Catherine de Sauvage was born in Belgium and graduated as a teacher in languages (English & Dutch). When she moved to San Francisco, she became a licensed marriage family therapist (2008) and later a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (2016) – Peter Levine’s method.
She first specialized in working with adolescents acting out while also co-facilitating Spanish-speaking groups with perpetrators of domestic violence. Her interest in a population constantly living in survival mode motivated her to work with incarcerated people in Redwood City, CA. She soon learned to navigate substance abuse & trauma.
Her exposure to jail populations helped her understand that sexual trauma is often at the source of substance abuse and crimes. Her goal now is to help less privileged people free themselves from sexual trauma. She works at Catherine’s Center’s project in San Mateo County, CA in order to introduce sexuality & the 4 D-Wheel to women living in group homes (after being released from jail).
She is certified as a sex therapist. She believes that reconnecting to our true instinct in our body can help us heal ourselves and feel alive again.
4-D Specialties: Working with women recovering from jail, sexual traumas and addiction to rebuild safety. Working with sex workers to de-shame their work & re-connect with their healing process. Working with couples to help each partner individuate & find their true voice. Working with women coming out & women trying to reconnect with their desire.
The wheel is powerful because it honors this principle: “Don’t teach, give them an experience”.