Shadow Alchemy
For the person who’s spent years healing, growing and becoming deeply self-aware — but still finds themselves repeating the same patterns.
Applications reviewed individually · Limited places available
A six-month pathway inside Shadow Alchemy for those seeking profound personal growth rather than professional certification.
You’ve done the work.
Something still isn’t shifting.
You’ve read the books, attended therapy, worked with coaches and immersed yourself in everything from attachment theory and trauma to nervous system regulation, mindset and emotional healing. You’ve never been afraid to do the work — because understanding yourself has always felt like one of the most worthwhile investments you could make.
And yet, there are still moments that leave you asking the same question.
- —You understand why you people-please — yet you still struggle to say no.
- —You know your attachment style — yet you still find yourself caught in the same relationship dynamics.
- —You recognise your triggers as they’re happening — yet you still react in ways you wish you wouldn’t.
- —You know what you’d like to do differently — but in the moment, you find yourself doing exactly what you’ve always done.
“How can I know so much about myself and STILL repeat the same patterns?”
If you’ve ever found yourself asking that — Personal Pathway was created for you.
This work goes beyond theory. It’s felt, experienced, and lived.
The problem isn’t a lack of awareness.
It’s that awareness was never designed to do the whole job.
For many people, awareness feels like the finish line. The assumption is that once you understand where a pattern comes from, recognise it while it’s happening and know what needs to change, you’ll naturally begin responding differently. If only it were that simple.
Your nervous system doesn’t respond to insight.
Human behaviour is influenced by far more than conscious thought. The way we think, feel and respond is shaped by years of conditioning, lived experience and nervous system responses that operate automatically — often long before we’re aware of them.
Awareness and embodiment are two different things.
That’s why it’s possible to understand your attachment style and still find yourself repeating the same relationship dynamics. To recognise your people-pleasing in real time and still hear yourself saying yes.
The missing piece is experience, not information.
The answer isn’t more information. It’s learning how your mind, body and nervous system work together — and experiencing that understanding in a way that allows it to become something you can actually live.
Understanding yourself is where change begins. Learning how your mind, body and nervous system work together is what allows that understanding to become something you can actually live.
After years of personal development,
you don’t need another collection of theories.
You want a framework that finally makes sense of everything you’ve learnt — and an experience that helps you understand yourself in a way you never have before. You want to finally understand why you’ve remained stuck in some of the same patterns, despite years of self-awareness.
- ✓You’ve spent years investing in personal development and want to go deeper.
- ✓You’re fascinated by human behaviour and genuinely love learning about yourself.
- ✓You want to understand why you think, feel and behave the way you do.
- ✓You’re looking for more than mindset, nervous system work or shadow work on their own.
- ✓You’re ready to move beyond collecting information and begin experiencing the work.
- ✓You want to learn alongside thoughtful, self-aware people equally committed to understanding themselves.
- ✓You’re drawn to the Shadow Alchemy methodology but have no desire to become a coach or facilitator.
- ✓You believe understanding yourself is one of the most worthwhile investments you can make.
- ×You’re new to personal development and only just beginning your journey.
- ×You’re looking for quick answers rather than deep exploration.
- ×You’re unwilling to challenge the way you’ve always understood yourself.
- ×You’re not prepared to take responsibility for your own learning and self-reflection.
- ×You’re experiencing significant mental health challenges better supported in a clinical setting.
This work asks for curiosity, honesty and a willingness to meet yourself deeply.
The shift that was
always missing.
“What made it different was the depth. Nothing was rushed or performative. The space was solid, the people were real, and the work actually landed.”
SJ Chiovitti — SAC Certified Coach“Prior to this I kept feeling like something was missing. This provided me with that missing link. It allowed me to deepen my understanding of trauma on a physiological level.”
Marika Unger — SAC Certified Coach“Shadow Alchemy has helped me bring into full awareness parts of myself that until now I didn’t realise were holding me captive and preventing me from shining in my full potential.”
Kelly Bagshaw — SAC Certified Coach“To live without so many anxieties can be a dream for many but this work is proof that it can become a reality. This shit works, it’s real, it’s heavy but BRINGS RESULTS.”
Lyndelle Adams — SAC Certified CoachPersonal Pathway
A six-month immersive learning experience for people who want to understand themselves through the Shadow Alchemy methodology — without becoming a coach or facilitator.
It’s designed for people who believe that understanding themselves is one of the most worthwhile investments they can make, and who want to experience this work at a depth that’s difficult to find anywhere else.
Over six months, you’ll join our Level 1 Facilitator students inside the same world-class learning experience — simply because you want to understand yourself more deeply, and experience what becomes possible when this work is lived, not just learnt.
This isn’t a coaching certification, and it isn’t professional facilitator training. It’s an opportunity to immerse yourself in this work simply because you want to understand yourself more deeply.
