About us

Cathy utilizes her training and experience as a Social Worker, Minister of Spiritual Peacemaking and Reiki Master Teacher to help move her clients to new levels of self-awareness, healing, personal transformation and inner peace. She brings a unique and expansive combination of professional training, life experience, personality and passion to her work with individuals and groups. Clients benefit from the depth of knowledge and wealth of practical tools and resources that Cathy has developed over her 25 years as a helping professional, along with her personal commitment to life-long learning, personal transformation and spiritual growth. She brings her expertise and energy to every interaction, whether working one-on-one or with a large group.She assists individuals and groups to identify their purpose and passion, recognize and release limiting beliefs and create a vision of the life they want. She supports people to move out of their story and into their vision, coaching them to become all that they can imagine for themselves. The greatest and highest good of her clients has always been Cathy’s guiding principle. She works from a heartfelt place of deep respect, integrity, intuition and high energy, assuring that each client receives exactly what they need in order to move into a life of authenticity and joy.

Master of Divinity, Spiritual Peacemaking
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Reiki Master/Teacher
Certified Dream Coach and Passion Test Facilitator

Lisa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received her Bachelor's degree from Trinity College in 1978 and her Master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1981. She combines traditional psychotherapy with more recently developed therapies including cognitive and behavioral approaches, Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) and Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS).She offers individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy primarily with adults. She specializes in depression, anxiety, trauma, adoption, co-dependency, and end of life issues. Lisa uses ego state (inner child) work and relaxation training strategies to assist clients in building inner strength and resources. She integrates the wisdom of Eastern philosophies and practices in a nondenominational way to counteract the anxieties and frenetic pace of the Western world and build inner peace for herself and her clients.

Nancy Mary Quinn brings to Spirit Matters her vast experience as a nationally certified licensed massage therapist and teacher. Upon her graduation from The Bancroft School of Massage Therapy in 1985, Nancy joined the faculty there, while also working as a holistic therapist in her private practice. She currently teaches at CCMT, The Ct. Center for Massage Therapy. Nancy has studied many other modalities and incorporates them into her work. She is a Reiki Master, herbalist, Spa practitioner, hypnotherapist, hypno-birther and Reflexologist, and is certified in Facial Rejuv and Quantum Touch. Nancy is also the proprietor of Tender Touch Massage and Reviving Weeds, an herbal company.

Lauren Mas , of Morning Sun Reiki, offers Reiki for both people and animals as a step toward healing the individual and thus, a step towards healing our precious planet. Sessions with people include soothing music and therapeutic aromas. Reiki creates a sense a deep relaxation where healing can take place. Reiki is extremely gentle, yet can yield powerful results. Following sessions with Lauren, clients have reported a reduction or ceasing of pain, more restful sleep, reduced anxiety and other positive effects during and after a Reiki treatment.
Lauren is fully insured and a member of the International Association of Reiki Professionals and the International Natural Healers' Association. She holds a B.S. degree in Psychology from Springfield College and is also proud to be a volunteer member of the Integrative Medicine department at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT.

Suzanne is a 2007 graduate of the Institute of Healing Arts and Sciences, Inc. She earned her diploma as an Energy Medicine Practitioner (EMP) after four years of intensive study; which included hands-on training at a medical internship site. She is also a Reiki Master and is certified in Reconnective Healing and The Reconnection. Although Suzanne’s specialty is pain management (both chronic and acute), stress reduction, dementia care, cancer care, and pre-op and post-op care, she has also supported clients who want to enhance their overall health and sense of well-being. Suzanne supports healing and/or maintenance of health by utilizing the energy within and around the body in a specific way. In addition, she incorporates the psycho-spiritual correlates of disease and disorders to support clients in understanding how their thoughts, their feelings, and their actions impact their physical, emotional, spiritual and energetic health. Suzanne can be reached at 860-808-7803 or through email at HigherVibration@cox.net.

We welcome Marian Vitali, DC/Wholelife Wellness & Shamanic Services, LLC to Spirit Matters offering individual wellness coaching, energy healing, and shamanic services with clients. Marian has been offering workshops in our space this past year and we congratulate her on the expansion of her practice. You may reach her at 860-918-8703 to get more information or you can check her website at www.wholelifewellnessshaman.com.

We also welcome Marlaina Cataldi, RN, RMT. Marlaina was instrumental in bringing The Magdalene Circle to Spirit Matters in January 2008. She offers Reiki, Theta Healing and DNA Reprogramming, alone or in conjunction with The BioMat, an amethyst crystal mat that releases far infrared rays and negative ions facilitating cleansing and detoxification of the body. Marlaina also utilizes crystals and minerals to bring balance and clearing to the body's energy meridians. You can reach her at (860) 614-4342.