Helping sensitive souls grow, without losing themselves.
Somatic therapy support for sensitive & neurodivergent families, new moms, educators & individuals.
Welcome to gloWithin™!
A Neuroaffirming Somatic approach to healing, parenting, development & your authentic self.
Because connection should never require self-abandonment.
20+
Years of Experience
13
Somatic Certifications
10k
Clients Empowered
Support that meets your nervous system, where it's at.
You hold more than most realize.
You try to stay calm when your child isn’t.
Navigating your own challenges, while continuing to show up for everyone around you.
And somewhere along the way, you put yourself aside.
Your needs.
Your boundaries.
Your authentic self.
Like many sensitive and Neurodivergent people, you learned early that safety came through adapting, over-functioning, and over-riding your needs, boundaries, and self.
You're incredibly capable. You had to be.
You learned to perform to fit in.
To meet expectations.
To keep going.
But this is not how you were meant to live,
and deep down you know that.
My work helps children and adults remain connected to themselves, even under pressure.
Healthy development isn't just about learning or coping - It's about growing without losing yourself in the process.
Many people arrive here believing they need more strategies.
What they often need first is the safety, support, and capacity to reconnect with themselves.
This is where meaningful change begins, by returning to the parts of yourself that never needed fixing in the first place.
When you shift your survival patterns...
You learn to trust yourself - deeply.
You're able to respond, instead of just reacting.
Life feels less like survival and more like joyful living.
Connection deepens within yourself and in your relationships.
Children learn they don't need to disconnect from themselves to feel loved, safe & accepted.
Children learn safety through nervous systems long before they learn it through words.
And when a parent begins feeling safe within themselves, the entire family system changes.
Sensitivity is a gift! In fact, an evolutionary advantage. But if you haven't been taught how to honour your gift... living in our overstimulating world is incredibly overwhelming.
Especially if you're raising or supporting a sensitive or ND child.
I see what others miss.
This is my AuDHD gift, and I've studied this work since 2011.
My approach is body-based and rooted in the nervous system and holistic human development.
This is how I learned to support myself as a child, how I support my ND family, and clients.
Join me in my mission to foster a world where children grow confident in their bodies, voices, & gifts so they can honour their authentic selves to gloWithin™ ... and learn to do the same for your inner-child.
I look forward to connecting with you,
🌺 Katie
RCC. CCC. ERYT-500. RCYT. RPYT. YACEP
Neuroaffirming Somatic Clinical Counsellor & Craniosacral Therapist
Founder of the gloWithin™ Registered Children's Yoga School
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Because burnout is not an option, and your health comes first.
Build real capacity. Capacity before calm. Safety before strategy.
Reconnect with your body in 5 minutes a day.
Understand your child beyond diagnosis, to actually empower.
Support your child before overwhelm happens.
Support the foundational patterns underlying their development.
My Philosophy
Compassion
Healing requires introspection and taking a curious, compassionate approach. I appreciate this can be challenging for many, and so I embrace a sensitive approach, meeting you where you are. This ability to be kind to ourselves extends outwards, and the compassion we offer to others needs to be reflected back to ourselves. As your guide, I hold space for and to empower you in embodying your glowithin - your light & full self!
Integrity
Integrity embodies a wholeness, the ability to authentically integrate our whole, unique self to bring our full light into the world. Each of us is unique and has walked a different path, and in holistically honouring all aspects that have influenced ourself and that of others, we create a richer tapestry of life for ourselves and our communities. I look forward to celebrating all of you!
Connection
We are hard-wired for connection! Co-regulating begins with our mother in utero, with the next 7 years shaping the ways in which we perceive and interact with the world around us. Finding deeper connection within ourselves and our communities is essential to our wellbeing. We are not here to walk this journey alone, and so I collaborate with other skilled practitioners to better support you!
Vancouver, BC
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