Welcome,

I know it can be a big step to seek support.  

 I believe there are many periods in life that call us into connection with others, to reach out for help and to realise that we no longer need to keep trying to do things alone.

Most of my clients come to work with me when they’re feeling stuck or disconnected from themselves and want to feel better.  

Some of them feel overwhelmed by daily life, anxious, stressed struggling to access much joy or pleasure, lost in the intensity of being a parent or carer, struggling with boundaries or in the midst of/on the cusp of burnout.

I’m a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Somatic Educator living and working in Northumberland, UK and online.

 Rooted in compassion and curiosity, my approach is based on supporting you to re-connect to yourself, your wholeness, your knowing, your inner wisdom and your body.

I have a special interest in working with parents and parent-carers and supporting individuals and families to heal from traumatic childbirth experiences.

I offer 1:1 Somatic-Experiencing sessions, parent support and somatic birth-education courses in-person and online.

 

I work with a gentle, non-judgemental approach and in-depth understanding of trauma and stress to support you to develop your resilience to face the challenges that life throws at you, to gradually resolve stressful and traumatic situations and develop more life-affirming responses. 

  • "Olive has a lovely grounding presence making me feel safe to completely go into whatever was coming up in my body, both physically and emotionally. I felt seen, lovingly witnessed and securely held by her depth of knowledge of Somatic Experiencing"

    SW (Somatic Experiencing client)

  • "Olive is a fantastic facilitator and exploring this subject with other women felt validating and supportive. I wish all mothers and mothers-to-be could access this course as early on in their mothering journey as possible”.

    BVS (Course Participant)

  • "Olive creates a deeply safe and held space that has supported me to unlock wisdom and understanding within my body that I couldn't have imagined. The sessions I've had with Olive have been immensely empowering and life-changing. I find I'm so much more able to feel regulated and return to a balanced and centred state of being"

    GH (Somatic Experiencing client)