Katie Leigh, CTSS, CA, CCFI
How We Respond to Harm Matters
If youâre here, something has already gone wrong, or youâre working hard to make sure it doesnât. Either way, youâre in the right place.
Katie Leigh is the Creator of the PatternWise⢠Response to Harm Framework
For more than 20 years, Katie Leigh has worked on the human side of nonprofit, business, faith, and law-adjacent environments â using her professional skills over the last decade to bring trauma-informed and individualized approaches in stewarding disclosures of harm inflicted by individuals, institutions, and clergy. She is a Certified Trauma Services Specialist (CTSS) through ATSS, a Credentialed Advocate (CA) with a designation of Comprehensive Victim Intervention Specialist (CVIS) through NACP/NOVA, and a Child-Centered Forensic Interviewer (CCFI) through NACCFI.
BOOK â COMING EARLY 2027
Finding Jesus in the Broken Church
RESPONDING TO HARM WITHOUT LOSING OUR FAITH
When the church is broken, where do you find Jesus?
Finding Jesus in the Broken Church offers a new path for those of us who are struggling with harm, betrayal, and disillusionment with the Church. We donât have to either stay quiet or walk away. There is a third path: a sacred journey where our faith is reforged.
Drawing on more than a decade in the trenches of victim care and her own survival of harm done in Godâs name, Katie Leigh will walk with you through the confusion. She offers no empty clichĂŠs or quick Band-Aids for profuse bleeding. Nor will she recount scandals or headlines.
Instead, she will provide clarity and a path forward. Whether weâre still in the pew, worshiping alone at home, long gone from the Church, or a leader lying awake asking How did we get here? This book is an invitation for us all to find Jesus amid the brokenness of the church and life.
Responding to harm is not a departure from our faith â it is a return to the heart of Jesus.
Yes! Notify Me When This Book is Ready to Order!
Sacred Struggle⢠Podcast
Finding Jesus Amid Harm â
A Journey to Reforged Faith
Want to Learn How to Respond to Harm?
Harm is not a single moment. It is a pattern that reemerges again and again. The Framework helps us see where a situation is, what it needs, and what comes next. Bringing practical solutions to every stage of the framework: Prevention, Early Intervention, Crisis Response, Advocacy, and Trust Rebuilding â built to bring trauma-informed clarity and direction to the moments that matter most.
Navigating harm, whether personally or professionally, requires more than good intentions; it requires clarity.
PatternWise⢠Response to Harm Framework
Downloadable Applied Response Guides
The Five Responses to Harm:
An Introduction to the PatternWise⢠Framework
Stages 1 to 5: Prevention, Early Intervention, Crisis Response, Advocacy, and Trust Rebuilding
Coming Soon
The Power of One Voice:
Guidance for Those Who Sense Harm and Don't Know What to Do
Stages 1 & 2: Prevention and Early Intervention
Coming Soon
Confusing Love:
How to Recognize Abuse, Trust Yourself, and Find a Way Forward
Stages 3 & 4: Crisis Response and Advocacy
Coming Soon
Before Letting Go:
Phases for Rebuilding Trust After Harm or Betrayal
Stage 5: Trust Rebuilding
Work With Katie Leigh
Empowering Strategic Response
Katie Leigh provides individualized approaches to complex problems.
INVITE
Whether youâre filling a stage or a podcast seat, Katie brings trauma-informed approaches of clarity and care to audiences navigating confusion or high-stakes moments â individuals, churches, organizations, professionals, and faith communities facing hard conversations.
RETAIN
Whether youâre an attorney, risk officer, professional, or leader who needs more than a one-time conversation, Katie provides ongoing retainer consulting and project-based crisis support when clarity, guidance, and an experienced trauma-informed approach are needed.
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The PatternWise⢠Response to Harm Framework is a proprietary five-stage continuum developed by Katie. Giving language to what feels chaotic, and direction to what feels uncertain â equipping individuals and organizations to respond with clarity and care.
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