Each "Growth-Quest" begins with a FREE 30 minute discovery call to feel into if we are a good fit. (And because I am Highly Sensitive and an Empath, our energies have to fit for me just as much as they do for you! ) During this 30 minute call, you will describe where you are in your current journey and we connect the dots about where you would like to go and what kind of blocks you feel are preventing you from getting there. I describe a few scenarios of how we can work together using the various tools of coaching, hypnotherapy and somatics. You feel what resonates and if it feels good to you, you follow up via email to book! Each session you choose to do after this is on your own pace and schedule. Some people like to see me once a week, others every few months, and others only once a year! (Look-- it might not be good for business (!), but I make sure YOU choose how you want to work together, because it's YOUR journey!)

My job is pretty weird, right? But, I love it... and by using the same tools I share with YOU I actually found my dream job. I have ALWAYS known that my job on Earth this time around was to help people "remember" (thanks past-life memories). But HOW I have done that has come in many different forms (teacher, scientist, consultant, coach, etc.). It was only when I began doing trance work in my own hypnotherapy sessions that I realized I needed to give people the same tools to access their own memories-- of who they REALLY are, who they have been, who they are meant to be. I am in my soul's purpose at this time. I continue to use my own trance and somatic work to lean into HOW I am supposed to work with clients, and trust the guidance I get each time. I feel grateful to share these tools (and more!) with you.

I am Dr. Katie Larson, PhD and I am the founder of GrowthQuests! I have a unique background (who doesn't!) that brings me to this world of health and wellness. I was always a seeker-- from reading library books about ancient mysteries to exploring the bugs in my backyard. I also was a kid who had "past life" memories, and even knowing I had a 'plan' for this life. I always felt drawn to topics that could help me figure that out... I was raised in a small town outside of Chicago, IL USA and fell in love with nature as a kid-- this turned into a degree in science and a first career as a high school science teacher and a field biologist. I loved science because it was the first tool I used to understand how the world worked, but it was through my own inner-journeys using hypnotherapy and psychedelics that I began to understand consciousness and the less-concrete, more abstract, soul-based ways of the world. I left Chicago and the United States in 2011 and lived all over the world-- taking work/life opportunities in Spain, South Africa, Singapore, Cambodia, and ultimately Hong Kong (in my 30s, I just said "YES!" to everything). Living and working in so many different cultures helped me to understand SO MANY valuable lessons on how humans make sense of the world. This led me to my PhD research topic: Transformative Learning-- the study of how we grow and transform our perspectives of ourselves and the world. Through this research, I became an expert in multidisciplinary studies from neurobiology, to ancient mythology (and everything in between!) to understand HOW and WHY we must transform as we grow. After using this information to help growth-based NGOs and educators all over the world, I realized that EVERYONE should understand how they can GROW, so I created GrowthQuests as a way to work with individuals and small groups committed to finding and being in their soul's calling. My certifications grew and grew (and will continue to do so!): A Depth Coaching certificate A Transformative Coaching certificate A Coaching for Spiritual Emergence certificate A Somatic Healing certificate A Transpersonal Coach certificate A Transpersonal Hypnotherapy certificate A nationally certified Hypnotist award A reiki level one certificate In 2021, I returned to the United States with my growing family (I have two kids now!) and have continued my search for wisdom in new ways. I still consider myself a citizen of the world, which is why I love working with clients from EVERYWHERE! I hope to meet you soon and grow together!

Have you ever booked a practitioner that you realized mid-session was NOT for you? Me too :( It's not a good feeling. I want YOU to feel like we were MEANT to meet. I want your soul to feel it FINALLY found my soul-- just in time. We can only do that if we have a "Discovery Call" to feel if we are a good fit-- and I would say about 90% of people who call me end up booking with me-- but the other 10%--we just don't resonate enough to journey together. No biggie. We find each other when we are meant to!

I work with consciously curious people from all walks of life! You do not have to be considered Highly Sensitive to work with me, but, I have found that Empaths, Intuitives and HSPs tend to resonate with the type of work that I do moreso than less Sensitive people. Maybe you have been on an awakening journey for many years, or maybe you are just beginning. Consciously curious people are those who like to seek... and the seeking is half the journey!

