I’m Gayle, a somatic practitioner passionate about body-first healing. Since 2017, I’ve been supporting people to reconnect with their bodies through gentle, person-centred approaches to healing. Through sharing the work of somatic healing, a kind of body-based counselling, I help you build emotional resilience, improve vitality and restore balance in your life.

My work integrates trauma-informed yoga, nervous-system aware somatic practices, embodied mindfulness, breathwork and self-compassion to support emotional regulation and a felt sense of safety. Rather than focusing only on insight or intellectual understanding, which can only take us so far, this work supports you to experience new ways of being from the inside out.

I’ve spent years studying with leaders in trauma healing, drawing from evidence-based approaches including Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) and foundational trainings with Peter Levine. I am currently a Student of Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) with Somatic Experiencing International, where I'm deepening my capacity to offer trauma-informed, client-led support.

Through my own lived experience of complex trauma, I know firsthand how transformative somatic work can be — and how it can often be the missing piece for those who feel like they’ve tried everything. My approach is always gentle, non-judgmental, and led by you, creating a space where you can explore what it means to feel more at home in your body.

I offer private somatic healing sessions and group work in Hobart, Tasmania as well as online somatic healing sessions Australia-wide.