Soul Strength VT

Soul Strength offers integrative counseling and wellness services focusing on whole person health promotion.

12/26/2025

Ride and relax on Tuesday 12/30, 6pm, Fit2Excel in Essex!

Soulstrengthvt.com/schedule-a-group to sign up!

12/19/2025

Big news for 2026!

12/18/2025

💪Yup yup yup. Just one of the many ways movement works for mental wellness. Thanks for turning me onto this one!

💪Soul Strength VT offers movement groups to get at that resilience factor.

💪We're wrapping up 2025 with one last group at on Tuesday, December 30 at 6pm. Hope you can make it!

💪2026- New year, new schedule, big changes! Starting the first week of January SS Cycle will be moving to Mondays! New group rollout, time and other big announcements coming soon. Keep those 👀 peeled!

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12/13/2025

Well of course! But why does this matter? Because MEANING is essential to our mental well-being. And here we have more proof that encouraging teens to engage in opportunities to manage stress, explore identity and form connections helps them create meaning through engagement.

Spin and Spill (Teen Edition!) coming Winter 2026!

Interested? Email me directly at soulstrengthvt@gmail.com or check out my groups page for more info! Soulstrengthvt.com/groups

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12/12/2025

Yes, that's correct. Walking Thoughts. What started off as a run (really though, it's a good slow jog for me) quickly turned into a walk after I tweaked my ankle for the 100th time.

I felt pi**ed. Annoyed. Frustrated. I had spent time motivating to get outside, putting the gear on, finding my watch, etc. And now I'm out here taking a walk in pain and... googling.

Yep, I admit it. I immediately turned to Dr Google. "WHY does my ankle keep slipping?" As if Google is going to seriously diagnose me. I gave into reading for a minute before I was able to recognize what I was doing as "control".

I'm trying to control my negative feelings by figuring out the "why". (We think if we find out why we're feeling uncomfortable we can solve it and move on.) The problem comes when this effort in control becomes futile. When the problem isn't something we can solve. When It's something we have to be "willing to tolerate".

Do you ask why your car starts before you start it? Do you absolutely need to figure it out before you go anywhere? Of course not! You get in and drive.

Same can true for these emotional and physical discomforts. Sometimes we can go with the flow and simply let them be. The less time we spend trying to control them, the less time we spend attached to this uncomfortable space.

#802

12/10/2025

...this might be a group for you!

💪 Maybe you're someone who wants to exercise, but doesn't know where to begin (I get it!)...

💪 Maybe you're noticing more stress creeping in... Or maybe your mood has been off...or more worries than usual...

💪Maybe you're looking to improve your overall health and well-being...

💪Or maybe you're tired of our "silo" system of care (go here for this, then go there for that...)...

Soul Strength Groups are here for you. And we're just getting started! Come check us out Tuesday nights in Essex. First group is always FREE... More announcements coming soon. Keep those 👀peeled!

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12/08/2025

Get your warm and fuzzies on with me tomorrow night in Essex! 5:15pm.

Get some exercise AND learn a new skill to manage stress. Why not?!?

🔗 To sign up in BIO!

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12/07/2025

Hi, I'm Kate. I'm a licensed mental health counselor, health educator and group exercise instructor expanding my practice to offering movement based stress management groups. Why?

✅Because I am someone who has loved experience with anxiety.

✅Because I have been working in mental health world for over 20 years.

✅And because these experiences have taught me there is more we can do for our mental wellness beyond talk therapy and medication. We need more tools, alternatives and services because life gets hard and we could ALL use some support.

Mental health services in the US have been receiving criticism for a long time, often relying on an outdated biomedical model of disease with not enough providers or programs to serve the vast need. The Covid-19 pandemic not only exacerbated this problem, but brought to light the critical need of providing more therapeutic and accessible options to EVERYONE.

Yes, that's right- EVERYONE. We all experience stress. We all experience transition and loss. We all experience ups and downs. We all have hard days. And we could all use more mental wellness support. Let's cut the crap and end the stigma together.

Soul Strength VT is on a mission to bring a new set of tools your way. Be on the lookout for group updates as they roll out this winter. Therapeutic movement, social connections and health promotion groups are coming VT. Let's be well- mentally and physically- together.

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12/05/2025

-Charlotte Witvliet, PhD

is so incredibly important to our health. Sometimes I talk to folks who are having trouble finding it, and so I ask, is there anything that you might appreciate? Or anything that doesn't stink?

Our brains are hardwired to trend towards the negative. It's a survival mechanism (if I can anticipate the bad, I can stay safe). Unfortunately, this safety feature isn't very helpful in current times.

Next time you find yourself focusing on the negative, the crap, the yuck... Try to bring to mind one thing that you can appreciate ..or one thing that doesn't stink!

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12/01/2025

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http://www.soulstrengthvt.com/

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Soul Strength VT believes in a whole person approach to better health and well-being. To that end, Soul Strength VT provides integrative counseling and wellness programming via individual, group and workshop formats. Soul Strength services may be helpful for those looking to improve mental/physical health, capacity for stress management, as well as those feeling burnt out and in need of a boost.

Hi, I’m Kate, founder of Soul Strength VT. I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified Health Education Specialist, and Certified Personal Trainer/Group Exercise Instructor. I specialize in the crossover between mental and physical health.

I became interested in this “crossover” work shortly after graduating from college. On a whim, I decided to take up jogging. After a few days, I noticed how good I felt- not only in my body, but in my head as well. Exercise led to better eating habits, which led to better sleep, and on and on. I loved how these habits provided me with a sense of overall well being, on top of boosting my self esteem and confidence. Additionally, I found fitness to be a perfect outlet for mindfulness practice, and therefore, it became my “therapy”. Not to mention the benefits to my physical health.

I loved learning about the connections between mental, physical and social health. Having already started my career in community mental health, I thought, why not focus on “all” instead of focusing on “one”? I decided to pursue two graduate degrees- 1 in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine, and the other in Health Sciences-as well as training in exercise science, allowing me to better understand the biopsychosocial connection, and work with people to achieve greater health and well being.