Unyte Mentorship Program:
Nurturing Provider Excellence

Kate Appleton, M.Ed: Sp.Ed/M.Ed: Coun, LPC, SEP
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP, ILS
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group

Kate is a somatic psychotherapist, personal development coach, mentor/supervisor, teacher, writer, artist, spiritual director and storyteller for Creative Integration Therapy and Kate Appleton Consulting, LLC. Kate has developed an integrative model for healing professionals that combines somatic practice with human development across the evolutionary journey. Kate works with the developmental patterns of attachment, sensory integration, traumatology, energy work and storytelling through myth, metaphor and archetypes. Kate works with people all over the world helping them integrate Sound Programs into their particular practice.  How to adapt these for wide ranges of usage. 

To contact Kate, visit: kate-appleton.com/consulting/supervision-work/

Laurie Belanger, LCSWR
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual

Laurie M Belanger LCSWR is a Clinical Social Worker & Trauma Therapist providing in-person and remote services to children, adults, and families in New York State.  She is  passionate about serving the needs of families coping with multi-layered, complicated concerns.  Over a career of 20+ years Laurie has developed a strong interest and background in trauma, sensory development, chronic pain, adoption, mental health and neurodiversity. She is an approved EMDR Consultant through EMDRIA, and was professionally trained in TBRI®️ (Trust Based Relational Interventions) by the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. Laurie deeply integrates and includes access to some of the most up to date trauma therapies and supports in her practice.  Included in this is The SSP (Safe and Sound Protocol), a Polyvagal informed, evidence-based therapeutic tool designed to reset the nervous system and return it to safety. Her passion for safely combining deeply sensory oriented, trauma informed materials and supports into diverse settings successfully has led to an increased focus in Mentorship, Consulting, and Training. Laurie has been using the SSP for multiple years in private practice, eventually integrating this valuable aid into the core of  how she provides EMDR Therapy and other trauma informed modalities with clients of all ages. She has significant personal experience using the SSP for self care and resilience as well. Dedicated to providing cross discipline education to the community, Laurie enjoys providing both Experiential SSP Mentorship to colleagues as well as SSP Coaching Mentorship focused on practical & clinical  integration. 

To get in touch with Laurie, visit: lauriebelanger.com

Amy Bjorkman, PhD
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual

I am a seasoned Licensed Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in private practice in Scottsdale, AZ. Through my work as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, I work with clients from a somatic perspective that focuses on how the body holds trauma and the concomitant dysregulation of the nervous system that directly impacts a person’s sense of safety and ability to self soothe. In my work, I support clients who struggle with trauma, eating disorders, overwhelming anxiety, and depression.  For the last four years, I’ve been utilizing the Safe and Sound Protocol to enhance my somatic practice in supporting the regulation of my clients’ nervous systems.  Using the SEGAN™ model as a framework allows me to further enhance trauma healing as clients participate in the SSP.

I am also the founder of the Mind Body Healing Collective; a group practice of multi-disciplinary practitioners that collaboratively support whole-body healing for those impacted by trauma.

My ideal mentee is someone who has received the SSP training and is interested in facilitating the protocol in their adult therapy client population. I am particularly skilled in implementing the SSP through the SE lens and would welcome the opportunity to support fellow SEPs who are interested in using the SSP in their SE practice.

To get in touch with Amy, visit: mindbodyhealingcollective.com

Carol Ann Brayley, MSW, RSW, SEP
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group

I am a seasoned Licensed Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in private practice in Scottsdale, AZ. Through my work as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, I work with clients from a somatic perspective that focuses on how the body holds trauma and the concomitant dysregulation of the nervous system that directly impacts a person’s sense of safety and ability to self soothe. In my work, I support clients who struggle with trauma, eating disorders, overwhelming anxiety, and depression.  For the last four years, I’ve been utilizing the Safe and Sound Protocol to enhance my somatic practice in supporting the regulation of my clients’ nervous systems.  Using the SEGAN™ model as a framework allows me to further enhance trauma healing as clients participate in the SSP.

