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Catia Hernandez Holm is a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT-A) and a Certified Conscious Parenting Coach with an extensive international client base. Her approach combines empathy, compassion, and a hopeful spirit that empowers women and families to find peace, connection, contentment, and healing. Through her methods, clients have reported improved relationships, increased self-awareness, and a
greater sense of fulfillment. Catia integrates trauma-informed marriage and family therapy with the transformative insights of Conscious Parenting. She works at the intersection of intergenerational trauma, mindfulness, and somatic processing within a systems framework. Catia's unique skill set facilitates the client's deep healing and self-discovery. It encourages clients to reflect on and heal their traumas, allowing their children to thrive as their most authentic selves. Catia is also an accomplished author, with her debut book, "The Courage to Become," achieving instant acclaim and gaining recognition from booksellers like Barnes & Noble and Book People. Her second book, "A Gentle Return," released in October 2024, an inspirational memoir inspiring women to embrace their wholeness, was an instant #1 bestseller. Known for her easygoing and charismatic energy, Catia is a sought-after speaker whose TEDx Talk, "Choose Joy or Die," has inspired thousands. Her captivating storytelling and practical tools help audiences pursue authentic lives. Catia's expertise has earned her recognition and has been widely featured on media outlets such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and the Austin American Statesman. Catia's educational background includes a business degree from The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs Business School, a master's degree from The University of Houston's Hilton College of Hospitality, and a Master's of Arts in Professional Counseling with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas State University. Before her coaching career, she managed fine dining restaurants and oversaw hospitality operations at the ACL-Live theater. After becoming a mother, Catia transitioned her focus to writing, speaking, and coaching. She guides families and helps women embrace their true selves. She resides in the Texas Hill Country with her family. Certifications and Affiliations:
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Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
Gottman Trained Clinician - Level One
Certified Conscious Parenting Coach
National Child Traumatic Stress Network Family Resilience training
Zero Suicide Institute Access to Lethal Means training
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Early Trauma training
American Counseling Association
YWCA, Austin - Group Therapy Co-Facilitator
Camp Phoenix - Group Therapy Co-Facilitator
Education
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BBA, University of Texas at Austin- Austin, Texas, 2005
MS, The University of Houston - Houston, Texas -2006
MA, Professional Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas - 2024
04/22/2026
A simple way to ground yourself.
The 5-4-3-2-1 method helps bring your focus back to the present moment.
Using your senses can calm your nervous system and reduce anxiety in real time.
“I have OCD… and I don’t want this anymore.”
If you’ve ever felt this way, you’re not alone.
OCD can feel exhausting, frustrating, and overwhelming, especially when it feels like it’s running the show.
And the natural response is to try to get rid of it.
To stop the thoughts.
To make it go away.
But real progress doesn’t come from fighting the thoughts, it comes from changing how you respond to them.
Learning how to sit with the discomfort, reduce the compulsions, and break the cycle over time.
That’s not something you have to figure out on your own.
With the right support, you can build tools that help OCD take up less space in your life.
It may not disappear overnight, but it can become something that no longer controls you.
Hi friends!!!! I had a wonderful conversation on the -Empowered Mom podcast this week, and I left it feeling like we only scratched the surface.
As a therapist who works with couples and families every day, I am watching AI show up in the room in ways that are complicated and layered. People are using it for reassurance. Couples are using it to process friction. And yes, some people are forming genuine emotional connections with bots. These are real conversations happening in real sessions.
But here is what I also believe: if we use AI to clear the mental ticker, all the logistics and to-dos and small decisions that crowd our minds, we actually get more of ourselves back for the moments that really matter with our kids and our partners.
Sarah and I talked about all of it, and I am so grateful she gave me the space to go there.
Find AI-Empowered Mom wherever you listen to podcasts.
Enjoy!!
04/16/2026
Panic attacks are a nervous system response.
Not real danger.
Your body is trying to protect you,
even if it feels overwhelming in the moment.
You’re not broken.
Your system just needs support.
Start with a free 20-minute intro session
link in bio.
Ever feel stuck in a loop you can’t think your way out of?
OCD loops aren’t just overthinking, they’re your brain trying to find certainty and relief… over and over again.
The instinct is to fight it.
To solve it.
To make the feeling go away.
But what actually helps?
Letting the feeling be there.
When you stop engaging with the loop and allow the discomfort without trying to fix it, your brain slowly learns that it doesn’t need to sound the alarm.
And no, it won’t feel natural at first. Sitting in that discomfort can feel really hard.
But you’re not doing it wrong, you’re rewiring the pattern.
You don’t have to win the argument in your mind.
You just have to stop participating in it.
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Conscious Family + Parent Coach, Author, TEDx Speaker
Catia Hernandez Holm empowers parents who want homes filled with kindness, connection, joy, and authenticity.
Catia is a Certified Conscious Parenting Coach and studied under Dr. Shefali Tsabary. Conscious Parenting is a powerful and rare blend of Western psychology and Eastern wisdom, and it lends itself to deep healing and awakening. Conscious Parenting encourages the parent to look inward and heal their traumas and wounds so that they can then free their children to become the most expansive versions of themselves.
Using her gifts of empathy and compassion, coupled with her joyful spirit, Catia guides parents and families to step into the best version of themselves by helping them identify and celebrate the unique contributions they bring to the world.
Whether writing books, speaking on a stage, or working with coaching clients, her message is simple, yet powerful. Feel good about all of who you are, where you are.
A recognized speaker and motivational powerhouse, Catia moves her audiences with heartfelt storytelling and provides actionable tools that leave them empowered to pursue a life in their authenticity bravely. Her greatest passion is holding sacred space for people and reminding them that they were born whole, holy, and worthy.
Her work has been featured on multiple media outlets such as ABC, CBS, NBC, and the Austin American Statesman. In 2018 she catalyzed audiences to Choose Joy or Die from the Austin, TEDx stage. Her debut book, The Courage to Become, was showcased by Barnes & Noble, Book People, and shops Texas wide. Her second book, a touching memoir dedicated to her two girls, is slated for release in 2020.
When Catia isn’t teaching, you can likely find her lowering the bar on expectations – wearing workout clothes all day long, drinking iced coffee with too much creamer, having kitchen dance parties with her daughters, and dreaming up adventures with her husband, Guapo.
