About Katherine
My work is about creating space where all of you can show up—the parts you're proud of and the parts you've been hiding. I believe this kind of radical permission is where healing actually happens.
I came to this work through the body. I was a professional dancer and choreographer in Europe for a decade. I know what it means to live in a body that holds tension, memory, and possibility. That somatic foundation shapes everything I do.
I'm originally from the US, lived in Germany for 14 years where I maintained a private practice, and recently moved back to upstate New York. I'm also a mother, which has deepened my understanding of what it means to hold space for transformation while staying grounded in real life.
My Professional Background
State-certified Alternative Practitioner of Psychotherapy in Germany
Certified NARM Therapist (Neuro-affective Relational Model by Dr. Laurence Heller)
NARM Basics Training with Brad Kammer and Dr. Laurence Heller
4 Years Training in Neo-Reichian psycho-spiritual approaches (Core Energetics) experiencing and learning Willhelm Reich’s revolutionary vision of the human evolutionary process, which views the body and mind as a psycho-biological unity, as developed by John and Eva Pierrakos.
Assistant Trainer at the Complex Trauma Training Center in California: I am an assistant trainer in clinical NARM training programs for licensed mental health professionals.
B.A. Oberlin College (Magna Cum Laude) in Dance and Creative Writing
M.A. University of the Arts Berlin (Magna Cum Laude) in Choreography
Author of the book of poetry Before my heart was red in collaboration with visual artist Roberto Duarte (you can view it here)
Creator of the federally funded (in Germany) artistic research and workshop series “Common Splace”, working with the body as a gateway to our collective inner stories
Professional Dancer and Choreographer, led numerous artistic projects across Europe from 2012 to 2022
Continuing Education
I am in the final year of a 4-year training in Neo-Reichian psycho-spiritual approaches (Core Energetics).
1-year training in Holistic Embodiment for Authentic Leadership (HEAL) with body psychotherapists Sophie De Lacaze and Nuno Salema.
Intensive course with Dr. Bonnie Buckner and Anna Nowicka in Kabbalah perspectives on dreaming and imagery at the International Institute for Dreaming and Imagery, 2019.
2-year training as a Whole Life Doula at the "School of Unusual Life Learning" with body psychotherapist Jeanne Denney: This training used the psycho-spiritual approach of Core Energetics as a foundation for exploring the energetics of the human body, particularly in the context of supporting ourselves and others through various life phases, including death.
Reiki Master Level 2
„Grandfather says: When you feel powerless, that’s because you’ve stopped listening to your heart. That’s where the power comes from.“