Introducing the concept of somatic psychotherapy and counselling
Research shows that incorporating the body in therapy leads to more lasting change than talk therapy alone. Somatic counselling is a combination of mind and body work. It recognises the key role the autonomic nervous system plays in healing and successful therapy.
By exploring physical sensations (such as heat or tightness in the body) while discussing an issue, we can directly access the deep-rooted emotional memory. We integrate the experience, new neuropathways are built, and we can come back to our regulated selves, feeling calmer and more in control.
I can support you to discover and understand the feelings, beliefs and other signals in your body/mind (both unhelpful and helpful) that drive your way of being and acting in the world. Those patterns, or habits, likely helped you to cope with life challenges in the past but may now be causing distress, or holding you back from living your life in the ways you'd like to.
Global best practice for successful therapy is somatic: a combination of mind and body work.
Drawing from the science of safety, trauma, and neurobiology, I use a combination of somatic therapies like Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, somatic experiencing techniques and cognitive psychology.
The Body
Learning to recognise how feelings are experienced in the body and how the body communicates is essential for healing and behaviour change. I use body focussed interventions, like tapping, breathing exercises and gentle movement, to help overcome the physical and emotional reactions that create the suffering. You’ll feel safe and liberated in our body and come back to your regulated self.
The Mind
Our self-views, our patterns of coping and our thoughts have roots in early childhood experiences and are often unconsciously repeated in unhelpful ways. I use evidence-based somatic practices to help break unhelpful thought patterns. You’ll feel more in control of your thoughts and feelings, particular the troublesome ones. This will enable you to get new perspectives and achieve true behaviour change.
Therapeutic 1:1 Coaching
If you’re a human, chances are you’ve experienced trauma. This experience unconsciously shapes your neurobiology, behaviour, and relationships. Our life is navigated from a place of fear, adaptation, and disconnection rather than connection and self-worth. As a trauma-focused therapist, I recognise that trauma is real, present, and must be integrated into the body for true healing. I see best results with clients when these conditions are present:
You are committed to do the work between sessions
You are genuinely ready and motivated for change
Your situation is relatively safe and regulated to enable you to be vulnerable and safely undertake your inner work
You are willing to sit with some discomfort of growth
If you'd like to explore working together, feel free to email or call me. I look forward to hearing from you.
Holistic Signature Healing
These holistic signature healing sessions are designed to support nervous system regulation, energetic realignment, and deep rest. Sessions include energetic reset through healing reiki, gentle acupressure to support energy release, and subtle sound vibrations using crystal bowls and chimes — all working together to release old, stagnant energy and support increased life-force, vitality, and overall energy levels. What clients often experience:
Reduced stress and emotional tension
Feeling lighter
Deep relaxation and nervous system settling
A feeling of being more present and rested
If you'd like to explore this holistic health offering, get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you. You can download the brochure for this offering here.
Our self-view and relationship patterns often form early in life and repeat in ways that no longer serve us. I support you in building the tools for meaningful, lasting change—so you can shift into a new way of thinking and experiencing the world.
What I specialise in
I specialise in the following areas
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Anxiety
I help you feel safer in your body and calmer in your mind by combining somatic practices, mindfulness, and practical tools to ease anxiety and everyday triggers. Together, we work to build emotional resilience, restore a sense of inner safety, and help you learn practical, life-changing coping skills to manage anxiety with more ease and confidence.
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Self Esteem
If you struggle with boundaries, self-doubt, or people-pleasing, the root often lies in how you relate to yourself. I help you change that. Together, we uncover and transform the beliefs and emotional patterns shaping your behaviour, and build practical skills that strengthen your confidence, self-worth, and sense of self.
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Trauma and PTSD
Post traumatic stress is an experience where the past comes alive unbidden in the present causing distressing and at times debilitating symptoms. Through gently including the body and using somatic approaches to soothe bodily symptoms we can create a sense of safety. Allowing to integrate and heal traumatic experiences.
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Relationships
Whether you’re in the relationship, out of it, or circling the “should I stay?” spiral. I support you to understand the underlying patterns, attachment styles and relational dynamics, and provide practical tools to navigate relationships with greater confidence, clarity and connection.
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Life Transitions
I help you find steadiness and confidence during times of uncertainty, loss, or personal transition. Through an evidence-based approach, we explore your emotional responses, build practical coping tools, and create a path forward grounded in clarity and self-kindness.
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Holistic Wellbeing Leadership Coaching
A coaching program for those who are ready to stop managing their leadership through tension, pressure, and performance. We focus on the patterns beneath the pressure, the relational, emotional, and nervous system defaults that quietly run your leadership behind the scenes.
My primary goal is for my clients to feel safe and seen.
All trauma occurs in relationships, making the client-therapist relationship essential for creating new, safe experiences. My primary goal is for my clients to feel safe, seen, and supported. Sessions focus on exploring self-perception, worldviews, and coping patterns. Body-centered practices are gently introduced to regulate the nervous system and increase awareness.
I work within a developmentally informed and trauma aware perspective. That means I bring trained awareness to the different ways stress and trauma might impact a person's engagement with their life and relationships.
I provide I helpful insights into neurobiology to deepen understanding of the brain-body connection. Between sessions, my clients receive resources and practices to promote gentle habit formation and lasting change.