Mental Health

You get to explore your past and present and be witnessed in your story, so you can alchemise pain in a safe environment for a better future. You get to overcome what doesn’t serve you anymore so you can get in mental balance and thrive in all areas of life. When you heal, there’s a multidimensional ripple effect and your relationships, family and the world heals too.

When you improve your psychoeducation, you will find out how to shrink your inner critic and nurture your inner child. You get to re-parent yourself so you can shine like the sovereign, strong and mature adult that you are!

Conscious awareness which leads to personal growth can be messy, raw and might seem chaotic at times. I understand. And I believe that even though you do all the hard work, this is a journey better walked in good company. You are not alone and I will support, hug (metaphorically or for real if you wish) and encourage you all the way.

We will work with a top-down and/or a bottom-up approach, will address in a bespoke manner what modality is most beneficial, or a mixture of talk therapy, somatic inquiry, looking at gestures, posture, facial expression, language choice, voice and breath.

You will also benefit from practical, immediate solutions to learn how to deal with:

  • stress

  • anxiety

  • depression

  • panic attacks

  • flashbacks

  • emotional triggers

  • building emotional resilience.

Sharing from my hard earned life wisdom, inter-disciplinary knowledge and research and soul energy, I will guide you through the dark valleys of totally honest self investigation. I facilitate shadow work for those brave and ready to uncover that which is hidden in the depth of their psyche. I will hold safe space for you to find and integrate your true self.

Trauma recovery mentoring

If you’ve been traumatised, hurt or misunderstood, I would love to help you find your balance, hope and self-confidence so you can make stepping stones to a positive future out of these painful experiences.

I have more than 17 years of trauma recovery research into psychotherapy content apart from my life coaching course diploma. I work with elements from polyvagal theory, parts therapy, somatic experiencing, transactional analysis, attachment theory, and Jungian archetypes. My focus is on honest self-inquiry, integration and individuation. All emotions are welcomed into my healing room.

The beauty of being a trauma informed holistic therapist, is that I can fluidly switch between modalities and respond fast to your needs.

We still maintain ethical boundaries and decide in an authentic way how to relate, yet intuition and energy can play the role they deserve in healing. When I work with people, I retain the freedom to express fully my own humanity. It goes way beyond classic psychotherapy. We may use various tools that aid recovery faster than just talk therapy.

Depending on what your unique story is, we may use a top-down approach where language, cognition, active investigation plays a big part or a bottom-up approach where a somatic approach via Bowen Therapy, muscle testing and/or somatic inquiry are more needed.

Mentoring

Explore your spiritual nature, have rich, challenging conversations that will help you expand your knowledge and understanding of life, discover ways to self-realization, if you are ready to safely dive deeper into your own psyche to regain your Sovereignty and power.

Mentoring is more like I show you how to do things or what has worked for me and others, as opposed to you finding your own answers to questions like in coaching.

Mentoring is great if you are unsure what to do, where to start and need the support and input of someone with experience.

I enjoy and have a vast experience in mentoring people before an interview or pitching for a promotion, helping you understand your own decision making process, sharing observations from my own spiritual path and how to spot spiritual by-passing on your own journey, relationship and sexuality, co-dependency support where people usually have blind spots.

I love geeking out about conscious parenting! I have a wonderful, creative and inspiring 12 year old neurodivergent son who is my greatest teacher. I co-parent with his dad and in time we learned that teamwork makes the dream work. I love mentoring parents seeking better ways towards calmer, fulfilling, conscious parenting relationships. When children grow with secure attachments and their developmental continuum is supported in a good enough manner, we change the course of civilization towards the kind of world we would like to see around us.

Emotional Freedom Technique

Structured approach to freeing ourselves from stress, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, flashbacks or any general emotional or physical discomfort. EFT combines spoken word with tapping lightly with fingertips on energy meridian points for physical and emotional pain relief.

Shadow Work

Part of a healing journey is to learn how to safely identify and feel those emotions that you have been avoiding. At times it can be a painful and scary process.

