Hello, here's a bit of my story...

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Arriving Here…
From the beginning, creativity has been at the heart of my journey. I first trained as a fine artist and art educator, but after my children were born, I felt called to pastoral ministry within a local faith community. This new path led me to explore theological theory, leadership, and pastoral care.

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As I transitioned from this initial pastoral role, I studied Clinical Pastoral Education and Values-Based Reflective Practice, embarking on a twelve-year journey in private healthcare as a hospital chaplain. This experience deepened my understanding of life’s complexities—how we encounter life and death, develop habitual coping mechanisms, and shape personal beliefs, and my passion for quality improvement in spiritual care practice was firmly established.

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In 2012, under the guidance of my clinical supervisor, I began training in mindfulness-based, body-centred psychotherapy—The Hakomi Method. Since then, I have continued refining this work toward certification while expanding my expertise in holistic therapeutic practices, including Somatic Awareness, Attachment Theory, Character Styles, Trauma-informed Care, Bereavement, Bio-ethics, Healing Arts, and Bio-energetic Healing. These studies have built a broad therapeutic foundation for supporting patients and staff in my clinical role, leading me to develop a hybrid lens for contemporary spiritual care and bereavement support—an approach I call Somatic-Informed Spiritual Care.
 

Following a season of professional burnout and complex personal bereavement, I discovered the transformative work of Ken Ware and NeuroPhysics Therapy (NPT). Completing introductory studies in this field helped me integrate neurophysiological theory into my somatic practice. In further pursuit of the mind-body connection, I began studying therapeutic touch and biofield medicine, supporting clients in regaining calm neural states, reducing physical and emotional pain, and growing in embodied self-awareness.

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In late 2023, I bid farewell to my beloved hospital work and transitioned to focus on reflective practice supervision, undertaking Advanced Supervision with SupervisionWA to support my coaching and supervision practice in Somatic-Informed Spiritual Care. Since then, I have embraced a new challenge: chaplaincy and support within the resources sector. This work has pushed me to explore life for those in remote areas and FIFO lifestyles—an experience that is rapidly expanding my understanding of workplace safety, both literal and psychological. Having been a FIFO wife for 25 years, I now get a firsthand perspective on the reality of working away from home—a change my husband has certainly welcomed!

 

The Journey Continues…

Before my pastoral and therapeutic career, my life was deeply rooted in the arts. In the 1990s, I worked as an Art & Design Lecturer, Community Arts Coordinator, and private artist. Today, alongside my work in private practice and trips to the Pilbara, I focus on coaching, supervision, and group workshops tailored for spiritual care, industry, and wellness professionals. These sessions foster spiritual integration and somatic awareness, helping practitioners maintain purpose, stability, and vitality in their professional lives.

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This 30-year journey has shaped an eclectic therapeutic approach, blending the artist, pastor, and therapist into a unique mix of somatic and interoceptive awareness. Through this, I seek to cultivate meaningful expressions of spirituality—ones that bring healing, creativity, and peace.

 

I am deeply grateful for the pastoral and therapeutic mentors who have walked alongside me, offering wisdom and companionship throughout this evolving path. I remain a student of Hakomi Mindful-Somatic Psychotherapy and continue both in supervision and further professional development relative to my pastoral and professional roles. 
 

I invite you to explore ways to deepen self-care, discover healing paths, and cultivate a life of creativity and peace.

Go gently, Nat Kay

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Read more about my Beliefs & Spirituality and the Values & Principles that inform my work. 

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*https://hakomiinstitute.com/about/hakomi-mindful-somatic-psychotherapy
**https://www.neurophysicstherapy.global/who-we-are/  

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