Somatic therapy for neurodivergent adults
You understand your patterns.
You can name the masking, the people-pleasing, the perfectionism.
You want to be able to say no, set boundaries, ask for help, make decisions.
But your nervous system hasn’t caught up.
That’s where I come in.
THIS IS FOR YOU IF…
You're ADHD, Autistic, AuDHD, HSP. Diagnosed later than you should have been. And you've spent years doing the cognitive work only to find your body is still running a programme from decades ago.
Your diagnosis, talk therapy, it all gave you the map but your body hasn't quite grasped that you are safe now
You're exhausted from masking in high-stakes environments and performing "fine" when your nervous system is screaming
Burnout, shutdown, or chronic dysregulation have become your baseline, not your breaking point
You suspect your "symptoms" (the pain, the brain fog, the fatigue, the gut issues, the tension) are trauma responses, not permanent conditions
If you understand your nervous system, you've done the reading, done talking therapy, got the diagnosis, and your body still hasn't got the memo, you're in the right place. Let’s work with your nervous system not against it.
WHAT HAPPENS IN SESSIONS…
We meet on Zoom. One hour. As often as feels right for you.
We talk. We work with sensation. We go into the past, the present, the future. The difference is we're not asking your brain to tell us the story. We're asking your body what it's been holding. And we listen.
You don't need to explain your life to me first. I understand what's different about a nervous system that's been neurodivergent and unrecognised for decades. We go straight to the work.
What starts to shift:
You catch shutdown before it hits. The early signals your body sends become readable instead of invisible.
The things talk therapy couldn't reach start to move. Not because we avoid talking about them, but because we go to where they actually live.
Masking becomes a choice, not a default. You build the capacity to say no and set boundaries without your nervous system treating it like a threat. You ask for help when you need it. You finally feel safe.
You learn what's a trauma response that can heal and what's a neurodivergent trait that's just how you're wired. That distinction changes everything.
Some sessions are deep. Some are light. Some are surprisingly funny. Nervous systems are wonderfully creative. You’re allowed to play here.
CONNECTION CALL
(free, 30 minutes)
A mini practice to discover where you are right now and what if any needs to change. What you've already tried. What worked, what hasn't. Whether this feels like the right fit. No pressure.
SOMATIC THERAPY SESSIONS
(60 minutes)
Online via Zoom
Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 2.30 pm
No lengthy assessment or diagnostic requirements
Flexible scheduling that honours your capacity
WHY WORK WITH ME?
I know what it’s like to believe you’re broken.
I also know what it’s like to discover you never were.
I’m Rachael and I’m neurodivergent.
In my late 30s, I received multiple diagnoses and went on a mix of medication. I trained as an ADHD coach and redesigned my life around my limitations.
Then I discovered somatic therapy and my whole world changed.
As I continued my training and working on myself, I healed the trauma my body had been holding for decades. This led to the realisation that so many of my “symptoms” were actually trauma responses. I no longer need medication. I no longer meet the diagnostic criteria I’d been given.
I’m still neurodivergent. I’m just not recognised as medically suffering.
My brain works differently and that’s not something to fix. But I’m no longer drowning in unhealed trauma disguised as permanent conditions.
I’m trained in somatic therapy, ADHD-informed coaching, polyvagal theory, mindbody coaching and chronic pain healing. All approaches that I weave together to support neurodivergent nervous systems.
