Kaitlyn Kraatz

About me

I’m drawn to support people who feel like they don’t belong. If you have learned to hate parts of yourself, have had to cut off access to joy and rest in order to survive, or have taken on wounds of exclusion, we might be an excellent fit. I welcome bookings for both individual and relationship work. My approach to counselling is personalized and adaptive. If something doesn’t work for you, I assume the approach needs to change, not you! I have a long history of supporting people who are treated like the problem, including QTIBIPoC+ folx, survivors of violence, disabled and/or neurodivergent folks, and people who have experienced institutional harm. As a counsellor, my goal is to help you find a peaceful sense of home inside yourself. I’d like to help you make life a little bit easier. If this seems unlikely or impossible, I really welcome you to book a consult to learn more about how we might work together. I come to this work through a mix of identities and experiences. I embody queer, gender fluid, neurodivergent, straight-sized, white, working-turned-middle class identities. I’m a third and fifth generation settler of Mennonite and Welsh lineages. I hold lived experience in and near complex trauma, incarceration, substance use, intergenerational trauma, sexualized violence, institutional violence and betrayal, and complex grief. In session, you can expect a mix of storytelling, parts work (IFS), imagination, gaming metaphors, body-based practices (somatic), adapted EMDR, and laughter, with each session shaped specifically for you. I’m here to help you build unique, personalized strategies for healing; my counselling has been described as collaborative, warm, and creative.