Kate Collins

Kate was born and raised in New Orleans, where she received a degree in Psychology from Loyola University. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, she spent some time in San Francisco, and upon returning home she put that Psychology degree to great use while tending bar in the French Quarter for roughly the next decade. She was then certified through Body Arts and Science International and taught private Pilates sessions until the birth of her son in 2015.

About a year after becoming a parent she first connected with Natalie, of The Center for Emotional Education, through a course called MOTHER. Kate was in the process of learning how to be a mother in a way that felt right to her, while also addressing the loss of her own mother, who had died fifteen years earlier when Kate was 20. What Natalie brought to this course was guidance in parenting with intention and connection. It resonated so deeply with Kate, and thus her relationship with the The Center For Emotional Education began.

After some time, Kate realized that she was also intended to provide for others the unparalleled support that she received through her work with Natalie and Nathan, and she not-so-subtly asked them to bring her on board. Even though she didn't give them much choice, she's oh so happy to be on their team.

Along the journey of reparenting herself and parenting her young child, Kate also studied, practiced, and taught Modern Buddhism. While this practice has done wonders for her resiliency, something was missing when it came to addressing the capacity of her emotional pain. She found the missing piece in The Center for Emotional Education.

Where she idled in therapy, she quickly sped up here. For Kate, this work has connected all of the dots. It's changed how she relates to her emotional experience, how she supports herself, and how she connects with others.

Kate continues to do her own inner work to ensure she’s got the capacity to support you in doing yours. With unconditional acceptance, empathy and care, Kate looks forward to helping you leverage brain science in order to deepen authentic connection with yourself and others.

Testimonials for Kate

“As a young widow with children, I spent a decade in survival mode. I was succeeding, I thought. My kids were thriving, but I had set aside our grief and ugly emotions because I was scared that they would overwhelm me and my babies. The result, over time, was disconnection, arguments, and frustration. Working with Kate transformed the relationships with my children, as it allowed me to see that they, too, had been living in survival mode and needed me to stop solving problems, or worse, telling them how to solve their problems. Through Kate’s guidance, I’m learning how to better listen to and connect with my children, as we move through the ugly, scary spaces together and safely. Working with Kate is joyful and eye-opening; we’ve shared lots of laughs, and she’s offered practical, logical, and simple methods to cracking the code of parenting teens and tweens. I have no doubt that this work will improve all of my relationships moving forward. “
~ Kelly



“My work with Kate Collins and Center for Emotional Education has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. Her continued support in expressing my own painful and difficult emotions as well as her guidance in developing the ability to support myself when those emotions present has given me the grace and confidence to face challenges knowing I can handle whatever comes up. I’ve learned that there is so much clarity and insight into my options and actions if I acknowledge emotions first and work through them towards a more logical state rather than reacting from emotional or survival states.”

~ Erin