Intro to Bouldering in Community for Therapists

Learn to climb in community with your colleagues

Bouldering is rope-free climbing on shorter walls with a padded ground. They range from 12 to 18 feet high with opportunities to learn by not even leaving the ground. All you need to boulder is a pair of climbing shoes and some chalk (these will be provided for you or you are welcome to bring your own).

Hey therapists! For bodies of all sizes, this community experience is taught by a seasoned, psychotherapist, certified personal trainer, and certified lead Climbing Wall Instructor, Cai Beaulieu (she/they). With each class-size limited to 3 participants for personalized attention (if you want it), we’ll learn beginner-level movement, technique, etiquette, and skills in a trauma-informed way with plenty of time to try out your new skills, get to know each other, and climb for funsies.

Date(s): (choose 1 from the options below)
-Saturday, 7/11/26 from 10am-12pm

-Tuesday, 7/14/26 from 7pm-9pm

-Saturday, 7/18/26 from 10am-12pm

Cost: $49/person, all-inclusive—day pass, instruction, shoe rental and community chalk.
(The climbing gym offers a basic learn to climb class taught by front desk staff for $70.36—you’re getting a deal!).

Location: Mesa Rim Climbing & Fitness (meet in the lobby)
1205 Sheldon Cove Bldg 3,
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

Instructor and Contact Person:
Cai Beaulieu, 828-263-7273; catie@gestaltwellnessstudio.com
*E-mail with additional information and instruction will be sent to you a minimum of 24-hours prior to your class. If you have questions prior to this email, feel free to email me at Catie@gestaltwellnessstudio.com

Are you part of a group practice or have 3 therapist friends and wanna have your own experience? Send me an email. Happy to figure something out.

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 Lead Certified Climbing Wall Instructor through the American Mountain Guide Association, is certified from a 250-hour Yoga Teacher Training through Asheville Community Yoga, and a Certified Personal Trainer through Gainesville College and ISSA.. She began climbing in 2005 and has worked directing challenge course programs, climbing programs, leads anti-racism trainings, train-the-trainer diversity trainings, facilitates gestalt process groups, and has been in private practice for 12-years. In addition to private practice, they teach 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.