
121 Integrative Body-Oriented Talking Therapy
Therapy to address both the body and the mind - so you can better understand and process your past experiences and your emotions, and find self-acceptance in all of your humanness.
I create an environment for your nervous system to settle and regulate, allowing the therapeutic process to go much deeper.
Through the integration of somatic and talk therapy, we can work together to explore the different parts of you using a whole-person centered approach. We will explore how your past experiences might be affecting you now—emotionally, psychologically, physically, socially, and spiritually. By bringing these experiences to light and processing them, we can help you reconnect with and integrate the different parts of yourself.
What we can work through together
Here are some of the symptoms I have experience working to support clients with.
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Hypervigilence
Flashbacks, amnesia and memory distortions
Chronic pain conditions
Emotional dysregulation
Relational issues
Anxiety and depression
Compulsive and controlling behaviour
Paranoia
Body image issues and eating disorders
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Lack of sense of self
Alexythymia - an extreme difficulty/ inability to recognise or express ones own emotions or internal experience
Dissociation
Depersonalisation - feeling detached from ones self, often experiencing the self from an external perspective
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Difficulties with sleep
A general sense of panic, dread or guilt
Not being able to focus or make decisions
Social anxiety and feeling overwhelmed in social settings
An inability to cope with day to day tasks
Shortness of breath, dizziness and nausea
Not feeling energized and general tiredness or deep fatigue
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Menstrual conditions - PCOS, dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, PMS, vulvodynia, hormone imbalances, post-partum pain
Chronic back pain
Chronic fatigue
Neurogenic pain
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Restricting/ over-eating
Negative thoughts and feelings towards ones own body
Comparing self to others
A distorted view of how you see yourself
Constantly checking appearance and seeking validation from others
Concealing yourself and feelings of shame about your body and appearance
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Depression
Guilt
Apathy and hopelessness
Insomnia
Trauma + PTSD symptoms
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Big life transitions e.g. relational
Navigating changes in identity
Moving through developmental life phases and initiations
My work is client-led and draws on different methods and modalities, so that we can find the best combination of therapeutic tools that works for you as a unique individual.
Human-centered talking therapy with a whole person, bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach.
This means, I consider the physical, emotional, cognitive, social, environmental and spiritual aspects of each person.
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Compassion Focused Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Internal Family Systems and parts work
Gestalt Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Somatic therapy focuses on the connection between the mind and body in order to promote a whole-person healing.
I will support you to increase your awareness of bodily sensations, release physical tension, and process unresolved trauma stored in your body.
We will also explore how this is held in your psyche, so we can integrate this and put it back into coherence.
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Sensory awareness, body scanning and somatic enquiry
Mindfulness
Breathwork and vocal work
Movement and trauma release exercises
Pandiculation
Progressive muscle relaxation
Touch/ self-touch
Integral Eye Movement Therapy
Yoga therapy focuses on addressing various health concerns by working directly with the nervous system to help chronic pain, chronic dis-ease and reduce stress. It can also restore dysfunctional breathing patterns alongside promote physical mobility and strength.
The philosophical components of yoga therapy can help you to connect to spirituality and a higher purpose.
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Movement and postures to understand movement patterns and postural holding
Breathwork and breath assessments
Meditation
Relaxation techniques e.g. yoga nidra
Yogic philosophy
121 sessions to support your unique needs
We will work together initially for a minimum of 6 sessions. I recommend this to develop a therapeutic relationship, however if you would like to try a session, please get in touch and book a free consultation call.
You will then be able to book packs of 3 or 6 sessions at a minimum.
Sessions can be weekly or bi-weekly and 60 or 75 minutes.
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A free consultaion call - to better understand your needs, how we can work together and if we are a good fit
6x 60 or 75 minute 1:1 sessions (online or in-person, Lisbon/Aroeira only)
Suggested practices and self-enquiry between sessions
Direct contact to reach me between sessions, via email - Monday - Friday 10am-4pm
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Sessions are held online or in-person (Lisbon/ Aroeira only)
During the initial session and through the client intake form we may identify some key areas to work on - this is open to change over time
Sessions will be a combination of working on areas we have discussed in previous sessions, and working on whatever it is you feel necessary to bring to a session (this could be new material)
Every session begins with grounding and regulation, giving you a chance to attune to yourself and how you are feeling
Sessions may be a combination of talking therapy, somatic therapy and yoga therapy - or more of one than another, depending on what it is you want to focus on, or where the session leads us
Online sessions require a quiet, undisturbed environment and a good WiFi connection - 95% of my clients are online and it works incredibly well
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ONLINE
6x 60 min sessions: €580
6x 75 min sessions: €690
IN PERSON
6x 60 min sessions: €610
6x 75 min sessions: €720