True Self Systems

• Most sessions that I offer are 1 hour long, this is adequate for most of the work that I offer.
• I sttucture my day so that you receive a full hour (i.e. rather than a 'therapeutic hour' of 40 - 45 mins, as is common in talking therapies)
• 1.5 hour slots are sometimes possible, but due to the structure of my working day, they are less frequently available.

Regular Session Commitment

In my regular booking slots (i.e. weekly or fortnightly) I mostly work with people longer term (i.e. 6 months to several years). This has the benefit of building a strong relational container, through which we can safely access deeper material.

Ad Hoc Session Bookings

I also see people ad hoc (i.e. sessions booked as and when you need them). An ad hoc booking pattern can work well in combination with attending my groups and workshops (where appropriate to your needs). It can also work well for freelancers or people unable to commit to a regular booking, or people wanting to do a short piece of work.

Sometimes which therapy to use is really clear. This maybe because you have experienced a range of healing modalities, enabling you to be really clear about where to go next.

Or it maybe because during the intake process, you offer a piece of information that makes it really clear to me which tool in my toolkit will be most useful to your enquiry.

Sometimes it is not so clear either to you or to me where to begin: this is where an orientation session can be useful, for making a plan of work.

Either way: we assess what will work best for your enquiry based on my skills and experience, together with your preferences which I will support you to express.

This is a brief summary of what happens in each session type for your ease of comparison:

Family Constellations Therapy

You will be asked to complete a family tree form prior to your session (this is optional). We will spend some time talking about your themes. We will then 'constellate' using your inner vision, floor markers or sometimes using small figures. I will teach you how to do this so don't worry, I have several methods and there is a right one for everybody!

TEB: Transforming Touch & Intentional Touch:

In an introductory session I will offer you a short teaching, so you can understand how transforming touch (and intentional touch) works. We will talk about your themes and collboratively identify the things you want to transform. I will describe to you the pattern of touch and ask your permission to continue. In an intro session, the transforming touch may last 15 - 20 mins. In subsequent sessions it may last as long as 30 - 40 minutes.

Transforming touch: you lie on a massage table - clothed - and under a blanket if you like. I place my hands for 1 - 6 minutes to connect with areas of your body such as your kidney adrenals or brainstem. This is called the 7 point protocol. In time we will add 'enhancements' to this, which may include guided movements relating to primitive reflexe integration.

Transforming intentional touch: we move through the 7 point protocol and any enhancements 'intentionally'. I don't touch you, but guide the process with my voice. E.g. "I am bringing my attention now to support your kidney adrenals".

Throughout the whole process - you may opt to remain silent or continue to talk and share what is emerging for you. I will engage with the process as it unfolds for you, bringing guideance and support.

EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing

Your presenting themes will be woven with an EMDR treatment plan as follows:

You will spend some sessions learning supportive EMDR somatic practices. These could include "vault" (for dealing with flashbacks) and "safe place" (anchoring a reliable feeling of safety in your body). These are valuable as standalone resourcing tools, they are also essential to moving towards the EMDR processing phase.

During processing, you will receive some form of bi-lateral stimulation, as you are supported to reflect upon the theme we have chosen to work on that session. You will be asked to watch something moving, so that your eyes move quickly from left to right. Or else we might use tapping (on your palms, applied by me, or self tapping using your own hands).

Trauma Sensitive Breathwork Therapy

Where relevant I may ask you to complete a form requesting information about your birth. We will spend some time talking about your themes and then explore them more deeply by bringing attention to your body and your breath while you remain seated in your chair. We may also support your journey with breath using transforming touch.

In my breathwork sessions: I don't use loud music. I don't do long breathing processes with you lying down, using intensive breathing patterns. These maybe ok and helpful to some: but I don't consider them to be trauma sensitive. 

The Wheel of Consent

• The wheel of consent contains both theory, solo touch practices and partnered touch practices.
• The theory and solo touch practice (waking the hands) can form a valuable part of individual sessions.
• Partnered touch practice: I don't teach this in 1-2-1 sessions, as it is incompatible with my primary role as a therapist. I may teach partnered touch practice in groups or to partners / couples. Please enquire for current information.

Soul Energy Optimisation

My work with practitioners is a mixture of practical guidance and transformational enquiry, to unite what you do best with those whom you best serve. We can use constellations or breathwork to transform blocks in your working life. Or I can guide you to develop your own branding and website, so sessions will be much more practically orientated e.g. developing design and logo, writing copy, learning how to DIY your own website.

Mixed Modality Sessions:

Some people approach my work clearly wanting to experience just one area of it. Others are drawn to my work because of the range of approaches that I use and sessions may be mixed modality.

Either way, how I approach sessions is strongly influenced by a Pluralistic approach that celebrates diversity. I understand that therapy is most effective when it takes account of your preferences and that an effective therapeutic relationship is characterised by collaboration, caring and trust.

The Somatic Therapy Studio is accessed via one flight of stairs, as is the venues that I use for in-person workshops. It is a high priority for me to move all of my work to a wheelchair accessible space but unfortunately at this time, all in-person work is not wheelchair accessible.

I continue looking for accessible venues but unfortunately - at present - they are not compatible with my accessible, sliding scale pricing policy.

I have experience of offering somatic and systemic work (both online and in-person), across a range of client neurodivergence and disabilities. I integrate social models of disability throughout my work and am willing to be called in on my blindspots.

If you have access needs, please let me know in the intake form and we can discuss if and how I am able to meet them. Here are some specific areas of experience in my work:

• Autism & ADHD (70% of my practice have a ND diagnosis, or are considering one).
• Sensory Processing Disorder / Issues
• Wheelchair users (online)
• Hard of Hearing
• ME / CFS
• Advanced stage MS

Safety Frameworks

I have regular 1-2-1 supervision with DK Green Psychotherapy and Niki D Rainbow Relationships (for group work). I also attend supervision calls with Stephen J Terrell and Ellen Keating, regarding the Transforming Touch® area of my practice.

I am part of closed regularly meeting, peer support and suppervision practitioner circle. We are called Plurilium and consist of 5 practitioners. Focus keywords of our discussions include consent, ethics, nervous system awareness, community accountability, DEI generally, GSRD & LGBTQIA+ practice.

When undertaking superivison, care is taken to not give details that would reveal your identity. In the rare event that my supervisor were to recognise a client via details given, the conversation would be drawn to a close and I would take that casework elsewhere.

I hold public liability insurance with BGI UK. I am an accredited senior member of the ACCPH which has a complaints process. You can see exactly what I studied and with whom by reading my training and experience page.

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In booking a session you understand and agree to the following:

None of the work I undertake has a scientific or medical evidence base. Whilst every effort has been made to create a safe environment for you, you also agree to undertake this work at your own risk. You agree to be reponsible for your own wellbeing, including checking in advance with suitable practitioners if this work is suitable for you. This might include:

• Your medical practitioner / GP / doctor
• Any psychiatric or mental health practitioners you are under the care of

If you are booking from the USA:

The definition of "therapy" used on this website accords with the common language usage of that term in the UK. 'Therapy' in the UK indicates a range of modalities - both medical and holistic - that support people to experience greater well-being.