custom workshops & consulting

Is my experience what you’re looking for? Here’s some of the work that I like to do with others:

• Holistic art workshops for a range of groups: people who work together, people who are in community together, couples, teachers, people who are incarcerated, people recovering from addiction, people whose first language isn’t English, people who are away at a retreat center.

• Executive coaching: Leadership places a heavy burden on a person. If you or someone on your team is having difficulty in the workplace, I can help. I will work with you to help uncover beliefs that are holding you back, as well as help you tune into the wisdom of your body to help improve decision-making and communication. Whatever your industry, coaching can help!

• Partnering with an individual or organization to help integrate holistic art-making into an event, or to create a regular practice within your workplace or community. Let’s brainstorm together and figure out how to reach your people in a creative way!

• Tactful communication for leaders and healthcare providers: You care about your team or your patients. And yet, you can tell that the way you speak with them isn’t hitting the mark. Tactful communication is an art, but it isn’t without structure. Together, we can identify stumbling points and you will learn how to connect with those who rely on you.

• Improving communication through art: If you’re having communication problems with a team, partner, or colleague, I can work with you to help improve communication using art as our guide. We’ll discuss communication styles and needs, and we’ll work together to learn how to ask for what you want, how to use precise language, and to truly understand what your fellow team members want from you. Along the way, morale and sense of community will improve.

• Developing an art practice to help “level up” another area of your life. Do you have writer’s block? Not playing your instrument with passion anymore? Are you an athlete or entertainer or a leader in your workplace or community, and you’re hitting a plateau? Integrating regular art-making into our lives can often open up blocks and stuck places, and help us move to another level in the work that we consider our “calling.” You don’t need to be an artist to benefit from making art!

• Public speaking coaching: Do you have to give a big presentation? A toast at a loved one’s wedding? A speech at an important event? I’ve taught courses in public speaking, and I created in a strategy in partnership with a major performing arts organization that breaks down the effective ways to connect with your audience. Learning how to deliver an effective message to an audience isn’t a mystery— it’s a method.

• Thought work: Do you have certain thoughts that keep you from what you dream of doing? Do you have low morale in your workplace or community group? I can work with individuals and groups to challenge engrained patterns of thinking and help you start creating new solutions to the same old problems you’ve faced again and again.

This is just some of the work I like to do. If you like my style, and you’d like to create something with my feedback and guidance, please contact me and let me know a little bit about your project, your timeline, and your needs. I look forward to working with you.

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“Kate definitely provides good value with her coaching sessions. The personalized attention and thoughtful strategies she offers have been incredibly beneficial. The skills and insights gained through the sessions are not just short-term solutions, but long-lasting tools…the value of the package is clear.”

—KS, Business Owner

Please note: I can work virtually or in person, depending on your needs. I live in Chicago, United States, and am able to present workshops locally. If you live outside of the Chicagoland area and want to do an in-person event, we can discuss travel arrangements.

*A limited number of sliding-scale consulting slots are available. Priority for these spaces go to organizations serving Indigenous people of Turtle Island, Black people, transgender and queer people, people with disabilities, immigrants, returning citizens who were recently incarcerated, and public school teachers. Please ask for more information.