“My wild spirit is my deepest truth, my greatest expression and my highest love.
It cannot be contained. It defies rules and explanations and logic.
I embrace my untamed spirit and unleash her into a world that is meant to be filled with joy and love and laughter.
I feel the wind in my hair, lift my gaze to the sky, raise my arms and invite the thunder.
I remember how great it feels to be exposed and wildly alive.”
-Adrrienne Enns
I built the way home I needed.
I was the first in my family to consciously meet my body, inner child, and emotional world. The embodiment of the green sheep and the cycle breaker. The parts I pieced together later in life is that I am also highly sensitive and neurodivergent. Being a neurospicy empath means I take things literally and I feel them DEEPLY. So this world of human healing was so confusing and convoluted that I went on a journey to satisfy the parts that needed to understand how I had ended up in careers, relationships, and patterns that did not feel like me. Eventually, I realized I had been trying to build a life without a relationship with the body that could tell me what was safe, true, wanted, and mine.
That realization was devastating and it was also the beginning of my real life.
Hi!! I’m Cassie...a somatic therapist, therapeutic breathworker, advanced clinical hypnotherapist, energy alchemist, and guide for the deeply feeling humans who are ready to come home to themselves. My work is for the empaths, healers, helpers, neurospicy souls, old souls, and sensitive humans who have spent a lifetime feeling “too much,” over-functioning, masking, performing, people-pleasing, or trying to heal themselves from the neck up.
I believe the body is not a problem to fix. It is a living map. A wise, wild, sacred system that has been trying to protect you, guide you, and bring you back into relationship with your own truth.
For years, I worked in traditional counseling spaces, schools, crisis support, and therapy rooms. I gathered the degrees, the trainings, the certifications, and the clinical tools. And then life invited me into something deeper: my own body, my own intuition, my own awakening, my own healing, and my own remembrance.
That journey changed everything.
Today, I weave together somatic therapy, nervous system work, therapeutic breathwork, inner child healing, parts work, hypnotherapy, psychodrama, energy work, shamanic practices, and intuitive guidance to help people move beyond insight and into embodied transformation.
Because sometimes just talking about the wound is not enough...Sometimes the body needs to shake and the breath needs to help us open. Sometimes the inner child needs to be heard and the nervous system needs safety before the soul can connect. And sometimes, the part of you that learned to be “good” needs that permission slip to get fucking messy and liberate herself from the toxic programming that is keeping her small and unhappy. (read that one again ;)
My work is rooted in the belief that healing does not have to be sterile, clinical, or disconnected from magic. It can be grounded and mystical. Therapeutic and creative. Deep and playful. Ancient and practical. Sacred and wildly human.
My goal (if I was to have one) is to help people reconnect with their full spectrum of life. One that includes their bodies, emotions, intuition, creativity, voice, pleasure, power, and original blueprint or the part of them that existed before the world taught them to shrink, mask, perform, or abandon themselves.
I know what it is to be afraid to be seen. I know what it is to carry big dreams in a body that does not yet feel safe enough to hold them. I know what it is to feel different, sensitive, intense, intuitive, and unsure where you belong. And I also know this: Your sensitivity is not a flaw. Your body is not betraying you. Your magic is not too much. Your healing does not have to look like anyone else’s.
My deepest devotion is creating greenhouses where people feel safe enough to feel, express, remember, reclaim, and become who they truly are.
My work is part science experiment, part soul revival, and all about the rehabilitation of beauty, wonder, and courage.
I’m so glad you’re here.
Let's go deeper...It all began with a story
Long ago, in a place far, far away, I agreed to come to Earth for a big transition in consciousness. (It's happening right now :) From a young age I felt like I had landed on the wrong planet. I just didn't fit. I literally remember going into preschool and looking back at my dad like - you for sure are not leaving me here with these children!?!
I am just wired in weird ways. I am deep and creative. I see the world with eyes of wonder, color, sound, and I just knew things, and by the age of 10, I knew I was here to dance, teach, and create experiences for people. My sister though always said I was going to be a comedian :) and that's probably closer to my truth.
As a deeply creative soul, I hated that question...what do you want to be when you grow up?
UGH! - because I yearned (and still do) to be all things - photographer, school counselor, archeologist, dancer, professor, and clothing designer - so choosing a "path" where there really wasn't one has been a complete paradigm shift in learning to listen to my heart and body. If it wasn't for my dedication to showing up consistently for myself and healing my nervous system and my relationship with my emotions, I would not have made space in my inner ecosystem to embody more heart and soul (and that's why I am so passionate about helping you). ((And if you have never watched Sir Ken Robinson's Ted Talk - do it!))
I am a life-long learner, (it's my favorite thing!). I forever saw myself as Dr. Jones and thought I would end up getting my Ph.D. and embodying that college professor that handed you the paradigm shift that could illuminate a larger life. Even though I love learning, it has not been an easy path for me. I'm dyslexic, don't retain much of anything and have bad (not mad :) grammar skills. Therefore, I do not learn like most people or at least what was offered to me in public school and college education.
