Kate Alderman

SOMATIC THERAPY, SOMATIC SEXOLOGY, NERVOUS SYSTEM RECOVERY, RELATIONSHIP COACHING
Come home to the power within!

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About Kate

Kate Alderman is a Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapist, Somatic Sexologist, Nervous System Recovery Coach, and Executive Contributor for Brainz Magazine. She is the founder and director of You’re A Strong Woman Foundation: Domestic Violence Prevention and Recovery. Kate is also an ambassador for Stop Domestic Violence Australia and New Zealand and is passionate about creating global impact through nervous system healing and embodied empowerment.

As a recognised expert in somatic therapy, nervous system recovery, and sexual empowerment, she combines professional training and lived experience to support individuals in reclaiming their voice, agency, and power through embodied self-trust, safety, autonomy, and self-worth.

Kate offers embodied therapy, somatic education, and nervous system recovery to individuals and couples, and facilitates transformative workshops and group programs. With years of experience in fitness, health, breathwork, bodywork, personal transformation, plant medicines, and shamanic arts, she brings an integrative approach that inspires, enlivens, and awakens. She is an engaging speaker with a natural ability to weave compelling stories, research, and lived experience, bridging science and spirituality in a grounded, practical, and accessible way.

Kate’s expertise extends beyond somatic therapy and sexual empowerment. She brings over a decade of experience in plant medicine, including four medicinal plant dietas in Peru, participation in more than 80 Ayahuasca ceremonies, and extensive work with Psilocybin, Huachuma, and 5-MeO-DMT. These experiences have informed her trauma-informed, body-based approach to healing and integration. As a somatic therapist, she uses embodiment practices and nervous system regulation to support deep, sustainable change in a safe, compassionate, and non-judgmental space.

Kate brings warmth, integrity, presence, and authenticity to her work, welcoming people of all genders, sexualities, and relationship structures. She is a professional member of the Somatic Sex Educators Association Australia (SSEAA).

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With lived experience of intimate partner domestic violence, Kate is deeply committed to prevention, raising awareness of abuse, trauma, and systemic harm, and empowering people throughout their recovery and integration. More about the You’re A Strong Woman Foundation can be found here.

Call for inquiries or to make a booking – 0420 400 179

Bio

Kate was born and raised on a farm located south of country town Ardrossan in South Australia. She moved to Adelaide at the beginning of her career working in pharmacy before discovering a passion in health, fitness and personal training.

Kate spent several years studying before making the transition into this new role and business of Personal Training and Fitness.

She began to develop her natural intuitive and healing ability after a near death experience at the age of 29. She continued her work as a Personal Trainer, Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach soon realising the power of the work being channeled through her.

Her interests were naturally shifting from a somewhat rigid body/mind nature, and this inspired her to practice yoga, meditation and participate in personal growth and development programs with Landmark Worldwide. The liberation she experienced inspired further curiosity and spiritual inquiry.

Kate has journeyed overseas on many occasions to work with various Maestros and Maestras (Shamanic Healers), and Plant Spirits in Iquitos and Pucallpa, Peru, and Guatemala, Central America. Kate openly shares her story within this article – Healing and Expansion via Plant Medicines

Through her connection with Ayahuasca and other Master Plants, Kate’s perspective expanded and with this came a new level of healing, soul purpose and potential. Her path of ascension was both challenging and enjoyable. Soon she realised that her greatest aliveness was through embodiment; being fully present in her physical body. This led her to studying Conscious Sexuality, Somatic Sexology, Embodiment Therapy and Sexological Bodywork.

Kate completed the Sexual Shamanic Initiation Level I and II with ISTA, International School of Temple Arts, assisted Level I in Goa, India, has participated in Master Your Pleasure training with Elaine Young, the Shamanic Womb Journey with Janine Ma-Ree, and has studied Somatic Sexology with the Institute of Somatic Sexology (founded by Joseph Kramer) has a Certificate in Sexological Bodywork and is a Certified EFT Practitioner.

