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Does your child have difficulty focusing at school or at home, difficulty following directions or difficulty attending to tasks?

Has your child been diagnosed with ADHD, Autism, anxiety or depression?

Does your child exhibit irritable and/or aggressive behavior and you don’t know how to calm them down?

Are you seeking to understand why your child struggles with these issues and how to best help/him/her?

You are in the right place!

The key lies in understanding the functioning and regulation of your child’s nervous system, how it was initially wired from birth and how that impacts and influences their behavior and choices in the present moment. Armed with this understanding, a resilient nervous system can then be built using tools and strategies to create safety, establish support and allow your child to engage in new and joyful experiences.

ABOUT ME

My name is Katherine Kraft and I am a pediatric occupational therapist with over 15 years of experience helping children with ADHD, autism, sensory processing challenges, and behavioral difficulties. My work is guided by an understanding that all behavior is an attempt at regulating our nervous systems—and lasting change comes from addressing the root causes of the behavior, not just the symptoms.

In addition to my clinical background, I am a faith-based Certified Trauma Recovery Coach, a Biology of Trauma Professional, and Functional Medicine Health Coach. This unique combination allows me to take a whole-child, whole-family approach to improving attention, focus, emotional regulation, and behavior, both in the classroom and at home—starting with regulating the nervous system and balancing biochemistry.

I specialize in a holistic mental health approach for children and families by building a resilient nervous system, improving sensory integration, and restoring balance to their internal environment.  A key component of this process is teaching parents simple, powerful techniques to regulate their own nervous systems because children can only co-regulate when their caregivers are calm and regulated themselves.

MY HEALING JOURNEY

I have had digestive issues, gut dysfunction and food sensitivities for many years and they kept increasing with every year. As part of my functional medicine health coaching certification, I completed labs and began taking supplements to help heal my gut and balance my biochemistry. Unfortunately, these were not sufficient in helping to heal my body from the symptoms I was experiencing - bloating and gas after every meal, constipation, very limited food diet, difficulty sleeping. Soon after, I found the program for Biology of Trauma Professional. Finally, through applying the exercises, somatic work and nervous system regulation my nervous system changed. My ability to handle stress increased and my reaction time to triggers lessened. With a regulated nervous system and the understanding of how emotions and trauma can become stored and trapped in the body, I was able to release my stored emotions from my past wounds.

Many students that I work with in schools have had traumatic childhood events - whether it be abuse, neglect, abandonment or medically necessary traumatic hospitalizations. All of these are stored in the child’s tissues and nervous system and can impact their behavior. With the right exercises, tools and strategies, their nervous systems can be re-wired and stored emotions and trauma can be released. It is my passion to help children thrive by healing them from the inside out!

So, whether you as a parent are feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or simply looking for a new path forward for your child, I am here to walk alongside you in the healing journey with both science and heart.

Movement is one of the lifestyle components that is so important for nervous system regulation. One of my favorite ways to stay grounded is through movement—whether it’s lifting weights, hiking, yin yoga, or a good workout DVD. My dream? To one day hike 500 miles across the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James) in Spain.

What is your dream for you and your child?

  • Occupational Therapist

  • Functional Medicine Health Coach

  • Certified Trauma Recovery Coach

  • Biology of Trauma Professional

  • Craniosacral Therapy Practitioner

I’m Katherine AND I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE!

are you ready to learn more?

BOOK A FREE CONSULTATION WITH ME - share with me your struggles with your child’s behavior and/or your difficulty with managing stress, emotional/physical symptoms and we can talk about steps toward healing for your child and you/your family.

RECEIVE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO IMPLEMENT - right from the beginning I will share specific tools and exercises your child (and you) can use to start learning about your nervous system and how to bring it into a calm, regulated state. Remember, we co-regulate with each other! If your nervous system is escalated, your child will feel that in their nervous system and vice versa - that is why it is important these strategies are implemented by BOTH parents/families and child.

EXPERIENCE CHANGE - Change takes time and commitment - this is not a quick-fix process by any means. However, the more consistent the strategies and exercises are followed, the quicker the change will be seen. And isn’t emotional regulation the goal - for your child and you to be able to navigate the stresses and challenges of life feeling safe, calm and regulated without escalating into a high emotional state or feeling overwhelmed to the point of shutting down? Hope abounds by tuning into our nervous system and working to balance our biochemistry!