Instead, I chose to get a Ph.D. in my own human potential
I have taste-tested many worlds on my life adventure thus far, and one puzzle piece always leads to the next. And I don't know about you, but I did not get the guidebook on how to do much of anything yet the one on "how to be a magical, neurospicy child in a way too linear and serious world". (Oof, that struggle has been real!!!) What I did get was a thick file folder on how not to be- shame for being too much, too weird, and the boring modeling for how to keep it together.
I have been a licensed cosmetologist, running my own business, since the age of 19. (So, in many cases, I have been doing "hair-apy" and supporting people to feel better, inside and out, for over two decades.) After a couple of years behind the hair chair, I knew I needed more challenge and mental stimulation, so I stepped into the higher education box, went to college, and got three degrees in researching how in the hell do we "human" here on earth?? I have had experience working in many of the systems: K-12 school systems, child protective services, domestic violence shelters, churches, and jails.
I have led groups and women's circles for 20 years - since 2005, and I've been teaching classes since 2008 - on all kinds of subjects, from psychology 101 to chakra healing, and breathwork techniques. For the last 8 years, I have held sacred space in a private therapeutic practice in Lawrence, Kansas, where I offer expressive healing sessions, teach weekly groups, and hold breathwork retreats. And let's me be honest, I did not just go out and read a book or take an online class, or a weekend workshop, to gather this knowledge, I have invested a lot of time and money in myself and my healing. I showed up over and over again (and still do) in healing circles and hired mentors, therapists, and Shamans to guide me home.
Recovering your wholeness is a lifestyle choice in upgrading your consciousness. It is re-learning, re-loving, and re-listening to all parts of you.
Embodiment is our purpose. It's how we know why we are here.
Becoming more conscious, more alive, and more connected is why we are here. To leave a legacy of love and live life as fully as we can.
I want to help you reclaim and embody your magic.
I am just wired in weird ways. I am deep and creative. I see the world with eyes of wonder, color, sound, and I just knew things, and by the age of 10, I knew I was here to dance, teach, and create experiences for people. My sister though always said I was going to be a comedian :) and that's probably closer to my truth.
As a deeply creative soul, I hated that question...what do you want to be when you grow up?
UGH! - because I yearned (and still do) to be all things - photographer, school counselor, archeologist, dancer, professor, and clothing designer - so choosing a "path" where there really wasn't one has been a complete paradigm shift in learning to listen to my heart and body. If it wasn't for my dedication to showing up consistently for myself and healing my nervous system and my relationship with my emotions, I would not have made space in my inner ecosystem to embody more heart and soul (and that's why I am so passionate about helping you). ((And if you have never watched Sir Ken Robinson's Ted Talk - do it!))
I am a life-long learner, (it's my favorite thing!). I forever saw myself as Dr. Jones and thought I would end up getting my Ph.D. and embodying that college professor that handed you the paradigm shift that could illuminate a larger life. Even though I love learning, it has not been an easy path for me. I'm dyslexic, don't retain much of anything and have bad (not mad :) grammar skills. Therefore, I do not learn like most people or at least what was offered to me in public school and college education.
Instead, I chose to get a Ph.D. in my own human potential
I have taste-tested many worlds on my life adventure thus far, and one puzzle piece always leads to the next. And I don't know about you, but I did not get the guidebook on how to do much of anything yet the one on "how to be a magical, neurospicy child in a way too linear and serious world". (Oof, that struggle has been real!!!) What I did get was a thick file folder on how not to be- shame for being too much, too weird, and the boring modeling for how to keep it together.
I have been a licensed cosmetologist, running my own business, since the age of 19. (So, in many cases, I have been doing "hair-apy" and supporting people to feel better, inside and out, for over two decades.) After a couple of years behind the hair chair, I knew I needed more challenge and mental stimulation, so I stepped into the higher education box, went to college, and got three degrees in researching how in the hell do we "human" here on earth?? I have had experience working in many of the systems: K-12 school systems, child protective services, domestic violence shelters, churches, and jails.
I have led groups and women's circles for 20 years - since 2005, and I've been teaching classes since 2008 - on all kinds of subjects, from psychology 101 to chakra healing, and breathwork techniques. For the last 8 years, I have held sacred space in a private therapeutic practice in Lawrence, Kansas, where I offer expressive healing sessions, teach weekly groups, and hold breathwork retreats. And let's me be honest, I did not just go out and read a book or take an online class, or a weekend workshop, to gather this knowledge, I have invested a lot of time and money in myself and my healing. I showed up over and over again (and still do) in healing circles and hired mentors, therapists, and Shamans to guide me home.
Recovering your wholeness is a lifestyle choice in upgrading your consciousness. It is re-learning, re-loving, and re-listening to all parts of you.
Embodiment is our purpose. It's how we know why we are here.
Becoming more conscious, more alive, and more connected is why we are here. To leave a legacy of love and live life as fully as we can.
I want to help you reclaim and embody your magic.
Why am I so passionate and dedicated to this work?!
