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Natalie Kay
The Art (and Science) of Spiritual Care
A Body-Centered and Mindfulness-Based
Approach to Psychotherapy
and Professional Reflective Supervision
In-person or Online, Cockburn Central, Western Australia.
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Experience Is Not Just What Happened
Why naming our experience matters - in care, supervision and for being fully human Years ago, in the hospital where I worked, there was a growing focus on patient experience. A feedback tool delivered to patients by text message, had been developed to help the hospital listen more carefully to what patients were noticing. Things like comfort, amenities, wait times, admission processes, care, food, communication, and all the little details that can make a hospital stay feel ei
Natalie Kay
11 min read
A Philosophy of Reflective Supervision
Somatically Informed, Spiritually Grounded, Relationally Attuned. Reflective supervision, as I offer it, is an intentional, relational, and formative space where a supervisee can pause, listen more deeply, and reflect on the way they meet their work, themselves, the people they care for, and the systems they work within. My approach has been shaped through years of pastoral and spiritual care, clinical chaplaincy, supervision training, somatic psychotherapy studies, Hakomi fo
Natalie Kay
8 min read
The Body in the Room: A Mindful Somatic Approach to Professional Supervision
I believe professional supervision can be an embodied formation for those people who work in roles that care, lead, and companion others. There is always a body in the room. Not just the body of the patient, client, staff member, colleague, worker, or person seeking care. There is also the body of YOU. The pastoral practitioner. The therapist. The nurse. The supervisor. The Teacher. The leader. The person expected to hold steady while others are struggling. We bring our bodie
Natalie Kay
7 min read
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