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Do you have a child that is demonstrating behavior of hitting, kicking, screaming?
Has your child been diagnosed with ADHD, Autism, anxiety or depression?
Does your child have difficulty focusing at school or in home, difficulty following directions or difficulty attending to tasks?
Is your child’s behavior causing you to feel stressed and overwhelmed?
Would you like to learn some tools and strategies to decrease your child’s negative behavior, improve their attention and focus, decrease symptoms of their diagnosis and learn how both of you can feel safe and calm in your bodies?
You are in the right place!
The key lies in understanding our individual nervous systems and what strategies, tools and exercises we can use to build safety and bring both the parent and child’s nervous systems into a regulated state. Healing and change IS possible at any age!
ABOUT ME
My name is Katherine Kraft and I am passionate about helping kids and families learn to build resilient nervous systems, be experts in their nervous system states and learn to self-regulate their emotional and sensory needs for optimal mental health and wellness. I have worked as an occupational therapist on and off with kids for 20 years. My philosophy has always been to address the root causes of a child’s difficulty - not merely addressing the symptoms for a “band-aid” effect - in order to effect lasting change. Seeking the “why” has led me to become trained in craniosacral therapy to release blockages in tissues, become a functional medicine practitioner to complete labs and get a sense of the whole picture and become a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis Expert, Certified Trauma Recovery Coach and Biology of Trauma Practitioner.
I pursued certifications in the trauma field after finding that the lab work and protocols I learned as a functional medicine practitioner were not sufficient in helping to heal my body from the symptoms I was experiencing. It was only when I began applying the exercises, somatic work and protocols to correct my biochemical imbalances that my nervous system changed to become more regulated and I was able to release my stored emotions from my past wounds. Our past unresolved and unhealed wounds or trauma from childhood and all of our experiences live as stored emotions (grief, anger, sadness, abandonment, etc) in our bodies that lead to symptoms of common illnesses and disease.
Occupational Therapist
Functional Medicine Health Coach
Certified Trauma Recovery Coach
Level 1 Biology of Trauma Professional
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 that 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!