Holistic Counsellor & Somatic Coach
Holistic Counsellor & Somatic Coach
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Trauma Informed Holistic Framework
Learning to tolerate and experience deep emotions is at the centre of healing
My work is underpinned by a holistic philosophy which is characterised by the belief that the parts of us as human beings are fundamentally interconnected and known only by reference to the whole.
With this understanding, I have developed a trauma informed holistic framework to support my clients that includes four core components - the nervous system, the mind, the body and the feminine.
Blending these together allows for an integrative approach where each component informs the others.
Nervous System
What keeps us trapped in survival mode is an activated and dysregulated nervous system. We are not our survival behaviours. Learning how to cultivate safety, to nurture and heal our nervous system is remarkably empowering. Including nervous system understanding is what allows my work to be trauma informed.
The Mind
Our mind is incredibly powerful. We are consciously and unconsciously influenced by our thoughts, the stories we tell ourselves, narratives we have established and beliefs we have. Meeting the mind and learning how to harness it to better serve us is an essential and helpful practice.
The Body
This body is our life's instrument, yet many of us feel overwhelmed within in. Learning to safely tune into its sensitivity, becoming familiar with somatic language and our own embodied wisdom brings us back home and reconnects us not only to ourselves but with life itself.
The Feminine
Many of us in survival mode have forgotten the art of the feminine essence. This is about permission to surrender, to let go, to melt, to rest, to trust, to feel, to sense, to intuit, to express, to connect, to be held, to be supported, to receive and to simply be.