SOMATIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

You’re not broken, you just learned to be beige and blend in.

It’s time to meet and express the real you, in full colour.

You’ve spent years becoming who you thought you should be—toning yourself down, keeping it together, making sure you didn’t take up too much space…

But in the process, you’ve drifted away from who you really are. The vibrant, emotional, creative version of you that’s been waiting underneath all the coping, surviving, curating, performing and pretending.

You stand in front of a full wardrobe and still feel like you have nothing to wear—because nothing really feels like you.

You second-guess what you say, what you feel, what you want.

You keep relationships going, but you often feel lonely in them.

You’re afraid of standing out, of taking up space—but quietly, you long to be seen.

You can’t remember the last time you felt lit up—like fully alive, fully here.

You’ve learned to hide your feelings, tone yourself down, stay small. And maybe that helped you feel safe, or at least accepted. But now? You feel flat and disconnected, like you’ve been living someone else’s life…

And there’s a quiet voice inside you that wants more.
More truth. More colour. More life. More you.

You dream of feeling free and living a life that actually fits you. One that feels like the most genuine expression of who you are.

But maybe you don’t know who that is yet, or how to find her.

Or maybe part of you is scared of what might come up if you stop performing and start feeling.

That’s okay. You don’t have to figure it out alone.
You’re in the right place.

Testimonials

  • "Chelsea has a steady, grounded, presence which ensured I felt safe, co-regulated as well as gently & compassionately seen & heard. Her curiosity feels genuine & non-judgemental. I felt that anything could be safely felt, spoken or expressed with her."

    Gemma

  • "Chelsea really holds a special space. Her nurturing energy and calmness are so soothing to my nervous system - I feel so held."

    Hope

  • "Chelsea really supported me in welcoming every emotion and experience. I appreciate her energy and calming nature, and I felt incredibly well held during the session. I will definitely be choosing to work with her again - I feel so much lighter."

    Jemma

  • "An amazing session, where I was safely able to feel anger and grief and find the origins of these feelings in a very young part of myself. The imagery and physical movements that came naturally throughout the process were supported and guided by Chelsea effortlessly. The integration and finishing left me feeling very powerful, at peace and whole... like a missing part had been brought into its rightful place. A very beautiful experience, even with some laughter and joy there too."

    G

  • "With Chelsea's guidance, I was able to quickly dive deeper than the initial layers of anxiety, panic and fear, into a much older layers of sadness, grief and loss. I reconnected with a younger part of me and a time in my life where loss, circumstances beyond my control, and a loss of innocence had left a deep imprint. It was a familiar part but I felt such relief and deep gratitude to reconnect once again with that part, and welcome it into my awareness with kindness."

    Gemma

The truth is, to express your real self, you first have to feel…

And most of us have spent years pushing our emotions down to keep the peace, stay in control, or fit in.

Somatic Psychotherapy gently brings back to your body and your truth.
To feel what’s really here.
To make space for your experience.
And to start living in a way that actually feels like you.

A Compassionate, Trauma-Informed Approach to Authentic Expression

Somatic Therapy helps you:

Notice your body’s early signals so you can choose to respond in new ways instead of reacting like you used to.

Relate to yourself and others with kindness and build more meaningful, connected relationships.

Cultivate self-compassion and trust in your feelings and creative voice.

Understand the emotional roots of your patterns so you can stop repeating old stories that keep you hidden.

Learn to fully feel and process your emotions, unlocking authentic, embodied expression.

Create space for clarity, confidence, and your unique creativity to shine.

IMAGINE

Finally feeling safe to be fully yourself.

Letting go of the need to be everything to everyone.

Saying no without guilt.

Embracing your imperfections and feeling able to express your true self.

Feeling clear and confident about who you are and what you want.

Creating a life for yourself that you’re excited to get out of bed for each day.

Having the energy and time to do the things that make you feel alive.

Being at peace with yourself and free from constant comparison and self-doubt…

Feeling seen and understood—for who you really are.

It’s possible, and I’m here to support you on your own unique journey.

Hi, I’m Chelsea.

A sensitive, slightly scruffy, trauma-informed somatic psychotherapist and artist at heart.

I loved making art as a kid, in hindsight I can see that it was my way to express what was going on inside. When I couldn’t find the words, I turned to art — messy journals, bold colour, big feelings poured out onto blank pages.

But as I got older, I lost touch with my emotions and that creative part of me felt harder to access.

Like many of the women I now work with, I spent years trying to be good, calm, easy to be around. I pushed my emotions down, disconnected from my body, and became very good at performing the version of myself I thought would be loved and accepted.

On the outside, I was functioning. On the inside, I felt a combination of empty, anxious, overwhelmed, alone and sometimes completely numb.

At 25 I left the life I’d put together (including my relationship) and moved overseas in search of a solution. I tried everything: yoga, CBT, affirmations, personal development seminars, positive thinking, bio-field energy healing, NLP, talk therapy, TM meditation. Some things helped for a while, but nothing really deeply changed until I began exploring Somatics. It was during this time I also reconnected with my creative practise and began teaching myself to paint.

Through somatic therapy, I began to come home to my body. I learned how to feel again — safely, slowly, and without overwhelm or judgment. I learned how to be still with myself. To stop avoiding my feelings and abandoning who I was to keep others comfortable. I began expressing the truth of who I am, in life and in art.

Now, as a qualified somatic practitioner, I offer this same space to others — a gentle, grounded, compassionate space to explore your emotional world, express what’s been hidden, and reconnect with the version of you that’s been waiting underneath it all.

You don’t have to perform or be perfect here. You just need to be willing to show up — as you are.

Because when we stop judging and pushing our emotions away, and start letting them move through us…
That’s when you start to feel again.

That’s when life starts to feel real again.

Ready to take the first step home toward yourself?

Schedule a Free Connection Call

20 minutes to connect via video chat, ask questions and see if we’re a good fit.

"Everyone has an urge to create. It’s expression may flow through many channels... The point is to honour the urge. To do so is healing for ourselves and for others; not to do so deadens our bodies and our spirits."

— Dr. Gabor Maté