Integrating coaching and
psychotherapy
Integrating coaching and psychotherapy
Coaching and psychotherapy are powerful catalysts for change, but focusing on the mind alone is not enough. We mentor coaches and therapists in somatic practices which integrate the mental, physical and behavioral, thereby facilitating sustainable transformation.Integrating coaching and psychotherapy
Coaching and psychotherapy are powerful catalysts for change, but focusing on the mind alone is not enough. We mentor coaches and therapists in somatic practices which integrate the mental, physical and behavioral, thereby facilitating sustainable transformation.Integrating coaching and psychotherapy
Coaching and psychotherapy are powerful catalysts for change, but focusing on the mind alone is not enough. We mentor coaches and therapists in somatic practices which integrate the mental, physical and behavioral, thereby facilitating sustainable transformation.
Our Ethos
At the Somatic Mentorship Program, we believe in integration: integration of mind, body and spirit, of coaching and psychotherapy, and of the parts and the whole. In our Program these are bridged by combining scientific understandings with mystical ones; based on a foundation of somatic theory, technique and practices.Coaching moves us towards our future
Coaching helps us to design and step into our future. It helps us unearth our strengths, capacities and dreams, paving the way for genuine transformation, and transition from the present towards our goals and dreams.
Therapy integrates our lived experience
Neuroscience meets mysticism and myth
Creating the future of our industry
Our Ethos
At the Somatic Mentorship Program, we believe in integration: integration of mind, body and spirit, of coaching and psychotherapy, and of the parts and the whole. In our Program these are bridged by combining scientific understandings with mystical ones; based on a foundation of somatic theory, technique and practices.Coaching moves us towards the new future
Coaching helps us to design and step into our future. It helps us unearth our strengths, capacities and dreams, paving the way for genuine transformation, and transition from the present towards our goals and dreams.
Therapy integrates our lived experience
Neuroscience meets mysticism and myth
Creating the future of our industry
Our Ethos
At the Somatic Mentorship Program, we believe in integration: integration of mind, body and spirit, of coaching and psychotherapy, and of the parts and the whole. In our Program these are bridged by combining scientific understandings with mystical ones; based on a foundation of somatic theory, technique and practices.Coaching moves us towards the new future
Coaching helps us to design and step into our future. It helps us unearth our strengths, capacities and dreams, paving the way for genuine transformation, and transition from the present towards our goals and dreams.
Therapy integrates our lived experience
Neuroscience meets mysticism and myth
Creating the future of our industry
Our Ethos
At the Somatic Mentorship Program, we believe in integration: integration of mind, body and spirit, of coaching and psychotherapy, and of the parts and the whole. In our Program these are bridged by combining scientific understandings with mystical ones; based on a foundation of somatic theory, technique and practices.Coaching moves us towards the new future
Coaching helps us to design and step into our future. It helps us unearth our strengths, capacities and dreams, paving the way for genuine transformation, and transition from the present towards our goals and dreams.
Therapy integrates our lived experience
Neuroscience meets mysticism and myth
Creating the future of our industry
Our Ethos
At the Somatic Mentorship Program, we believe in integration: integration of mind, body and spirit, of coaching and psychotherapy, and of the parts and the whole. In our Program these are bridged by combining scientific understandings with mystical ones; based on a foundation of somatic theory, technique and practices.Coaching moves us towards the new
Coaching helps us to design and step into our future. It helps us unearth our strengths, capacities and dreams, paving the way for genuine transformation, and transition from the present towards our goals and dreams.
Therapy integrates our lived experience
Neuroscience meets mysticism and myth
Creating the future of our industry
Who Are We?
Kate Appleton, LPC, SEP, TEB and Will Rezin are co-founders of the Somatic Mentorship Program. A mother and son team, Kate has worked as a Special Ed Teacher, Psychotherapist & Trauma Specialist, Somatic Coach, & Family Consultant, and Will is a leading expert in the field of personal development with a focus on trauma education and somatics.
Both have a multidisciplinary approach to their work, each drawing from therapeutic and coaching disciplines, and taking techniques from masters of the field such as Peter Levine, Pat Ogden, Stephen Porges, Stanley Keleman, Gabor Mate, Stephen Terrell, Kathy Kain, Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, Deb Dana, Moshe Feldenkrais, Ken Wilber, Richard Rohr, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Eugene Gendlin, and many others.
During countless conversations over many years, Kate and Will became increasingly aware of the similarities between the realms of coaching and psychotherapy - and how both of them bridged the gap between these occasionally distant disciplines using their trainings in somatic practices and principles.
They decided to build a program which would support professionals from their respective fields, in a collaborative and connected way: teaching, mentoring and conducting case reviews which illuminate the essential and integrative nature of somatics, and will empower helping professionals to confidently utilize these in their practices.
Kate Appleton, LPC, SEP, TEB and Will Rezin are co-founders of the Somatic Mentorship Program. A mother and son team, Kate has worked as a Special Ed Teacher, Community Counselor, Somatic Coach, & Family Consultant, and Will is a leading expert in the field of personal development with a focus on trauma education and somatics.
Both have a multidisciplinary approach to their work, each drawing from therapeutic and coaching disciplines, and taking techniques from masters of the field such as Peter Levine, Pat Ogden, Stephen Porges, Stanley Keleman, Gabor Mate, Stephen Terrell, Kathy Kain, Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, Deb Dana, Moshe Feldenkrais, Ken Wilber, Richard Rohr, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Eugene Gendlin, and many others.
