About
Kat Bucciantini
Spiritual & Wildbody Companion
Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript of a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself,
everything that you want,
you are already that.
~Rumi
Spiritual Companioning
As a Spiritual Companion, I am deeply committed to creating a space where you can explore your spiritual journey with honesty, depth, and curiosity. I believe that each person’s spiritual path is unique, and I approach each companioning relationship with openness, compassion, and a reverence for the sacredness of your individual experience. My training in pastoral care and background in hospice has given me the tools to sit with people in some of life’s most difficult moments. These experiences have helped me develop a deep sensitivity to the nuances of grief, joy, transformation, and the sacred in everyday life.
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My own spiritual journey has been shaped by multiple traditions and by my own sacred wandering. I was deeply formed within Catholicism and still feel at home in Catholic spaces, especially contemplative ones, even though my spirituality is no longer rooted in scripture. In my 20s, I widened my understanding of the sacred through the study of many faith traditions, and in my 30s I found a sense of home within Zen Buddhist practices. Although I am not formally part of any faith tradition, the rhythms, symbols, and contemplative practices of the Catholicism that shaped my early spiritual imagination, together with the compassion and mindfulness cultivated through Buddhist teachings, continue to live in my body, re-imagined now through art, poetry, silence, and the wisdom of the natural world.
Today, my sense of the sacred is grounded in the wholeness of our own being and our connection to the whole, experiencing the divine as the inherent interconnectedness of all life and the mystery of the natural world as it is. My spirituality is close to the earth and grounded in the innate knowing that resides in my body and in the more-than-human world. I seek nourishment primarily from nature, art, dance, meditation, silence, and ritual, and I am also held and supported by a living spiritual community that accompanies me in my ongoing formation. I draw wisdom from mystics whose voices echo both within and beyond faith traditions. The unfolding insights of science further enrich this landscape, offering another way of perceiving the elegance and intelligence woven throughout the world and deepening my own inner understanding. These sources continue to ground me, and I hold my own unfolding with the same spaciousness, curiosity, and flexibility that I bring to the companioning I offer to others.
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In spiritual companioning, we'll cultivate a space that honors a spiritual journey rich with knowing but also with contradictions, questions, and moments of uncertainty. The presence I offer is meant to create room for you to discover what most aligns with you spiritually. It can be entirely within one faith tradition, an amalgam of several, or outside of any. I will invite you to turn inward to notice what truths are rooted there, what is fruiting or blooming, what is hibernating, and what may be ready to be pruned away. This unfolding can happen intentionally, if that’s where you are in your life, or organically as we explore what is present for you day to day, including transitions, grief, illness, anger, joy, new beginnings, and threshold moments. I’ll encourage you to lean into your own inner wisdom and trust the unfolding process. This is a space where you don’t need to have it all figured out, and you don’t need to fit into any box. My role is not to provide answers, but to help you listen for the questions and the glimmers of insight that arise, nurturing your own sense of connection with the sacred.
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The spiritual path is a journey of becoming, a slow alignment with your true self, with your own understanding of the sacred, and with the wider world that holds you. Whether you long for clarity, purpose, or a quiet place to listen, I will walk beside you as your soul finds its way.
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I am a member of Spiritual Director’s International and abide by their Guidelines for Ethical Conduct.
To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.
~Terry Tempest Williams
Wildbody Companioning
My approach to Wildbody Companioning is shaped by my experience as a nurse practitioner and my ongoing journey with my own body. My background includes working in both primary care supporting those living with chronic illness, and in hospice, walking alongside those facing the end of life. These experiences have deeply shaped how I hold space: with presence, reverence, and a respect for the wisdom each body carries.
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Living with chronic illness myself, I’ve had to slowly re-friend my body through shifting abilities, loss of function, and changing rhythms. I have grieved what was no longer possible while learning to listen to the new ways my body speaks. This isn’t theoretical for me; it’s personal, lived-in, and ongoing. And I know how often those messages get dismissed by systems designed not for deep listening but for efficiency. Too often, we’re met with rushed appointments, a quick prescription, and an undercurrent of doubt about what we know to be true in our own bodies.
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Because of this, I feel called to companion others who are living with chronic illness or navigating changes in their physical or mental capacity. I hold space for the grief, the uncertainty, and the redefinition that come with living in a body that no longer moves or feels the way it once did.
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I also honor the diversity of human bodies and identities. I hold tender space for those who are transgender, nonbinary, or gender-diverse, and celebrate the many ways we each live in and relate to our bodies.
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​For those whose lives have been shaped by overwork or systems that equate worth with productivity, I understand the toll this takes on your capacity to care for yourself. Having worked in environments where self-neglect was normalized, I know how easily disconnection can become a way to survive. Wildbody Companioning can be a gentle space to begin remembering what it feels like to belong to yourself again.
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My approach to companioning is intuitive, grounded, and attuned to what shows up through breath, movement, stillness, grief, and joy. You don’t need to be at peace with your body to begin. You only need to be curious. I’ll meet you there.
"I've known Kat for many years and observed her own spiritual growth while transitioning from being a medical practitioner to a spiritual director. Kat's intuitive, creative perspective makes her a wonderful companion for tapping into one's own spirit. Unlike a therapist or a pastor, Kat does not direct nor advise, instead, she helps draw out our own wisdom by connecting us with our hearts and bodies, instead of just our minds. Even in one session, I found new insights that surprised and delighted me!"
​-J.W., client
Background
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I hold a Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University Chicago, where I focused on pastoral care as a way of accompanying others through life’s joys and struggles. Building on that foundation, I became a certified Interfaith/Inter-Spiritual Director, trained through The Spiritual Guidance Training Institute, a program that honors the depth, mystery, and diversity of the human spirit. My formation followed the five guiding principles outlined by Spiritual Directors International, which means I hold a commitment to ethical practice, deep listening, and inclusive, soul-centered care. ​I continue my formation as a spiritual director through regular meetings with my own spiritual director, ongoing supervision with a spiritual director supervisor, participation in a peer group with colleagues, and dedicated time for reflection after each companioning session.
Alongside my formation in spiritual direction, I have a Master of Science in Nursing and bring over a decade of experience in nursing caring for people across the lifespan, including those living with chronic illness and those nearing the end of life. These experiences inform and deepen the support I offer through Wildbody Companioning.​
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​​In addition to my companioning work, I make art as a way of reflecting and making meaning, and while I’m still growing into the word, I’m beginning to call myself an artist. Many of my pieces are visual meditations inspired by my own spiritual journey and reflections on the practice and profession of companioning. You’ll find some of these reflections in my journal Unfurl and my creative process on YouTube, where I explore themes like embodiment, transformation, and the inner journey.​
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​I live in the lush Pacific Northwest with my partner, Ben, and our dog, Loa. This corner of the world fills me up with its rivers, mossy forests, and ever-changing skies. When I’m not meeting with companions, you’ll probably find me gardening, hiking, kayaking, dancing Nia, or elbow-deep in some DIY project.
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