Emma is an Edinburgh-based Somatic Trauma Therapist, certified by the FHT (Foundation of Holistic Therapies), as well as an ACCP Transformational Life Coach, Eco-Somatic Coach, Shamanic Healing Practitioner, Myofascial Trauma Release Practitioner and Somatic Movement Teacher.

Before retraining, Emma spent 12 years working in HR within the corporate world, supporting people within high-pressure environments, an experience that deeply informs her grounded, compassionate and nervous system aware approach today.

Emma believes deeply in the power of reconnecting with and listening to the body as a pathway to true healing, growth and restoration. Her work is rooted in the understanding that the body is not something to be fixed, but an intelligent system that has adapted in order to survive.

For many years, Emma lived in a state of functional freeze and chronic dissociation. She moved through countless therapies and healing modalities, uncertain whether she would ever truly feel at home in her body. It wasn’t until she discovered Somatic Trauma Therapy and was able to gently sit with the sensations, responses and messages of her body that profound change began. Through this work, Emma was able to feel and release deep-held fear, bring awareness to core wounds and past trauma, and slowly restore a sense of safety, presence and connection within herself.

This lived experience shapes Emma’s work. She understands first-hand how vulnerable, frightening and unfamiliar it can feel to come back into the body, and she meets each client with patience, respect and deep attunement.

Emma works from the belief that the body holds the story of our lives, and that when the nervous system feels safe enough, the body can reveal exactly what needs attention, integration or release and in what order. Healing is not forced or rushed, but unfolds through time, trust, consistency and compassion.

Intertwining her love of the land, nature, animism and spirituality, Emma’s approach extends beyond traditional therapeutic frameworks. She views the body as part of a wider living system and supports clients in reconnecting not only with themselves, but with their intuition, sense of belonging and spirit. Her work is both deeply embodied and gently expansive, honouring each person’s unique pace and capacity.

Emma primarily supports women, with a strong focus on mothers in retrieving and reclaiming parts of themselves that may have been lost, silenced or forgotten through trauma, caregiving or survival. She holds a trauma-aware, non-judgemental space for clients navigating a wide range of experiences, including:

PTSD and complex trauma, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, pregnancy loss, abortion, reproductive challenges, birth trauma, peri- and postnatal experiences, childhood trauma, depression, addiction, anxiety and eating disorders.

At the heart of Emma’s work is a simple truth: when the body feels safe, healing becomes possible.