a journey of science, soul, and self-discovery.
About Me
I’m Katie — also known as The Witch Doctor — and my work is rooted as much in lived experience as it is in education, training, and science.
I haven’t had an easy life. I’ve known stress from the inside out, lived with anxiety and depression, and navigated years of persistent health challenges that left me feeling disconnected from my body and unsure of myself. Those experiences weren’t something to “get over” — they became my greatest teachers. Through them, I learned how deeply the body, mind, and nervous system are intertwined, and how much wisdom can be gained when we learn to listen instead of fight what’s happening within us.
That journey changed everything.
Over the years, I’ve become something of an expert unsticker. Many of the people who come to me feel trapped in patterns they understand intellectually but can’t seem to shift — cycles of stress, self-doubt, anxiety, or disconnection that keep repeating despite their best efforts. I’ve helped hundreds of clients gently but powerfully move through what’s felt persistent or immovable, and it’s one of my favourite parts of this work. There’s nothing more rewarding than watching someone reconnect with their inner resources and experience real momentum again.
For over 20 years, I’ve had the honour of guiding people — from ages 5 to 75 — through meaningful shifts in their mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. While I work with people of all genders and life stages, I specialize in supporting women who are ready to step out of cycles of stress, anxiety, overwhelm, and self-abandonment, and into a more regulated, empowered way of living.
My approach blends science and intuition, combining evidence-based nervous system work (including Polyvagal-informed practices) with my trademarked Aligned and Empowered™ coaching method. Together, these tools help clients release people-pleasing patterns, set and maintain healthy boundaries, reconnect with their bodies, and experience real, lasting change — not just temporary relief.
Alongside my lived experience, I hold a Master’s degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, a certificate in Conflict Management and Mediation from Conrad Grebel College at the University of Waterloo, and I’ve been honoured to participate in the Dalai Lama Centre for Ethics’ Transformative Leadership Program at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. My training also includes Holistic Nutrition, Holistic Life Coaching, Polyvagal Theory, Death Doula training, and more.
While my work is deeply informed by science, it’s also guided by compassion, curiosity, and a genuine love for people. I bring warmth, honesty, and a sense of lightness into the room — because healing doesn’t have to be heavy to be profound.
Whether you’re at the beginning of your healing journey or deep in the middle of it, you don’t have to walk it alone. I’d be honoured to walk beside you. And if you’re curious what that experience has been like for others, you can take a look at what clients have shared here.