Cate's Approach
I am so excited to be connecting with you.
I work with individuals and relationships on self-worth, boundaries, communication, trauma, life transitions, sexuality, pleasure, and all things desire (aka, confusion, excitement, complexity, joy, envy, fear, shame, societal expectations and so on…)
I offer a trauma informed, somatic based, cultural and social justice approach to therapy. I support clients navigating trauma healing, relationships, boundaries, communication, sexuality and pleasure reclamation. What that really means to me is that I support you in connecting deeper to who you are, what you want, what feels painful, confusing, joyful and exciting.
I use modalities and theories such as somatic exploration, internal family systems, polyvagal theory, neuroscience, audio bilateral stimulation, attachment theory, mindfulness and good old fashion chit-chatting. I meet each client through a lens of de-pathologizing; not viewing someone with something "wrong" with them, but as a whole person worthy of deep understanding. Our work together is an invitation to meet yourself with informed compassion and genuine curiosity.
The heart of our work together lies in unpacking the stories, feelings, and sensations you hold that are tethered to body and psyche. Together, we dive into your beliefs, history, nervous system, wounds, and your desires.
Before becoming a therapist…
I was a birth and postpartum doula for six years, which taught me a tremendous amount about what a human goes through before, during and after birth. I saw every doubt, sob, sparkle, scream and exciting moment the process can create — the whole raw spectrum of human emotion, capacity, and aliveness. My years as a birth worker showed me how to show up for the big, loud, uncontrolled, experimental beauty of being human, and I carry that into the therapy room: meeting each client in an explorative, untamed, and wholly accepting space.
It is such an honor to hold this delicate, ferocious, passionate space for you.
If some of this made you excited or let you exhale a bit, send me a message and I will greet you with open arms and curiosity.
"I have come to the conclusion that human beings are born with an innate capacity to triumph over trauma. I believe not only that trauma is curable, but that the healing process can be a catalyst for profound awakening, a portal opening to emotional and genuine spiritual transformation."Peter Levine, Waking the Tiger