Sessions are tailored to your child’s unique nervous system and development. They will include body-based awareness of emotions stored in the body and movements that support to regulate the nervous system. Depending on the age of the individual, Katie may also include play and art.

Our time together will help your child identify what’s happening inside their body when they feel stressed and overwhelmed thus increasing compassion for themselves and others.

As a somatic practitioner, Katie serves as an attuned and supportive presence. She will assist your child to learn tools for managing big emotions, recover from stress and overwhelm more easily, build emotional awareness, resilience and confidence. Every session is approached in a safe, collaborative and nurturing manner. Talking about problems or issues isn't the main focus and is not necessary in sessions.

Katie graduated as a Somatic Yoga Therapy Practitioner in April 2025, and is SYT certified. She obtained a Somatic and Yoga Certification working with Young Children and Teens (including Autism, Neurodiversity and Diverse needs) and a Trauma-Educated Certification working with Youth and Young Adults. Both certifications are YACEP certified.

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. This included psychiatric evaluations, psychotherapy and psychiatry. Until recently, she has been full-time at home raising her three children.

Her training as a Somatic Practitioner included a clinical supervised internship working with mothers and young adults. As her passion and knowledge for somatics grew she decided to specialize working with preschoolers, children, teenagers and young adults.