What is Polyvagal therapy?

But if you’re traumatised (whether it be a single event or prolonged periods of stress) even if the danger has passed, your nervous system may still be stuck in survival mode making it hard to relax, trust, or feel comfortable in your own body.

Polyvagal Therapy uses neuroscientific techniques to help your body shift from survival mode into a state of calm, connection, and emotional wellbeing. It’s about rewiring your system for safety.

I’ve tried yoga retreats, mindfulness and meditation – they didn’t work!

This is a common occurance for my clients, who have sought help and been promised healing that did not materialise.

Some clients have unlocked trauma in a retreat and suffered panic attacks, or other symptoms that have done more harm than good.

Polyvagal trauma therapy is specifically sequenced to ensure neuroplasticity can take place  to allow for real calm and long-term change.

Talking therapies and the wrong kinds of breathwork can make trauma worse. In my sessions, we only look at healing, you will not be asked to re-live your trauma.

Will I have to talk about my trauma?

No. You will not be asked to talk about your trauma in great detail.  Neuroplasticity isn’t about a single breakthrough moment or a big cathartic release.  Its about creating safety through steady, consistent repetition and co-regulation.

How do I book?

Please feel welcome to contact me for a chat about your needs. I’ll schedule a complimentary 15-minute call back, so that we can speak and you can ask me any questions you may have. After we’ve spoken, you will receive a link to book your appointment.

Booking is easy, you simply choose a day and time for your video consultation from my on-line booking system. 

Consultations are 1 hour and the investment is £78.

What happens in a therapy session?

This time is for you. 

It’s where your voice matters and where you are really heard and understood.  

I will guide you throughout the sessions and ask some relevant questions to gain insight into your history of past and present issues that are causing you to feel distressed now.

I teach my clients  neuroscientific body practices so that you can support your nervous system to be more balanced and resilient when you are out of the therapy room.  It is important to know that you are not required to talk in detail about past trauma’s in order to heal them.  

My consultations are always a combination of some conversation, neuroeducation and learning Polyvagal body-based practices. These vagal toning practices are personalised and nuanced, so that they are state specific, sensory specific and sequenced to facilitate neuroplastic change. This mind-body approach ensures that you are not re-traumatised and can feel relaxed and supported in each and every session.

How many therapy sessions will I need?

Everyone is different.  Is your trauma recent?  Or do you have a complex history of trauma?  Each individual’s experience is unique depending on their various biological, psychological, and social factors.  

I am not teaching you quick fix approaches or “hacks”, but rather how to gain genuine, lasting neuroplastic change.  In order to gain the maximum benefit, weekly consultations for a minimum of 3-6 months are recommended.

Please feel welcome to get in touch to discuss where you are in your healing journey. 

How long does each session last?

Consultations are 1 hour.

How regularly will I have sessions?

In order to gain the maximum benefit, I recommend weekly sessions.  Longer gaps will disrupt continuity and progress.

Neuroplasticity that allows systems to change comes with steady, consistent repetition. My aim is always to empower and heal clients to the best of my ability.

Regular weekly sessions allow for me to do my job to the highest standard.