The Pull Up Barber Project partners with organizations to bring FREE, trauma informed haircuts directly to the communities they serve.
Services are funded through paid contracts with the organization, which allows clients to receive grooming at no cost and without barriers.
Many people cannot access a traditional barbershop.
Transportation, finances, mobility challenges, safety concerns, or discomfort in certain environments can make grooming hard to reach.
For LGBTQ+, disabled, unhoused, or neurodivergent community members, a barbershop may not feel safe or affirming.
This Is What Makes The Pull Up Barber Different.
I bring grounding, accessible, trauma informed barbering directly to the people.
I am trained in trauma informed care and I use a trauma informed approach during every appointment.
This means I focus on comfort, consent, communication, and creating a space where people can feel calm, respected, and in control during their haircut.
I do not provide trauma treatment. I provide barbering services through a trauma informed lens that supports trust, dignity, and emotional safety.
A haircut may seem simple, but it can support mental wellness, and restore dignity
For many people, it is a moment of care they have not had access to in a long time.
Organizations can partner with me to offer
• free haircuts for clients, residents, students, or program participants
• safe, affirming, trauma informed grooming brought directly to their location
• services that support mental wellness, confidence, and community connection
On site visits can be scheduled as
• weekly sessions
• bi weekly sessions
• monthly sessions
• or one time community care or self care events
Extended hours and full day visits are available depending on your program’s needs.
If your organization wants to make grooming more accessible and bring care, dignity, and connection directly to the people who need it,
The Pull Up Barber Project is ready to pull up.
ABOUT ME
I’m Kat SoPoetic, a mobile barber, artist and community care practitioner. I combine my barbering skills with a deep commitment to creating safe, comfortable, affirming experiences for people who have been overlooked or misunderstood in traditional Barbershop spaces.
My work is grounded in patience, understanding, clear communication, and a genuine respect for each person’s story.
The Pull Up Barber Project was created to make haircuts accessible for people who cannot make it to or do not feel safe in traditional barbershops. Many clients experience anxiety, sensory overwhelm, discrimination, or barriers that make it difficult to receive the care they deserve.
I bring the barbershop directly to homes, side walks, neighborhoods, shelters, schools, community centers, recovery programs and anywhere a haircut is needed. Each appointment is a one on one experience rooted in safety, care, and mindfulness.
What Trauma Informed Grooming Means
Trauma informed grooming means I cut hair in a way that is intentional and mindful and that centers safety, comfort, and trust.
It is designed for people who feel anxious, overwhelmed, uncomfortable, over-stimulated, or unsafe in traditional barbershops.
WHY IT MATTERS:
We as humans each have our own sensitivities and insecurities that we don't talk about, being in a barber chair or salon can make a person feel exposed .. we are vulnerable in many ways, whether we are trusting someone with our hair quietly, or extremely talkative and sharing stories about our break ups, someone passing, or so and so's affair.... Many people would say that their Barbers are their second therapist, but for most we are their only form of therapy...
A lot of men don't have therapists, they rely on the dialogue with their barbers for that....
So many struggling kids see a Barber more often than they have ever seen a therapist...
But most barbers are not equipped to hold space in the ways that are needed.
It's the missing piece of the puzzle....
We don't have the tools to navigate people navigating traumas, divorces, grief, toxic/abusive relationship dynamics...
We are all there for the conversation, we always ready for the tea....
but are we equipped to really come at it more informed... more educated? With the tools that will help us understand what we are working with ?..
most people never even heard of a trauma informed barber to even know they need a trauma informed barber ... I'm not sure if I'm the only one that exists , but that's why it was important to me to get trauma informed.
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