About me:

I came to have Somatic Experiencing after years of psychodynamic therapy. As helpful as purely talking therapy was I was still experiencing immense anxiety and stress that I couldn’t think my way out of. I came across Somatic Experiencing and over time I built a new way of listening and understanding my body, what it was saying and how best I could support it and respect its innate wisdom. Once there was a felt sense of safety within my whole being my symptoms began to shift profoundly.

I trained in Somatic Experiencing to deepen my awareness of how trauma and stress can present itself and how liberating and life affirming healing can be and feel. I believe that a body orientated approach that welcomes and integrates the mind is the only way we can begin to shift our patterns and symptoms on a cellular level.

In my early twenties I trained as a contemporary dancer and was a performer in a number of prolific dance and physical theatre companies. My interest in authentic somatic movement has developed organically over many years of practise, curiosity and working with many different groups and individuals both professionally and in community settings.

I am currently deepening my practise and training with NeuroAffective Touch which is a touch based therapeutic practise which works to bridge the body-mind integration. Touch informs our earliest experiences and an attuned, caring touch is of the greatest importance to our brains development and our emotional and cognitive maturation.

The key element of Somatic Experiencing, NeuroAffective Touch and Somatic Movement work and my role as a therapist is to support you back to a more regulated, relaxed, and alive state which you are then able to sustain in your everyday life. 

My practice integrates my extensive experience in movement and embodiment methods with my training in Somatic Experiencing and NeuroAffective Touch. This approach aims to facilitate your journey towards a more balanced and present state of being. A place where your body can experience sensations, feelings and thoughts without them overwhelming and hijacking your essential self and your life.