KATIE GATT

Integrated Counselling, Somatic Therapy & Romiromi

Talk therapy meets body-based healing — breath, touch movement, and soul.

You don’t have to carry it all alone. You don’t have to keep pretending, performing, or pushing through.Something in you already knows—it’s time for softness, honesty, and coming home to yourself.Welcome. I’m so glad you’re here.I offer therapy and embodied support for people who feel deeply—those who are sensitive, burnt out, neurodivergent, spiritually deconstructing, or in transition.Whether you’re unravelling trauma or longing for inner peace, I’d be honoured to walk with you.My approach weaves talk therapy with breath, touch, movement, and ritual—so healing becomes something you feel, not just talk about.

Healing is not about fixing what’s broken—it’s about coming home to what was always wise, whole, and beautifully sensitive within you.

Who I Work With

People healing from trauma, neglect, or CPTSDThose deconstructing religion or identitySensitive, empathic, or neurodivergent folksBurned-out caregivers, artists, and healersTeens navigating overwhelm or identity questions

75-minute sessions offered in-person (Snells Beach), via local home visits, or online.

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• Free 10 min Consult

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I believe in slow, honest healing rooted in the body, soul, and story.

About Me

Hi, I’m Katie — Counsellor, Somatic Therapist & Romiromi PractitionerBased in Snells Beach, I offer a blend of talk therapy and body-based healing, rooted in both professional training and lived experience.I am Ngāi Te Rangi, and my work is shaped by a whakapapa of Māori healers. I honour both modern therapeutic tools and traditional ways of healing—holding space for wairua, land, body, and deep restoration.I’ve walked through religious deconstruction, burnout, chronic illness, and identity loss—and bring that grounded, lived understanding to our sessions.TRAININGBachelor of Counselling (Integrative)Trauma-Informed PracticeRomiromi PractitionerQi Gong & Embodiment FacilitationMODALITIES:
Somatic Therapy, Narrative Therapy, ACT, CBT, Gestalt, Creative ExpressionAlso Me: Parent, artist, ocean lover, slow morning enthusiast.

Session Types

Work with me

1. Integrated Counselling & Somatic Therapy — $140 (75 mins)Hands-on healing with breath, movement, touch, and sounding. Helps regulate the nervous system and release stored trauma.2. Talk Therapy — $120 (60 mins)Compassionate conversation with practical tools and trauma-informed insight. Client-led and deeply attuned.3. Integrated Counselling & Romiromi — $140 (75 mins) Combines Māori bodywork with counselling. For emotional, physical, and spiritual alignment.4. Romiromi Only — Koha (June–Aug), $100 from Sept (60 mins)Deep tissue healing using pressure points, karakia, and breath. Powerful and sacred.5. Winter Healing Package — $290 (3 sessions)A seasonal journey of integration and embodied healing.Sliding scale available—please reach out if cost is a barrier.

Integrated Counselling & Somatic Therapy

Hands-on healing with breath, movement, touch, and sounding. Helps regulate the nervous system and release stored trauma.

$140 (75 mins)

Talk Therapy

Compassionate conversation with practical tools and trauma-informed insight. Client-led and deeply attuned.

$120 (60 mins)

Integrated Counselling & Romiromi

Combines Māori bodywork with counselling. For emotional, physical, and spiritual alignment.

$140 (75 mins)

Romiromi Only

Deep tissue healing using pressure points, karakia, and breath. Powerful and sacred.

Koha (June–Aug),
$100 from Sept (60 mins)

Winter Healing Package

A seasonal journey of integration and embodied healing.

$290 (3 sessions)

The work

WHY BODY-BASED HEALING?

We carry stories in our bodies. Even long after something is “over,” our nervous system remembers.Somatic therapy and Romiromi gently bring these imprints into awareness—not to re-live them, but to release and transform.This work honours your:

WHAT IS SOMATIC THERAPY?

Somatic therapy uses body-based tools—movement, breath, sound, touch, pressure, and stillness—to support emotional healing and nervous system regulation. It gently brings awareness to how your body holds and expresses stress, trauma, and unspoken emotion.
Tools might include:

WHAT IS ROMIROMI?

Romiromi is a traditional Māori healing practice that uses deep tissue pressure, breath, karakia (prayer), and sound to release blocked energy in the body. It works on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level to clear pain, trauma, and disconnection.
Romiromi is intense, powerful, and sacred. You may shake, cry, feel heat, see colours or visions—or simply feel deeply grounded and clear.

WHAT IS TALK THERAPY?

Talk Therapy & Integration Sessions are emotionally attuned, client-centred spaces that combine meaningful conversation with practical tools for insight and change.We draw from evidence-based modalities including:

These sessions support you to explore your beliefs, patterns, and life story—shaping your identity through fresh perspective, values, and re-authoring. We often include nervous system and attachment education to help you understand your stress responses and relational patterns, growing self-trust, compassion, and capacity for choice.
We also practise real-life skills like communication, self-soothing, acceptance, reframing, visualisation, curiosity, and empathy—so you can embody change, not just gain insight.
This work is always collaborative, responsive, and respectful—led by your pace, your goals, and your body’s wisdom.

WHAT HAPPENS IN A SESSION?

Every session is unique and responsive. We begin with a kōrero (conversation) to check in with how you're feeling, what's alive in your world, and where you need support.
Then we co-create the session.This might include:

You don't need to know what you need beforehand—just come as you are.