Somatic counselling and psychotherapy work with both mind and body, and have the potential to create real and sustained change. I see many clients who have had therapy in the past and feel like they have an intellectual understanding of why they are the way they are, yet are unsure of how to move forward.<br>
Working somatically is a slow and gentle process. It allows the time and space to meet the parts of you that weren’t supported, felt scared or worried and didn’t have the opportunity to be seen or heard. Connecting with these parts helps to embody a felt sense of safety, so you can enjoy a more authentic and fulfilling life. <br>
Michelle works incorporating Polyvagal informed principles, with adults, and finds this approach to therapy supportive for: <br>
- anxiety that stems from known or unknown triggers
- grief and loss that may come from losing a loved one, separation, isolation, loss of employment, losing one’s meaning or purpose, or any event that has caused you to experience a sense of loss
- relationship issues that are related to single incident ptsd and cptsd that stems from a challenging childhood
- the impact of climate related trauma and/or eco distress that creates uncertainty about the future
- self esteem issues relating to a harsh inner critic or for those that find themselves being highly sensitive to external criticism
- you find yourself at a crossroads, and are perhaps questioning your life direction, meaning and purpose<br>
Qualifications <br>
- Grad Dip. Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Working with Complex Trauma (Foundational)
- Certified Focusing Professional
- Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation: Foundations of Polyvagal Informed Practice, Part 1
