Somatic Trauma Psychotherapy
Somatic Trauma Therapy employs a combination of psychotherapeutic and somatic body-oriented techniques such as sensorimotor psychotherapy, EFT, Rewind & Hypnosis, Traum & Informed Yoga and Somatic Art Therapy to assist individuals who have undergone various forms of trauma, such as childhood trauma, single-event trauma, repeated trauma, vicarious trauma, generational trauma or severe/chronic illness. These traumatic experiences may include overwhelming events like car accidents, violent attacks, or significant losses, as well as smaller traumas like traumatic stress and other overwhelming life events. Trauma can also include seemingly insignificant experiences such as relational issues, illness, or an array of events or experiences that stretch back to childhood, such as neglect, abuse, or poor relationships with early attachment figures.
Who is this for?
Somatic trauma psychotherapy is for anyone who feels stuck in survival patterns — hypervigilant, reactive, numb, or shut down
If relationships feel triggering or unsafe
If you carry early attachment wounds or developmental trauma
If chronic stress, burnout, illness, or systemic pressures have left your body depleted
If you want to understand your symptoms through a nervous system lens rather than self-blame.
Here we dont force catharsis, but restore regulation, rebuilding safety and help your system find its way back to steadiness — at a pace that honours your history and your capacity. From there we integrate the missing experiences that may have been missing through inner child work and integrating themes around core issues.
Trauma is held in the body — but its impact rarely stays there.
It shapes how we relate to others. How safe we feel in the world. How we respond to authority, systems, stress, and uncertainty. It is influenced not only by personal experience, but by attachment patterns, family history, culture, structural inequality, and wider social forces.
A somatic approach recognises all of this.
Rather than focusing only on events, we work with how your nervous system adapted. Healing happens through the body’s language — movement, breath, sensation, and awareness. As you build capacity to stay present with your internal experience, the system begins to reorganise. Resilience grows from within.
This work draws from the core principles of somatic trauma therapies, integrating different tools gently and responsively — always paced to your system.
Addresses the Conditions & Symptoms of:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD/CPTSD)
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Depression
Anxiety & Panic Attacks
Stress-Related Disorders
Managing Emotions and Behaviours
Relationship Problems
Overwhelm
Reactivity
Burnout
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
Fibromyalgia
Chronic/Unexplained Pain
Body Tension
Other Neurological Diagnosed Conditions/Symptoms
Shalini’s Approach
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Sometimes therapy can be a daunting and difficult process of learning to sit with the often uncomfortable and challenging thoughts, feelings and emotions that can arise. I hold a safe and therapeutic space for you to gently unravelling layers of self, to witness and honour those emotions and work through the discomfort to get to the core, for true transformation and healing to begin, meeting each challenge together, discovering and re aligning your life and goals to your true self.
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I am passionate about meeting people in their darkest places to help them discover their best self. I support my clients in developing a solid self so that they can remain grounded while facing life’s challenges. Whether you are confronting your fears, finding your voice, or recovering from trauma, the foundation of my work is based on the belief that all people have intrinsic significance, every person matters and every person deserves to heal.
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My work is informed from a mind-body perspective and the underlying premise that our relationship to ourselves, others, and the world is not only routed in our mind and thoughts but also our felt sense and our body and how safe we feel in ourselves and in our relationships with others and the world we live in our body. Therapy is on the verge of changing! Research shows that the mind and body are interconnected, and unprocessed negative emotional states can manifest into physical conditions and illnesses.
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Therapy has changed from traditional talk therapy and new evidence has discovered new approaches to complete and whole healing and change. Having gone through my own healing of trauma and knowledge of the neurobiology and physiology of trauma, I have trained with organisations founded by leading trauma experts in America, such as Pat Ogen and Stephen Porges.
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Therapy doesn’t just mean addressing the past and any childhood traumas. I meet you where you are in this present moment experience, which opens the doorway into how you are experiencing a felt sense based on your story. I pace to your needs and invite in your strengths; I welcome and appreciate you as unique individuals with differences and boundaries. I work with you to trust and honour your innate potential to grow and evolve and help you discover the next step in your journey and development.
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I hold this space for you with mindfulness, presence, empathy, non-judgement and attunement to your process, with a desire to understand and work with your story.I am your guide to work and be your support from our first meeting to attaining your new aligned goals. I embody unity in practice through a unified, creative and embodied approach to change and healing. I am trained in multiple psychotherapeutic modalities. Just as every individual is unique, so too is every solution. I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all all approach.
Book Your Introductory Assessment
Finding a therapist to help you unpack and work through trauma and distress can be overwhelming. I offer a short video call to see how if I can support you.
Frequently Asked Questions
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£70 per Session (60 minutes)
Sessions are available online
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For treatment sessions, payment is required upon booking
There is a 24-hour cancellation policy for a full refund. If cancelled within 24 hours, payments are non-refundable.