Colette Katuala

Colette Katuala is an experienced professional in social work and psychotherapy, currently serving as a Yoga Teacher at Body Awareness Yoga since January 2024, emphasizing somatic healing through yoga. As the owner of Focused Clinical Solutions since April 2014, Colette specializes in various modalities of psychotherapy, particularly relational issues, anxiety, and depression. With extensive experience at Alameda County since 2005, Colette has held multiple roles including Child Abuse Prevention Services Coordinator, overseeing mandated reporter training and the Child Abuse Prevention Task Force. Additional responsibilities included developing coaching models for child welfare practice reform and supervising teams delivering court-ordered services. Colette also served as a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, teaching a Master's level course on Child Development. Educational qualifications include a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from California State University, Fresno.