My mission is to help my clients understand their options, expand those options, and open to "what is next."

Kim Cottrell, MS

feldenkrais practitioner

speech pathologist

author

 

Kim has always been fascinated with how people think, move, and behave. And, after many years and countless sessions working with clients who had difficulties communicating, it became clear that each person’s motivation, intention, and desire played a significant role in whether they improved.

A decade into her hospital work with acute care patients struggling to communicate their needs, she stumbled onto the
Feldenkrais Method® and became hooked by the concept that one's self-image affects how one improves and changes.

Whether the goal is improved communication, improved well-being, or increased efficiency, Kim works with each client to build a large repertoire of choices for any given situation. Her work focuses on the processes of change, stretching a client's attention skills and teaching them the language of awareness, self-awareness, and self-image. Kim works with her clients to build greater resiliency and ability for a better life. 


Education and Self-Image Lessons
Private (Functional Integration®) and group lessons (Awareness Through Movement®) in the Feldenkrais Method make for an expansive learning process that focuses on increased attention, expanded awareness, and shifting self-image. Please see the Frequently Asked Questions to gain further understanding of how these sessions are designed.

 

Communication Treatment
Kim specializes in speech pathology treatment that integrates The Feldenkrais Method of somatic education. Therefore, clients who gain the most from their time with Kim have 

  • difficulty being understood

  • poor posture for maintenance of adequate breath and voice

  • significant disruption in public-speaking or class presentation skills

  • struggle with the social skills underlying all successful jobs and relationships. 

Writings
Kim is writing, blogging, and utilizing every avenue to bring ideas of how to integrate the whole self into one life for her students. See Publications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mission

Help my clients understand their options, expand those options, and act in more resilient ways.

Kim's Blogs

A Healthy Stepmother

Feldenkrais Notes

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Vital Human: Community Feldenkrais Clinic