The Areas I Work

I can help couples see they’re usually not incompatible, but stuck in negative cycles that can change with the right guidance. Childhood models from caregivers shape our blueprint for love, influencing how we communicate, handle conflict, set boundaries, express needs, manage insecurities, and respond to betrayal. By uncovering these patterns and learning healthier skills, couples can break destructive loops, rebuild trust, and create a safer, more secure connection—turning even the most painful challenges, including infidelity, into opportunities for deeper understanding and lasting growth.

I work with suicidal ideation through a trauma-informed, deeply compassionate, and safety-focused approach. Rather than pathologising thoughts or rushing to “fix” them, we slow down and listen to what they’re communicating beneath the surface. Using somatic and nervous system-based work, we gently reduce overwhelm and help your body feel safe enough to stay present. Together, we explore the root causes — often unmet needs, relational wounds, or long-held emotional pain — while building practical supports and inner resources. The goal isn’t just survival, but restoring a felt sense of meaning, connection, and choice.

I help people heal from many forms of trauma by working at the level where trauma actually lives — the nervous system and the body. Whether trauma is acute, developmental, relational, or complex, my approach is slow, attuned, and deeply trauma-informed. We don’t force memories or overwhelm the system. Instead, we build safety first, then gently process stored emotions, survival responses, and core wounds as your body is ready. By integrating somatic work with emotional insight, you can release what’s been held inside, restore a sense of autonomy, and reconnect with yourself in a way that feels grounded, meaningful, and lasting.

Helping someone with addiction (unhealthy coping mechanisms) starts with empathy and understanding. It’s not “why the addiction?” but “why the pain?”—addictions aren’t the problem, they’re an attempt at a solution, a way to cope with deeply unmet needs or past trauma. By offering compassion, safety, and connection, I can help address the underlying wounds, making space for healthier ways of meeting those needs and building a life that no longer requires the escape addiction once provided.

I work with anxiety by helping you understand it not as a flaw, but as an intelligent survival response shaped by your history. Rather than trying to control or eliminate anxiety, we listen to what it’s communicating through your body. Using trauma-informed, somatic approaches, we gently regulate your nervous system, release stored tension, and address the deeper emotional patterns driving the anxiety. Over time, anxiety no longer runs your life — it becomes something you can meet with clarity, choice, and self-trust. Clients often leave feeling calmer, more embodied, and able to respond to life rather than constantly brace against it.

I work with depression by helping you explore not just the thoughts, but the body and emotions beneath the low mood. Depression is often a signal of unmet needs, unresolved trauma, or suppressed emotions. Through trauma-informed, somatic therapy, we gently track how these patterns live in your body, release stored tension, and reconnect you to vitality and aliveness. Together, we uncover the layers that keep you stuck, cultivate self-compassion, and create practical ways to feel more engaged with life. Clients often leave feeling lighter, more present, and empowered to move forward with renewed energy and hope.

I work with anger by helping you understand it as a messenger, not an enemy. Anger often signals boundaries have been crossed, needs unmet, or past trauma being triggered. Through trauma-informed, somatic therapy, we explore how anger lives in the body—tightness, heat, tension—and how it can be expressed safely and constructively. Together, we uncover the root causes, including core wounds and emotional patterns, and develop tools to regulate, release, and transform this energy. Clients often find clarity, empowerment, and relief, learning to respond rather than react, and reclaiming a sense of agency, voice, and self-respect in their lives.

Grief is a deeply personal experience, and it’s not limited to the loss of life—we can grieve the loss of relationships, dreams, health, identity, or a sense of safety. From an Embodied Processing perspective, grief is held not only in the mind but in the body, often as unprocessed emotional energy. I gently guide people to tune into these sensations, allowing the body to safely release what it’s been holding. This creates space for integration, softens the pain, and helps them move forward while still honoring what was lost.