I am a psychotherapist, and Hakomi trainer with my own lived experience of individual, collective and historical trauma...and healing. I use my extensive experience in therapy and in particular somatic therapies to support others to recognise and safely release trauma through resourcing the body. As Bessel van der Kolk tells us, ‘the body keeps the score’ and Stephen Porges says, ‘safety IS the therapy’ These two statements are guiding principles and are the foundation of the way I practice. I believe in empowering others through education and assisted self-discovery, thereby igniting potential and fueling the innate ability to tune in to the wisdom of the body.

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Since 1993, when I qualified as a Body Psychotherapist, I've trained in a range of psychotherapeutic approaches, conventionally taking a BSc and a Master’s degree. Further training, led me to qualify as an Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner and I have delved deeply into shamanism and conscious dance.

 

On one course that combined Psychotherapy with the magical realm, I was introduced to personal/emotional/spiritual work outdoors and met a creature; a hare. The hare aka jackrabbit trotted over to me when I was focused and meditative. At a time when I was in a liminal space, I began to envision an innovative way of working. Later I discovered that the jackrabbit was an ancient symbol of creativity & transformation, hence gojackrabbit.

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My bias declaration, as inspired by Betty Martin's Wheel of Consent

I am a white cisgender, elder, educated, non disabled, queer woman from a working class background living a middle class lifestyle. This predisposes me to think a certain way and to see that my way of seeing the world is both (because I'm white) the 'normal' way and applicable to everyone and (because I'm a woman) automatically discounted. Some blind spots are going to show up, I acknowledge this and have my own personal therapy and professional supervision to stay open to challenge my bias. ​

​I am looking for people who are ready to move...out of the conventional setting of therapy, out of a stuck frame of mind, out from a disempowered life. I work with individuals and groups who want to move.