Services

Hakomi-Informed Somatic Coaching

Pain Reprocessing Therapy

Bodywork

Somatic Movement Exploration

Trauma-informed

Hakomi-Informed Somatic Coaching

Hakomi-Informed Somatic Coaching is a body-based approach rooted in present-moment awareness. Working with the intelligence of the body in the present moment, you will be gently invited to bring awareness to unconscious beliefs and perceptions that may be limiting your ability to be engaged in your life in a satisfying or meaningful way.

We will work with limiting barriers and try on new possibilities with somatic experiments executed in a state of mindfulness, always with your consent, to help you gain dynamic feedback and insight into what’s happening underneath conscious awareness. Your body’s wisdom is our compass into navigating this internal landscape.

In a session, we will go back and forth between what is arising automatically in the body in the present moment, and what that information means by consistently traversing the bridge between somatic experience and meaning. This supports deeper insight into limiting patterns of behavior and unconscious beliefs with the aim of cultivating new possibilities of safety, support, freedom, and dignity in your every day life.

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Coaching

All coaching sessions take place virtually on Zoom.

One or a blend of the following modalities will be incorporated into a coaching session:

Pain Reprocessing Therapy

Pain Reprocessing Therapy is an evidence-based, mind/body approach to recovering from chronic pain. It is a process of retraining the brain to respond to signals from the body properly, breaking the chronic pain cycle.

One of the keys to chronic pain recovery is learning how to change your relationship to your symptoms, and to understand that ultimately the brain is sending pain signals in an attempt to keep you safe. Your experience of pain is your brain and nervous system trying to protect you.

You will be supported in establishing a sense of safety in your body instead of sensing it as a threat. This shift is essential for reducing pain. Often what’s underneath the physical experience of chronic pain are unprocessed emotions, and you will be gently invited to explore this territory in our sessions.

A session will consist of bringing attention to your present experience, and working with your internal experience in session. We will also look at daily patterns, habits, and routines that may be contributing to your pain cycle, and find small, attainable changes you can make to break the cycle that may be keeping you stuck.

Our time together will not guarantee that you will be pain free, but my intention is that you will gain more clarity as to what is keeping you stuck, and have some tangible tools to work with outside of our sessions.

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Mindful Movement & Somatic Exploration

Mindful movement is a potent avenue to getting to know one's internal landscape more fully, bringing consciousness to patterns of movement and tension in the body.

Through the lense of Qi Gong, Tai Chi, dance, and exploring the body through movement, breath, touch and voice, you can get to know yourself more deeply through a felt sense of inner self-connection that cultivates embodiment and ease.

We may study systems and structures of your body through the laboratory of your own subjective experience in your body, supporting you to inhabit your body more fully, arriving at insight and a sense of self-regulation and soothing.

Rather than being guided through a series of choreographed sequences of movement, you will be encouraged to discover your own internal landscape utilizing an inside-out approach.

Craniosacral Therapy

A modality that deeply settles and supports regulation of the nervous system by utilizing very gentle, attuned, sustained touch that targets the cranium, spine, and pelvis to support the body's natural healing capacity.

Craniosacral Therapy especially benefits people who suffer from chronic symptoms including chronic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, chronic fatigue, central nervous system disorders, post traumatic stress disorders, anxiety, and depression.

Rooted in osteopathy, Craniosacral Therapy is a unique modality in which the practitioner is feeling for the quality of the fluids and tissues to restore unresolved patterns of tension and trauma in the body. Specific areas of the body are gently held for several minutes at a time to allow the nervous system and tissues time to unwind and release.

Bodywork

All bodywork sessions will take place in person.

One or a blend of the following modalities will be incorporated into a bodywork session:

Gentle Therapeutic Massage

Hot stones with gentle Swedish massage techniques combined with Catherine's hand-crafted, essential oil infused body cream is a sensory experience that is soothing, comforting, and tension relieving.

Catherine's approach to bodywork does not entail "fixing" the body, by force or by deep tissue massage. She will first and foremost listen to your body, and cooperate with your nervous system with the principles of non-violence, loving presence, and attunement. Catherine does NOT practice deep tissue massage.

FAQ

It depends on what you are needing. If you are experiencing chronic pain, I highly recommend Pain Reprocessing Therapy in conjunction with bodywork or Hakomi.
If you are wanting to go deep into your emotional landscape, Hakomi is likely to resonate with you.
If you want bodywork that is gentle, nurturing, and soothing to your nervous system, I would recommend a blend of Craniosacral Therapy and Massage Therapy.
If you want to feel more at home in your body, somatic movement exploration will support you in experiencing movement patterns and how the systems in your body are functioning through subjective exploration.
For now, the coaching sessions will all take place on zoom.
Bodywork sessions will occur either in my home office, or at one of the local spas where I offer massage therapy services.
Just bring yourself, just as you are. There will be some forms for you to fill out prior to our session.
For coaching sessions and somatic movement exploration sessions, I suggest wearing clothing that is loose and comfortable, and having some props around you such as blankets and pillows. These sessions take place virtually, so please set up your space so that you can be comfortable and have enough room to move or lie down if needed.