I help people navigate complex trauma through their nervous system, not just their minds
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-minute session | Online
Individual Somatic Experiencing sessions for complex trauma and nervous system dysregulation.
We work with how trauma lives in your body, not just your mind. This is challenging work and takes time, there are no quick fixes. I’ll push you into uncomfortable territory, but you’ll be held throughout.
Currently online only due to relocation.
Group Programme: Foundational Somatic Skills
6-week online programme | £300
Learn practical nervous system regulation skills in a supportive group setting.
Weekly live sessions, private community, recordings available. Build the foundation for healing in community, not isolation.
Next intake: May/June
Not sure which is right for you?
Please enquire below with a bit of information about your situation and I can suggest the next steps. Look forward to hearing from you.
Katharine McBeath 