Katie LaCelle smiling at the camera in a blue shirt

Hi, I’m Katie LaCelle.

I’m a systems thinker, somatic practitioner, and former executive with over fifteen years in organizational leadership.

Katie LaCelle standing at the head of a conference table in a skirt and jacket, holding a piece of paper, speaking to a focused group of colleagues.

I went the long way around…

For thirteen years I worked in organizational consulting, eventually running operations for a 100-person practice as an executive director while carrying a full client load.

I was really good at it. I looked very successful. I was in line for a C-suite position.

I was also running on empty in ways I didn't fully understand until my body made it impossible to ignore.

What followed wasn't a quick fix.

It was years of serious internal work, somatic training, and learning to actually listen to what my system was telling me.

That experience didn't just change how I live. It fundamentally shaped how I work with every human I come in contact with.

Katie LaCelle sitting on a park bench with a journal, looking thoughtful

What I brought back with me:

I've always thought in systems and moved fast. This experience gave me something different:

hard-won somatic knowledge, earned steadiness, and a depth of internal work that can be felt by everyone who sits across from me.

The systems brain and the somatic work reinforce each other. One gives me the cognitive capacity to hold complexity without collapsing it. The other gives me the steadiness to sit with what's unresolved without needing to rush toward answers.

What that means for you is that I can hold the full picture of what you're dealing with, meet you exactly where you are, and creatively strategize with you in real time on what you actually need to move forward.

The Full Picture:

B.S. in Chemical Engineering
M.A. in Organizational Leadership
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) Advanced Trainee (Certification expected October 2026)
Certification in Traumatic Stress, Trauma Research Foundation
IFS Level 1 & 2; program assistant for two IFS Level 1 trainings
15+ years in organizational consulting & facilitation
10 years teaching and performing circus arts

Katie LaCelle sitting across from a client at an outdoor table, smiling with open body language. Two coffee cups and a notebook are on the table, with trees in the background.

You made it this far…

so here’s a few other things that might be worth knowing:

I have ADHD-C, which is probably responsible for at least half of what makes me good at this work. I think in six directions at once, I find almost everything interesting, and I don't miss much (high sensory gain is a feature in this context!)

I play Magic the Gathering (not beating any engineering stereotypes over here). I’m obsessed with Stardew Valley, and I recently bought a flour mill to live out a piece of it IRL (did you know there are SO many different kinds of wheat berries?).

I hate being cold, but I love watching snow fall (solution: watch from inside or dress REALLY warm).

I treat most of my sessions like improv (playing “Yes, And” delights me). I can bring structure where it’s needed and succinctly sum up all your disparate thoughts in a way that makes you feel heard (because I have yet to encounter a bigger challenge than wrangling my own brain).

My cats Zoe and Ellie attend many Zoom calls despite not being on the calendar invites. (If you see me make a pained face during a call, it’s probably because they were on my lap and dug their claws in as they fell off.)

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