Integrative Somatic Psychotherapy

Mind & body-based therapy to transform your relationship to yourself and those around you.

Within each challenge is a force that inspires you to welcome home the parts of you that have been shamed & suppressed, so that you can come home to all that you are.

Learn the language of your body & mind

I support sensitive beings & people pleasers access
truth, authenticity and freedom from within.

  • Do you often think about how you’re feeling rather than feeling your feelings?

  • Do you long for a deeper connection to the truth that lives within your being?

  • Do you want to get to the root cause of the challenges you are experiencing?

  • Do you feel like there are parts of you that you shame or suppress to fit in?

  • Do you wish to shift coping mechanisms that are not serving you?

  • Are you fed up with patterns of people pleasing & staying small?

  • Do you have a passion for inner work and cultivating awareness?

  • Are you looking for an alternative approach to talk therapy?

  • Are you ready for sustainable change through deep inner work?

If this is you, then you are in the right place.

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What is it?

This is a space that honours your humanness and wholeness, the mundane and the mystical. It is a meeting place between the body and the mind, where all parts of you are welcome. Bridging the worlds of somatic inquiry and parts work. We will explore your relationship to yourself and the world around you. The focus of these sessions will be on resourcing you with the tools you need to thrive and when appropriate, we will dive into your unconscious patterning to discover the root cause of the challenges you are experiencing. The approach taken is person-centred, trauma-informed, non-pathological and built on a foundation of openness, acceptance, curiosity & compassion. The modalities that I combine are internal family systems, process- oriented psychology, focusing, somatic inquiry, voice dialouge.

How does it work?

A 60 minute online session exploring sensation, feeling, emotion, awareness as it arises in the moment in the body. We will work with what is arising in the present moment and in your life currently. We may explore nervous system patterns, sensory experiences or parts work through voice dialogue. This process relies on the wisdom of the body in the moment. There is nothing that you need to figure out or understand. We may tap into your history as it arises naturally in the moment, however this is not necessarily the focus. Please note: this is NOT talk therapy, and this is NOT a quick fix, we will talk some of the time to cultivate safety and connection, however the purpose of this work is to gain awareness and integration through body inquiry, inner-work and the relational field.

What you MAY receive over time:

  • Space to be able to meet your experience fully

  • Feeling safe to exist within your body and mind

  • Acceptance of all parts of you

  • Deeper connection to yourself and those around you

  • Increased capacity to meet & hold your felt experience

  • Understanding of your nervous system patterns

  • Tools to support your nervous system

  • Space to explore your unconscious patterning

  • Discovery of the root causes at play

  • A sense of compassion for your past, present & future

  • Tools to communicate and relate more effectively

This is for you if you:

  • Are a human being, not in a crisis situation

  • Feel supported & resourced to do deep inner work

  • Are ready to shift old patterns & coping mechanisms

  • Have tried talk therapy & went round in circles

  • Are ready for sustainable change in your life

  • Feel disconnected from your body and feelings

  • Intellectualise instead of feeling your feelings

  • Experience chronic triggers and emotional reactions

  • Have chronic patterns of fight, flight, freeze, fawn

  • Experience chronic anxiety, burn out or stress

  • Have attachment wounds that impact your relationships

Therapeutic Modalities used:

  • Process-Oriented Psychology

    Process-Oriented Psychology (also known as Process Work) is a psychotherapeutic modality that focuses on understanding the human experience through the present moment. It does this by working with the entire spectrum of human consciousness through the sensory experience.

  • Internal Family Systems

    Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an integrative approach to individual psychotherapy, that identifies that we are made up of different sub-personalities (parts), each with its own unique beliefs and qualities. IFS focuses on healing the wounded parts and restoring mental balance and harmony by changing the dynamics that create discord among the sub-personalities and the Self.

  • Somatic Therapy

    Somatic therapy is a form of body-centered therapy that looks at the connection of mind and body. It involves accessing the felt sense, which can include sensations, emotions and feelings as a way to process and resolve trauma. This kind of intervention work with the the nervous system and the body's wisdom.

  • Polyvagal Theory

    Polyvagal Theory is a map that describes the physiological & psychological states which underlie our daily behaviour. It helps us understand how it is that trauma lives in the body and continues to shape our world. It emphasises the role the autonomic nervous system - especially the vagus nerve - and how its role in regulating our health and behaviour.

  • Dreamwork

    Dreams are formulations and continuations of waking thoughts, concerns, emotions, and memories and are therefore unique to each individual. Thus, only you can verify the purpose, message, or meaning of the dream. As a therapist, I guide you into the exploration of your dream, allowing you to discover meaning for yourself.

  • Art Therapy

    Art therapy involves the use of creative techniques such as drawing, painting, colouring, or sculpting to help people express their inner world. The nonverbal messages, symbols, and metaphors often found in these art forms, can support a client to a better understanding of their feelings and behaviour so they can move on to resolve deeper problems.

  • Focusing

    Focusing is an experiential, embodied and evidence-based practice of self-reflection. During Focusing, your attention will open up to multiple layers and aspects of living by focusing in on the ‘felt sense’. This practice shows how to apply open attention to something which is directly experienced but is not necessarily in words.