‘Learn to listen to the wisdom of your body’

​​The approach I offer is person centred & somatic experiencing from a spiritual perspective, which is trauma informed.  

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Somatic Experiencing is a way of working with trauma that has become stuck in the body. You don’t need to know the cause of the trauma or the story – it may be pre-verbal, but we can work with whatever the body remembers. Some people come to somatic therapy after trying talk therapy – you might have a really good intellectual and emotional understanding of the cause of your difficulties, but the body might still show signs of struggle eg anxiety symptoms, panic, freeze or fight/flight responses.

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I am a qualified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner™.  Somatic Experiencing is a unique approach of working with trauma and emotion where it is located or stuck in the body. In this approach we might talk about where you feel the physical sensation connected with a particular emotion or memory. We'd work with the physical sensations in a way that feels manageable to you in order to discharge energy that has become stuck in your nervous system and contributes to behaviours or habits you want to let go of . By working with the body in this way, underlying  physical patterns of reactions can release freeing us up to have more choice in how we respond to challenging situations in life. This approach can have two facets: processing trauma can be an important task in the therapy. The other facet involves connecting with aliveness, okayness and where there are resources in your experience. This can be a surprisingly transformational , as well as enjoyable, aspect of the work.

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I have a particular interest in spirituality and how that shows up, or not,  for each one of us at times of challenge and crisis as well as at times of wellness, capacity and aliveness. For more on my take on spirituality, read my blog post ' what is spirituality?' available here

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