I am also the founder of the Mind Body Healing Collective; a group practice of multi-disciplinary practitioners that collaboratively support whole-body healing for those impacted by trauma.

My ideal mentee is someone who has received the SSP training and is interested in facilitating the protocol in their adult therapy client population. I am particularly skilled in implementing the SSP through the SE lens and would welcome the opportunity to support fellow SEPs who are interested in using the SSP in their SE practice.

To get in touch with Carol Ann Brayley, visit: sspyoda.com/providers

Catherine Cavaliere, PhD, OTR/L
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP, ILS
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group

Dr. Cavaliere has been a practicing clinician for over 20 years supporting children, adolescents and adults with sensory processing and regulation differences including Autism and ADHD through a polyvagal and sensory informed lens. She has used both the Focus system and the SSP, with her clients since 2014. Catherine is a contributing author to the SSP training guidelines and the Sensory Integration and SSP clinical guidelines as well as in the in progress Early Intervention and SSP clinical guidelines. She’s studied Polyvagal Theory since the early 2000’s during her doctoral work in which she investigated vagal responsivity to sensation, via heart rate variability, in autistic children. Catherine is actively involved in mentoring several research projects utilizing SSP in various settings and has mentored many clinicians on the use of the SSP with diverse populations.

Dr. Cavaliere is an Associate Professor and Research Coordinator in the Graduate Occupational Therapy Program at Dominican University New York. She combines trauma informed, polyvagal and sensory informed approaches in her teaching and presents at both the state and national level, on topics related to these approaches. Dr. Cavaliere has several publications in peer reviewed journals and has co-authored a book chapter on promoting mental health in children and youth.

To get in touch with Catherine, visit: duny.edu/ot/occupational-therapy-faculty/

Liz Charles, MD
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group

I am an MD based in the UK and I specialize in delivering SSP online to adult clients with complex trauma and chronic illness. I have developed my Sensitive Approach: Client at the Core™ over years of in-depth clinical work which I use in all my client sessions. It combines my personal experience and deep understanding of the impact of trauma, my medical knowledge, and interest in neuroscience. Developing a relationship of trust and mutual respect is a central component of my work. I love to share my experience and skills with fellow SSP providers, and it’s wonderful to see how it can be so easily and effectively integrated into so many different therapeutic modalities and client populations. I enjoy giving 1:1 and group online mentoring for all SSP providers, both newly trained and experienced. I also have on-demand recorded training material and my SSP-Skills Workshops include live demonstrations of skills that can be integrated into your clinical work straight away.

To get in touch with Liz, visit: sensitiveapproach.co.uk/book-your-one-to-one/

Cindy Dawkins, OTR/L
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP, ILS
Experiential Mentorship Offered: None
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual

Cindy is an experienced OT with over 40 years in the field. Her passion lies in working with the pediatric population with challenges with emotional regulation and sensory integration. As an SSP provider since its inception, Cindy has been coaching families and mentoring practitioners remotely as well as in person. Cindy provides mentoring to practitioners and organizations from a foundation of years of clinical experience.  She has worked with Unyte/ILS since 2009, providing training, home coaching, and consultation.   

To get in touch with Cindy, visit: othomecoach.com

Michael Krause, Psychotherapist
He/Him/His

Languages Spoken: German, English

Mentorship For: SSP
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group

I have been running my own practice since 2002 in Bergheim, near Cologne, Germany. My original profession is as a master precision mechanic, but my calling is psychotherapy, which I practice with great passion. My main areas of activity are working with complex trauma patients and generally working with the dysregulated nervous system. I have also been working in an outpatient hospice since 1995. I have been offering the SSP since 2019. I have now accompanied more than 100 clients in the application of the SSP. Today I use the SSP significantly differently than I did in the early days. Last but not least, my training as a Hakomi therapist (mindfulness-centered body psychotherapy) and further training in “Sensitive Approach – Client at the Core” by Liz Charles shape the way I work.