Everyone is different, but if you have never felt comfortable sitting down and looking at someone in the eye as you speak, a Walk-N-Talk may be perfect for you! Walk-N-Talk coaching sessions are held in a forest preserve in Tampa Bay, FL (USA). During the 90 minute session, you walk side-by-side for the majority of the session, with some moments sitting on a bench or practicing embodiment practices. Clients who have felt less comfortable with traditional talk-therapy/coaching in the past have remarked that this kind of session is perfect for them.

Coaching sessions are 90 minutes long (because when they used to be one hour, clients would drop a bomb at minute 58 and then what are we supposed to do about that?!?) Sessions are online or in person. If you are in-person, we can meet in Dr. Katie's "downtown office" or "nature office". The downtown office is a sit-down and chat environment, similar to a therapist session. The nature office is a Walk-n-Talk session where you are walking in a forest preserve during your session. Each session explores a variety of topics, guided by your FREE Discovery call (and/or Kit) and uses customized holistic techniques (including somatic exercises) to explore your current inner-journey. Clients have described coaching sessions as, "a scavenger hunt for my soul", "a 360 degree experience unlike any other coaching/therapy session", and "enlightening to say the least".

Dr. Katie Larson is a certified: "Creative Depth Coach" from JourneyPath Institute "Coach for Spiritual Emergence" from Integrated Mental Health University "Transpersonal Coach" from Mary Lee Labay "Reiki Level 1" from Transformation Academy "Somatic Healing Coach" from Transformation Academy "Quantum Healing" Practitioner from QHHT Dolores Cannon Additionally her PhD doctorate in Leadership and Change focused on a multi-disciplinary study of "Transformative Learning": the process by which we learn and change our perception of ourselves and the world. She also has a Masters in Leadership and Change from Antioch University, A Masters in the Art of Teaching from Miami University and a Bachelor's in Science Education from University of Iowa.

Coaching sessions are conscious conversations-- so you will likely feel how you do after a DEEP conversation with a trusted friend. There tends to be a unique arc to coaching sessions in that the first two feel absolutely wonderful because you tend to get a lot off your chest, and may be discussing things that you have not told anyone (ever!), which feels very freeing and leaves you feeling lighter and more aligned to YOU. However, it is common that the third and fourth coaching sessions can be the part of the arc where things feel more "difficult"-- mostly because you are consciously addressing things you have previously ignored. I like to share this upfront with clients so you do not get deterred when this happens to you. Luckily, when you address and process these things in the fourth session, things tend to get easier in the fifth and additional sessions. Big-picture connections are made, patterns are realized (and can be broken), and deep healing can be done simply through talking.

These sessions are designed to help you process your emotions through the physical body. Therefore, if you have been holding onto emotions for a long time, these sessions will feel like a big release. Some people will feel relief, while others will feel many emotions at once. Don't fear! We will create practices that help you process and let go of any emotions that arise, but do expect to feel "something" more than nothing. These sessions are less of a "work-out" than a "work-in": meaning you will feel like some are physical exercise, while others are a new way of experiencing your body (that perhaps you may have never felt before). Most clients describe feeling more: + Connected to their thoughts, feelings, and sensations + Aware of the way their body holds tension (and how to release it) + Confident in the ways their body says YES and NO + Safe in a post-traumatic body + In love with their body for the first time

While every session is unique, these 90 minute (ONLINE or IN-PERSON) experiences are customized to what you are working on at the moment. Most sessions focus on a the chakras and how to read, understand, and adjust your own chakra energy (no prior understanding is needed). For example, if you are feeling disembodied or unsafe in your body, we begin with gentle practices to reconnect you to your body (and root chakra) again. If you are already connected to your body, but need more ways to process emotions, stuck patterns, or traumas, we work with specific movements for this. Overall, you are taught how to trust your own intuitive knowing about where your body is and how to help yourself.

