Welcome
I’m Katherine Branch — a coach, guide, and fellow traveler on the path of transformation and growth.
The path of my life has never followed a straight line. I’ve had many careers and worn countless titles: nanny, waitress, ad executive, marketing director, entrepreneur. I dropped out of college (more than once), moved back home as an adult, and started over more times than I can count.
I’ve known loss and heartbreak — leaving an abusive relationship in my early twenties, losing a home in the market crash, experiencing infertility and failed adoption attempts, marriage and divorce. I’ve shrunk myself to fit others’ expectations, played small, and settled for less than I truly desired many, many times.
And yet, woven through it all, there has always been a pull — toward Spirit, toward Love, toward something deeper.
From my first therapy session at age seven, to years of seeking wisdom — through counseling, coaching, energy healing, retreats, books, music, and more — I’ve always been on a journey of self-discovery and growth. But in 2020, during the stillness of the pandemic, I connected with the coach I continue to work with today. That relationship was a turning point — the beginning of real inner freedom, joy, and a deep awareness of my own worth.
Alongside this personal journey, for more than a decade, I’ve also owned and led Green Gate Marketing, a strategic marketing agency serving nonprofits and mission-driven organizations. That work continues, and it has shaped much of my perspective on purpose, service, and meaning.
In 2024, I walked the Camino Portugués and completed Martha Beck’s Wayfinder Life Coach Training program — both experiences were life-changing.
Today, through Pellegrina, I walk alongside women navigating life’s transitions. I help them release old stories, trust their longings, and find their way back home to themselves.
“Commit to loving yourself completely. It’s the most radical thing you will do in your lifetime.”
–Andrea Gibson
Why Coaching?
Coaching is a space for discovery, clarity, and forward movement.
Unlike therapy, which often looks to the past for understanding and healing, coaching focuses on the present and the future. It’s not about analyzing your childhood story — it’s about noticing the patterns, beliefs, and fears that grew out of those experiences, and gently loosening their grip so you can live with more freedom today.
Coaching is for people who sense that “something more” is possible — more joy, more peace, more meaning, more alignment with who they truly are. It’s about creating a space to hear your own inner voice, to see yourself with fresh eyes, and to step into a life that feels authentic and fulfilling.
About Pellegrina Coaching
Pellegrina is for women like you who yearn to live in harmony with their truest, deepest Selves: who are ready to let go of the thoughts, beliefs, and stories that no longer serve them. And who are ready to navigate their lives with clarity, courage, and lots of self-care.
To be a pellegrina is to walk a path of self-discovery with curiosity, compassion, and awareness.
Pellegrinas understand that they are here for a reason: for their soul’s evolution toward its fullest, most beautiful expression.
Pellegrinas know this is a life-long journey: a pilgrimage to their higher Selves. And that, with each step, there is opportunity to uncover and release the mental conditioning, social narratives, and unconscious patterns that keep them stuck.
Pellegrinas don’t rush their journeys because they understand that true joy, freedom, and peace are found only in the present moment.
Pellegrina is the feminine Italian word for pilgrim. It reflects the spirit of the work I offer: a return to your divine essence, your true Self, your inner home.
My Approach
Coaching with me is not about “fixing” you — you are not broken. And it’s not about needing to do more. You work hard enough. My work is centered around:
✦ Presence: slowing down enough to hear your own truth
✦ Compassion: meeting yourself with the gentleness you deserve
✦ Clarity: naming what you want and what’s standing in the way
✦ Courage: taking the next step, even when it feels tender or uncertain
My approach combines spiritual grounding, practical tools, and intuitive guidance, allowing you to feel both supported and empowered on your path.
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Individualized guidance to help you release what no longer serves you and step into what’s next.
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Intimate group coaching experiences for women walking the path of their own becoming.
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Life-transforming walks in Italy, Spain, or Portugal, with coaching before, during, and after the trip.
Services
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Some Things I Love
✦ Books: An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum, Eat Pray Love, The History of Love, Letters to a Young Poet, We Begin at the End, A New Earth
✦ Movies: Cinema Paradiso, Moonstruck, Thelma & Louise
✦ Destinations: Italy and India
✦ Dog: Bella
✦ Friends: Quality over quantity
✦ Kids: Nieces and nephews are where it’s at
✦ Family: Mine’s the best!
✦ Food: Italian, Japanese, Thai, Mexican
✦ Wine: Red!
✦ Exercise: Walking a camino