Somatic Heart Psychotherapy
James is a trauma informed practitioner and has a deep passionate care about helping people to grow, and transform. Taking a very compassionate and guided approach, he is not a fixer but a companion on your journey of exploration. Holding the space and there to help and support, but never to tell you what to do or not do, and certainly not pressure you to go at a speed you're not ready for.
James’ key attribute told to him by many teachers has always been his deep compassionate side. There is never any judgement from him for whatever you may tell him, but is instead here to listen to you as the storyteller. Equally if it takes you weeks or longer to be comfortable bringing something up then that is also fine. There will be no why didnt you mention it sooner, or any other judgement. With this aspect being a vital part of James’ practice in which he sees through the story and sees you the human underneath it.
We understand there is far more to dealing with situations than sitting there and talking about them, be that easily defined situations, lots of small situations that add up, or situations you can't put your finger on. Instead we gently work on them so you can start to feel safe within the body, and to allow some of the sensations that may happen when the thoughts drift to them, or other issues that may have crept in from them. Slowly but surely
While Somatic therapy can be suitable for everyone these are a few of the common reasons people come to us, with some of them having overlap too
- Have gone through or going through a traumatic event(s)
- are generally struggling and feeling out of place or feeling off
- people that feel they're going through spiritual crisis
- people that have big change ahead or transition points in life; such as students leaving university, or failing to get onto desired course
- Neurodivergent struggling to fit in and the build up of smaller issues
- Spiritual struggles, such as issues caused by meditation, hitting a cross road in spiritual journey or feel like you are in a spiritual crisis.
As said prior this is not an exhaustive list or a limiting list but just an example of some of the more common things that brings people to us. If you think this might be for you or are unsure then you are more than welcome to enquire and we can have a chat to find out. There is no obligation or pressure to book sessions if you reach out to enquire. It is an important step on the journey. Just as enquiring and deciding for whatever reasons is not right is an important step too.