Keynote Speaker:
Misty Hencke, MS, LPC-S
Misty Hencke, LPC-S has nearly 20 years of experience as a Clinical Mental Health Professional. A graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, she specializes in helping individuals work through relationship concerns, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Misty is also certified in Compassion Fatigue and is passionate in assisting therapists, healthcare providers, and caregivers in preventing burnout, strengthening resilience, and sustaining long-term well-being in their work
At the Restoration Retreat, Misty will provide evidence-based research combined with clinical and personal insight into burnout from a non- judgmental, empowering standpoint.
Kate Lemoine, MS, LPC
Katherine L. Lemoine (Kate), MS, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor, sex therapist, and the founder of The Intimacy Practice in Lafayette, Louisiana. She holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (2021) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (2011), both from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her clinical specializations include relationships, sexuality, intimacy, trauma, and the Self.
Kate is fully trained in EMDR and Level 2 Gottman Method Couples Therapy and is an active member of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT), the American Counseling Association, and the Louisiana Counseling Association. Prior to her counseling career, she practiced as a Licensed Massage Therapist for over 15 years, a foundation that grounds her clinical attention to the body as a primary site of relational and
therapeutic experience. Her work is rooted in somatic and systems theory and informed by Organic Intimacy Theory (OIT), a developing framework she authored that addresses intimacy
as an emergent physiological capacity. She practices in Lafayette and offers telehealth services across the state of Louisiana.
Kayla Falgout, MS, LPC
Kayla Falgout is a gay play therapist who incorporates somatic interventions and
Sandtray therapy into her work with children, teens, and adults. Kayla’s approach focuses on an individual’s felt experience and the impact of their family systems. Colleagues have described Kayla as compassionately direct, thorough, and purposefully
creative.
While getting her BA in psychology at Nicholls State University, Kayla had the pleasure of spearheading a Music and Memory program at a local nursing home. The program used personalized music as a therapeutic tool for individuals struggling with Alzheimer’s. There, Kayla developed a love for creative interventions and holistic
approaches.
Kayla went on to receive a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2022. Kayla currently works full-time at The
Authenticity Center and part-time at Oceans Behavioral Hospital, where she has over two years of experience helping people through a variety of mental health crises.
Becca Bowers, MS, PLPC
Becca is a therapist who focuses on trauma recovery/healing, embodiment, body image struggles, and self identity post traumatic neurological events.
Becca sees in addressing the relationship between mind and body, begins the healing process and defies the narrative of trauma. Through trauma-informed practices Becca supports clients as they move through trauma and restore more of the whole self as both an embodied and brave space.
Our bodies hold trauma that only builds if we do not address it. Addressing it can be
scary and doing it alone can make the task of healing feel impossible.
"Your body is sacred, your body is worth healing, and you are capable of recovering from trauma." -
Becca Bowers
Sara Sullivan, MS, LPC
Cofounder, Director of Hospitality & Communications, Sound Practitioner
Sara has been in practice as a clinical mental health professional since 2012 with a CACREP-accredited Masters from UL Lafayette. With a focus on attachment, communication, and reconnection with self and others, individual, couple's, and family counseling have been her joy. Her journey into somatic work has been personal. Through her own somatic healing, Sara has integrated new elements into her work with clients. A lifelong musician, she has also added events that include sound therapy, breathwork, and mindful movement to her ongoing embodied practice for herself and others. Sara created the retreat with her cofounder, Ryan Winters, LPC, to introduce an affordable somatic wellness retreat for the health professionals of Louisiana.
Ryan Winters, MS, LPC, NCC
Cofounder, Director of Continuing Education, Sound Practitioner
Ryan has been in practice as a clinical mental health professional for 12 years with a CACREP-accredited Masters from UL Lafayette. Using trauma-informed and mindful practices, he helps those with PTSD and other trauma-related concerns find paths forward. With somatic work inspired by EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and his work as a musician, he connects to IFS (Internal Family Systems), shadow and inner child work, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique aka "tapping"), mindful movement, breathwork, holotropic breathing, REST (Restrictive Environmental Stimulation Therapy), and sound therapy. Ryan created the retreat with his cofounder, Sara Sullivan, LPC, to introduce an affordable somatic wellness retreat for the health professionals of Louisiana.
Mary Huval, MS, LPC, NCC
Coordinator of Healing Spaces
Mary specializes in the treatment of trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship concerns. She utilizes evidence-based trauma therapies including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), and Image Transformation Therapy (IMTT), with EMDR and DBR serving as her primary treatment modalities. Her passion is helping clients increase self-awareness, heal from past experiences, build resilience, and create greater peace, balance, and fulfillment in their lives.
In addition to her clinical work, Mary is passionate about creating spaces that foster connection, restoration, and personal growth. As Coordinator of Healing Spaces, she helps cultivate a welcoming and supportive environment where participants can learn, recharge, and reconnect with themselves and one another.
Jacob Williams
Wellness Ambassador & Photographer
Jacob is a seasoned 20-year expert in hospitality, management, and service industry organization, working in multiple career spaces to help streamline industry standards and engineer well-run events. He is currently the general manager of a pet store in central Louisiana, and lends to our event his experience in wedding photography, event coordination, web design, business financial logistics, and hospitality.
Jacob instills connection and expertise while providing a sense of welcome to any space. As Wellness Ambassador and Photographer, he often can be found throughout the event site helping those who might need assistance or capturing a moment.
