Katie grew up in southern West Virginia and now calls the Appalachian mountains of western North Carolina home, a place that continues to shape her connection to nature and rhythm. She attended Marshall University before heading to film school in New York City to study acting, later moving to Los Angeles where she ran a business for ten years. It was in LA that she began to experience increased health issues that took her on a healing journey, completing her 300-hour Yoga teacher training and discovering her love for health coaching. She went on to earn her certification through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, a 900-hour certification as an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and a 12-week certification in Somatic Nervous System Regulation.

As an Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Integrative Holistic Health Coach, Katie supports women navigating chronic symptoms, burnout, and nervous system dysregulation through her signature framework, The RIPE Method. She approaches her work as both a practitioner and someone with lived experience in the healing she teaches, helping clients build the trust, rhythm, and embodiment needed for lasting change.

Over the years, her approach as a practitioner has evolved into a core belief: symptoms are messengers from your body, guiding you toward where balance has been lost and showing you the path back to wholeness; mind, body, and spirit.

In her free time, Katie enjoys hiking in the mountains any chance she gets, practicing yoga, playing around with herbs and health tonics in the kitchen, gardening, and spending time with family.