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This is for you if:

1. You've read all the books, listened to all the podcasts, and you're still exhausted.
2. You're the one everyone leans on — and no one holds you.
3. You look fine. You perform fine. But something underneath is quietly breaking.

Sessions are conversational and body-based — we talk, but we also pay close attention to what's happening in your body as we do. I might invite you to notice sensations, slow down, breathe, or move in specific ways. Nothing is forced. You set the pace, and you're always in control. Most people find it more gentle than they expected, and leave feeling clearer and lighter than when they arrived.

Trauma isn't just a memory — it's something the body is still holding. Long after an event has passed, the nervous system can remain in a state of threat, replaying old responses in new situations. This is why talking about trauma, while valuable, often isn't enough on its own.

Somatic therapy works with the body to complete what got frozen in time. Using gentle, emotional and body-based practices, we help the nervous system process and release what it's been carrying — at a pace that always feels safe. Clients often describe a sense of something finally shifting, or a lightness they haven't felt in years. You don't need to relive everything to move through it.

Two things that can support healing from past hurts and traumas: Root Cause Therapy, and working with practitioners with lived experience. 

Anxiety lives in the body before it shows up as a thought. That racing heart, tight chest, shallow breath — these aren't just symptoms, they're your nervous system signalling that it doesn't feel safe. Talk therapy can help you understand why, but understanding alone doesn't always settle the body down.

Somatic therapy works directly with those physical signals. We slow down, notice what's happening beneath the surface, and gently guide your nervous system toward a more regulated state. Over time, the body learns that it's safe to relax — and the anxious thoughts that follow it around tend to quieten too. It's not about managing anxiety. It's about no longer needing to.

From a somatic (or body-based) perspective, burnout arises when the amount of energy that we are using in a day exceeds the energy we have naturally available to us. It can also arise when we hold subconscious beliefs that it is not safe for us to relax. 

Modern western cultures are fundamentally focused on productivity which often leads to us ignoring the signals that our body sends us in relation to the limits of our capacity.

We can build capacity, but first we must replenish what has been depleted, as well as take some time to shift deeply help beliefs that do not serve us sustainably. 

By retuning ourselves and reconnecting to the body's signals we can more readily respect our own basic needs, as well as moderate the demands on our energy. This comes through awareness but also real-world applications of our new awareness in the form of voicing needs, saying no without guilt, and re-orienting or recalibrating our nervous systems and re-designing our lives around more authentic and aligned priorities. 

It's therapy — specifically somatic therapy, which is a body-based, trauma-aware approach to mental and emotional health. It's different from coaching, which tends to focus on goals and action. What we do here goes deeper: working with the nervous system and the body's signals to release what's been held, and find genuine ground beneath your feet rather than just new strategies on top of old patterns.

This varies from person to person. Some people feel a significant shift in just one or two sessions. Others choose to work more deeply over time, particularly when there are long-held patterns to move through. A good starting point is to book one session, see how you feel, and go from there. There's no lock-in, and I'll always be honest with you about what I think will serve you best. Typically shifts are felt within the first month and many people change to a maintenance program of quarterly or 'as needed' appointments after just a handful of sessions.

Somatic therapy is considered to be an alternative health intervention so these sessions are not currently Medicare rebatable. Some private health funds do cover somatic therapy depending on your level of cover — it's worth checking with your provider under "psychology" or "alternative therapies." I'm happy to provide a receipt for you to submit if needed.

Absolutely — and many of my clients do. Online sessions work just as well as in-person ones for this kind of work, and I have clients across Australia and worldwide. All you need is a quiet space, a reliable connection, and a willingness to show up for yourself.

You will receive a confirmation and a reminder email before your appointment with complete instructions, including: a link to the intake form (so that we can make the most of our time together); the location of in-person appointments/or the link to an online video call. It is natural to feel curious or slightly apprehensive before delving into this process, you will be offered plenty of opportunities for relief during the appointment.