For many of us (especially Empaths!), embodiment is actually quite difficult. There are many reasons for this: + Trauma/Emotional wounds + Being more mentally/intellectually aware of the world + Disconnection to your lower chakras (root, sacral, solar plexus) + Feeling unsafe in your body + Nervous system dysregulation And these cause us to lose touch with our body's signals, cues, and triggers-- causing things like pain, discomfort, disease, and dysregulation. To prevent disembodiment, we can create simple, realistic practices to get back into your body through somatic and embodiment work.

While everyone is different, most clients describe feeling the following DURING a hypnotherapy session: + Relaxed + Focused, but calm + Aware of their surroundings, but not interested in distractions + Extremely at ease + Peaceful + Similar to a meditative or psychedelic state + Like the verge of falling asleep/dreams (hypnogogic state) + Surprisingly in control Most clients describe feeling the following AFTER a session: + More aligned to a higher self/purpose/source + Lighter, less bogged down + Happier, more joyful + Less fearful (especially of death) + Less consumed by stress + Aware of a greater reality

Despite what you may have heard-- nearly everyone CAN be hypnotized (believe it or not, you are in "hypnosis" several times a day--especially when you drive or watch TV!). Almost everyone is VERY capable of reaching the minimal trance state needed for Hypnotherapy to work (alpha state). Then as you continue in trance during your session, most people are able to go into an even deeper trance (theta state) to learn even more about your Higher Self and the depths of your unconscious/soul. I tend to notice those who have experience with 2 or more sessions of hypnosis are those who can then go into the deepest trance state possible (delta state), which often brings a sensation of disembodiment, "channeling" and quantum traveling. (Yet, some can go into this immediately-- so everyone is different!) With all my years of experience, I have only had two clients who actually could not be hypnotized, and their particular stories indicated it would be difficult for them. However, if you feel that you are one of the few who cannot relax enough to be put into a trance state, I recommend using this link to try it for yourself!

Clients who choose hypnotherapy tend to enjoy finding the answers to their own questions and solving their own problems (almost instantly). Your own narration of your experience brings a deeper, more lasting change than simply listening. Because hypnotherapy is self-guided, it can feel much more visceral and life-changing than a coaching session. Inner-journeys focus on your "transpersonal Self": versions of you that are not necessarily depicted in your everyday life: like your inner-child, your Higher Self, past-lives, your Soul, Spirit Guides, or other metaphysical versions of You. While sessions do not typically focus on things like smoking cessation or weight-loss, these can be positive outcomes of the self-discovery that occurs as a result of healing parts of you that began these behaviors to begin with.

QHHT® is Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique created by the late, great Dolores Cannon. They can bring amazing clarity, healing, and insight into another realm. These sessions are a type of hypnotherapy that uses the deepest trance state possible (somnambulistic/delta waves) to access your Subconscious/Higher Self. This type of session is unique because it must be done to QHHT® standards, meaning the hypnosis induction is Dolores' and not Dr. Katie's. These sessions are also very long: 5 hours! This is because the first two hours (+) are a chronological discussion about your life (in the waking state), and then the next two hours are in the deepest trance state possible accessing another life, and a deep-healing session with your Subconscious/Higher Self. Clients who have this type of session report feeling "lighter, more aligned", "healed in so many ways", "aware of my multi-dimensional self", and "reconnected to my purpose".

Every hypnotherapy session looks differently, BUT what they all have in common is that they are about 90-120 minutes on your calendar, with about 60-80 minutes taking place in trance. The rest of the time is spent consciously-chatting before and after the trance-state. The 60-80 minutes spent in trance begins with listening to a relaxing guided meditation, which brings you into your imaginal safe-place (alpha brain wave). In this safe space, you will be able to describe what you experience, and the narration of this place actually brings you even deeper into trance (theta brain wave). From here, we go into the topic of your session (e.g. inner-child healing, past-life regression, higher self, etc.). From here, we can go even deeper into trance (delta brain wave) for additional healing, or choose to come out and regain normal consciousness. It is important to eat some candy/sweets and drink water when you come out of trance in order to activate your blood sugar and become embodied again (this is always a fun treat!)