She has worked within various roles as a Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapist, Somatic Sexologist, Sexological Bodyworker, Executive Contributor for Brainz Magazine, Intimacy & Relationship Coach, Psychedelic Integration Coach, EFT Practitioner, Plant Medicine Facilitator, Vibrational Attunement Coach, Counsellor, Nutrition & Life Coach, Writer, Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master, and Personal Trainer.

Education

– Certificate II & III Community Pharmacy – National Pharmacies

– Certificate IV Frontline Management – Anthony Stone Consultants

– Certificate IV Fitness & Personal Training – TAFE

– Certificate IV Nutrition & Food Coaching – College of Creative Design Arts

– Corrective Exercise Australia Workshops – Shoulder Function, Hip and Lower Limb Function, Rehab to Performance, Flexibility

– Pelvic Floor Workshop – Core Foundations

– Landmark Worldwide – The Landmark Forum, Advanced Course, Leadership Program, Communication Course

– Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor (150 hours) – Jimmy Barkan

– Certified Hatha Yoga Level II Instructor (50 hours) – Jimmy Barkan

– Trained in Kundalini Yoga – Maestro Kartar and Devi

– Certified Yin Yoga Instructor – Duncan Peak

– Certified Reiki Level I, II, III and Master

– Completed Sexual Shamanic Initiation Level I & II – International School of Temple Arts

– Assisted Sexual Shamanic Initiation Level I – International School of Temple Arts

– Trained with Elaine Young – Master Your Pleasure

– Shamanic Womb Journey with Janine Ma-Ree

– Somatic Sexology & Certificate Sexological Bodyworker – International Institute Somatic Sexology

– Certified EFT Practitioner – Mary-Ann Quezel

– Kate brings over a decade of experience in plant medicine, having completed four medicinal plant dietas in Peru and participated in more than 80 Ayahuasca ceremonies, along with numerous personal and group journeys with Psilocybin, Huachuma, and 5-MeO-DMT

Healing and Expansion via Plant Medicine

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Kate Alderman

– My Healing and Expansion Journey with Sacred Plant Medicines

“I’ve found your advice and guidance to be very powerful, gave me a sense of calm/grounding, literally changed my life, also provided me with some tools to look at things from a different perspective, there’s more than just the same ol same ol, and this is great. You have gone above and beyond to help me, and I’m very grateful.” S

“Kate was very helpful in giving us the tools to reconnect. I would recommend her to all my friends and family.” T

“I have learnt so much from you. I appreciate your calm and down to earth approach. I admire your courage in taking on this taboo subject and to really help people.” CW

“Thanks for the session, I was great for me to move forward, much better than relying on medication. I am thinking it will provide a better connection for me. Thanks again.” LP

“Thank you that was one of the best healings I’ve ever had.” T

“Oh my god, I’m integrating fantastically. I literally dropped through one of the things I was feeling shamed about. I fell into this really centred state, it felt like a higher state, and that was through the practices that we explored. I’ve been feeling really good and I can explore a lot within myself, integration is going so well. It’s bringing up a lot of stuff and I’m taking it slow and letting myself move through that gently. I’m loving it, thank you so much!” ES

“Wonderful practitioner, incredibly present, generous, articulate, passionate and a major contribution to this field of work. I could not recommend Kate more highly!” BH

“Kate is a very gentle approachable teacher who, in a quiet way, questions deep assumptions and promotes big changes in the ways we relate. Her Embodied Consent & Empowered Relating workshop is brilliant and desperately needed for teenagers.” MJ

“Hi Kate,

Results tell me yesterdays session with **(wife)** went very well. We did the “homework” last night and discovered and shared lots. We then made love twice before going to sleep. I haven’t made love twice in the same night for many many years.

Talk to you next week.