Our shadow is the repressed side of our personality.
All the things we see in others so readily but refuse to acknowledge about ourselves. According to Jung, the shadow is the instinctive and irrational side that is prone to psychological projection, in which perceived personal inferiority in ourselves is recognized as a perceived moral deficiency in someone else. (read that again…)
Carl Jung had one important question that drove him when exploring ideas about shadow work “Why do seemingly good people, do obviously bad things?”
How many of us haven’t made rotten decisions in their life, choosing a toxic partner, said hurtful things to a person we love, eating that cake we didn’t even like, were mean to our children or our parents then loathed ourselves for our “mistakes” and asked ourselves “how could I have done something like that!?” or “that was so unlike me!”
It is only through a conscious effort to become self-aware that we recognize our shadow. In psychotherapy, Freud made the shadow about repressed sexuality and life instincts, and Jung integrated into the shadow that, which is below our awareness, positive or negative. 
Think of the representation of an iceberg.. what we see above the water is our conscious mind, and what we don’t see goes much, much deeper than the top of the iceberg. When we understand who we are in our totality, we truly understand ourselves and our power. WE OWN WHO WE ARE in conscious awareness.
When you are aware, you have choices. If not, you act on auto-pilot. Choices are the realm of empowered adults. Is where freedom from past programming comes from.
Apart from gentle-inquiry, I use The Enneagram and Human Design systems to aid in Shadow work as they have amazing references to our fears and not-self parts.
This kind of work is for those who decided they want to live life in Sovereignity – self-authority, in personal conscious power, become better people, being the light we want to see in the world.
I am here for you when you’re ready!

Therapeutic Nurturing Touch/cuddling/Havening for reducing stress and enhancing feelings of wellbeing and human connection

Ethical, platonic (non-sexual) touch is often referred to as cuddling. It does not need to be that necessarily, as I also use Havening Technique which is a very gentle form of touching the face and the body.

This type of non-sexual, consensual touch has multiple applications from balancing brain chemicals, calming the nervous system eliminating anxiety, stress, fear, regulating heart rate, rehabilitation of physical boundaries after physical or sexual abuse, reducing PTSD, reducing depression, exploring and practicing yes/no personal consent, all applications with emotional and physical healing outcomes.

The Silva Method

The Silva Method was created by Jose Silva in the 1950s. It’s a auto-hypnotic method of putting yourself into a relaxed frame of mind and then using that relaxation for useful purposes and productive outcomes. 

I use this as a helping tool for anxiety and when working with ADD, ADHD clients to help them calm and focus their mind.

Wearable Neurotechnology

I am one of the proud founder members of VoxxLife UK, in 2019. This Canadian company has unique, leading-edge innovations based on a vibrotactile pattern, combining the best of technology and wellness science to help you achieve your wellness goals, drug-free and without invasive treatments. VoxxLife evolved into Smart Patch, with all their products having the same improved neurology goal at their core. 

They are my go-to when I need effortless, instant solutions to stressful or challenging days, when I have to write a blog post, attend a webinar or have to focus on research for more comprehension and retaining information more efficiently.
Get more info and shop here: https://silviasky.superpatch.com/

Life Coaching

Do you want to overcome fears, procrastination, negative thinking, limiting beliefs?

Would you like to exit co-dependency and experience more fulfilling relationships?

How about enhancing your self-esteem, self-confidence and take action from a place of self-love in your life?

Would you like to find a new partner or enhance your existing relationship?

Do you want to achieve a personal goal or enhance your health overall?

Do you need support in figuring out how to progress in your career?

Then consider life coaching!

Coaching is a modality where you get to discover your own brilliance and find the right answers for yourself in a supportive, non-judgmental, empowering way.

I am a fully certified life coach with a management career spanning over 20 years, 9 years being a holistic therapist, with a wide life experience in three different countries. I have been researching trauma recovery and self-development for over 17 years.

Through my own story of overcoming hardships and positive transformation, I can support you with my knowledge and experience in a way that you will feel inspired to accomplish what your heart is yearning for! 

My values, as a human being are Truth, Growth, Honouring your YES, Honouring your NO, Kindness,  Healthy Boundaries, Open and Honest Communication. *Respect and love come as a given.

My expertise is in personal, relational, health, parenting coaching. I can help with overcoming stress, fears, anxiety, depression, procrastination, co-dependency, negative thinking, limiting beliefs, childhood trauma, panic attacks, flashbacks, finding self-trust and self-confidence after birth, redundancy, divorce, break-ups, or after traumatic events such as sexual, physical or emotional abuse.

I can also help with attachment and relationships issues, self-esteem, health goals, self-love and self-knowledge.

Due to my 20 years of corporate management, as a national award winning Retail Manager, I have valuable transferable skills for any business coaching in relation to business health, improving KPIs through better mental and health and enhancing company culture.

I am trauma informed and while I am aware that certain life circumstances push us to take actions that do not honour us on occasions, please note I do not work specifically with addictions. Where you know you have serious substance abuse issues like alcohol, sex, porn, food, drugs, please seek a specialist therapist.

Complex PTSD Psycho-education

Group or individual sessions talking about what PTSD and C-PTSD is, educating about the impact of experiencing a dysfunctional, abusive childhood in adult life. Educating about ways in which neglect, abandon, emotional, physical or sexual abuse can impact on our emotional, physical, mental well-being as adults and how do our past traumatic experiences shape our brain.

