Katy brings more than 17 years of experience in experiential and nature-based therapy approaches, particularly with children, youth, and families. She co-founded HNCS out of a passion for building resilience and connection within families, and the power of healing and growth that comes from expanding one’s web of belonging to include the non-human Natural world. Katy holds a Master’s in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology (Wilderness Therapy specialization) from Naropa University and is trained in Somatic Transformation, EMDR, and Emotion Focused Family Therapy. She has dedicated her life’s work to creating access to NBT in her community through developing numerous innovative group therapy programs, and to inspiring other clinicians to take their clinical work into nearby Nature by providing clinical supervision and training in Nature-based therapy. Katy lives on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen and WSÁNEĆ Peoples and is committed to decolonizing her practice and service delivery.
Katy is a Certified Nature-based therapist, level 3. Specializations: NBT with Children, Youth, and Families; Nature-Based Parts Work.