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Kathy has a passion for helping clients discover that it’s never too late (or too early) to walk through life with more freedom. She wants people to be able to authentically know themselves, so that they have more freedom from common issues that can impact core relationships; such as self-doubt, low self-esteem, shame, anxiety, and depression. When we can look at the story of our lives with a trusted companion, we can discover a pathway of restoration. It can be hard, but the rewards of this work are so worth it.
Kathy has many tools that prepare her to be a Trusted Soul Care Companion for her clients doing their work of personal discovery, freedom and restoration. She has her own experience of having a counselor come alongside her. She will tell you that it made such a huge difference to have another person see past her self-doubt, anxiety, and feeling stuck.
She is also is Certified EMDR therapist. EMDR is one of the most effective ways to help people who have experienced trauma find freedom from reactivity and emotional dysregulation.
A specialty are of trauma Kathy works in in Betrayal Trauma. Kathy is a Certified Betrayal Trauma Therapist (CPTT) helping women who have experienced betrayal from their partner. The pain of finding out about an affair or porn addiction is excoriating. Kathy does individual counseling as well as runs groups for women to work through their trauma and not feel alone.
Being a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator (the work on wholehearted living by Dr. Brené Brown, author of Daring Greatly) has given Kathy the ability to help clients unlock courage, embrace vulnerability, and combat shame – all in service of helping clients authentically embrace who they were created to be.
Her certification as an Enneagram coach allows Kathy to use this powerful tool for understanding human dynamics to help clients recognize their patterns and find pathways for integration and freedom.
If you want more freedom in relationships, and greater freedom from self-doubt, low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, trauma or just getting stuck in life, Kathy is prepared to walk alongside you as a trusted ally for the journey.
Kathy is married to her partner-in-adventure Bruce for 36 years, and has three loved adult children, an amazing son-in-law and an adored grandson. Outside of counseling, Kathy enjoys running, biking, gardening, traveling and meeting friends for coffee.
Kathy’s life experience includes:
Groups and Intensives offered by Kathy:
Email: kathy@chariscounselingcenter.com
Phone: (407) 894-5202
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday: 10-6, Thursday: 9-1 in Baldwin Park office.
Kathy offers an initial free 15 minute phone consultation. Simply provide a little information and we’ll then contact you to schedule the consult.
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