You understand your patterns – where they came from, why they show up. You've journalled and meditated and read the books. And yet...
You still freeze when you want to stand up for yourself. Your relationships still follow the same script. Your nervous system is still braced for impact, even when there’s no impact coming.
As a trauma-informed coach, I’ll go beyond the brain with you. We’ll shift into the physical, emotional, and energetic too. This means you don’t need to have the right words or explain what you’ve been through in detail. You don’t have to relive painful memories.
Clients often describe sessions as feeling somewhere between talking therapy and hypnotherapy.
You are highly intelligent. You can articulate why you’re facing challenges, what your childhood wounds are, and what your triggers mean.
But you also know that understanding your difficulties doesn’t help you move on from them.
You are the ‘strong one’. The one who takes care of everyone else.
You want to drop the armour without collapsing.
You want to be able to sit still and actually turn your mind off.
You’re tired of paying the emotional tax on everything you do.
You can deliver a flawless presentation, set a boundary, or make a major life choice, but you pay for it with a 3:00 AM wake-up call, a tight jaw, and hours of second-guessing.
with the Secure Self Model
I designed the Secure Self Model based on my training in nervous system regulation. It highlights the core issues my clients often experience, the way these can integrate, and the outcome of working through them with me as your practitioner.
Having a secure self means:
Speaking up confidently without doubt instead of shrinking.
Setting boundaries that come from self-respect rather than resentment.
Trusting your decisions, even the big ones, + feeling steady in them.
Enjoying calmer relationships that don’t cost your well-being.
Holding emotional stability with ease… even on the hard days.
Feeling safe to be fully, visibly you around anyone (yes, even that person).
Transitions are disorienting. Leaving a relationship, becoming a mum, changing careers, losing someone you love – these ruptures crack your identity open.
The ‘dark night of the soul’ is difficult, but it’s the space where something new can be born.
You’ve tried to think your way out of patterns that keep returning, but mindset work only addresses the top of the iceberg.
We’ll go below the waterline – exploring the somatics of tension rather than replaying the events that caused it.
Shame lives in hiding. When we push down the parts of ourselves we’ve been told aren’t acceptable – the anger, the need, the desire, the grief – we create a quiet but persistent sense of not being good enough.
We’ll gently uncover the shame that’s been buried and release it so you no longer carry the burden.
I’m Charlotte – a trauma-informed embodiment coach (and former corporate marketing exec who spent years achieving everything on the outside while my nervous system quietly unravelled on the inside).
Embodiment coaching shifted everything for me: my business, my relationships, my relationship with myself. Having learnt that no amount of strategy, thinking, or willpower can fix a dysregulated nervous system, I trained in the same modality, which is based on Polyvagal theory.
Since then, I’ve supported women through identity transitions, burnout recovery, self-worth rebuilding, people-pleasing patterns, career pivots, and the overwhelm of becoming a mum while still trying to know yourself.
Right now, you might be someone who:
Gives so much in relationships + work that there’s barely anything left for you.
Finds it impossible to make a decision without spiralling into doubt, anxiety, + confusion.
Has done talking therapy + found it helpful to a point – but is still overly stressed.
Is going through a major life transition + feels like the person you used to be no longer fits.
Is ready to build something new – a career, a truer identity – but fear has you frozen.
On the Other Side of This Work, My Clients Experience:
Relationships that feel more reciprocal + less exhausting.
Fierce confidence in their judgement + fewer f***s about what people think.
Clarity about what they want from their career, relationships, + selves.
A quieter mind (because their nervous system has regulated).
A body that finally feels safe to live in, enjoying sovereignty + calm.
We’ll build the middle part – the how – together, specifically for you.
What you receive when you embark on
Over three months, we'll focus on the change you want to make in your life – both in our sessions and between them.
I'll ask careful questions to help you illuminate the thread you want to follow as we guide you out of your challenge.
There is no wrong way to show up. It doesn't matter if nothing you say makes sense. I will work with whatever comes up to plan our coaching journey in the most helpful way for you.
(60–90 minutes, every two weeks)
Every session works with whatever is most pressing for you in the moment. We don't follow rigid scripts or tick boxes – we go straight to whatever *you* need.
If you hate being asked what you want to talk about, don't worry. I provide a list of session ideas after your Mapping Session, which you can choose from if you like.
(WhatsApp access, Monday–Friday)
Patterns are easiest to shift while they’re actually happening. When discomfort or uncertainty hits, you drop me a voice note. We work through it in the moment. You don't have to wait until your next session.
You never have to face triggering moments alone or spend days second-guessing yourself. I'm right there in your corner.
Tiny tools designed to fit seamlessly into your day. We create these together so they're always natural and doable – never icky homework that makes you eye roll.
These simple practices will help you anchor yourself right when you need them – before a difficult conversation, during a spiral, or when you need steadiness.
After each session, I’ll update your notes in your client portal. Over three months, you’ll watch a tangible record of your change unfold.
You don't need to take notes during our sessions. In fact, doing so will detract from the experience: you'll have your eyes closed *a lot* (if you're happy to receive coaching this way!)
In our final (sixth) session, we ground everything you’ve shifted into a plan for you moving forward.
You have resources to refer back to whenever you need. You've overcome the challenge you brought to coaching, or you have the ability to handle it with newfound confidence. You've replaced uncertainty with answers. You are secure in yourself.
Yes. Talking therapy works brilliantly at creating understanding. Embodiment and nervous system regulation goes into the physical residue that understanding alone can’t always clear. You don’t need to re-explain your history. We work with what your body is holding right now.
The modality I’m trained in is embodiment coaching, which is rooted in Polyvagal theory – a well-established framework in nervous system science. Sessions begin with grounding and include somatic practices. So if body-based and holistic approaches interest you, you’ll love this. If you’re looking for a purely clinical talking therapy, I’ll signpost you elsewhere.
Yes – and you’re probably one of the women this work is best suited for. A lot of my clients come in feeling a vague but unshakeable sense that something isn’t right, without being able to name exactly what.
How We Begin
Drop me a message below, and I’ll gift your first coaching session on whatever you want to work through.
There is no obligation to work with me afterwards. We can start a partnership if we’re a great match.
Due to the nature of my work, client names are protected for confidentiality.
A Note
I am not a psychotherapist. If you’re in acute crisis or require clinical mental health support, I’ll gently encourage you to seek that first. If you’re unsure, reach out – I’ll be honest about whether this feels like the right fit.
