Frequently Asked Questions
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Do you offer one-to-one sessions anywhere in the world?
Yes. I'm based in Scotland and can work with you online wherever you are in the world. We'll meet on Zoom, and each session lasts 1 hour.
How often will we meet?
You can choose the frequency of sessions, from weekly / fortnightly / 3-weekly / monthly / 6-weekly, depending on your needs & availability.
What's your availability like - will your schedule match my timezone?
My timezone is GMT/BST. I offer a range of session times between 11am GMT and 8pm GMT.
What kind of things can I share in a coaching session?
Everything is welcome. The beauty of somatic coaching is that there is space for anything that is here for you in the moment. You may want to explore relationships of all kinds - friendships, partnerships, community-building, parenting, care-giving, land-tending, paid work, ancestral connection, gender, creativity, nature, spirituality, sexuality, wellbeing. And, within those explorations, all emotions are welcome... shame, delight, anger, fear, joy, grief, sadness, uncertainty, and everything else we can experience as a human. You may arrive to a session with a clear sense of what you want to explore, or you may want to invite a felt sense to see what's present. Everything you share will be held with care.
This is my first time exploring intentional somatic practice and I'm a little nervous. Is it right for me?
If you're feeling called to explore somatic practice, trust that. There is no right way to feel, no set timescale, and no getting to be an expert in embodiment. It makes sense to be a little nervous - together, we can welcome that in, move slowly, and trust the container of coaching to hold what emerges. If it helps, have a look at the testimonials to get a sense of what it might be like to work together. And please feel welcome to ask any questions you may have. I offer a free Connection Call so we can sense if we might be a good fit to work together - click here to book your call.
How much does a coaching session cost?
Payment is on a sliding scale (no doumentation required). You can choose what to pay, from £65 - £145 per session. At the time of writing, this equates to approx $87 - $195 USD / 75 - 165 Euros.
In what ways is your approach trauma-informed?
Through professional learning and lived experience, I understand the need to respect and celebrate our body's edges and limits when being in this tender and expansive exploration of feeling. My approach is centered around invitations for you to check in with your capacity and make choices based on what you sense you need. We move slowly in partnership together, paying attention to the signals your bodymind is giving you - slowing down, changing route, pausing and stopping as needed.
I've experienced coaching before - is somatic coaching the same?
If you've experienced life coaching, workplace coaching, mentorship or talking therapy, you might be well-practiced in talking through and thinking through issues to reach insights or outcomes or solutions or to set goals. Somatic coaching is different - you are invited to spend time with your bodymind's holistic ways of knowing, which includes physical sensations, images, sensory experiences, energetic noticings, as well as thoughts and emotions... so that you can receive additional information about how you feel. Somatic coaching helps you access a rich sense of your internal landscape, and receive more insight with which to respond and make choices for your life.
I'm in talking therapy and/or see another body-based practitioner - how might somatic coaching complement what I'm already doing?
Somatic coaching can flow within and support the ecosystem of your healing, by bringing awareness to your present experience. It can be a place to practice embodying the insights that emerge from therapy, and to integrate your experiences with other bodywork, as well as a place to receive information about what you want to explore in those areas.
I'm not sure about coaching but I'd like to explore embodiment. What else do you offer?
My online workshops are a playful way to dip into somatics and meet people in similar explorations as you. There is sliding scale pricing, and free spaces for people who identify as BIPOC or trans. You can check out all the workshops here.
Are you on social media? Do you have a newsletter?
I'm a little old-school but I do have a newsletter! I write and skip the small talk over on substack. If you'd like to stay in relationship with my offerings and hear about new workshops, click here to subscribe.
If you have any questions that haven't been answered, please send me an email to:
info@everydaywrites.com