Kate Latimer, MA, LMHC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in cognitive behavioral, somatic, and transpersonal approaches to personal growth and healing. She is also an AFAA certified Personal Trainer with more than a decade of experience in the fitness field. Kate is a blue belt Nia teacher and offers Nia, Zumba, Pilates, and other body-mind fitness classes in the Santa Fe area.
Discovering joy in movement and learning to listen to her body has played a central role in Kate's personal journey and she is dedicated to helping others on their own healing path. She believes that the body is the soul’s vehicle for transformation and that well balanced physical fitness practice is essential to mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
Kate has years of experience treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety, and depression in children, teens, and adults. Her training in somatic modalities, including the Nia technique, yoga, Action Methods, and Interpersonal Neurobiology has provided her with a deep understanding of the body's role in healing from physical and emotional trauma. This awareness informs her work with clients and helps her integrate healing on all levels.
In her private practice, Kate provides the opportunity for others to experience the profound healing affects of initiating and sustaining a balanced physical practice that compliments and nourishes the whole person. Kate assists and supports her clients in learning how to move through adversity and life challenges with ease and grace, finding refuge in times of loss and hardship by maintaining a connection to the body and it's internal pharmacy.
Moving beyond mental, emotional, and physical limitations into greater wholeness...