Katelyn Weidner, MS-Ed., CCC-SLP, RYT-200

Background

Before I became a speech-language pathologist, I spent over a decade immersed in the arts and in community care. I’ve been an early childhood educator, a special needs teaching artist, an ABA therapist, a wedding photographer, a designer, and spent time in food service as a cook/barista. Each role gave me new tools for connection and adaptability, shaping me into a clinician who is deeply practical, creative, and compassionate.

I work across diverse and changing populations from middle school students to elders in skilled nursing and rehabilitation. I thrive in interdisciplinary settings, always anchoring my work in dignity, function, and authentic relationship.

Outside of speech therapy, you’ll often find me in motion: gardening, boxing, hiking, exploring cities and landscapes or playing with my two daughters. I enjoy photography and design, writing short stories and essays, camping, boxing, resistance training, and OBVIOUSLY yogic practice. After several years of traveling across the country as a travel SLP, my life partner and our family is now settling for a while in the PNW.

Education

I began college at age 24 with the intention of becoming an art teacher. But a single course on language development changed everything. I became fascinated with human language, and I shifted toward neuro-linguistics and the psychology of communication eventually finding my way to speech-language pathology.

I hold a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology from SUNY Buffalo State College (2019), with minors in Art Therapy and Psychology. My master’s thesis was a 60-page project at the intersection of speech therapy and yoga, exploring how breath, posture, and sensory regulation can support communication goals, especially for neurodivergent learners. It remains the foundation of my therapeutic philosophy.

Yoga & Philosophy

Yoga and meditation entered my life at 19 - a lifeline during difficult times. Over the years, it became more than a coping tool; it became a way of being. I now integrate yogic philosophy into every layer of my personal and professional work.

I follow the classical 8-limbed path of yoga, rooted in the yamas (ethical principles), niyamas (personal practices), and svādhyāya (self-study). My current work blends somatic body practices, mindfulness, and speech-language techniques that strives to honor multiple ways of knowing.

I believe that joy is not a destination but a compass pointing toward our true selves, and that every type of body and every type of mind can benefit from aspects of heart-mind/body connection and communication.