Over six months, you’ll…
Learn the complete foundational methodologyThe full Shadow Alchemy framework, from the ground up.
Explore the science behind human behaviourNeuroscience, psychology, behavioural science, somatics, trauma awareness and shadow work — in one complete picture.
Participate in monthly live sessionsLive learning, discussions and experiential sessions every month.
Receive coaching in supervised Practice LabsReal coaching in a safe, structured environment with direct feedback.
Attend the three-day Shadow Alchemy ImmersionThe experience at the heart of this work — the moment everything comes together.
Become part of a communityThoughtful, self-aware people just as committed to understanding themselves as you are.
Everything included in Personal Pathway.
Over six months, you’ll step into the same learning environment as our Level 1 Facilitator students — not to train as a coach, but to develop a deeper understanding of yourself through one of the most comprehensive frameworks for human behaviour we’ve ever taught.
The Science of Behaviour
Understand why people think, feel and behave the way they do.
The Science of Behaviour
You’ll explore:
- Neuroscience and behavioural psychology
- Conditioning and identity formation
- Habit formation and automatic responses
- The nervous system’s role in behaviour
- Why we consciously want change while unconsciously resisting it
Understanding Shadow Work
Go beyond surface-level shadow work and learn the psychology behind the hidden parts of ourselves.
Understanding Shadow Work
- The Persona, Ego and Authentic Self
- Projections and emotional triggers
- The Dark Shadow and Golden Shadow
- Why we see in others what we’re unable to see in ourselves
Somatics, Trauma & Emotional Safety
One integrated understanding of how the body and nervous system shape lasting change.
Somatics, Trauma & Emotional Safety
- The role trauma plays in behaviour
- Why awareness alone often isn’t enough
- How the nervous system influences lasting change
- What creates genuine emotional safety
Monthly Live Learning
Live sessions every month alongside Level 1 students.
Monthly Live Learning
- Coaching Mastery — live teaching and demonstrations
- Support Calls — ask questions and integrate
- Practice Labs — experience the methodology live
Practice Labs — Experience the Work
Experience Shadow Alchemy from the client’s perspective.
Practice Labs
- Experience the methodology from the client’s perspective
- Receive real coaching throughout the program
- Move learning beyond theory and into real life
The Shadow Alchemy Vault
More than 25 guided somatic and shadow work processes.
The Shadow Alchemy Vault
- Guided somatic practices for nervous system regulation
- Shadow work processes for self-inquiry and integration
- Tools to support learning between live sessions
Applied Learning Library & Community
Real coaching demonstrations and a private student community.
Applied Learning Library & Community
- Real coaching demonstrations in action
- Private student community for connection
- Thoughtful, self-aware people asking the same questions
The Three-Day Shadow Alchemy Immersion
The experience most people describe as the moment everything changed.
The Three-Day Shadow Alchemy Immersion
- Three full days of immersive Shadow Alchemy work
- Held by Caitlin and her team throughout
- Attended as a participant, not a student in training
- Fully included — no additional cost
These three days are entirely for you.
All inclusions available for your full six-month enrolment. The immersion is included — no additional cost.
The Three-Day
Shadow Alchemy Immersion
Everything you’ve learnt throughout the program leads to this.
The Shadow Alchemy Immersion is a three-day experience where the theory you’ve been studying becomes something you live — not just something you understand. This isn’t another workshop. It’s the heart of Shadow Alchemy.
Over the years, we’ve welcomed people who’ve spent years in therapy, coaching, retreats and personal development. The immersion gave them something information never could: the experience of meeting themselves differently.
If Personal Pathway consisted only of these three days, it would still justify the investment.
You’ll attend as a participant, not as a student in training.
This three days is entirely for you.Three days that
change everything.
“This immersion honestly trumps the 10 years of mindset work I have done. Although that work mattered, this is something else entirely.”
Lucy Brown — SAC Certified Coach“Where can I even begin to describe the magic of this weekend. I’ve come out of this a completely changed woman from the one who went in.”
Kaia Hunter — SAC Certified Coach“What happened during the 3-day immersion was something I did not expect. For the first time, I felt seen by a group of people who didn’t even know me.”
Kelissa Ouellet — SAC Certified Coach“I knew I would be pushed to my edges but I didn’t know how gentle and warm that experience would actually end up.”
Rochene Hawley — SAC Certified CoachYour Personal Pathway
includes
Over six months, you’ll become part of the Shadow Alchemy learning environment.
Personal Pathway isn’t something you’ll complete over a weekend and never revisit. It’s six months of learning, exploring, questioning, reflecting and experiencing the Shadow Alchemy methodology.
When you join, you’re not simply purchasing content. You’re joining an environment designed to fundamentally change the way you understand yourself.
