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Somatic Release

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Your body can bypass your thinking self, and help you access implicit memories. This is when your programming has stored memories deep into your subcortical regions, often outside conscious awareness. 

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Modalities utilising your body tunes in to where the pattern is stored and enables you to access for release, freeing up your thinking mind to really then help you generate the ability to actively transform.

Beyond thinking ...

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Trauma doesn’t just live in the mind — it lives in the body.

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Somatic healing is a body-based therapy that helps you gently reconnect with yourself by listening to the language of sensation, breath, and movement. It’s especially powerful for those who feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, overwhelm, or emotional shutdown, even after talk therapy.

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When you’ve experienced stress or trauma, your nervous system adapts to survive — often holding tension, bracing, or dissociating long after the event has passed. Somatic therapy works by gently guiding you back to your body’s wisdom so that your system can complete what it couldn’t finish at the time.

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You can...

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  • Track emotions in your body — learning where they live, how they feel, and what they need

  • Use the breath to calm your nervous system and restore a sense of safety, reducing parasympathetic dominance.

  • Create coherence that begins in the heart, and can restore your equanimity quicker and quicker with practice.

  • Discharge unconsciously held stress in  limbic system by completing the stress cycle, avoiding burnout.

  • Integrate both left and right brain in your learning and...

  • Integrate these shifts so you feel more present, empowered, and connected

 

Somatic healing doesn’t require you to relive your past. It asks you to listen to what your body is saying now and supports you in releasing what no longer serves you.

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This work is a powerful, deep release.

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“I’ve struggled with low-confidence and anxiety most of my adulthood. These things have been real inhibitors in feeling like I can show up as my true, authentic self, particularly in professional spaces.

Working with Elaine has been an incredibly gentle, organic process of release and deep exploration.

What I loved most was this approach to understanding the many unique parts of myself, which helped to break down the confusion I often experienced at not understanding what was going on inside me.

This journey felt safe, natural and authentic, and I feel far more comfortable to take a breath and step back to acknowledge what’s going on, internally and externally.

I would highly recommend working with Elaine for anyone who has struggled with a sense of confusion, and is curious to explore things from a deeply intuitive and organic approach.”

M.H. (Auckland) 2025

“Working with Elaine has been transformative. She brings such a professional, kind, and deeply considered approach to every session.

Her ability to read between the lines, noticing what was  coming from the head vs heart, created a space where the sides of me, had space to be fully seen and understood.

My sessions were cathartic, unlocking or uncovering emotions and more understanding of my own operating system.

Elaine’s compassion and thoughtful questions allowed me to open up in ways I hadn’t before. I’m so grateful for the experience and the growth I’ve gained from working with her.

Thank you, Elaine.

A.H. (NZ) 2025

Working with Elaine was life-changing. Here’s my journey…

Before therapy I came to Elaine after suffering severe burnout and unimaginable loss. Within two months, I lost both my mother and my sister-in-law, two anchors in my life. This followed years of 70+ hour workweeks, leading a Covid response team, supporting my husband through a breakdown, and losing my brother during lockdown.

By March 2023, I collapsed. I left my job in October with no backup plan, mentally and emotionally depleted. I couldn’t even string a sentence together.

Elaine helped me uncover parts of myself I’d mistaken for strength. What I thought was resilience was actually my manager and protector selves shaped by past trauma. Her approach was gentle but deeply intuitive.  

From our very first session, something shifted. I woke up the next morning feeling calm, connected, and reassured. It was as if an inner voice whispered, “You’re going to be okay.” Doubt crept in later that day, but, unlike before, it vanished. That was new. That was healing.

I’m now more attuned to my inner world. When uncertainty arises, I can identify which part of me is speaking. I’ve learned to thank these parts for showing up. They’ve always been there. I just hadn’t noticed. Now, I honour them.

At work, when self-doubt creeps in, I pause and ask: “Did I achieve what I set out to?” I’ve stopped chasing impossible standards and started recognising the value in what I do.

What's changed? I’ve found clarity and a sense of inner peace. I sit with discomfort, unpack it, and move forward with intention. The weight has lifted. My soul feels lighter.

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For anyone considering therapy, you won’t regret it. Elaine’s approach is gentle, intuitive, and deeply effective. She knows how to guide you inward, to help you explore, heal, and become a better version of yourself.​

B.W.

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