Who is this for?

• ✓ You’ve engaged in multiple forms of therapy (CBT, counselling, psychotherapy) but continue to feel stuck despite insight and understanding

• ✓ Your trauma history is complex or ambiguous – there may not be clear memories of “significant events,” but rather an ongoing pattern of emotional neglect, inconsistent caregiving, or relational wounds

• ✓ You experience chronic stress activation: persistent hypervigilance, difficulty relaxing, or an inability to feel safe even in objectively safe environments

• ✓ You struggle with isolation and disconnection – finding it difficult to form or maintain relationships, despite longing for connection

• ✓ You experience frequent overwhelm that seems disproportionate to current circumstances, or find yourself shutting down and dissociating when stressed

• ✓ You’ve developed chronic physical symptoms (pain, IBS, fatigue, migraines, autoimmune conditions) that medical investigation hasn’t fully explained or resolved

• ✓ You present as high-functioning externally but feel internally dysregulated, anxious, or fragmented

• ✓ Traditional talk-based approaches have provided intellectual understanding but haven’t created lasting change in how you feel or function

• ✓ You recognise that your difficulties are rooted in your body’s stress response system, not just your thoughts or beliefs

About me

I spent years looking like I had it all together while my body was falling apart. Bulimia. Anxiety. Depression. A war with my own body that talk therapy couldn’t seem to touch.

When my father died suddenly at 24, everything I’d been holding collapsed. That’s when I discovered Somatic Experiencing – and finally started to understand that healing doesn’t happen in your head. It happens in your body. I reclaimed my body and my sense of self

As a Registered General Nurse and SE Practitioner, I bring both medical understanding and lived experience to this work. I specialise in helping people with complex histories and experiences navigate the world through understanding their bodies innate responses.

This isn’t easy work. I’ll challenge you. But I’ll also hold you in ways you haven’t experienced before.

Your body isn’t broken. It’s brilliantly adapted. Now we teach it something new.

RGN | Somatic Experiencing Practitioner | DBT & CBT Trained | Hemel Hempstead & Online

How to work with me

1:1 Therapy

£90 per 55-min session (only accepting online referrals now due to location move)

Group Programme

6 week online Foundational Somatic Skills group. £200 for all 6 sessions.

8 week online Somatic Skills group for people living with chronic health conditions. £300 for all 8 sessions.

Contact me below for more details.

“Katharine is a fantastic therapist and I highly recommend her! Every step of the way since I began my journey one year ago, she has been by my side. She makes you feel safe, understood and comfortable facing any situation. I came with very complicated trauma and anxiety disorders that I truly believed with never heal, but I am happy to report that they are indeed healing. The journey will continue, but it’s safe to say that I now believe it’s possible to heal and one day I will find peace”.

Somatic Experiencing Client Testimonial 2024