Holding Space for Healing

4-Hour Live Workshop for Healing Professionals

Saturday, April 11, 11am-3pm EDT/8am-12pm PDT

This workshop is designed for healing professionals who desire a holistic, nervous system-informed method to support patients and themselves.

We live in a culture that trains us to be either patients or providers and emphasizes diagnosing and treatment over healing. The trainings that most of us received to work in therapeutic settings inherently align with this viewpoint, leaving us and our clients in the normalized experience of feeling broken, disempowered, and stuck.

As we move into a deeper understanding of our nervous system, the origins of mental health diagnoses, and the human capacity for lasting transformation, it is also time for us to update our approach as facilitators and space holders.

During this training, we will explore clinical concepts and demonstrations surrounding:

  • The Paradigm Shift from a Healthcare Model to a Healing Model

  • A Deeper View of Mental Health through the Lens of Complex Trauma

  • “Healing” Defined and The Unspoken Demands of Facilitating Healing Modalities

  • What is “Holding Space”? And the Why behind it

  • How to Hold Space in a Way that Results in Healing

  • The 4 Internal Pillars foundational to Holding Space:

    • Nervous System Regulation, Coherence, and Co-regulation

    • Boundaries and Discernment in the Clinical Setting

    • Witness Consciousness and Attunement

    • The Power of Intentionality

Each section is paired with experiential practices and practical tools to support integration into both clinical work and everyday life, including:

  • “Step into the Circle” ACE exercise

  • Somatic Awareness exercise

  • Clearing Your Field Practice

  • Daily Somatic Breathwork practice

  • Emotional Freedom Technique exercise

Meet Your Presenters

Katie Simons, PharmD, BCPS, CCHT

Katie began the first decade of her career as a clinical Doctor of Pharmacy in the Veterans Affair Healthcare System in Salt Lake City, UT. During this time she practiced as an internal medicine and cardiology pharmacist in an academic teaching hospital, acted as the Residency Program Coordinator for the Pharmacy Residency Program, and spent 3 years as the facility Patient Safety Program Manager working with healthcare systems improvement.

Since leaving the healthcare system in early 2021, Katie has spent her energy expanding her practice into holistic healing modalities, such as hypnotherapy, Reiki healing, breathwork, and psychedelic medicines. Now located in Santa Fe, NM, her current practice is a holistic method combining somatic, subconscious, and energetic techniques and tools to support clients in healing from mental health symptoms and tapering off mental health medications.

Katie holds a Doctorate of Pharmacy from Idaho State University, a PGY1 Residency in Pharmacy Practice from the Salt Lake City VA Healthcare System and Board Certification as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Somatic Breathwork Practitioner certificate from SomatIQ, and a Clinical Hypnotherapist certification from HCH Institute. She has also completed Reiki 2 certification and continues on her path of shamanic apprenticeship in the use of traditional plant medicines. She holds a torch of healing through expanded states of consciousness.

Liz Geandreau, LPC, PAPT

Liz is a licensed therapist with a decade of experience supporting individuals, couples, families, and groups across Pennsylvania and New York. She has worked with a wide range of concerns, including addiction, family crisis, adoption, and mood disorders while bringing a steady, compassionate presence to each stage of the healing process.

Liz continues to offer traditional talk therapy while primarily focusing on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAPT), PAPT case consultation, and holistic therapeutic approaches. Since graduating from the Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI) in 2023, she has deepened her commitment to meeting clients where they are, creating a safe, collaborative space rooted in authenticity, empathy, and trust.

Liz holds a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Washington & Jefferson College. She believes meaningful change happens through genuine connection, curiosity, honesty and honoring each person’s unique experience.

Register Here to Reserve Your Spot

For any questions regarding the workshop or registration, please email theholisticapothec@protonmail.com