Katie WiegmanProfessional Counseling Intern

Hi there! My name is Katie and I’m an expressive arts and somatic therapist. In therapy, I use
experiential, embodied therapeutic techniques in addition to conversation. I believe we each possess
strength and resilience unique to us but can sometimes feel disconnected from this resilience by life’s
challenges. I’m here to help you remember your strength! Choosing to begin therapy is brave and can be
difficult, but I believe it can be hopeful, creative, exploratory, and playful. Why do expressive therapy?
Because movement and creative expression can tap into our unconscious and bring up memories,
feelings, or ideas that we don’t always access through just talking through things. How does this work?
Expressive and somatic therapy can be non-verbal and less reliant on top-down analysis/reasoning than
traditional talk therapy, and can help process experiences and emotions stored in parts of the brain (and
body) which aren’t as accessible via language. These parts of our brains formed before our cortex (the
rational executive and language part) and are responsible for emotional memory, sensation, and fear. To
get to these parts of our brain, in our sessions we explore by doing instead of only talking based on what
feels best for you. Expressive therapy can look like dancing, making art, or other processes but is
different because my presence as an empathetic and attuned therapist helps you process your
experiences, feelings, and thoughts. Tapping into these feelings deeply through somatic/experiential
therapy can begin to connect the dots and tie your mind, body, and spirit together.

As a therapist, I support my clients to build resilience and adaptability going through the ups and
downs of life as well as develop compassion for their past selves. I’m an ally in my clients’ process, and I
provide a non-judgmental, creative, process-oriented therapy space to help them find their strength.
Your unique perspective is an asset and you deserve the opportunity to re-connect to your innate
wisdom and capacity for growth.

Working with children:
Some young children don’t know how to tell us about their problems with words in the same way
adolescents and adults do. They tend to show us instead what’s going on in their lives through play and
movement. My job as your child’s therapist is to listen with my ears, my eyes, and my heart. By
interacting with them in their language, I can try to figure out how they are feeling, what they are
thinking, and what’s going on in their lives. I work collaboratively with parents, teachers,