Intro to Bouldering for Psychotherapists

Intro to Bouldering for Psychotherapists

For all body types, this course supports new and beginning participants who may choose to stay on the ground with an option to climb as high as 12-18 feet off the ground. Following a proper warm-up, participants will be taught proper etiquette, basic climbing terminology, body mechanics of reducing risk while climbing up and down, route reading skills, and foundational, climbing techniques.

Instructor and Contact Person:
Cai Beaulieu, 828-263-7273; catie@gestaltwellnessstudio.com
Participants:
Psychotherapists or therapists in training (students in a master’s counseling program are welcome)
Date:
August 9, 2025
Time: (all classes)
10am-12pm
Group size:
6 minimum/18 maximum
Terrain:
Beginning-level bouldering: VE, VB, V0, V1, V2
Location:
Mesa Rim
1205 Sheldon Cove
Austin, TX 78753
*while Cai has permission to instruct at Mesa Rim independently of their employment at Mesa Rim, this class is not sponsored by Mesa Rim
Cost:
$50/person which includes the cost of entrance, climbing shoe rentals, chalk use, instruction, and experience. This class, with a day pass, is usually $90.
*E-mails with additional information and instruction will be sent to you a minimum of 48-hours prior to your course. If you have questions prior to this email, feel free to email me at Catie@gestaltwellnessstudio.com

Intro to Bouldering Learning Objectives:

• Demonstrate competency in all Bouldering Orientation Objectives.

• Identify different types of climbing holds and uses.

• Understanding of warming up, cooling down, and attending to the body during climbing . 

• Apply basic route reading and problem-solving skills.

• Practice body positioning, movement, and somatic awareness on various holds and climbing terrain. 

About the instructor:

From the Philippines, Cai Beaulieu (they/she), is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina (11211), has an MBA from Georgia State, is a Certified Climbing Wall Instructor through the American Mountain Guide Association, is certified from a 250-hour Yoga Teacher Training through Asheville Community Yoga, a Certified Personal Trainer through Gainesville College and International Sports Sciences Association, and is a certified Muay Thai Trainer through the World Kickboxing Association Philippines. She began climbing in 2005 and has directed challenge course programs, climbing programs, and anti-racism trainings. They currently facilitate gestalt process groups, provide gestalt therapy consultation, and has been in private practice for over 10-years. She also teaches Intro to Lead and Movement classes at Mesa Rim, Austin. They have attended trainings in Somatic Abolitionism, Communal Consultations, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR natural flow with SE, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Gestalt therapy, Indigenous Filipino Brainspotting, and Trauma for Resiliency. They look forward to introducing you to climbing.