About Kat
Hi, I am Kat… Skin Expert, Healer, Aromatherapist, Facialist, Lymphatic Drainage Practitioner, Empath, and Mother.
With a career in the beauty industry for nearly two decades, I have become a best-kept secret in the facial and aesthetic industry. Loved and respected by many of my clients throughout the world, I have created a little skin family that I love dearly. Also, I pride myself in having worked with many diverse humans throughout Europe and Africa to solve their individual skin needs, and I am confident that as your skin coach, we can conquer your skin issues, too!
I strongly believe that you can only heal any skin disorder by treating the root cause of the problem and that requires a holistic look at what’s happening in your body and throughout your life. You can achieve strong, healthy, and vital skin by using the right skincare, supplements, great nutrition and by stimulating your lymphatic system and facial muscles.
How my journey began…
I was very fortunate to have grown up in Africa. Living in Africa made me feel very close to nature and I learned to appreciate the healing powers of ancient plants and crystals from a very early age.
Suffering from debilitating migraines ever since I was a teenager, I had to learn how to eat clean and use healing therapies to balance my body. This was a big factor in why I wanted to study alternative therapies and Somatology – because I saw just how powerful plants and therapy can be to free yourself from a condition or disorder.
Growing up in a family food business, food has always been a very important part of my life. You are what you eat is so true!
I was very privileged to have completed my studies up to NQF Level 7 at the Isa Carstens Academy in Stellenbosch, South Africa for 3 years which made me strive for excellence and empowered me on my healing journey. Having all these skillsets of a Dermal Aesthetician, Somatologist, Aromatherapist, and Manual Lymphatic Practitioner made me realise that I could treat clients with skin concerns as a whole and was able to develop my own techniques — now lovingly dubbed the Kat Method.
What is a Somatologist?
It is a therapist that assists their clients in improving their general wellbeing and aesthetic appearance through information and practice of healthy lifestyle habits, product use and clinic treatments. Somatology is a highly specialised field of study focusing on the integration of knowledge and understanding of the human body with emphasis on the skin.
What is the Kat Method?
At the heart of it, it’s about finding the root cause of your skin ailment by looking at the skin in a whole new way. I combine my deftly-attuned intuition along with skin algorithms that I have collected over the years to support you in a completely customised experience and treatment plan.
In any given session, I might call upon any (or some combination!) of these techniques:
Massage
I have cultivated specific massage techniques over the years that are used to stimulate the lymph and face & neck muscles, which in turn detoxes the skin, clears energy blockages, and ultimately, firms the face.
Aromatherapy
I can create a custom blend just for you to restore balance in your skin and body.
Nutrition
With a better understanding of your nutrition, diet, and lifestyle, I may recommend certain foods and supplements that will aid in promoting balance from within.
Skincare products
Taking all of this into consideration, and by carefully reviewing ingredient lists, I’ll then select a skincare regimen with products that promote optimum balance, which results in radiant skin.
And of course, intuition is interwoven into every facet of my work, too. Having seen thousands of clients in the past, I allow my intuition to take a lead role in making connections about how the imbalance in the body can reflect in someone's skin. While listening to you and your concerns, I’m also listening to the wisdom of my body, tapping into the truth each step along the way, to ensure that each recommendation is intuitively aligned.
What about facials?
They really are a uniquely beautiful experience unto themselves and one of my favourite ways to connect with clients. I use facial massage, which includes lymphatic drainage, acupressure, and muscle stimulation to achieve healthy, lifted, and glowing skin. Guiding the way is a deep intuitive knowing. I allow my energy to lead me from one step to the next, and I often find myself in a meditative state. I do not follow a set regimen or protocol because I believe every client needs a tailor-made treatment plan to get results. Together, we’ll create just that!
What I really want you to know…
I truly love my work! The most satisfying moment is when I have a part in the transformation of someone’s face and they are happy in their own skin again. I love the problem-solving aspect of my work; it’s like playing a detective in the “skin investigation” process finding the culprit of the skin concern. I am dedicated to the process of you seeing results, so know that I am IN IT WITH YOU.
