Kate has had empathy with animals since childhood. She became a Reiki practitioner in 1989 and has always enjoyed giving Reiki to animals as well as people. She is also a Reiki Master and loves enabling people to practice Reiki themselves. She is a Reiki practitioner recognised by The Reiki Association and a member of the Reiki Alliance.

Her interest in giving Reiki to horses first led to a connection with James and on hearing about ACT 1 she could hardly wait to take the course! Kate has always been committed to developing good communication skills and discovered a natural ability for animal communication. A year later she enrolled on the very first ACT 2.

“I have always loved animals of all kinds. As a child I shared my bedroom with a series of rescued animals: a robin, a magpie, a cat and several dogs. This helped me to learn the softness needed to be around them. I always wanted to be able to talk to them and now, thanks to James, I have learned how! I now live with another rescue cat, a dog and 7 hens (and my husband!).

I aim to help make the lives of any animal and the human they interact with better through my role as interpreter for their feelings, experiences and thoughts. I love the different perspective animals have on a situation and when the revelation of this helps to solve a problem it is a true delight!

I have a particular passion for working with horses. As they often pass through many owners, there may be issues they carry from previous experiences that the present owner is unaware of. Horses are emotional creatures but often hide how they feel, so it is easy to underestimate the impact of their experiences.”