1:1 Somatic Therapy
In our work I create a space to tend to what feels unresolved or stuck, and to support creative, meaningful change in the areas of life that matter most — mothering, work, creativity, or sexuality.
When mothers are well, the family is well.
It is no understatement to say that a family’s wellbeing depends on the wellbeing of the mother.
Women come to me when they feel dissatisfied with some part of their lives in motherhood — they have a hunch things could be better but can’t see how. Motherhood, at any stage, brings a kind of revolution to life, relationships, work. For many, it has changed them more than expected, and they are struggling to make it all work in a way that makes them feel happy, satisfied, and fulfilled.
Often they are going through an underworld experience— a reckoning with identity, worth, sexuality, and the ability to act in ways that reflect their values and better judgement.
They love their children deeply and have given themselves fully to the task. They are holding so much and balancing even more — the nourishing, emotional, and domestic work that keeps everyone else afloat — and so feel exhausted, stretched beyond capacity. They may find themselves acting in ways that don’t reflect the love they feel, caught in resentment or frustration, unsure how to shift from coping to thriving.
They feel the weight of family life falling more heavily on them than they imagined. They feel disconnected from their children, guilty for wanting space, or grieving the parts of themselves that no longer have room to express. Others find that what they thought they wanted — like returning to work — no longer feels right, and they long for another way forward.
Sometimes birth and motherhood change sexuality beyond recognition. They may feel less desire; intimacy feels uncomfortable or unsatisfying; their partner’s approach irritates or even distresses them, despite deep love. They long to find their way back to their bodies and to pleasure but don’t know how.
Motherhood asks so much — constant decisions, tending to others’ needs, navigating a world that rarely meets our own. It’s easy for our wells to run dry, to feel stuck, tired, or overwhelmed.
In our work I create a space to tend to what feels unresolved or stuck, and to support creative, meaningful change in the areas of life that matter most — mothering, work, creativity, or sexuality.
During one-to-one sessions, drawing on Somatic Experiencing, Transformational Coaching, Narrative Therapy, and Human Biography — as well as my lived experience — I help mothers find the space, the centredness to reconnect with themselves, and find the paths forward that are right for them.
If this rings true for you, and you'd like to work with me - get in touch for a free introductory call.
Louisa B.
I found my somatic sessions with Elisa very powerful and eye opening. Elisa was such a wonderful presence and I really trusted her to guide me through it. She offered a safe and nurturing space.
Janine R.
Working with Elisa is a joy. She is warm, empathetic, patient and kind. It was such a relief not to have to regurgitate the same old tales of woe and, instead, focus on the felt experience of life and watch it transform from pain to peace.
Hannah K.
Having you there, present and non judgemental, during experiences that I normally feel alone with and judge myself for is such a gift!