ABOUT KATIE

I have taught teaching yoga, experiential movement, and body awareness as healing arts since 2005. For almost twenty years, I've been a Yoga Teacher, Yoga Therapist
(C-IAYT), and have run a renowned yoga teacher training program in Christchurch. I harvest the richness of these body based practices in my work now as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner® (SEP).

As a seasoned workshop facilitator and somatic therapist, I support others to deepen their body awareness, learn the language and needs of their unique nervous system, and build their own inner and outer resources to be with what's here. I am the co-creator of Inner Nature Cards, a tool for deepening emotional intelligence in a body based way. 

My one-to-one sessions are deeply informed by my studies in Somatic Experiencing®, applied psychology, body based Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Classical Tantra, counselling and 
somatic narrative writing. 
 
In Wellington and online, I support whole person healing in my one-to-one Somatic Experiencing Sessions. I work with both physical and mental/emotional health challenges. I offer somatic mentorship/supervision for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and allied professionals (e.g. counsellors or coaches who want to bring a more somatic lens to their toolkit).

I have completed the full three year training program in Somatic Experiencing, a body based way of working with trauma, and I'm registered as Somatic Experiencing Practitioner® (SEP).
I have trained with Kathy Kain + Steve Terrell in Somatic Regulation + Resilience approach and I am a Co-Regulating Touch practitioner. I hold a PostGraduate Diploma in Counselling (First Class Honours). In 2024, I completed a Master in Creative Writing at Victoria University alongside my work.

I am fascinated by how our bodies are 'storied' and I love exploring the place where sensation and emotion meet our uniquely human longing to make meaning through movement, language, and storytelling.