your Path To Healing: MY Approach
Your Path to Healing: My Approach
The process of Self-Acceptance
Through my own journey and in witnessing the experiences of my clients, I have come to believe that the path of self-acceptance is at the heart of healing. Often, we search for ways to change, to feel better, or to make sense of our experiences, yet evolution comes not from fixing ourselves but from fully meeting and accepting who we are. Through my work as a Counsellor and Somatic Therapist, I support people on this journey, helping them feel safe, connect with their inner world, and cultivate a deep sense of self-compassion, self-awareness and self-acceptance.
As Carl Rogers said, "The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” I have seen this truth unfold time and again in my work with clients. But to reach this point, we must first create the conditions to meet ourselves fully, with curiosity rather than criticism. My approach integrates talking therapy and somatic work to gently guide this process, moving at a pace that feels safe and right for you.
Creating Safety & TRUST
Before we can explore emotions, patterns, or past experiences, we need to feel safe. When there is a constant inner battle, the body cannot fully relax. Through somatic techniques, we calm the nervous system, encouraging acceptance of what is and allowing for deeper exploration. Healing happens in relationship, both with ourselves and with others, which is why the therapeutic relationship is at the core of my work. Feeling truly seen, heard and accepted without judgement creates a foundation for change. In our work together, all parts of you are welcomed with empathy and care.
Bringing Awareness to What’s Hidden
Much of what we struggle with is outside of our conscious awareness, stored in the body, buried beneath layers of conditioning, or repeating in patterns we don’t fully understand. Carl Jung said: "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."
Using somatic therapy we will reconnect with your body’s wisdom, tuning into sensations and emotions that may have been ignored or suppressed. With no need to justify or fully understand them, we practice accepting what arises. As these hidden aspects come into awareness, you regain clarity and choice in your life.
A key part of our work together is exploring these unconscious patterns and behaviours, gently uncovering what may be influencing your experiences. Often, we don’t see these patterns clearly on our own, but through therapy, they can come into focus. As the expert in your own life, my role is not to tell you what to do but to guide you in discovering your own insights as you navigate your path to self-acceptance and healing.
Feeling, Not Fixing
We live in a world that encourages us to solve or suppress our emotions, often pushing us to overthink or fix them. This constant need to analyse can create a disconnect between the mind and body, preventing us from truly experiencing our emotions. True healing happens when we allow ourselves to feel without needing to change anything. Together, we explore emotions with curiosity rather than resistance, creating space for balance between thought and feeling. When feelings become familiar rather than overwhelming, they lose their grip, and we gain the ability to respond rather than react.
From Awareness to Acceptance
Awareness is only the first step, evolution comes from learning to sit with what we uncover. But what does this really mean? It means exploring your feelings with curiosity, listening to your body, and allowing yourself to experience emotions without trying to fix or avoid them.
Self-acceptance is not a destination, but a practice we can build together over time. It’s about embracing all parts of yourself, even the ones that are hardest to accept, with compassion and understanding.
Who I support
If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected, whether you're moving through trauma, navigating a life transition, or sensing that something is missing, you’re not alone. You may come to me in crisis or with a desire to understand yourself on a deeper level.
Whatever you’re bringing, I’ll meet you where you are. There’s no right place to start, only what feels right for you. Together, we’ll explore your experiences at a pace that feels safe, helping you find more ease in both body and mind.
How I Can Support You
Through counselling, somatic therapy, and retreats, I support you in piecing together your inner world, so you can live in greater alignment with yourself. This journey is yours, I’m here to walk alongside you.
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Foundational Pieces Of Your Path
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Soothes the nervous system
Replacing self-criticism with kindness helps shift the body from a state of stress and survival to one of safety and regulation.Supports emotional and physical healing
When we feel safe within, tension softens, and the body has more capacity to heal and restore.Builds resilience
Meeting yourself with understanding fosters emotional well-being and strengthens your ability to face life’s challenges.Hear the voice of your inner critic
In our work together, we gently explore the parts of you that judge, doubt, or hold you back.Judgement can keep us stuck
When we’re hard on ourselves, it’s harder to be honest about how we feel and without honesty, change is difficult.Creates space for growth
With curiosity and kindness, you can soften harsh inner voices, making way for self-acceptance and meaningful change. -
Mind-body reconnection
Healing begins when we bring the mind and body back into relationship. Many of us spend so much time in our heads, overthinking, analysing, while our bodies quietly carry the emotional weight.Feeling, not fixing
Healing isn’t about fixing or avoiding emotions. It’s about learning to feel them fully, without judgement, allowing space for true integration.Somatic awareness
Somatic therapy bridges this gap, helping you listen to your body’s messages and uncover deeper layers of emotional insight and healing.Releasing what’s held
By tuning into physical sensations, we can begin to release stored emotions and unconscious patterns that keep us stuck.A sense of wholeness
This connection fosters alignment, mind and body working together, so you feel more grounded, whole, and at ease in yourself. -
Path to self-acceptance
Self-acceptance is a continuous process. It's about embracing all parts of yourself, including the difficult or uncomfortable ones, with compassion and understanding.Release resistance, embrace being
Change naturally unfolds when we stop resisting who we are and allow ourselves to simply be.Facing the challenges
Throughout our work, we’ll focus on accepting even the parts of you that feel hardest to face. I’m here to support you through these tough areas, guiding you toward a deeper understanding of your role in your experiences.Release judgement
When you notice and release self-judgement, you begin to unlock your potential for growth and evolution.Inner work, outer change
Acceptance, both within therapy and toward yourself, creates profound inner shifts that transform how you engage with yourself and impact your relationships.
“Meet yourself with compassion. It’s where safety begins, and deep healing unfolds”
“We search for connection between body and mind, forgetting they were never apart, only our awareness was.”
“Acceptance reaches where words can’t. deep into your body, through your mind, and into your sense of self.”