Coaching is a person-centered process. We start from where you are, setting meaningful and simple challenges. Working together, we move forward in a positive and gentle way. This process creates lasting change. It isn't 'quick' but it is powerful. Combined with releasing trauma from the body (have a look at the somatic section to understand this a little more), these approaches mean very real and life changing shifts that stick. You are given the time and a safe space to explore your emotions and understand them better. Knowing your behaviours and having a better sense of who you are and why you behave as you do allows you to understand, accept and move toward more positive strategies.

Coaching is a process that creates change. We look at where you are now and consider where you would like to be. Often though, it can be challenging to move forward if we are holding onto trauma, behaviour patterns that no longer serve or issues with attachment derived from childhood. This can mean that, before we go forward, we must first delve into the past and take the time to unravel what has been, in order to get to what 'is'. It isn't 'quick'...but it is powerful.

I decided to invest in counselling training because many of my clients need to explore their unresolved trauma. This can be done through trauma informed yoga and somatic work but is infinitely more powerful when combined with trauma informed talking therapy.

A combination of these practices, alongside a development of inner awareness through somatic work can mean very real and life changing shifts.

The Latin word 'Soma' translates as 'the inner experience'. Many believe that somatic work only relates to the physical self but it is far more than that. It is the connection. The mind, the body, the heart, the soul. The consideration of the WHOLE person.

We talk, just like any therapist session you would be used to. Of course, we also consider tools like breathwork, tapping, yoga and free movement, all of these things are useful. However, the main difference from a standard talking therapy approach is that we are noticing. Noticing what the body is telling us, how we feel and where we feel it. Connecting what the mind thinks to what the body feels, looking to understand the nervous system and connect what's happening in the brain to emotions and feelings in the body. We are also exploring tools that help us to connect to our emotions rather than shutting them down, to both feel AND process how we feel effectively and without shame.

One of the things we find most challenging is facing the pain or fear within. Allowing someone to support you means turning your penchant for distraction and avoidance into skills for connection and compassion. If your nervous system is in a state of fight or flight, resting becomes impossible. I will support you in learning simple tools that actually allow your body, mind and heart to rest. You deserve that.

For me, somatic work is the link. It makes no sense to only work with the mind, leaving the body disconnected. We must listen to our whole being in order to fully learn, heal and grow.

The joy of being able to draw from a variety of information means that I am able to tailor the work to suit the person in front of me. I am so passionate about supporting others on their journey to health and wellbeing and continually look to learn, grow and improve my skills and knowledge base.

I firmly believe the importance of looking at a person as a whole being. In order to truly feel better, all aspects of life need to be considered. It is different for everyone and so I support in finding out what matters most to someone in the moment and allow them the safe space needed to uncover their needs and intentions. We then work together, exploring approaches and observing what works best for them.

With the wealth of information out there, it can be so easy to become overwhelmed. With gentle guidance, I will support you in finding the best practices and support systems that work for you.

Yoga is a beautiful practice for so many reasons. For many, particularly in the West, the focus on the asana (movements) mean that we miss the depth of yoga as a whole. For me, it is the philosophies of yoga that provide the real space for growth and expansion. Yoga then becomes a practice that is interwoven throughout your whole life. It becomes your way of accessing, not only the world but perhaps more importantly, your inner experience.

So, the philosophies are very important and play a huge part in my therapeutic practices. It is my firm belief that, whilst the world has changed enormously, our needs as humans have not changed much at all. Drawing on ancient practices like yoga can therefore create very profound mindset shifts, leading to embodiment of the Self.

It is also important to recognise that yoga holds a wealth of very practical methods to calm the nervous system, to connect and find clarity with your inner experience. The physical practice, breathwork, meditation, mindful awareness of where you are in space and how you are feeling in that moment all play a huge role in feeling better.

Yoga is multifaceted and complex. It encompasses all systems and is, at its heart, a means of letting go of what no longer serves you and coming back to the heart of who you are. For that reason, it is woven into all aspects of my practice.

I can't explain, honestly, there's too much. Just know that, for me, it changed my life. I want that for you too.