Methods
This page is here for those who want to know more.
I draw on a small number of carefully chosen, science based and evidence-informed somatic approaches.
Our initial chat will inform us as to what approach will support safety, regulation, and integration for your nervous system, at your pace. You don’t need to understand or decide on methods in advance.
No experience is necessary to start the work together.
Trauma-Informed Yoga Therapy
Trauma-informed yoga therapy uses movement, breath, and awareness therapeutically to support balance and regulation in the body and nervous system.
Unlike general yoga classes, this work is adapted moment-by-moment to your needs. Practices are gentle, choice-led, and responsive, supporting reduced pain and tension, improved sleep, and a greater sense of stability and presence.
The focus is not on achieving shapes, but on how the body experiences safety, agency, and connection from the inside.
Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY)
Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) is an evidence-based approach developed specifically for people impacted by trauma.
This work supports reconnection when dissociation, shutdown, or loss of agency have become protective patterns. Emphasis is placed on choice, interoception, and present-moment awareness — without touch, correction, or pressure to share.
TCTSY is particularly supportive for survivors of developmental trauma, abuse, or chronic stress, where the nervous system has learned to remain on high alert or to disconnect for safety.
This method is better understood as an Evidence Based Intervention for trauma, than a ‘type of yoga’.
Havening® Techniques
Havening® is a neuroscience-based approach designed to calm threat responses and reduce the emotional charge associated with trauma, anxiety, and stress.
Using gentle, structured touch and sensory input, Havening supports the down-regulation of the amygdala — the brain’s threat detector — allowing distressing responses to soften without revisiting or reliving traumatic experiences.
Many people experience a noticeable sense of relief, calm, or spaciousness, particularly when talk-based approaches have reached their limits.
Trauma Informed Mindfulness & Breathwork
Mindfulness and breathwork are used in my work as supportive, regulating practices — not as tools for forcing calm or bypassing difficult experience.
Practices are introduced gently and adapted to each person’s nervous system, with an emphasis on awareness, choice, and pacing. Rather than focusing on controlling the breath or emptying the mind, we work with simple, accessible ways of noticing and supporting the body as it is.
When used in a trauma-aware way, mindfulness and breath-based practices can help improve emotional steadiness, reduce reactivity, and build capacity to stay present without becoming overwhelmed. When integrated into daily life, these practices help to rewire the brain and nervous system, helping you to live in the present moment, freeing yourself and your body from past experiences.
These approaches are woven into sessions where appropriate, and always used in service of safety, regulation, and integration — never as a requirement or expectation.
Work With Me
Feel free to get in touch and see how we can use these practices to guide you towards ease, calm and balance.