Somatic support for trauma healing

Compassionate, embodied education and care that nourishes your nervous system and helps you really heal.

Hi there, I’m Kristen.

I’m a somatic educator and coach who believes there’s a lot more to healing from trauma than changing your mindset and talking about how you feel. As someone who’s both lived with the effects of complex trauma for as long as I can remember and worked with the body professionally for over 20 years, I’m clear that nervous system regulation and somatic support is a missing piece for many people struggling to heal.

While I don’t know you, I do know this: your body needs to feel safe before the healing you want can happen. Your own path to embodied safety will be unique to you, and there are science-based, trauma-informed principles and practices that can reliably guide you there. I’m here to help you put those pieces together through a mindful, compassionate approach that radically respects exactly where you are.

Free guided practices for feeling safer right now.

Get the latest replay of NERVOUS SYSTEM SELF-CARE, a free bimonthly class on Zoom where I teach gentle, body-based tools to show your body how to feel less overwhelm and more ease, no matter what you’re dealing with or healing from.

Let's give you the body-based support you need

  • SAFER EVERYDAY

    A self-paced course of 30 daily guided practices to cultivate greater embodied safety in your nervous system over time, or simply support your regulation through a rough season. Explore however you wish, revisit as much as you want.

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  • EMBODIED RESOURCE

    A 6-week live online course that takes a deep-dive into using somatic practices mindfully, skillfully, and compassionately to help regulate your nervous system, heal from complex trauma, and show your body how to finally feel safe.

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  • ATTUNE

    A 9-week live online course created to help you learn, practice, and integrate a polyvagal-informed foundation and framework for trauma healing focused on building a deeply attuned relationship with your body, your nervous system, and yourself.

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  • "Learning from Kristen changed me and the way I relate to myself. She is one of the most knowledgeable, compassionate, and 'real' teachers I’ve ever had."

    - Mary Beth 

  • "As someone who has spent many years in and out of talk therapy, EMDR, parts work and other somatic therapies, I can say that this course held the key to unlocking what it means to truly begin to heal from trauma."

    ~ Julia Bacon, ATTUNE participant

  • "Kristen’s simple techniques and compassionate guidance have given me practical tools I use often to check in with my nervous system. I’m learning new ways to soothe my system in each session. "

    ~ K.S, Nervous System Self-Care participant

  • "Kristen is a generous and excellent teacher who really CARES about people who attend her courses. My daily life has changed as a result of her classes—I now have tools to heal myself and shift my experiences when things don’t go well, and also for when I’m ok!"

    ~ Adela, Embodied Resource participant

  • "Kristen has an attitude of curiosity and inclusion that is genuine and responsive. She meets each person where they are, and her warm and humble tone help me feel safe, seen, and welcomed."

    ~ Carol G., Embodied Resource participant

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