I offer support in exploring healing modalities, learning to feel safe again, establishing clear boundaries, improving self esteem and teaching effective coping strategies with panic attacks, flashbacks and how to identify and handle toxic patterns or toxic relationships. This will probably save you countless hours of research and book reading, if you’re more of a learner through interaction and stories. I include a fair degree of psycho-education in my 1 to 1 sessions as a base for personal development and self understanding.

Inner Child Work

As adults, we walk around carrying wounds from our childhood, whether it’s simple or complex trauma, from emotional neglect to physical abuse. Many adults feel they’re alone with these hurts and feelings. Some might identify where the hurt is coming from but don’t know what to do about it, and some might not have a conscious awareness of the true root of their dysregulated behaviour.

Facilitating deep self investigation, with the intent to consciously become aware of our disowned child experience and reconnect with those parts, with the intent to integrate them in our psyche to experience a higher degree of internal peace. It is also a process of conscious self reparenting. 

Human Design

Human Design is an incredibly complex system that to me is the ultimate art of individuation. Good new is I can simplify this complexity for you!

I am including this here as part of my offerings because in my opinion, mental health MUST include a journey to individuation.

Human Design comes as an “owner’s manual you didn’t know existed”! It will help you  build further a healthy identity through self-knowledge.

Uncover your birth chart wisdom so it can help you move through life with enhanced personal power. Experiment the difference knowing your Authority and Strategy can make.

Foundation chart reports can be e-mailed and your chart details further discussed on zoom meetings.

I can do advanced readings about key moments in your life like yearly Solar Returns, Saturn return, Uranus Opposition and Chiron Return and do a deep dive into your Incarnation Cross if you are looking for direction and purpose in life.

I also use this system and The Enneagram to aid in Shadow work as they have amazing references to our fears and not-self parts.

I will need your birth date, time of birth and place of birth to produce a chart. If you aren’t sure of the exact birth time we can do astrological corrections through muscle testing. That’s ok, I will guide you through this!

Safe Space

Holding Safe Space for creative expression and self exploration for processing emotions or life events. Acting like a sound board to thoughts and emotions to be processed and integrated. This is more to figure out things on your own terms and me acting as a container and a witness. You could have years of work behind you or just starting out, this is the kind of space you’d want when you know what you need to do but need someone to anchor you in the process. It could be ceremonial or just talking exploration, let me know what your needs are.

Fantastic and beneficial for Self Projected Projectors to find a safe space to talk uncensored and uninterrupted and be witnessed so they can get clear on their decision process and what’s best for them.

If you have a wedding speech which you want to practice and get feedback on, or have a business pitch or want to say out loud words you intend to say to your in laws, spouse or future ex, come rehearse it being witnessed with love and practical feedback, or with no cognitive input, just a presence to help you process.

Hire me by the hour or by half a day. Whatever you think you need to get things done.

Havening Technique

The process of the Havening Technique requires touch, however, the decision of who should provide the touch will be made jointly. This Psychosensory approach incorporates distraction, touch, and eye movements. Its goal is to reduce anxiety and distress associated with negative memories. It works great for anxiety, ruminating and distressing thoughts. 

I find it very soothing and reassuring and where appropriate I use it to establish safety in your own body after sexual violations or helping you regulate from flashbacks.

Walk and Talk

If the weather allows, we can have a walk and talk session rather than sit in a chair. Please bring appropriate clothing and walking boots, and let’s choose a place where it’s convenient for you to walk, according to your ability. I have flat walks around my neighbourhood around Manchester-Bolton Canal, River Irwell and the surrounding forest in Outwood Country Park or Burrs Country Park in Bury. I will not charge you for my travelling time, but if you’d like to pay for my gas mileage/return I could come closer to you wherever you are within 30miles of my healing room in Radcliffe.

Are you Ready?

I work flexibly and will always try to accommodate clients at a time suitable to them. I work with adults, short or long term.

Yes, I will even do international Zoom meetings at unusual hours.

Please feel free to leave confidential voice messages, texts or emails at any time, day or night. I will reply as soon as I can.

Get in touch HERE or contact me on WhatsApp, Telegram and Facebook Messenger on 0044 7891890608.

My work is bespoke, and I have payment plans to suit all pockets. I will take into consideration each individual situation.

You can hire me by the hour, by half a day or a full day, depending on your needs.

I will also consider time and skills swaps if it happens that we are on the same page and you’re enthusiastic to swap skills and time. If you are a therapist, energy worker, healer, or tradesperson (builder, joiner, plasterer, electrician, plumber, decorator, gardener – there’s always something to do around the house!) connect with me and tell me more about yourself!

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