About Kat...

My work today sits at the meeting point of sound, mindfulness, and altered states of consciousness — shaped as much by my past life in London as by the practices I now offer.

I spent 23 years living and working in London, much of that time within the music industry. It was a creative, fast-paced environment, rich with inspiration and intensity, but also one that kept me in a near-constant state of stimulation. I know first-hand what it is like to live with a busy mind, a full diary, and a nervous system that rarely has space to rest.

Over time, that way of living led to burnout, alongside periods of depression and anxiety. These experiences became the ground from which my therapeutic work emerged — not as a rejection of modern life, but as a search for ways to meet it with greater awareness, steadiness, and depth.

This inquiry led me into mindfulness, hypnotherapy, and psychotherapy, and later into a wider exploration of consciousness itself. I became particularly interested in altered states — accessed through meditation, hypnosis, and sound — and in the therapeutic insights and nervous-system regulation that can arise there. My interest in quantum physics continues to inform this work, especially where scientific models intersect with direct experience and perception.

Since moving to Leicestershire in 2020, my practice has expanded organically. Sound healing and group sound journeys have become a significant part of my work, alongside seasonal circles that honour cyclical living. At the same time, I continue to offer — and am increasingly focusing on — one-to-one mindfulness and hypnotherapy sessions, supporting people with stress, anxiety, burnout, and periods of transition.

In my one-to-one work, I draw on both mindfulness and hypnosis to help clients access calmer, more receptive states of awareness — places where insight can emerge without force, and where old patterns can soften and reorganise. This work is grounded, collaborative, and attuned to the realities of contemporary life.

Sound remains an important gateway within my practice, but it sits within a broader therapeutic field rather than standing alone. Whether in group settings or private sessions, my intention is always the same: to create spaces where the nervous system can settle, attention can deepen, and something more spacious can be remembered.

I hold these spaces with an understanding of both worlds — the high-pressure, always-on culture many people inhabit, and the quieter inner states that offer restoration, clarity, and perspective. My role is not to fix or advise, but to facilitate states of awareness in which meaningful change can unfold naturally.

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My Training

  • Masters degree (Distinction awarded) in Mindfulness Based Approaches at Bangor University 2018 - 2022
  • Foundations of Integral Sound Healing, Sound Healing Academy, 2021
  • ACT for Grief & Loss, ACT for Worrying, Rumination & Obsession with Russ Harris, 2021
  • Meditation and Mindfulness coach training with SMARTFoundations in 2015
  • ACT BootCamp, ACT for Anxiety & Depression with Russ Harris 2013-15
  • Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy (CBH) with CCBT accredited by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council (GHSC) and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in 2012
  • Hypnobirthing Teacher training with the Hypnobirthing Institute in 2009, the KG Hypnobirthing Association in 2011
  • Doula training with Middlesex University in 2008
  • Diplomas in Clinical Holistic Aromatherapy, Anatomy & Physiology and Therapeutic Massage with ITHMA in 2004

My experience has been recognised by others; Pinter and Martin, the highly respected independent publishers, commissioned me to write “Why HypnoBirthing Matters” - an introduction to using hypnosis for birth for a mainstream audience. Published in 2015 I am currently working on updating it for the second edition.

My practice has been informed by personal experience and has evolved quite naturally to such an extent that I bring a broad range of techniques and expertise to whomever is sat in front of me. I consider us to be a team working together and often use a combination of REBT, CBT, ACT, hypnosis, meditation, mindfulness, sound and aromatherapy.

I consider it a privilege to work closely with people at challenging and exciting times in their lives - whether it’s preparing to welcome a baby or dealing with difficulties, be they emotional or physical.

Having spent decades being "busy" I now craft my work life balance very carefully so that if we work together you can be sure you have my full attention and care.

Katrina is a senior practitioner with the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR), registered with the professional standards authority Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC).

These organisations ensure that their members adhere to their professional codes of practice, ethical standards, data protection act and keep their skills up-to-date. The CNHC in particular was set up with governmental support to provide the public with an assured list of therapeutic practitioners.

"I found your sessions informative, reassuring and supportive. They were good opportunities to voice concerns and share anxieties I had, especially in connection with the NCT classes we're attending, which can sometimes be quite harrowing. Listening to your measured advice and guidance was a chance to exhale and soften my jaw, literally. I will be channeling you during the birth :-)"

Jess

"I've been doing well lately. Feeling fierce. And strong. Your audio has been helping for those times when I feel less like a lion. But mostly I'm feeling so much stronger. I still use a lot of the grounding techniques that we did and just feeling so much calmer about things, faking it to make it. The power of your mind is something quite amazing. Thank you for helping reconnect with that side of myself. "

Helen

"I have been thinking a lot about our session and I just wanted to say a big thank you. I don't think you know (actually you probably do!) how much it helped to calm me down that day, and has since kept me level-headed and positive about his positioning ever since, despite him moving around like a monkey. I can't quite get over how profoundly amazing the hypnosis session felt and how everything fell into place in my head after seeing you."

Apphia

"Hypnobirthing remains the best money we have spent on our baby. I haven't even touched on how it empowered my hospital and blood phobic husband. I recommend it to anyone. It's not about whale music and a zen labour - it's about what's right for YOU and ensuring you have the tools and information to own the experience, however that may go."

Anna

"It’s dawned on me over the past few weeks (maybe months?) just how far I’ve come in the last few years.  I think this is in large part down to you and I wanted to say thank you.

As I look to next year, a move out of London and in with someone I wanted to say how grateful I am for you seeing me through the bumpy patches, with my anxieties and neuroses.  I don’t think I could be doing this without all the help and support you’ve given me and the work we’ve done together."

Lizzie

"Things are feeling so much better.

I still use a lot of the grounding techniques that we did and just feeling so much calmer about things, faking it to make it. The power of your mind is something quite amazing. Thank you for helping reconnect with that side of myself."

Helen

"I've been doing well lately.

Feeling fierce.

And strong.

Your audio has been helping for those times when I feel less like a lion. But mostly I'm feeling so much stronger. So thank you so much."

Stacey