I am part Brazilian, part Greek and part American but I have lived in London since I was a child. I am a body oriented therapist who believes wholeheartedly in the value of an eclectic and holistic approach to healing. After many years working individually with clients I am now also working alongside other practitioners to be able to provide a deeper and more rounded healing experience.
I have been on my own meandering and varied journey and benefited from the wisdom of many teachers, therapists, healers, plants and fellow travellers. After completing a Masters in Jungian Psychology and many years in the wonderful but cerebral world of analysis I began to discover the importance of the body in healing. I completed a Somatic Experiencing training in 2011 and my work changed direction. I began to focus on how trauma is held in our bodies and how best to work with experiences that impact on our ability to be present and feel our emotions. I became increasingly interested in the role of early infancy and attachment and for some time I specialised in working with babies in an intensive care neonatal unit and with parents and infants struggling in the early years of life.
At some point whilst working with clients I started to feel that something was missing, that on a deeper level the soul wasn’t being addressed and on a broader level the wider systems we are part of weren't acknowledged. It was wonderful to then train in Family Constellations work which at a deep soul level acknowledges and honours the entanglements, connections and commitments we have to those in our family system. It also honours our place within a wider system and the ongoing impact of trans-generational loyalties and events.
Whilst doing this training I was attending to my own childhood trauma and the ways this was still being felt in my adult life. I mostly drew on ongoing work with the support of a spiritual community on a committed path to working with the inner shadow, plant medicine and regular consistent bodywork in various modalities.
After becoming a mother myself my work evolved and I now work with very few clients individually, mostly concentrating on facilitating healing retreats for people that enable them to tune into what they are most longing for and creating an environment that allows them to connect to their own inner healing intelligence in a safe and sacred space.
Dancing, walking in nature, spending time with my family, music and friendship are all ways I nourish my soul and come back to my centre.
Trainings and Qualifications
MSc Birkbeck in Jungian Psychology
School of Infant Mental Health - Diploma in Parent-Infant Psychotherapy
Northwick Park Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Parent-Infant Therapist
Somatic Experiencing trauma training
Dr Janina Fisher Parts work training
adapted for complex trauma
Esalen Bodywork training
Internal Family Systems basic training
Family Constellations (Foundation training, Applied and Couples training)
Fluence - ‘Psychedelic Preparation and Integration’
Horizons - ‘The Art and Science of Psilocybin Therapy’
Horizons - ‘Introduction to MDMA Therapy for Clinicians’