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You've tried. But it still doesn't feel right.
Specialist Therapy & Coaching for Women
somatic | trauma | nervous system | mind-body | felt, not just understood
When the way you’ve been living, coping, or holding everything together is no longer working.
I guide women beyond mindset and understanding alone, beyond what has been, towards a new way of being.
I support women with codependent, perfectionist, over-functioning and people-pleasing thinking, and women experiencing or recovering from challenging dynamics and environments, coercive control, bullying and narcissistic abuse, including within family, relationships, work, business and career.
Using specialist somatic, mind-body and nervous-system approaches alongside therapy and coaching, I work with the places talking and mindset work often can't reach, so you can move beyond managing, coping and getting through, into change you begin to feel in the whole of you.
Ease and capacity you may have forgotten was possible to feel.
A stronger sense of belonging from within.
Saying no, without the guilt or panic.
Taking back your time and energy.
A way towards yourself, your peace, your vitality.
I know you are reliable, caring, capable, driven, the one who keeps everything together. But you feel heavy and exhausted underneath. Or, perhaps you find yourself constantly switched on, unable to stop.
Either way, you deeply want to experience life differently.
I'd feel so privileged to support you to that place.
Book your exploratory call with me, this is free and without obligation. It's a gentle chat so that we can explore if this is the best support for you at this time.
"I believe that any woman who finds her way to this work is on one of the most profound journey's of her life."
Sharon Burkey, MNCH Reg. ACCPH Member.
You may already have a good sense of what is happening, or you may simply know that something needs to change.
You may have tried lots of things to feel or think differently, but somehow, you still find yourself back in the same cycles.
Perhaps you're exhausted from constantly doing, giving and holding everything together. Maybe you find yourself people-pleasing, shape-shifting, over-functioning, perfectionising, burnt out or overthinking.
Or perhaps you've been through difficult or damaging relationships, family dynamics, work environments, narcissistic abuse, coercive control or other experiences that have impacted you deeply.
Whatever has brought you here, you may find yourself responding in ways you don't fully understand or can't seem to change simply by thinking differently.
This is not because you are doing anything wrong, or because you haven't tried hard enough. This is often where your nervous system comes in.
The way we think, feel, behave and relate is shaped by what we have experienced and adapted to throughout our lives.
Our nervous system learns what it needs to do to cope, stay safe, belong, keep the peace or get through. It also holds onto the memories of what we lived, driving our behaviours, emotions and reactions.
These adaptations stay with us, sometimes long after the circumstances have changed.
You might notice this as overwhelming emotions, constantly thinking or second-guessing yourself, difficulty switching off, feeling responsible for everyone else, struggling to know what you need, or feeling exhausted while still unable to slow down.
You may find yourself saying yes when you mean no, needing everything to be right, or losing yourself in relationships, family, work or expectations.
You may understand something with your mind, yet your body still reacts differently.
You may know you want to say no, but feel guilt or panic when you try.
You may know a relationship or situation isn't right, yet find yourself pulled back into familiar patterns.
Or perhaps you simply feel constantly switched on, exhausted or unable to truly settle.
This is where working with both mind and body can offer something different.
Somatic therapy and nervous system approaches allow us to work with the patterns, responses and sensations that aren't always accessible through talking or understanding alone.
There is a gap where your body and nervous system may be living and feeling something different to what your mind understands.
And it is here, in this gap, that we explore together.
The aim isn't simply to understand yourself better.
It is to create change you can actually feel.
A deeper shift in how you experience yourself, your relationships and your life.
To move beyond your experiences, with a deeper sense of safety, worth and belonging from within, and finally feel and live life the way you want to.
If something here resonates, or you feel a gentle pull towards exploring this, trust that.
You can explore the somatic work in more depth below, or book a call with me and we can talk through what you're experiencing and whether this feels like the right support for you.
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People pleasing, over-giving & codependency
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Perfectionist thinking, over functioning & burnout
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Anxiety, overwhelm & feeling constantly 'on'
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Confidence, self-worth and boundaries
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Feeling lost, disconnected or unsure where you belong
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Narcissistic abuse and coercive control
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Losing yourself in relationships, work or expectations
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Relational trauma & difficult family dynamics
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Workplace stress & difficult work environments
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Feeling stuck, wanting change, but not knowing how
You don't need to have the right words for what you're experiencing. If something here resonates, that's enough.
I offer a free, no-obligation, exploration call for us to connect and explore the best support for you.
Specialist therapist, coach, guide for women.
I know what it's like to look 'fine' on the outside, while inside you're stuck in cycles of over-functioning then burnout, panic, over-giving, overthinking, being treated poorly, feeling overwhelmed and defeated, eventually left wondering, how did I get here? What is happening? Why isn't anything I'm doing working?
It was my own journey and lived experience that then led me towards somatic trauma therapy, whole-body approaches and nervous system based healing.
What I personally uncovered was deeply transformative.
I healed myself, mind and body, from diminishing patterns, relationships and environments, narcissistic abuse, perfectionist and people-pleasing thinking. If I'm honest, it saved my life and changed everything for me. I took my life back. And so can you.
Today, I dedicate my practice to this work, bringing my extensive professional training and lived experience to the women I support.
I'm excited about what is possible for you too. I'd love to show you how. Connect with me, and let's explore if this feels right - let's get started.
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If something here has resonated, I'd love to hear from you.
I offer a free exploratory call so we can connect, talk through what you're experiencing, and explore the right support for you. This is simply a gentle 15 minute conversation, not a session.
I look forward to connecting with you.
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