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is it time to make peace with yourself, your past, & your nervous system...?
If the answer is yes, you are invited to embark on a supported healing journey with me, Claire, your compassionate guide.
If you’ve been searching for somatic healing, you have come to the right place. For many years I worked 1-to-1 with clients, supporting them through body-based healing.
I’m not opening new 1-to-1 client spaces at the moment, but I didn’t want that to stop you from accessing this transformative work. That’s why I created the Somatic Self Healing programme - a way for you to experience the same techniques and practices I use in therapy sessions, with my personal guidance and support walking alongside you (including email support).
Trauma informed mindfulness and somatic therapy for stress and anxiety
The most supportive way to work with me right now is inside my Somatic Self Healing programme.
It brings together the same approaches I use in therapy; trauma-informed mindfulness, somatic therapy, hypnotherapy, breathwork, and somatic yoga, in a guided journey you can take at home.
I’ve poured my heart into making it a safe and transformative space for you to reconnect with your body, befriend your mind, and move forwards more peacefully.
what is somatic self healing?
from the greek word 'soma' meaning the living body in it's wholeness, somatic techniques honour the connection between the body and the mind.
One of the principles of somatics is that the stories in your mind (your thoughts) follow the state in your body (your feelings), yet we often try to tackle our problems by changing our thoughts e.g. by "thinking positively", cognitive and talking therapy, and neglect tending to our bodies.
When our bodies feel unsafe, they adapt into survival states (fight, flight, freeze/shut down) to keep us safe. Sometimes, the body can get stuck in these states even when in reality we are now safe.
Somatic healing techniques help us to gently reconnect with our bodies and pay attention to their sensations, and then help our bodies to learn we are safe now, so they can release the survival states and our symptoms helping us to feel better.
"Once you start approaching your body with curiosity rather than with fear, everything shifts."
– Bessel A. van der Kolk - The Body Keeps the Score
my approach to healing:
My trauma-informed approach honors the wisdom of the body; it is always trying to keep us safe and many symptoms such as anxiety, low moods, fatigue, dissociation can be a result of being stuck in survival states.
My Somatic Self Healing programme combines psychoeducation (using the polyvagal theory framework) to help you compassionately understand your symptoms and the therapeutic application of trauma informed mindfulness, breathwork and movement practices to gently help you reconnect to your body, regulate your nervous system and create a healing environment of safety.
As you move through the programme you'll come to know that I am your guide, but you are the healer. All of the healing comes from you, with tools that are already inside of you - I'm here to help you to find them.
how will we work together?
Thank you for being here.
At this time, the way to work with me is through the Somatic Self Healing programme, which brings together the practices I’ve seen make the biggest difference for clients: nervous system education, breathwork, mindful movement, and other somatic techniques for anxiety, stress, and trauma recovery.
This journey is designed to give you the same supportive framework as 1-to-1 work, with the added benefit of ongoing resources you can return to again and again - building safety, resilience, and a deeper connection with your body.
when can I start?
You can begin today.
The Somatic Self Healing programme is ready for you to start anytime, from anywhere. Inside you’ll explore the same body-first practices I use with clients - combining nervous system education with gentle, practical tools for anxiety, stress, and trauma recovery. Each step is designed to help you feel calmer, more connected to your body, and supported in your healing journey.
This is a self-paced online programme with videos, audio practices, and workbooks that guide you step by step. You can revisit the practices anytime, at your own pace.
about your guide:
Hello, I'm Claire.
I'm an integrative guide and therapist, & founder of The Somatic Project. I specialise in trauma-informed mindfulness, somatic trauma therapy, hypnotherapy and somatic yoga. Over the years I have guided hundreds of people through group and individual healing journeys including domestic abuse survivors, military & medical personnel and appearing on TV!
As a trauma-trained practitioner, you feeling safe in your programme and practices is my number one priority.
After being disconnected from my own body for many years with an eating disorder, I finally learnt to come home and reconnect to my body through mindfulness, somatics and yoga.
Now I just love all bodies; and it is my passion to help people understand and come home to live peacefully in their own bodies with these healing tools and practices.
Disclaimer:
The information contained in this programme, or on this site, is not to be taken as medical advice and should not to be used in replacement of a mental or physical health treatment plan or prescription.
You are encouraged to consult your doctor before making any health changes, especially any changes related to a specific diagnosis or condition. No information in this programme, or on this site, should be relied upon to determine health, or make a medical diagnosis, or determine treatment for a medical condition. The information in this programme and on this website is not intended as medical advice.
If you or any other person has a medical concern, you should consult with your health care provider or seek professional medical treatment. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 999.
Somatic therapy and healing for stress, anxiety + trauma is available to clients worldwide.