- Three comprehensive theory modules
- Over 20 hours of foundational training
- A complete understanding of the Shadow Alchemy methodology
- Monthly Coaching Mastery sessions
- Monthly Practice Labs
- Monthly Support Calls
- Six months alongside Level 1 students
- Three-day immersive experience
- Guided somatic and shadow work processes
- A carefully facilitated environment for deep personal exploration
- The Shadow Alchemy Vault with 25+ guided processes
- Applied Learning Library
- Private student community
What it’s like
to learn from her.
“Caitlin brings the goods on both fronts. I have felt so safe and held in her container and that all parts of me have been truly welcomed — that is testament to Caitlin’s incredible knowledge and skills and her willingness to be real and show up in her own rawness, standing as an example of someone who truly embodies this work.”
Kelly Bagshaw — SAC Certified Coach“Caitlin has an ability to meet you where you’re at but also know when to move and how to do it so beautifully.”
Rochene Hawley
“Not only did you hold me when I was ready to tap out but you showed up and allowed yourself to be held — a pure definition of leading by example.”
Lurinda Vollmer
“Caitlin’s way of teaching her craft and being so incredibly generous with her knowledge is just nothing short of magic.”
Kaia Hunter
$3,500 AUD
Six Months
A $500 non-refundable deposit secures your place, with the remaining balance paid through your chosen payment option. Every application is reviewed individually to ensure it’s the right fit for both you and the group.
Your total investment remains exactly the same as enrolling directly into the Level 1 Certification — with the added advantage of experiencing the work as a student first.
On the other side
of this work.
“I have never felt more certain and confident. What you have created for people to learn the knowledge and tools you have spent years mastering is a real gift.”
Lurinda Vollmer
“The things I’ve learnt, held, seen over the last 3 days have truly been life altering. Words can never describe my gratitude.”
Kaia Hunter
“Shadow Alchemy was everything I expected and nothing like I imagined. Caitlin’s legacy is woven so deeply into this work with a level of love and heart that you need to experience.”
Rochene Hawley
“The Shadow Alchemy certification isn’t just about learning — it’s a courageous pathway that bares open your soul, and in the process you become equipped to rewrite the shame cycle.”
Synthia — SAC Certified Coach
“I loved the opportunity to have 3 days to focus completely on me. You will leave knowing you are safe and worthy exactly as you are.”
Amanda Elle — Self Sabotage Coach
“My life has absolutely, wholeheartedly transformed. I cannot even count the amount of earth-shattering breakthroughs I experienced.”
Emily Leadbetter — ADHD & Shadow Work Coach
Frequently
asked.
If you have a question that isn’t answered here, reach out directly at [email protected]
Is this a coaching certification?
No. Personal Pathway is a personal learning experience. You won’t complete facilitator assessments, receive a qualification or become a certified Shadow Alchemy Facilitator. It’s designed entirely for those who want to understand themselves more deeply.
How is this different from the Level 1 Facilitator Certification?
You’ll access the same curriculum, attend the same live sessions and experience the same immersion. The difference is intention and outcome. Personal Pathway students are there entirely for themselves — no assessments, no professional obligations, no expectation to coach anyone else.
Can I upgrade to the Facilitator Certification later?
Yes. You can upgrade at any time by paying the difference. Your total investment remains exactly the same as enrolling directly into the Level 1 Certification.
Do I need any previous experience?
You don’t need professional experience, but this isn’t an introductory program. It’s designed for people who’ve already spent meaningful time exploring themselves and are ready for a deeper understanding of human behaviour.
Is it live or self-paced?
Both. The foundational theory modules are self-paced and available in the portal from the moment you enrol. The live sessions run monthly and recordings are available if you can’t attend.
When does Personal Pathway start?
Personal Pathway runs twice a year. Intakes open in February and July. Reach out to the team directly to find out when the next intake opens.
Where is the immersion held?
Online via Zoom. Despite being online, it’s a fully immersive, facilitated experience — not a passive webinar. You’ll be in the room with your cohort for the full three days.
Is this therapy?
No. Personal Pathway is an educational program. It isn’t therapy, counselling or clinical treatment. If you’re experiencing significant mental health challenges, we’d encourage you to seek appropriate clinical support alongside or before joining.
Will I have to share personal experiences?
You’re always invited to participate, but never required to share beyond what feels appropriate for you.
You already have the insight.
Now it’s time to let it become something you can actually live.
You’ve spent years learning about yourself because you believed that greater understanding would eventually lead to greater freedom. In many ways, it has. But there are still moments where your reactions surprise you. The same relationship dynamics emerge. The same inner dialogue returns.
Personal Pathway was created for this exact point in the journey — combining a framework that helps you understand human behaviour at a deeper level, with an experience that allows you to explore, question and embody what you’ve learnt alongside a community doing the same.
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