Caroline Pegram, LCSW
Hey, I’m Caroline.
I am an eco-somatic therapist who is inspired by collective liberation approaches taught by intersectional feminists, environmentalist + abolitionist activists, and queer theorists. I hold a deep reverence for the perspectives offered by these mentors and continue to seek the guidance + wisdom of my human and plant kin alike.
When I say eco-somatics, I am saying that the natural ecologies around us and the individual human body are inextricably linked.
I believe we can find a great deal of guidance to our complex challenges by paying attention to the rhythms of nature. When we observe the fluctuations, intricacies, resilience and patterns in nature - we can find a map to navigate the complexities inside of ourselves.
My purpose at Topaz Healing is to co-create an experience that encourages you to be curious about life, convene with the vitality that comes from being an embodied human, and to foster new connections that allow for our most authentic selves to emerge and flourish.
We will grow through intentional conversation + exploration of the felt physical sense. We will also grow by way of feeling into the ecologies around us - human, earth and everything in between.
When I’m not tending to my work at Topaz Healing, I can be found - caring for my garden, working with herbs, playing with my dog and cat (Jolene + Callie), writing a poem, studying plants, skiing down a mountain, moseying around a trail, floating on some water, taking a road trip to the low desert, watching to live music or dancing around the kitchen.
Education + Trainings
Bachelor of Social Work: University of NC Greensboro 2014 - Masters of Social Work: University of NC Chapel Hill, 2017
5 Needle Protocol - Auricular Acupuncture: POCA Salt Lake City, NC
Medicines from The Earth Herbalist Symposium: Black Mountain, NC
Herbal Immersion Program: Chestnut School of Herbalism (ongoing)
Human Landscape Relationships, Ecology & Ethnobotany Field Study: Groundworks Grand Mesa, CO with Kelly Moody
Foundations in Embodied Ancestral Inquiry: Wildbody Somatics + Weaver and Rose Somatics (6-Month Program)
Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (300 hours): Center for Trauma and Embodiment in Brookline, MA with David Emerson
Dismantling Racism (6-Day Intensive): Racial Equity Institute, Greensboro, NC
Yoga Teacher Training (250 hours): Asheville Community Yoga
EMDR Certified: EMDRIA Institute, Charlotte, NC
The People’s Medicine School - Community Herbalism: Rootwork Herbals (6-Month Study)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: Duke University, Durham, NC
Trauma and Tension Release Exercise (TRE): Yoga Calm, Portland, OR
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute