Healing From The Past
If you’re here, you might be functioning on the outside, but inside it feels like you’re barely holding it together. You’ve worked hard on yourself. You’ve read the books, done the workshops, maybe even been to therapy before. And still, there’s a sense of being stuck. You’re emotionally overwhelmed, shut down, or caught in painful patterns that don’t reflect who you truly are or who you want to be. Maybe it feels like you understand your issues, you just can’t shift them in a meaningful way.
Struggling like this can be driven by the lasting impact of childhood trauma and relational wounds, held in the nervous system and body. What feels hard now is often reflective of strategies that helped you survive the tough parts of your past. When we’re faced with life threat, stress, or emotional pain, we unconsciously adapt our behaviour, including how we think, feel, and inhabit our bodies, to keep us safe and protect us from hurting.
When the Past is Still Alive in the Present
Past wounds can echo in a multitude of ways, including:
Low self worth or a harsh, critical inner voice
Molding yourself to others’ moods and preferences
Feeling constantly “on edge” or unable to relax
Chronic feelings of numbness
Intense emotions or mood swings
Self sabotaging behaviour
Unhealthy coping strategies
Barriers to Healing (and Honouring Them)
It’s common to feel hesitant about going deeper in therapy. You may worry that unpacking the past will mean being flooded with painful emotions, or tell yourself you should be over this by now. And trusting someone else enough to open up can feel hard, especially if relationships have been unsafe or disappointing before.
There’s nothing weak or wrong about these concerns. They’re there for a reason. Rather than seeing them as obstacles to get rid of, we’ll approach them with care and respect in our work together, listening to what they’ve been trying to do for you instead of pushing them aside.
A Gentle, Holistic Approach to Trauma Healing
Healing from the past doesn’t mean reliving it in detail. I offer gentle, holistic trauma therapy that focuses on how past experiences are showing up for you now. We’ll explore how your body, emotions, thoughts, relationships, and sense of self might carry residue of what you’ve been through. We work at a pace that feels right for you, with careful attention to the relationship between us.
My work is informed by Somatic therapy and Internal Family Systems, while also holding awareness of systemic factors that shape our experiences. My approach goes beyond insight, with the aim of really shifting things rather than just understanding them.
What Healing Can Make Possible
Over time, this work can help you feel more comfortable and relaxed in your body, less consumed by overthinking, and more able to navigate emotions without spiralling or shutting down. Healing from the past can open the door to greater self-acceptance, more freedom to take up space, and deeper, more fulfilling relationships where you can be your whole self.