About CAT

Psychotherapy specialties

I began in the mental health field in 2004 and in practicing psychotherapy in 2009. I’ve been in private practice since 2016 and some specialties include but are not limited to:

·      PTSD & General, Sexual or Spiritual Trauma

·      Grief & Mourning (for others, an ideal, etc.)

·      Identity, Self-Expression & Voice

·      Self-Worth (Enoughness or Too Muchness)

·      Major Life Transitions & Mid-Life

· Autoimmune & Chronic Body Issues

·      Relational Attachment & Authenticity

·      Estrangement & Reconciliation

·      Inner Child/Parts Work

·      Somatic Embodiment vs. being in your head

·      Psychedelic Assisted Therapy & Integration

·      Spiritual & Existential Exploration

My main focus has been as a therapist to other therapists and those in the healing trades, though I also enjoy working with all kinds of people.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of California (LCSW104042) and in the State of Colorado (CSW.09923287).
I formerly held a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) designation in the state of Colorado; it is now expired as I do not focus on that type of work anymore. Although I am licensed in multiple states, I am only taking new clients in the state of California. 
I have a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Belmont University and a Master’s degree in Social Work (Mental Health Concentration, Adult and Family) from the University of Illinois at Chicago Jane Addams College of Social Work. 
I have been trained in many modalities over 20 years but focus on the following at this time: I am trained in Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), Psychedelic Medicine, and Integration. I have been practicing KAP in private practice since February 2019. I am a Certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist and have been practicing this modality since 2014. I was taught how to utilize Internal Family Systems (known as IFS or Parts Work) in my EMDR training, and have continued to take IFS trainings regularly since. I also teach meditation and somatic embodiment.  

See “What does is look like to work with you as a therapist?” at the bottom of this page or my counseling page for more detailed information.

Education, Licensing & certifications

Coaching

When I show up as a coach it looks a little different than other coaches. My focus is on supporting people to be able to run clean energy between themselves and their clients in all facets of their business.

I am a Practitioner and Facilitator of Presence who teaches other Therapists, Coaches, and Healers how to embody and express their light and love as an overflow offering, rather than joining others in their shadow. There are many ways a therapist, coach or healer is expected to be that can be exhausting. I am here to disrupt the way we live amongst and with others and invite my clients to stand more fully in choice and join the path toward liberation from prescribed ways of being and to shift the energy between themselves and their clients so they are in right relationship.

I come with a background of 20 years in the Mental Health Field as a Social Worker and Therapist and know what it is like to sit intimately with others and all that entails. I coach people who hold space for others on how to come further into the depths of presence so they can guide their own clients with love and ease.
I believe expansion doesn't have to be hard but rather a joyful and curious unfolding, if we surrender to the process and allow space for inspiration to come in. I support those who want to release controlled identities of self, understand and honor their parts, and who desire a deeper and more intimate experience of life and work by coming back into their wholeness: their most wild, vibrant, big, playful, and alive expression of their presence. 
Nothing pleases me more than helping other therapists, coaches, and healers understand beyond their mental mind how to come into presence in an embodied way so they can share their gift with the collective. If you feel led to reach out I look forward to connecting with you and supporting you in deepening your presence.

See “What does is look like to work with you as a coach?” at the bottom of this page or my coaching page for more detailed information.

  • I like to help people get out of their heads and the content of their story and into their somatic (soma = body), spiritual, and emotional experience of life. I am here to help you in deeply trusting yourself and your own process and finding repair with the child selves within so you can lead from your adult Self.

    For standard psychotherapy, I typically meet with clients weekly or every other week for 60 or 90-minute sessions, though frequency can be adjusted depending on where we are at in the process and what is needed.

    For Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), I typically make a commitment to facilitate 3-6 medicine-assisted sessions, though my clients often extend this until they feel complete in their goals.

