"I experience Cat as a woman of compassion and remarkable insight, a unique expression of a greater creative beauty, and a dear, dear human being. She wears her credentials in the experience she brings to our sessions, and I count her among the important teachers who have come into my life. More than a therapist, Cat is a counselor, healer, and friend to me."

--K.E. (Seattle, WA)
 

"Cat gives the best hugs this side of Mississippi!"

--S.A. (Tucson, AZ)

"A little bit from Cat can go a long way. There is so much that I could work on with Cat that it's kind of like me and ice cream—a scoop at a time is great, but it's never enough!"

--S.T. (Redmond, WA)  

"I have been blessed with many angels in my life, and I consider Cat to be one of the major arcana, so to speak. The care and safety of her manner and environment were integral to my path of "recovery." When I look at my body of work—not only the paintings I did around incest, but the subsequent work using the unearthed symbols of Greek mythology—I see it all being connected. Psychically I see Cat as a midwife of my artist-self as I moved from the womb of subconscious/art school training to find my own artist voice. Another byproduct of my work with Cat is the sense of innocence I feel within me that is a consistent protection against any fear of public exposure about the subject of incest. Only if we speak out will we be free.

--Jessica Dodge (Seattle, WA)  

"For the first time in my life, I am getting at the issues I must to become at least a fully functioning fellow, if not spiritually advanced. With Cat's help, I have begun to actually believe I can someday play with a full deck of cards, rather than feel like a house of cards ready to crumble."

--D. L. (Seattle, WA)

"In my eight years of counseling work with Cat Saunders, she has always challenged me to tell the truth—to myself and to others—and has offered a haven of safety through it all. As a coach, she is respectful, compassionate and direct, and she possesses the highest integrity of anyone I know. Never professing to have all the answers, she helps me trust that my heart always knows my next best step. Believing that balance, wisdom, and peace come from the care of body, mind, and soul, Cat addresses all aspects of being and models self-care of an extraordinary nature. A wondrous woman and warrior, Cat teaches me the significance of living a life desired, and in allowing me a glimpse into  her own life, she demonstrates a response to life's twists and turns that is courageous, honest, joyful, and congruent with one's own spirit." 

 
"Working with Cat was a life-changing experience for me.  On my first visit, I was so scared that I had the friend who had recommended Cat go with me to the session.  By the fourth week, Cat had helped me  create a place so safe that I didn't want to leave at the end of a session.  For me, creating this safety was the key to being able to make progress in my work with Cat.  She is absolutely the most accepting and supportive person I have ever met, and yet she knew how and when to tell me that I had to do something different in order to move off the stuck places I encountered.  I would recommend Cat to anyone."