A story of hope

I am a qualified counsellor, somatic therapist, educator, researcher and doula who specialises in trauma, including general trauma, birth trauma, developmental trauma, and trauma related to the female body.

My approach is gentle and deeply transformative, supporting you to find the healing and vitality that already exist within you so that your body, heart, mind and spirit can navigate their own course of healing in a grounded, experiential and tangible way.

A story of hope...

I came to this work through navigating my own healing journey. I spent decades seeking resolution for the pain and challenges I experienced, but nothing seemed deep enough for me to hold onto any gains made in sessions.

I battled multiple health issues, including autoimmune disorder, gut health problems, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, connective tissue problems, chronic infections and biochemical imbalances.

After the ecstatic and traumatic birth of my eldest cracked me open, I discovered that my many hidden and unrecognised traumas had been driving these psychological and physical difficulties.

Through healing with somatic approaches, I realised that there was actually nothing wrong with me; my body had just become stuck trying to resolve traumas as if I was still in them. As the traumas resolved, my mental and physical health challenges began to resolve, in turn.

In my work

In my work, I have never seen anyone who just doesn’t want it enough, who isn’t trying hard enough, who needs to toughen up more. Instead, what I have seen is layer upon layer of stress and trauma, sometimes multigenerational, that is wreaking havoc upon our systems.

If we don’t know how our nervous system works, if we haven’t experienced safety and regulation within our bodies and within relationship, then all the good practices just won’t stick.

Training and lineage

I’ve trained with world-leaders in my fields, including Stephen Terrell, Kathy Kain, Ariel Giarretto, Abi Blakeslee and Saida Desilets. My work builds on the work of many great humans, including Stephen Porges, Peter Levine, Dave Berger, Dan Siegel, Irene Lyon, Bessel van der Kolk, Amber Hartnell, Leyolah Antara and Alberto Villoldo.

Rooted in the principles of The Polyvagal Theory, my education and practice supports you to find connection, to build resilience, to experience pleasure, and create more joy in your work and your life. From the inside out. Gently, collaboratively, distinctly.