As a somatic practitioner, Katie serves as an attuned, supportive presence. She will assist with learning tools for managing big emotions, recover from stress and overwhelm more easily, build on emotional awareness, resilience and self compassion.

Every session is approached in a fun, collaborative manner.

Parents choose somatics for their child because it can be very effective in releasing distressing symptoms and build tools for successful regulation into adulthood.

Often times as humans our nervous system can remain in a prolonged state of sympathetic arousal or shutdown.

When the body doesn’t get to fully finish its stress response, we are unable to regulate. Unfortunately this gets stored in the body. We may struggle with big emotional reactions, anxiety, low energy, stomach aches, difficulty sleeping, avoidance, racing thoughts, shut down, negative self talk etc..

The good news is that somatic approaches work to allow the nervous system to return to a regulated and over time resilient state. When the nervous system is able to lean into the feeling of felt safety , regulation begins. With practice, self awareness and self compassion increases.

Katie opened her somatic practice in 2025. In addition to her practice she is employed through a private christian school as an outdoor education teaching assistant.

Her training as a Somatic Practitioner included a clinical supervised internship. As her passion and knowledge of somatics deepened, she found her passion to specialize working with children and adolescents, particularly in response to the profound need for greater support around the growing mental health challenges facing youth..

Katie is SYT certified. In addition to her 2 year training. She obtained a Somatic and Yoga Certification working with Young Children and Teens (including neurodivergence, ADHD, anxiety and depression) and a Trauma-Educated Certification working with Youth and Adults.

Katie graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in Social Work. Her background includes clinical work as a mental health clinician for a community outpatient service.