Who is Chef Lorraine, and why the ITAL Life?

 Nutritionist, A Farmer, An Agriculturalist, A Diner, A Doctor , A Healer,  What's the Connection?

..... A Plate of Food :-) 

At ITAL Life, as a therapist, I believe food is the foundation of total wellbeing. From the soil to the table, nourishment fuels not just the body, but the mind and soul.

Lorraine M. Kenlock, MSW (Clinical Psychology), WITT AP
Doctoral Candidate | Somatic Psychotherapist | EMDR Practitioner | Trauma, ADHD & Burnout Specialist | Integrative Nutrition Coach

Founder – ITAL Lifestyle & ITAL Somatics, TCI
Wellness Retreat Facilitator – Salterra Resorts and Spa, Turks & Caicos Islands

Lorraine M. Kenlock is a Jamaican-born somatic psychotherapist, trauma recovery specialist, and wellness strategist whose work uniquely bridges clinical science, hospitality intelligence, cultural wisdom, and nervous system healing.

With more than 25 years of multidisciplinary experience, Lorraine began her career in medical informatics and healthcare systems design, serving as Lead Informatics Professional on a JICA-funded Japanese research project examining lifestyle-related diseases across the Caribbean. This early systems-based exposure shaped her holistic understanding of how environment, stress, culture, and behaviour influence long-term health.

Her professional path later expanded into executive hospitality leadership, including service as a Director on the Board of the Turks & Caicos Hotel & Tourism Association. During this period, Lorraine completed advanced hospitality training at Cornell University in Hotel Planning & Design, Hospitality Marketing, and Real Estate Investment & Asset Management, gaining rare insight into the operational, architectural, financial, and human realities of tourism-driven environments.

Now certified as a WITT AP (Wellness in Travel & Tourism Accredited Professional), Lorraine integrates global wellness tourism standards with trauma-informed, nervous-system-centred care. This enables her to support not only individuals, but also hospitality properties, leadership teams, and tourism organisations seeking to align wellbeing, sustainability, guest experience, and staff resilience.

Through her wellness brands ITAL Lifestyle and ITAL Somatics, TCI, Lorraine delivers culturally responsive, evidence-based therapeutic services for a population deeply connected to tourism. Her clients include hospitality professionals, tourism executives, spa teams, corporate leaders, expats, and retreat travellers navigating burnout, trauma, chronic stress, ADHD, and emotional fatigue.

Her clinical training and certifications include:

• Somatic EMDR Therapy
   
• Certified ADHD Professional (ADHD-CCSP)
   
• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
   
• Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP) & Integrated Listening Systems (ILS)
   
• IFS-informed and CBT-based Trauma Recovery
   
• Somatic Anxiety Therapy & Embodied Regulation
   
• Integrative Nutrition & Wellness Coaching
   
• Wellness in Travel & Tourism Accredited Professional (WITT AP)
   

As Wellness Retreat Facilitator at Salterra Resorts and Spa, Lorraine designs and leads luxury therapeutic retreats that unite neuroscience, hospitality excellence, and cultural restoration. Her retreats draw on Caribbean rhythm, somatic regulation, trauma-informed care, and ritual-based restoration, delivered within one of the Caribbean’s most refined wellness tourism environments.

Lorraine primarily supports individuals and organisations connected to the tourism and hospitality ecosystem, including:

• Hospitality professionals, tourism leaders, and service teams experiencing burnout
   
• Corporate executives and entrepreneurs within tourism economies
   
• Individuals living with trauma, ADHD, anxiety, grief, and chronic stress
   
• Caribbean clients seeking culturally grounded mental health care
   
• Retreat travellers and expats seeking nervous system restoration
   

• International Affiliate – American Psychological Association (APA)
   
• Member – American Counseling Association (ACA)
   
• Member – Caribbean Association for Behavioural Analysis (ABA)
   
• Member – Embodied Labs Therapist Directory
   
• Mental Health First Aider & Instructor – National Council for Mental Wellbeing
   
• Member – Wellness Tourism Association
   
• WITT Accredited Professional (WITT AP)
   

Lorraine’s work is grounded in one truth: healing in tourism-driven societies must honour both human nervous systems and economic realities. Her approach is relational, regulation-based, culturally respectful, and system-aware. She believes sustainable transformation occurs when individuals, workplaces, and communities learn to restore safety, dignity, and embodiment within the very industries that shape their lives.

Approach:

My therapeutic approach is integrative, client-centred, and rooted in the understanding that healing is a multidimensional process. I combine somatic practices, EMDR, trauma-informed care, and nutrition coaching to address the interconnectedness of the mind and body. By incorporating plant-based nutrition and wellness strategies, I help clients nourish their bodies, reduce inflammation, and support overall well-being. I aim to create a safe and empowering space where clients can heal from trauma, release stored emotional and physical tension, and thrive daily.

Mission:

To empower individuals to heal from trauma, restore balance, and achieve holistic wellness by integrating somatic therapy,trauma-informed care, and evidence-based nutrition practices. I am passionate about helping clients reconnect with their bodies, embrace the healing power of plants, and cultivate a life of vitality and resilience.

I am a Wellness Speaker and Retreat Host who loves gardening, photography, and spinning vinyl.