    In addition for KAP, we would meet for assessment, prep, and intention setting prior to medicine-assisted sessions, and for at least one integration session after each medicine-assisted session. Sometimes, people like to take their time with integration and have more sessions between medicine-assisted sessions.

    For standard psychotherapy, I can meet online with anyone who lives in California. For those in the Los Angeles area, I can meet in person for both standard psychotherapy and KAP.

    Please see my counseling page for more information.

    Please see below “Who is a good fit to work with you?” and “What ideas bring you alive?” to see if you connect with what I am sharing and feel stirred to work with me.

  • I seek to help people step out of the performative way we are taught to build a business and to be led instead by inspiration, so your business is a place where you draw energy from rather than are drained of it. I help people get clear on their worth by filling up their gaps to loving themselves so they aren’t led by achievement only.

    I meet with people in 3, 6, 9, or 12-month increments. I like to start at 3 or 6 months so we can see how the fit feels while also allowing some commitment to the process and space needed to find flow.

    I either see people weekly for an hour, or twice a month for 2-hour meetings (depending on how a person processes and integrates best.)

    Each month clients receive additional offerings to help them focus their goals within the structure of the constant shifting cycles of the moon every two weeks that bring you to review + release at the full moon and rebirth + intention setting at the new moon.

    I can meet with clients internationally via phone or through a video platform. I am also available in-person for those residing in the Los Angeles area.

    Please see my coaching page for more information.

  • For therapy:

    I love to work with people who consider themselves seekers and have not only been asking themselves the “Big Questions” but have some sense of their answers, even if they are lifelong learners fine tuning their unique song.

    I best serve clients who have done a good amount of inner healing and are ready to go into deeper layers of transformation and embodiment. I fit well with people who see this as a sacred process that unfolds in layers, ever more to be known.

    Are you ready to step out of the content of your story and go beyond the basics? Then I would be happy to help you find your own path to creating a vibrant life full of authentic expression, playfulness, connection, expansion, and joy.

    Please see my counseling page for more information.

    For coaching:

    Any therapist, healer, or coach who is ready to step into a new paradigm of healing with their clients that is led from inspiration, where burnout doesn’t live and an overflow of energized presence (or, passion) is drawn out of you. A place where you get to be more fully human and share the wisdom you have gained as your collective offering.

    Please see my coaching page for more information.

  • Finding Aliveness and Presence, Unconditional Love, Voice, Bravery, Creation, Vibrancy, Ease, Spaciousness, and Embodiment

    Energetically leading and setting the tone without needing words

    Co-creation and Community

    Embracing your humanness and allowing imperfection

    The Alchemy created when you are in rhythm with yourself and in resonance with others and the world

    Reducing the gaps to loving yourself and others and using gentleness as a radical act of love

    Removing constricted identities we hide behind and finding freedom in our expression of self, existing in joy and wonder

    Learning how to listen to the whispers of information rather than waiting until something is screaming for our attention

    Remaining in tenderheartedness even when hurt or angry

    What fuels aliveness & what holds people back from fully living?

    Coming into connection to the heart of your existence

    Exploring the power of what mid-life and menopause bring to women

    Awareness of the power of your bigness vs. “being too much”

    Fostering real and authentic relationships

    Trusting deeply, gaining inner stability and intuition regardless of the external

    Creating a life from inspiration vs. shoulds

    Following the cycles of nature and what they can teach us about approaching life

    Reconnecting to our bodies as a conduit that transcends our rigid constructs and can bring powerful transformation

    Finding healing through sound and vibration, movement and play

    Healing and being in conversation with our Ancestors and Legacy Burdens

    Zooming out to a bigger meaning— seeing the lessons we are here to learn and the gifts we are meant to share

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    If you, too, find resonance with some of these ideas please contact me at cat@wildpresence.co or text/call 415.857.2292 to converse further about how I can support you in your growth.

  • I offer workshops and sacred circles to the general public as they are inspired to attend. Please see my live events page for more information.