About Kathleen Katsikeas, MSW, RYT:

I first pressed my feet into a yoga mat in 2007 as a form of coping with depression and anxiety. The healing power of yoga manifested itself in many unexpected ways in my life as I grew healthily attached to my practice; often turning to the mat in times of struggle and stress. Yoga opened up my life when I thought I had permanently shut down.

The desire to deepen my practice led me to become a teacher; sharing with others the tools that were given and worked for me.

During my 200hr yoga certification in 2015,  I was also certified in Yoga to Transform Trauma through Catherine Ashton, and studied therapeutic yoga with Gabriel Halpern.

Devoted to bringing a therapeutic and trauma-informed lens to communities of Chicago, Natalie McGreal and I started a peer support + yoga group at Room to Breathe in 2016. Continuing this healing work, I began Yoga for Survivors of Sexual Trauma in 2017 at Room to Breathe with Sara Buxton, LCPC, offering clinical support during sessions. I began a series in early 2019 called Yoga for Queer Bodies, which centered queer and trans bodies in yoga. And starting in late 2019, I headed Room to Breathe’s trauma program, where the first 4-week series of Yoga for Trauma was held (which sold out 3x).

As a social worker/therapist, I am committed to uniting mental health and embodiment with a mindful yoga practice. I empower my students to reconnect with themselves in a healing and validating way. I see therapy clients at Center CBM.

I am available for individual and corporate (work place) yoga sessions. Or, attend a public yoga class with me weekly at Room to Breathe.