Why Your Practitioner's Own Work Matters

Experiencing the Work from Within

In many mental health professions, practitioners can complete their education, clinical training, and licensure without being required to engage in their own ongoing personal process. In Core Energetics, doing your own inner work is a requirement of becoming a practitioner. The practitioner experiences the process firsthand and continues their own work while facilitating it for others. This lived experience can deepen their understanding beyond theory or technique and influence how they meet and support the people they work with.

Continuing the Process

Becoming a practitioner is not the end of the learning process. Core Energetics encourages practitioners to continue learning and growing long after certification. As our awareness of ourselves and one another changes, our understanding of healing can change with it. It is important that we continue to recognize the ways that systems, beliefs, and practices have not always created safety or belonging for everyone in the therapeutic space. Listening to those experiences gives us an opportunity to question what we have assumed, broaden our perspective, and allow our work to evolve.

Growing With the Work

At Find The Path, being a practitioner means staying open to that evolution rather than assuming there is ever a final version of the work. Our understanding of healing continues to develop as we learn more about the collective human experience and become more aware of what people need to feel supported and safe. Staying curious and receptive assists me in responding to each person as an individual, rather than relying on a fixed set of assumptions or approaches.

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  • “Caroline is a wonderful person to work with. She asks great questions, has a gentle approach to the tough stuff, and knows when & how to challenge you to get a little bit deeper - all via Zoom!

    I also appreciate the scheduling & her flexibility. I know my calendar is a busy mess and she always finds an hour for my session :)”
    —J.R.

  • “Not your typical therapy session in the best way imaginable. I was that person that resisted therapy because I could "figure it out" on my own. But an initial experience with Core Energetics reminded me that "figuring it out" and "feeling it out" are 2 very different things. I find each session to be highly structured with different exercises to cast a difficult experience in a new light, but there is a reassuring consistency in Caroline’s approach that allows me to more easily integrate our sessions into the real world. She has equipped me in a short period of time with tools to navigate my both repeated difficulties and unwelcome surprises, what an amazing gift.”
    —H.B.

  • "Caroline has helped me change my life through Core Energetics. In the three years I’ve been seeing her, she has helped me work through blockages, gain powerful insights, and find acceptance of my many facets. She is kind, thoughtful, understanding, and pleasant. I always feel heard and safe. I’m so grateful for this work and for the most wonderful person to guide me through it. Thank you, Caroline."
    —S.J.

  • "As someone who was unsure about therapy all together, Core Energetics has truly opened my eyes to the ways in which our body & mind are connected. To be able to understand and move energy is a powerful thing! Caroline is so patient, kind, and comfortable. I did not think I would be able to share more than ‘I’m fine’ when asked. She is so intentional in her listening and though she pushes in ways that have helped me grow, it’s always been in a way that I have control of the pace! Cannot say enough great things about Caroline & Core Energetics."
    —K.H.

  • “I have been so grateful to work with Caroline over the past several years. She is able to meet me right where I am on any given day, and I am so grateful for her consistent warmth, focus, insight, and ability to recognize patterns and bring them to my attention for further exploration. I always walk away from our time together with a valuable insight and I genuinely enjoy being in her presence. She is skilled, compassionate, keen, and empathetic. I love working with her!”
    —L.R.

  • “I’ve been seeing Caroline for over 8 months now. She has helped me get through some very tough times in my life. My previous experiences with counseling have been catastrophic. Caroline is nonjudgemental and very patient with my healing. The core energetic and somatic method is almost magical. I have had pain that increases with challenges and frustration for over 10 years. Caroline helped me search inside and find what is bothering me. I work through it physically. I always leave my sessions in less pain.”
    —M.J.

  • “I am so grateful to Caroline for the endless ways she provided skillful support for an entire year for Next Generation Core Somatic Training. The students felt held by her compassionate listening, wisdom, and guidance, and the faculty knew she had their backs. She led high spirited warmups, facilitated people through challenging transitions, helped students get a handle on the theory, stepped in to provide examples, and created a safe, confidential space that allowed people to do the deep transformational work they came to do. Interning for Core Energetics trainings is not for the faint of heart, and Caroline stepped up to the challenge.”
    — Barra Kahn, Director, Next Generation Core Somatic Training

  • I have been attending sessions of Core Energetics with Caroline for over a year now and cannot recommend it enough. I have been able to discover many new pathways to grounding, connection with others, and freedom of expression. This is a great practice for anyone who wants to learn about themselves and how they would like to show up in their lives.
    -J.D.