ABOUT

From the solitary search to resting in connection

Moving out of the constant effort to regulate alone, and rediscovering safety in connection.

For a long time, I believed healing was a personal project. I thought that if I meditated enough, read the right books, or worked hard enough on myself, I would eventually feel free.

I was searching in solitude for a peace I couldn’t find in my relationships. Looking back, I can see that this constant effort was also a way of protecting myself.

I had taken refuge in my mind to avoid the vulnerability of real contact. My independence felt like my only truth — I didn’t even know something was missing.

a man with glasses and a striped shirt
a man with glasses and a striped shirt

The turning point: when the search stops

The real turning point came when I stopped trying to get through everything on my own. I discovered that relationships are often the hardest place — but also where the body can finally begin to release its old survival reflexes.

What real connection taught me

Through Honest Sharing, I learned to name what was there — my fears, my anger, my need to withdraw — in the very moment it was happening.

That is where the protection mechanisms finally begin to soften.

I discovered a deep sense of ease: a space where there is no more strategy, no more distance created by our masks, and above all, nothing left to “achieve.”

We can finally be fully present — and simply at home.

My background
and training

My work is grounded in approaches that meet at the intersection of trauma, the body, and relationship.

NARM

Therapist training in progress at the NARM Training Institute in London, with a specialization in complex trauma and attachment wounds.

Counselling Skills

Certified by the University of Westminster, London — training focused on listening, presence, and the foundations of relational support.

Embodied Processing

Certified practitioner in a somatic approach focused on the release of emotional charge through the body.

Professional affiliation

Certified member of the ICAHP, an international assurance body for holistic practitioners.

What I offer

If these words resonate with you, I would be happy to support you. Whether you feel frozen, exhausted, or caught in repeating patterns, I invite you to a free initial call.

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