Look at little me...frozen eyed, already performing, and drinking the "good girl kool-aid".
I don't know about you, but suffering from the GOOD GIRL VIRUS has been so exhausting! Being the oldest daughter and the "cycle breaker" - aka the first to learn, express, and receive emotional and energetic intelligence, has been a heavy task.
No one talks about all that it takes to break codependent family programming, heal your inner child and ancestral trauma, and slow way the hell down to start noticing,. But I am living proof that yes, it is exhaustingly painful, and it's beautifully liberating.
I have always been the green, earth-loving sheep of my family and the only one who jumped in head first on the healing path. So when I look at little me in this picture, I promise her often that I am learning who she is and it takes so much compassion and patience. It helps me remember that I am continuously creating a life where she gets to experiment as she discovers all of who she is as she deserves to experience the full spectrum of beauty, the width of pleasure, and to know it's safe enough for her to be the creative, feminist, heart-centered human she came here to be.
I don't know about you, but suffering from the GOOD GIRL VIRUS has been so exhausting! Being the oldest daughter and the "cycle breaker" - aka the first to learn, express, and receive emotional and energetic intelligence, has been a heavy task.
No one talks about all that it takes to break codependent family programming, heal your inner child and ancestral trauma, and slow way the hell down to start noticing,. But I am living proof that yes, it is exhaustingly painful, and it's beautifully liberating.
I have always been the green, earth-loving sheep of my family and the only one who jumped in head first on the healing path. So when I look at little me in this picture, I promise her often that I am learning who she is and it takes so much compassion and patience. It helps me remember that I am continuously creating a life where she gets to experiment as she discovers all of who she is as she deserves to experience the full spectrum of beauty, the width of pleasure, and to know it's safe enough for her to be the creative, feminist, heart-centered human she came here to be.
Here are "all the things" I have walked through and embodied, to gather my research...
Gold Stars for Traditional Education...
- Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling
- Master's Degree in School Counseling
- Bachelor's Degree in Rehabilitation Education
- SEL - Social and Emotional Learning Teacher
- LCPC- Kansas Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
- Licensed Kansas School Counselor Pre K-12
- Advanced Clinical Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist
- Certified Trauma Specialist
- Collective Grief Work Specialist
- Internal Family Systems Coach
- Trained Educator for The Gottman Institute
- Licensed Kansas Cosmetologist (since I was 19 :)
Hot Pink Stars for stepping outside the box...
Somatic and Expressive Studies:
Earth-Based Spirituality / Shamanic Studies:
Energy Medicine Studies:
Breathwork Studies:
Intuitive Studies:
- 300-hour certification in Play Therapy
- Advanced Sandtray Therapist
- Yoga Nidra Certification
- Meditation Teacher
- Psychodrama Facilitator
- Dance, Trauma, & Transformation
- Attachment, Intimacy, and Inner Child Healing
- Hakomi & Somatic Experiencing
- Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider (CMHIMP)
- Registered "Highly Sensitive Person" therapist on Dr. Elaine Aron's website.
Earth-Based Spirituality / Shamanic Studies:
- Currently training in Shamanic Leadership https://healingnaturecenter.org/
- Trained with Ellen Winner in Michael Harner's Shamanic work where I have taken workshops on Shamanic Journeying, Death and Dying, and Soul Retrieval.
- Studied Toltec Wisdom teachings with HeatherAsh Amara since 2015.
- I am certified in sharing her work as a...
- Warrior Goddess Facilitator
- Warrior Heart Facilitator
- Nine Moons Guide
Energy Medicine Studies:
- Reiki Seichim 1 & 2
- Access Bars Practitioner (Access Consciousness)
- Certified Vibrational Healing Practitioner
- Subtle Energy I Practitioner
- Certified Medical Intuitive
- Past Life Therapist
- The Journey Work
- Herbalism
Breathwork Studies:
- Therapeutic Breathwork (5 years)
- Holotropic Breathwork (3 years)
- Shamanic Breathwork (3 years)
Intuitive Studies:
- I have studied all I can get my hands on around higher consciousness since 2007 when I read Eckart Tolle's A New Earth. Then I found crystals, stones, and chakra work.
- I have completed 4 years of Mystery School, 5 years of intuitive studies, and a decade of breathwork practices.
My biggest star...
Is my own embodied research. I have taken so many workshops and trainings, but it was only when I started learning my own language that it became a consistent lifestyle choice to support my body - that is my intuitive tuning fork - and understanding that I am the laboratory I was seeking. I have danced heavily with grief and anger so that I can hold space for yours. And I would love to share my story and research with you and you can see if you can relate or if our frequencies align. If you want to read more about my journey or the lens from which I practice, you can take a seat, pour some tea, and walk with me as I share my journey & my research.
"In many shamanic societies, if you came to a shaman or medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions. When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence? Where we have stopped dancing, singing, being enchanted by stories, or finding comfort in silence is where we have experienced the loss of soul. Dancing, singing, storytelling, and silence are the four universal healing salves."
- Gabrielle Roth
- Gabrielle Roth