During countless conversations over many years, Kate and Will became increasingly aware of the similarities between the realms of coaching and psychotherapy - and how both of them bridged the gap between these occasionally distant disciplines using their trainings in somatic practices and principles.
They decided to build a program which would support professionals from their respective fields, in a collaborative and connected way: teaching, mentoring and conducting case reviews which illuminate the essential and integrative nature of somatics, and will empower helping professionals to confidently utilize these in their practices.
Will Rezin is a leading expert in the field of personal development with a focus on trauma education and somatics. Will has an unique approach that combines somatic practices, early developmental movement theory, esoteric philosophy, and trauma theory with traditional coaching methods.
Over the past 18 years, Will has immersed himself in studying human development through the lens of culture, psychology, biology, physiology, mysticism & myth, and behavioral change. He is trained in Somatic Experiencing®, Core Energy Leadership Coaching, Karmic Astrology, Jungian Archetypal Psychology, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Amazonian Shamanism and more. Will also integrates a multitude of therapeutic models into his work with clients and his teaching with students.
Our Vision & Mission
In our independent practices, we engage in multidisciplinary approaches, drawing from multiple modalities and developmental theories, studied and practiced over a cumulative 4 decades working with clients and patients.
Though our fields have historically been placed in opposition, during our discussions we saw the potential of integration and collaboration.
Therefore, our Vision is one of community, connection and relational collaboration between healing professions.
Our goal is to create a unified field of helping professionals, connected by a shared language, dedication to integrative practice and a desire to care for their clients' and patients' wholeness in ways that enables sustainable transformation.
Thus, we created the Somatic Mentorship Program.
This program offers the education, resources, community and mentorship that we believe is fundamental to the creation of this unified field.
When you join this program, and the community at its heart, you will engage in mutual mentorship, shared wisdom and peer-to-peer support.
The Somatic Mentorship Program offers you the opportunity to find belonging, and become part of the team building a bridge between coaching and psychotherapy, and infusing a somatic approach into the dynamic fields of human growth and the healing industry.
Will Rezin is a leading expert in the field of personal development with a focus on trauma education and somatics. Will has an unique approach that combines somatic practices, early developmental movement theory, esoteric philosophy, and trauma theory with traditional coaching methods.
Over the past 18 years, Will has immersed himself in studying human development through the lens of culture, psychology, biology, physiology, mysticism & myth, and behavioral change. He is trained in Somatic Experiencing®, Core Energy Leadership Coaching, Karmic Astrology, Jungian Archetypal Psychology, Ericksonian Hypnosis, Amazonian Shamanism and more. Will also integrates a multitude of therapeutic models into his work with clients and his teaching with students.
Frequently asked questions
The Somatic Mentorship Program arose because we noticed a lack of integration between the coaching and psychotherapy worlds, despite each having value for the other. The foundation of sustainable transformation and healing is somatic practices - and it is these that can become the bridge between differing personal development modalities.
We also know that there is a need for continued supervision, guidance and education that is not siloed but deepens the awareness of integration of modalities in the way we work with clients.
With this in mind, we decided to create an ongoing education, resources and mentorship offering that placed community and collaboration at its heart. Thus: the Somatic Mentorship Program was born.
The Somatic Mentorship Program is an ongoing supervision and mentorship container which offers collaborative learning for existing professionals. It is designed as further education for those who are already coaches and therapists - and it is also intended to build a bridge between two specific therapeutic fields, creating a conversation between them founded on somatics, somatic practices and developmental and attachment theories.
This differs from Trauma + Somatics (also co-founded by Will Rezin) which is open to all, and offers education in the nervous system, threat responses and becoming trauma-informed. If you are not yet an existing coach or therapist, but the Somatic Mentorship Program is of interest to you, we strongly recommend exploring Trauma + Somatics to gain a foundational awareness of trauma and somatic principles.
Healing happens in community. It is in the ventral vagal connection between ourselves and others that we can establish our humanness and our relationship with reality. Moreover, studies show that there is a powerful medicine in interaction (as cited above).
Additionally, the pooling of inspiration, wisdom, perspectives and genius provides us all with a service. We get to expand our horizons in the shared discovery of new techniques and vantage points on healing. For us, nothing is more important than celebrating our universal connectedness, and what can happen in the collaborative spaces we create.
We designed the Somatic Mentorship Program for existing coaches and therapists who wish to broaden their skillset, deepen their experience and experiment with techniques, exercises and case reviews in a supported fashion. Therefore, the Somatic Mentorship Program is suited to:
- Coaches and therapists working in practice - even if you're relatively newly qualified
- Seasoned mental health professionals who are seeking community and collaboration
- Existing somatic practitioners who are looking for supervision and guidance to improve their skills
- Existing psychotherapists who wish to become more familiar with somatic practices and nervous system regulation as a tool for transformation
If you are unsure as to whether this Program is for you, send us a message and we'll help you decide.
The Somatic Mentorship Program is not a certification course, it is an educational one. You will learn techniques and theory from the realms of neuro-psychiatry, behavioral dynamics, attachment styles, nervous system regulation and polyvagal theory and more. You will complete exercises and have access to resources which will transform your understanding of human experience, and the healing profession.
Completion of this Program will empower you to place somatics at the heart and foundation not just of your professional practice, but the way you live your life and contemplate both healing and being human.