To get in touch with Michael, visit: praxis-mkrause.de

Katie McClain, SEP, TIST, TST, SRR
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group

I offered the SSP in a gently titrated way, supporting each clients’ ability to tolerate the protocol. Sessions are weekly one hour for 5 or 10 weeks and include support using Somatic Experiencing, Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST parts work), and Somatic Touch. Mentorship is offered as experiential sessions as described above, as one or one coaching or consultation sessions, or in group experientials with other participants.

To get in touch with Katie, visit: katiemcclain.com/ssp/

Laura Moorehead, CST-D, SEP
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP, ILS
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group

Laura Moorehead CST-D, SEP has been offering programs through Unyte since 2019 and has led 100’s of people through their excellent programs. Due to her extensive background in Somatic Experiencing and Somatic EMDR she is able to bring a particular attunement and understanding to her work with clients. She specializes in working with children with learning challenges as well as adults who are looking for a heart centered, in depth approach to healing trauma.

Laura believes that one of the most important aspects of being an SSP provider is the capacity to attune to each client who arrives and what their particular nervous system and heart needs may be. Therefore she brings much focus to these skills during mentorship. Each client is unique and what has worked for one person may not work for another, thus she is intent on finding individualized approaches for your clients.

Tracking your clients nervous system response is just one aspect of SSP delivery. Mentorship can also support in setting fees, establishing communication systems, integrating the SSP into your current work, marketing and more.

To get in touch with name, visit: lauramoorehead.com/safe-and-sound-protocol

Shelly Melroe, LMFT, EMDR, IFS, ISP
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group

Shelly Melroe is a licensed marriage and family therapist in the state of Minnesota, U.S. She provides courses, coaching programs, and trauma therapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups. Since becoming a certified provider of SSP in 2019, she has worked in-person and remotely with hundreds of clients across a wide range of presenting symptoms, including chronic pain, dissociation, pre/perinatal and developmental trauma, sexual trauma, addictive behaviors, and narcissistic/codependent dynamics. Her approach incorporates an IFS understanding of parts not only behaviorally but also within nervous system dynamics. It has been a passion to integrate techniques with SSP to facilitate the restoration of the innate affective flow (an expansion of EMDR affective reset) differentiated from emotional processing in the ventral vagal system. An advanced SSP training program is in development.

Shelly provides all types of mentoring. It is her desire to expand confidence in SSP mentees in all aspects of using SSP in practice, so more clients can experience its life-changing potential. Coaching includes case conceptualization and approach as well as questions about business models and clinical operations. Individual coaching can be scheduled in 30-minute increments. Group coaching is held on the first Wednesday of each month. Experientials for an embodied SSP experience are conducted with individuals and also in coaching circles as cohorts form.

To get in touch with Shelly, visit: rhythmforliving.com/ssp-mentoring

autum romano, CNMT, CST,RM
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual

I have been a bodyworker for 28 years and have logged over 25,000 massages. I have been using SSP in combination with bodywork since 2019. I am passionate about nervous system health and regulation and truly love helping folks learn more about how their unique, intelligent form is clever and on their side.

To get in touch with autum, visit: autumromano.com

Paula Scatoloni, LCSW, SEP
She/Her/Hers

Languages Spoken: English

Mentorship For: SSP
Experiential Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group
Coaching Mentorship Offered: Individual, Group

Paula is known for her ability to masterfully engage with multiple layers of the human experience using sound, science, psychology, and somatics. Paula’s mission is to help individuals awaken to their potential and embrace their true essence through a process of Inner Alchemy – a process of spiritual awakening and psychological exploration of our core wounds and embodied experiences that keep us out of states of unconditional love, connectivity, and empowered action. Paula created Transformative Harmonics™ as a community space to help guide individuals in awakening to themselves in and through the body so that they can access their innate gifts and become empowered change agents on the planet. Her website offers learning through courses, workshops, retreats, and podcasts.

To get in touch with Paula, visit: paulascatoloni.com