Somatic Sexology & Body-Based Work

Somatic Sexology is a body-based therapeutic approach that supports people to explore sexuality, intimacy, embodiment, trauma, boundaries, pleasure, and self-trust in a safe, consent-led, and trauma-informed way.

Rather than working only with thoughts and talking, somatic work also pays attention to what’s happening in the body and nervous system, including sensations, tension, shutdown, emotions, boundaries, and embodied responses.

My work supports people who feel disconnected from their bodies, desires, sexuality, or sense of self, especially where shame, trauma, conditioning, identity, or relational experiences have impacted their ability to feel safe, present, or authentic.

This work is not about performance or “fixing” yourself. It’s about building a safer, more connected relationship with your body, boundaries, desires, and emotional world.

This work may support you if:

• intimacy, sexuality, or pleasure feels difficult, overwhelming, numb, or disconnected

• you experience shame around desire, fantasy, kink, or sexuality

• you freeze, fawn, dissociate, or emotionally leave yourself during intimacy or sex

• you struggle to trust your body, your boundaries, or your own needs

• you’re questioning your gender, sexuality, relationship patterns, or identity

• you’re coming out later in life, or navigating the grief and uncertainty that can come with that

• you feel trapped between who you’ve been and who you may be becoming

• you’ve spent years adapting to survive and no longer know what feels authentic to you

• you appear functional externally while internally feeling numb, disconnected, overwhelmed, or emotionally shut down

• you want to feel more connected, embodied, honest, and free in the way you relate to yourself and others

What sessions may include

Depending on your needs and boundaries, sessions may include:

• talk-based therapeutic exploration

• somatic awareness and nervous system tracking

• boundary and consent practices

• body awareness and embodiment work

• self-touch practices and genital mapping

• support around shame, pleasure, intimacy, and desire

• scar tissue remediation

• Wheel of Consent-informed practices

• creative reflection and integration exercises

All body-based work is collaborative, optional, and guided at a pace that feels safe and consensual.

How we work together

Sessions begin with building trust, communication, safety, and therapeutic understanding through talking and somatic awareness practices.

Body-based work is never rushed and is only explored where appropriate, consensual, and therapeutically supportive.

Many clients work entirely online, and many sessions remain fully talk-based. Where bodywork is included, we move slowly and collaboratively, with ongoing consent, communication, and clear professional boundaries.

This work is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in embodied consent rather than performance or pressure.

Sessions are typically 90 minutes long, with the exception of the first session, which is usually around 2 hours. I work with clients on a weekly or fortnightly basis, and ask for a minimum commitment of 8 sessions for body-based work so we can build safety, consistency, and depth over time.

Consent, boundaries and safety

Clear boundaries, ongoing consent, emotional safety, and professionalism are central to my practice.

Somatic Sexology and body-based work are therapeutic, trauma-informed, and client-centred approaches. They are not sexual services or sexual interactions between client and practitioner.

You are always in choice. Nothing is ever forced or expected, and practices can be paused, changed, or stopped at any time.

You can read more about how I work, professional boundaries, and body-based practices here.

This work can be tender, vulnerable, challenging and liberating.

If you’re looking for a grounded, queer-affirming, trauma-informed space to explore sexuality, embodiment, shame, intimacy, identity, or erotic selfhood with honesty and care, you’re welcome here.