Kate Alderman Somatic Therapist, Somatic Sexologist, Nervous System Recovery Coach
Kate
Alderman
Year of training:
2019
Related qualification:
Sexological Bodyworker
How many and what type of workshops/classes have you previously facilitated?
50+
What qualities do you bring to your facilitation?
Warmth, integrity, heart, authenticity, inclusiveness, and knowledge backed by lived experience/wisdom.
What relevant skills and experience/qualifications do you have in addition to Sexological Bodywork?
Facilitated multiple plant medicine ceremonies - well-practised in holding space for others emotional processing
EFT practitioner
ISTA Level I & II
Assisted Elaine Yonge ISTA Level I
Facilitator Bio
Kate Alderman is a Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapist, Somatic Sexologist, Nervous System Recovery Coach, and Executive Contributor for Brainz Magazine. She is also the founder of You’re A Strong Woman Foundation – Domestic Violence Prevention and Recovery. In collaboration with Arakan Martial Art®, Kate co-created a groundbreaking program that integrates real-world self-protection with trauma-informed somatic therapy to support survivors of domestic violence in rebuilding safety, confidence, and empowerment.
With over a decade of experience in plant medicine and deep expertise in somatic sexology, Kate helps individuals and couples reclaim their power, heal, and thrive through embodied practices and transformative coaching. A survivor of intimate partner violence herself, she offers a safe, compassionate space for deep healing and nervous system regulation. Kate bridges the gap between science and spirituality, translating profound wisdom into practical tools that inspire, empower, and awaken new perspectives.
Workshop 1 Name:
From Survival to Safety - Reclaiming Pleasure Through Nervous System Regulation
# of participants:
25-30
Workshop 1 duration:
1 Hour Morning Practice/Offering
Equipment needed:
Speaker, Mic, Cushions, Whiteboard
Workshop 1's Intention:
How Participants Will Benefit
* Gain a deeper understanding of the nervous system
* Learn why safety is the gateway to pleasure, vitality, and connection.
* Learn practical tools to move from stress and shutdown into safety and connection.
* Reclaim a sense of safety, peace, clarity and grounded presence.
* Experience renewed capacity for joy, pleasure, and genuine connection with self and others.
* Build body trust and confidence in their ability to self-regulate and restore balance.
* Leave with accessible, everyday practices for nervous system health and resilience.
What Participants Will Learn and Experience
* The Fundamentals of Nervous System Regulation - understanding the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses.
* Somatic Practices for Safety - gentle movement, breathwork, and sound to support regulation.
* Embodied Awareness - recognising personal signs of safety, stress, and dysregulation.
* Pleasure Through Safety - how regulation naturally awakens energy, vitality and desire.
* Practical Integration - how to weave nervous system care into daily life for long-term transformation.
Workshop 1 rough format:
Using the Engage, Study, Activate model
-Provide information, evidence, and personal experience to develop understanding
-Provide space for the participants to practice the new skills
-Reflection space to share learning and discovery
Workshop 1 program description:
When the nervous system feels unsafe, the body moves into survival - shutting down pleasure, curiosity, and connection. This foundational workshop explores how safety creates the conditions for aliveness and desire to naturally return.
Through breathwork, movement, and somatic awareness practices, you’ll learn how to recognise signs of dysregulation and gently guide your system back to balance. We’ll explore the link between safety, pleasure, and energy - and how regulation is the first step in reclaiming vitality, joy and presence.
Does W1 actively invite nudity?
No
Workshop 2 Name:
Emotional Freedom & Empowerment – Aspecting Practice for Nervous System Liberation
# of participants:
20
Workshop 2 duration:
90 Minute Workshop
Equipment needed:
Speaker, Mic, Cushions
Workshop 2's Intention:
How Participants Will Benefit
* Experience emotional release and nervous system recalibration.
* Learn to integrate both inner parts and energetic imprints of others held within the body.
* Gain tools for energetic sovereignty and emotional empowerment.
* Release old relational patterns and reclaim energy tied to the past.
* Deepen authenticity, self-trust and expressive freedom.
* Cultivate a felt sense of liberation, power, inner peace and access more pleasure.
What Participants Will Learn and Experience
* Aspecting Practice Fundamentals - how to safely engage with inner parts and external energetic imprints.
* Somatic Techniques for Integration - breath, sound and movement to support emotional release.
* Energetic Boundaries & Sovereignty - recognising when you’re carrying another’s energy and how to release it.
* Nervous System Recalibration - returning the body to regulation after emotional activation.
* Embodied Empowerment - restoring natural flow, pleasure and self-expression.
Workshop 2 rough format:
Using the Engage, Study, Activate model
-Provide the understanding of the aspecting practice and the benefits, share lived experience
-Provide space to explore the aspecting practice
-Provide space for participants to share their reflections and discoveries
Workshop 2 program description:
Beyond regulation lies liberation. In this experiential workshop, we explore the Aspecting Practice - a somatic process for emotional freedom and energetic recalibration. Participants learn how to safely meet and integrate not only their own inner parts, but also the energetic imprints of others that remain within their system after past relationships, trauma or unresolved interactions.
Through guided embodiment, breath, and sound, we release stored tension, emotion and energetic charge - creating space for deeper regulation, empowerment, and authentic self-expression. This practice restores the body’s natural flow, sovereignty and vitality, allowing pleasure and aliveness to arise organically.
You’ll leave with tools to continue this work beyond the workshop, integrating emotional mastery and liberation into daily life.
Does W2 actively invite nudity?
It's optional but not a central part
Workshop 3 Name:
# of participants:
Workshop 3 duration:
Equipment needed:
Workshop 3's Intention:
Workshop 3 rough format:
Workshop 3 program description:
Does W3 actively invite nudity?
Are you happy to facilitate support pods?
Fuck yes!
Are you interested in contributing to/facilitating at pre-retreat events
Yes
Is there anything else that you would like us to know as organisers?
I've applied for two workshop presentations.
The first one is a fundamentals workshop helping participants gain the skills they need for self-regulation.
The second one is an extension of the first and is for anyone who can self-regulate. They will now have an opportunity to use these skills in exploring emotional integration via the Aspecting Practice. Emotional freedom leads to emotional intelligence, energetic mastery, deeper and fulfilling pleasure/intimacy.