Somatic Coaching

Somatic coaching differs from more traditional coaching approaches in that it does not focus solely on goals, performance, productivity, or self-optimisation.

Grounded in Gestalt philosophy and embodied awareness, somatic coaching pays attention not only to what you want to change, but also to how you experience yourself, your relationships, your work, and your life in the present moment.

Rather than viewing people as isolated individuals who simply need better strategies or motivation, somatic coaching recognises that we are shaped through relationship, environment, culture, family systems, work, and the wider contexts we live within.

Together, we explore patterns of relating, adaptation, embodiment, meaning, and awareness - creating space for greater choice, authentic expression, and more sustainable ways of living and being in relationships.

You may feel stuck, burned out, disconnected from yourself, uncertain about your direction, navigating transition, questioning aspects of your work or relationships, or sensing that something in your life no longer feels aligned.

Relational coaching can be particularly supportive during periods of change, identity shift, leadership development, perimenopause, burnout, or life transition.

Unlike therapy, coaching is not primarily focused on supporting trauma or changes in mental health, although emotional awareness and personal history may naturally form part of our conversation.

Often the work starts simply with a sense that something is asking for attention, change, or deeper awareness.

Though therapy and coaching can overlap in meaningful ways, they serve different purposes.

Therapy may focus more deeply on emotional support through anxiety, grief, trauma, relational wounds, mental health changes, or the impact of unfinished past experiences. Therapy supports depth of experiences where required. Coaching tends to have a more expansive approach with more of a forward-orientation, supporting greater clarity, choice, and movement within your current life and relationships.

Relational coaching differs from more performance-based coaching approaches. Rather than focusing only on outcomes or productivity, it includes emotional awareness, embodiment, relational dynamics, identity, meaning, and how you make contact with yourself and the world around you.

Both therapy and coaching can support growth and change. The most appropriate space often depends on what you are currently seeking support for and where you are in your life.

Yes - many people engage in both therapy and coaching simultaneously, particularly during periods of transition, burnout, personal growth, leadership development, or identity change.

Therapy and coaching can complement one another well when the intention and boundaries of each space are clear. Therapy may support deeper emotional support and understanding, while coaching may support integration of new awareness into everyday life, relationships, work, creativity, leadership, or future direction.

Both relational coaching and Gestalt therapy share an understanding that we are shaped through relationship and lived experience rather than existing as isolated individuals. In both spaces, greater awareness can support new possibilities for choice, connection, and meaningful change.

Coaching research continues to grow, with studies suggesting coaching can support wellbeing, resilience, self-awareness, leadership development, confidence, emotional intelligence, and goal attainment.

Somatic and Gestalt-informed coaching can be more difficult to study in highly standardised ways because the work is tailored to each individual, relationship, and context rather than following a fixed formula or protocol.

Rather than applying the same intervention to every person, relational coaching responds to the uniqueness of each client’s lived experience, relational patterns, embodiment, and present-moment process.

Clients who are drawn to this approach find that it supports not only external change, but also deeper self-awareness, authenticity, relational connection, and more sustainable ways of living and working.

No. While some people arrive with specific goals or decisions they want support with, many people begin coaching simply with a sense that something no longer fits, feels sustainable, or reflects who they are becoming.

You may feel disconnected from yourself, uncertain about your next steps, emotionally exhausted, creatively blocked, or aware that familiar ways of living and relating are no longer working in the same way.

Relational coaching creates space to slow down and explore what is emerging beneath that uncertainty rather than rushing immediately toward solutions or action.

Often clarity develops gradually, through greater awareness of yourself, your relationships, your needs, your values, and the ways you have learned to adapt within your life and work.