Catherine is a board-certified chaplain and certified spiritual director, certified in positive neuroplasticity with Rick Hanson, PhD; and a range of alternative healing modalities, including Reiki, Healing Touch, qigong, the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)/tapping, and sound healing.

As a public speaker, she frequently delivers talks on stress, resiliency, self-compassion, self-care, neuroplasticity, and awakening to organizations and companies in person and virtually. Her writing is featured on the website for the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing, the Institute for Well-Being in Law’s website, and in the textbook Integrative Medicine by David Rakel, MD.

Catherine has served as a spiritual-care provider with Fairview Home Care and Hospice, Hennepin Healthcare, and the Good Samaritan Society. An ordained minister with the United Church of Christ, she received her MA in theology and her spiritual direction certificate from St. Catherine University. She also holds a Master of Divinity equivalency from United Theological Seminary.

In addition to her deep professional background, Catherine teaches from her three personal awakening experiences, including a brush with death that opened her gifts as a mystic and intuitive. 

Catherine’s first book – Everyday Awakening – Five Practices for Living Fully, Feeling Deeply, and Coming into Your Heart and Soul was released July 11, 2023. For more information, go to everydayawakening.com