and I would love to help guide you towards similar tools, too.
The Path to Trauma Healing is right in front of you.
with one added important detail: compassionate support
I am a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner living in Montana. I work with clients locally as well as around the world via video conferencing.
I am a trauma specialist, speaker, teacher, workshop leader, and small group facilitator. I’m also a voice actor and work with creatives and performers. I teach skills around imposter syndrome and performance anxiety, too.
I believe in the idea of finding where safety already lives in us, learning to expand it into situations that have historically not felt safe & living from that place more frequently.
The Voice Actor in me values the way vocal expression connects us to others through speaking, singing, leading, acting, writing, moving our bodies, or using our them in sports or playing instruments. I love helping clients discover feeling alive and playful where anxiety used to live. Of being seen as our most authentic essential selves and being loved not judged.
I am lit up by this work as it continues to heal me and make me feel more alive. I am blown away by how it heals those who are drawn to it. This is why I offer a 30 minute consultation. This consult is FREE. You get to share what is important to you, ask any questions, experience what it’s like to work with me, and discern next steps.
We start a 75 minute coaching session by getting curious and listening to patterns that feel stuck. We notice what sensations are showing up as you share your story. Sensations might be tight, open, warm, cold, jittery, or relaxed. Sensations can help us understand your nervous system better. We attune to the wisdom of your body to find a path forward.
I have a B.A. in Social Science, a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner title, and currently am learning Integral Somatic Psychology. Both modalities support the wisdom of the body, mind and spirit to grow at the pace that is right for each individual body.
Decades of being split from my truest self, I understand the impact broken bridges can create with the self and with loved ones. But, it’s not too late to find your way to healing and wholeness. I guide others towards navigation skills that reconnect you with what’s most true, and how to trust it.
My Experience Matters
Here's what decades of disconnection taught me that no textbook could:
I know what it feels like to exist in survival mode while everyone thinks you're doing fine. I know the exhaustion of coping mechanisms that work just well enough to get you through another day.
And here's what my journey back
is still teaching me:
Healing isn't about becoming someone new—it's about remembering who you've always been and learning to access that wisdom in your daily life, creating genuine tools for lasting change.
This lived experience, combined with my formal training as both a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and Integral Somatic Psychology (ISP), gives me something unique to offer. I'm not observing your challenges from the outside—I've been there.
I still work with places in me that are stuck. The difference is, now, I have tools. Now, I have awareness. Now, I have choice.
What Makes My Work Different
My approach combines professional somatic training with deep personal experience of disconnection and healing. As both a practitioner and fellow traveler on this journey, I offer something unique: the ability to guide you from a place of genuine understanding while providing the skilled support you need to find your own way forward.
Outdoor Sessions Available
Sometimes the best healing happens walking in nature, letting your nervous system naturally regulate among trees and open sky. Indoor or online sessions are still available, too.
Community & Group Mastery
I specialize in creating containers where people heal in community, from intimate 12-person cohorts to larger workshops.
Creative-Focused Understanding
Decades in the creative industry taught me the unique challenges artists face—the vulnerability, uncertainty, and how criticism can feel like a threat to your being.
Real-World
Application
Everything we explore is designed for your actual life—creative projects, relationships, daily challenges—with more ease and authenticity.
Why Work With Me
Because I've been where you are.
I know how disconnection, exhaustion, and coping mechanisms that sort of feel better for a minute or two, but never get to the root and sometimes leave us feeling worse.
Because I believe in your wholeness.
You don't need fixing. You need to remember who you've always been and develop tools to live (and maybe celebrate) from that knowing.
Because I understand the creative path.
If you're an artist or creative entrepreneur, I get your unique challenges because I've lived them.
Because I'm still on the journey.
I don't work from some enlightened mountaintop (though that sounds amazing), I'm a fellow traveler with useful tools.
I promise to meet you without judgment, listen deeply, and share tools tested in real life. I can't do the work for you, I don’t even have the answers. But I CAN help light the path and help you see what’s true for you. Most importantly: I'll remind you until you feel it in your bones—You're lovable right now. Even if you don't believe it.
