About me:

I came to have Somatic Experiencing after years of psychodynamic therapy. As helpful as traditional 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. As a dancer I experienced creative burnout and lost my appetite for moving. Over time and very organically I began to discover a more somatic and authentic way of moving through the practise of 5 Rhythms. It was here that I rebuilt my connection, curiosity and wonder about the power of movement and its healing effects. I now create and lead somatic movement workshops all over the world working with marginalised groups, charities and professionals.

I am currently deepening my practise and training with the founder of NeuroAffective Touch, Dr. Aline LaPierre. I aim to be a qualified practitioner by 2025/26.

The key element of Somatic Experiencing®, Somatic Movement and NeuroAffective Touch® 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. A place where your body and your mind can experience sensations, feelings and thoughts without them overwhelming and hijacking your essential self and your life.

Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion” Bell Hooks, All About Love.