Regards”

“Kate… what a beautiful human being… absolutely unique in so many ways. I had the pleasure to attend 2 workshops facilitated by her and I was truly blown away by her knowledge and approach and just the way she is… authentic, intuitive, natural and so down to earth.. her ability to explain things in a very simple way while maintaining the depth is simply fascinating… trust me you won’t get bored listening to her. I had so many realisations about myself and things that often go unnoticed in our lives or are considered ‘tabu’ just by being in her presence and tuning into her words of wisdom. I would definitely feel comfortable to have 1:1 session with her and I will very likely have one. To find a therapist like Kate is a pure blessing! She is definitely one in a million.” KP

“Thanks Kate! It was lovely to meet you. We had lots to talk about on the way home, we both got a lot from the session thank you. Eager to have a go at some homework for once! Talk soon for our next appointment.” JM

“I want to say thank you for your great material and courses. They have been truly enlightening!” JS

“Hi Kate, I’ve wanted to text much earlier, to thank you very much for Tuesday. I got lots out of it. It was good to speak out loud of things that have only swirled about in my own head for years. Plus, so much of what you talked about has expanded & deepened me in intriguing ways. It’s all very exciting!

It is the perfect time in my life to delve deeper into all this stuff – as I am finally prioritising my own life’s journey outside of being a Mum, & always wanting to give the very best of me to my kids first.

I’ve always worked fiercely to pass as few of my own wounds & hurts down to my children as possible. That has always been my absolute priority.

Thank you again very much Kate.” S

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“Kate is great at getting to the heart of the issue. We’ve experienced better communication and renewed intimacy. Can’t thank you enough Kate!” P

“Thank you so very much Kate for Saturday. ***** & I got so much out of it! Thank you also for the resources you have emailed through. We so appreciate your expertise and wisdom.” S

“I felt very comfortable with you, you’re very professional.” DM

“Thank you Kate for what you do, it is important work that requires courage. I feel much lighter after our session, less bound up in mental constructs, and feeling more free to enjoy my sexuality without judging it.” – PA

“When I first came to see you I was all over the shop. You ignited what was already within me. I feel so much more confident now when connecting with others. I even feel turned on and attracted to myself.” JH

“Hi Kate, no need to reply.

I just wanted to say thank you for today. Please feel free share anything I write as a testimonial for your business as I do mean what I am writing.

Thank you for helping me and giving me the confidence to finally tackle an issue that I have been very embarrassed about. You took an embarrassing and a very uncomfortable situation and helped me more in 2 hours than what I have been able to achieve by myself in 6 years.

I did give up believing that nothing could be done. For you it may have been another day in the office, for me it was life changing.

If my ex and I had your help years ago I am confident that you would have been able to save our marriage.

Thank you for your help today. This is the first day in years that I am confident that with your help I will be able to participate in a healthy sexual relationship with a future partner.

Regards and thanks”

D.O.

“I would highly recommend taking a leap of faith and let Kate guide you to greater self-discovery. I’m a big believer in body work and Kate is a practitioner who cares about furthering your journey.” – A.N.

“Thanks so much for today Kate! The relief and support I feel and the knowledge you have given me has give me such renewed confidence within myself, my sensuality and sexuality. I am so much more drawn to feel and trust my body. You and your work is amazing! I can see why it’s your passion! You are liberating and helping so many people. Your work is really needed.” – S.C.

“Kate is so intuitive and has really made me feel comfortable and at ease to address an issue I have had so much embarrassment and shame attached to it. In these short weeks she has given me knowledge and practices to start working through previous traumas and I am starting to see change within myself. Her ability to use her own experiences to connect and relate has also made me feel more comfortable, at ease and not alone in this journey” – B.M.

“Hey Kate, we did our homework and I wanted to tell you how much we loved it. It was such an invigorating and empowering experience that really strengthened our trust and connection. It also helped us learn a lot about ourselves and each other that we didn’t know. Thanks so much!” ~ L

“Hi Kate, been really enjoying the course. Been enjoying learning the new material and bringing additional pleasure in my life, as well as also working through some challenges and resistances along the way which is not too surprising either.” DL

“Thank you so much for your generosity Kate, wow! These resources are wonderful. I loved your hormone harmony talk on the webinar today too. I’m looking forward to sharing these many gems with my partner.” M

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