Stop wishing you were someone else...
Come home to yourself.
Somatic Therapy for women ready to end the quiet war within and start trusting themselves.
You overthink decisions and then second-guess yourself anyway.
You care deeply but often put other people’s needs ahead of your own.
You understand your patterns intellectually, yet still lose yourself in moments of fear, comparison, or uncertainty.
You crave deeper connection, but don’t always feel safe or comfortable being fully yourself.
You have something to say, create, or pursue - but keep hesitating.
You’re tired of fighting yourself.
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This work offers a steady, compassionate space to slow down and rebuild self-trust from the inside out.
Through somatic therapy, you learn to stay with yourself — even when you feel shame, fear, envy, or uncertainty — so that new choices, clearer boundaries, and authentic expression can emerge naturally.
Does any of this resonate?
Client Reflections
A Compassionate & Trauma-Informed Approach
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Becoming more attuned to your body and emotions, so they don’t have to stay buried, overwhelming, or confusing.
What This Work Supports
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Creating space between feeling and reacting, so you can choose how you respond with confidence and self-trust.
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Relating to yourself with compassion and acceptance
instead of judgement, pressure, or self-blame.
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Gently loosening old patterns in your nervous system
so you can live and connect in new ways.
What To Expect In A Session
You don’t need to have the right words or anything figured out before you arrive. You’re welcome exactly as you are — even if all you know is that something doesn’t feel right.
In our sessions, we move slowly and gently, guided by what feels most supportive for you in the moment. This might look like conversation, noticing sensations in the body, expressing emotion, and learning tools that help you stay connected to yourself in moments that would usually throw you off balance. We move at your pace.
You won’t be pushed to go anywhere you’re not ready for. Choice, consent, and resourcing are central to how I work.
Some sessions feel quiet and grounding. Others may bring emotion, insight, or release. All of it is welcome.
This is a space where you don’t have to perform, fix yourself, or hold it all together.
You get to show up as you are.
Frequently Asked Questions
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You don’t need to come with a clear story or agenda. Often, we begin with what feels present in the moment — even if that’s “I don’t know.” From there, we gently explore together. There’s no pressure to say the right thing.
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No. You won’t be pushed to relive anything you’re not ready for. We work at a pace that feels safe and supportive. Sometimes healing happens through building capacity in the present, rather than revisiting the past.
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This is something we actively work with — not around. Those responses aren’t failures, they’re intelligent nervous system patterns. We gently move in and out of feeling, building your capacity at a pace that feels safe. If things feel like too much, we slow down, ground, and support your nervous system back into balance. Nothing needs to be pushed through. We work with feelings gently.
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It’s very normal to feel nervous. Beginning therapy (especially body-based work) can feel vulnerable, particularly if you’re used to holding things together on your own. We’ll move at your pace, and you’re welcome to name any hesitation or uncertainty you’re carrying. You don’t need to be brave or fully ready, just willing to show up.
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Yes. Big emotions are welcome here. We don’t force them, and we don’t avoid them. We build the capacity to stay connected to yourself while they move through.
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Sessions are currently offered online, to increase flexibility and accessibility for this work. You’ll be guided to set yourself up in a way that feels supportive, comfortable and private.
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Sessions may include gentle conversation, noticing sensations in the body, pauses for breath or grounding, or tracking emotional responses as they arise. Some sessions are quiet and settling; others may bring insight or emotion. There’s no “right” way for a session to unfold. We always begin with a brief check in, grounding meditation and end with a moment of pause to transition out of the session and back into the day.
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Yes. While conversation is part of the process, somatic therapy also includes awareness of the body and nervous system. Instead of only analysing patterns, we work with how they live and move within you.
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There’s no fixed timeline. When we begin working together, we start with 3 sessions. This is sometimes to shift a block, for deeper patterns people may choose to commit to a longer process. We can check in together and adjust as we go, based on what feels most supportive for you.
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Absolutely. You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit from support. Many women I work with are functioning well on the outside, but feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or quietly struggling inside.
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It’s understandable to want change quickly. We move at a pace that feels safe and sustainable. Often, subtle shifts in awareness create deeper, longer-lasting change than pushing for big breakthroughs.
Hi, I’m Chelsea
I’m a trauma-informed somatic therapist (with a background of 15+ years as a brand identity designer) offering a grounded, compassionate space for women who are tired of holding it all together.
My work is shaped by my own lived experience of deep emotional pain and the long journey of learning to stop running from myself. I’ve come to understand that healing isn’t about becoming a different person but learning to stay with and accept ALL of yourself.
My practice draws from somatic experiencing, embodied processing, parts work, and other body-based, trauma-informed approaches. But more than anything, it’s about creating the safety needed to feel what’s true, without judgement or performance.
I believe freedom, expression and connection all begin with self-acceptance.
Through somatic support and gentle inquiry, I help women build the capacity to stay connected to themselves in moments that would once have thrown them off balance, so clarity, confidence, and deeper connection can emerge.
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