client feedback
I am so grateful for the kindness, presence, and steadiness you showed me through the two years we worked together. I came to you deeply dysregulated, scared, and overwhelmed by how to move through this world in the face of structural inequalities and personal distress.
You sat with me as I found anchors of safety within myself. I learnt how to return to that grounded place whilst I moved through different states of dysregulation. You offered me a language and a framework for understanding my internal worlds through your somatic practises, giving space for these theories to become truly embodied. It felt weird and uncomfortable at times, but I felt trusting of you and learnt to trust myself and my feelings through your encouragement. Whilst wider, societal structures have not shifted, I have found more space in myself and an ability to hold life's complexities with a bit more ease.
client feedback
I have found therapy with Elise so inspiring. When I first came to the sessions I was very trapped in a cycle of fear, physical pain and frustration, I was isolated and it often felt like I was just surviving.
In the sessions, I really enjoyed seeing how trauma was stored in my body and could be released. Learning that my body was safe to trust and could help heal itself when I didn't understand it fully. I learned to be kind to myself, the power of imagination, nervous system and saw how things could slowly click back into place.
I had not realised I wasn't connected to my body and emotions for so long, and it feels great that now I am. I feel more confident and capable again, having much less fear, almost no physical pain and can get back to a more normal way of life.
I had been scared to hope about the future and to think of how much I would physically recover. I can still hardly believe I have been able to get this much of my life back. I feel I have worked hard at it too and Elise has been a huge part of that! I am so grateful. An added bonus was that it was a lot of fun.
