Trauma informed soft tissue therapist

I can ease the pain & tension that holds you back, restoring balance to your body so you can get back to enjoying the life you love.

For people & for dogs

Gloucester | Newent | Cinderford

About

I have over 10 years experience using soft tissue therapies to resolve pain issues

For People

The Bowen Technique
Scar Tissue Release
TMJ Therapy
Massage & Energy Therapies

For dogs

Canine Bowen Therapy
Scar Tissue Release
Herbal Choices

My soft tissue therapy practice

Taking a trauma informed approach to resolving pain within the body, I offer you connection in a safe & nurturing space. You will be seen & heard with compassion, without judgement. Whether your issues are trauma related or not, I am committed to understanding how you are feeling. If you are feeling disconnected from your body, then you have come to the right place!

In my soft tissue therapy practice details of traumatic or harrowing experiences are not expected. However, should you wish to share your story with me, it will be held with the strictest of confidentiality.

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What is trauma?

Trauma is the emotional or physical hurt we feel following adverse experiences that overwhelm us. When we experience trauma it shatters our sense of safety, challenging the assumptions we have about our world. It is a survival adaptation not a disorder, an imprint left by adverse experience not the experience itself.

We may think that only big, dramatic events lead to trauma, but in fact any unpleasant experience has the capacity to overwhelm & unbalance us. Much like a spectrum, events that feel traumatic for one individual may not leave a trauma trace for another.

“How deep is the mud? Depends on who you ask – we all go through the same stuff differently”.

Anonymous

How does trauma affect the body?

Trauma can have significant & lasting impacts on our wellbeing because it imprints itself on the body.

When faced with a perceived threat to our safety our nervous system goes into survival mode & our body contracts in preparation for fight, flight or freeze. If the sense of overwhelm remains after the threat is gone, our nervous system gets stuck in survival mode. When feelings of overwhelm persist the body stays in a contracted state, commonly manifesting as tension, restriction & pain in the soft tissues. Overtime this can lead to compensatory patterns building up in the soft tissues leading to more pain, more tension & the risk of inflammation.

Trauma has the capacity to shape our posture, the way we move & the way we feel in our body. The imprints that trauma leaves on the body can be subtle & we may be blissfully unaware they are there.

How can soft tissue therapy help?

Bodywork therapies can help ease the pain & release the tension stored in the soft tissues, bringing the body back into balance.

Non-invasive soft tissue therapy helps reconnect individuals with their body & reconnect their body with the world. Using light touch bodywork techniques can instigate regulation of the nervous system & in turn help the body feel safe again.

A better regulated nervous system is a more solid foundation from where the individual can begin their journey to recovery from trauma.

“Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence.”

Peter A Levine

My story…

I 1st felt the benefits of The Bowen Technique for myself while recovering from a C-section. I had already had 2 previous traumatic birthing experiences, which had left me feeling anxious & disconnected the 3rd time round.

07756210977

elly@allwellbeings.co.uk

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