Keri Shee (she/her) is a trauma-informed occupational therapist dedicated to empowering children and parents to learn strategies for nervous system regulation, enhance self-awareness, develop mindfulness-based coping strategies, and understand and communicate their sensory and emotional worlds. Keri specializes in supporting adolescents with anxiety, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, general life transitions, and family changes. Keri also offers parent coaching, facilitates parent-child sessions and has extensive experience in consulting and collaborating with families, educators, psychotherapists, and a variety of multidisciplinary teams. 

Keri began her occupational therapy career at Johns Hopkins Hospital and later worked in Baltimore Public Schools. In 2009, she earned a Master’s degree in Secondary Education at CU Boulder and became a middle school language arts teacher in the Boulder Valley School District. During her children’s early years, Keri founded Bolder Writers, LLC where she led creative writing groups for middle school students. She also completed a 200-hour yoga teacher training, eventually founding Spark Youth Yoga, LLC. In 2017, Keri transitioned to her current role at Soma Healing Center, training in polyvagal theory, Safe and Sound Protocol, and HeartMath and earning a 300-hour Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator (TCTSY-F) certification from the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at JRI. 

Keri’s therapeutic approach is rooted in the belief that embodied self-connection is central to healing, and her warm, open presence creates a sense of safety for her clients.

In addition to her work as an occupational therapist, Keri is a writer working on her first memoir. She also serves on the Board of Trustees at Boulder Country Day School. Keri is a mama of two, a nature and travel enthusiast, a LGBTQIA+ activist, and a lover of cozy spaces.