In 2005, Katherine completed her Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Professional Accreditation Program (MBTI), enabling her to incorporate non-clinical psychometric assessment services based on personality types into her practice. Subsequently, in 2009, she obtained her Diploma in Professional Counselling with majors in Abuse Counselling, Career Counselling, Workplace Counselling, and Grief and Loss Counselling. This milestone prompted the rebranding of her business as Blu Ripples.

From 2009 to 2017, Katherine’s extensive experience in providing generalist Counselling Services to individuals and organisations independently and as an EAP Counselling Sub-Contractor for a renowned global EAP service provider. During this time, she also presented an emotional well-being workshop for a well-known not-for-profit organisation in Sydney, Co-Hosted a Coaching and Counselling Through Challenging Transition Webinar with CDAA NSW, and provided Workplace Counselling focused on Grief, Loss, and Bereavement to organisations both independently as a subcontracted EAP Counsellor. Her dedication to her profession was further demonstrated when she was elected as a NSW CDAA Committee Member, serving for two years between 2015 and 2017. 

Katherine’s commitment to professional development led her to pursue certification in trauma and eye movement integration therapy (including EMDR) in 2016. Additionally, she graduated from RMIT in 2016 with a Postgraduate Diploma in Career Education and Development, and is currently pursuing a Master of Rehabilitation Counselling to further enhance her expertise and services in the field.