About Me

Hi, I'm Emily. I have been in private practice for about 12 years now, starting as a life coach, then moving into transpersonal (holistic) counselling and more recently as a somatic trauma counsellor.  

Growing up in regional Australia in a family that had its fair share of ups and downs, I have always found comfort and a sense of balance in my life, both externally and internally, through nature. I have raised baby kangaroos, possums, lambs and calves, and have never had a day in my life where I have not woken up with a dog or horse to connect to. 
 

Horses have always, and continue to be, my biggest teachers. They, like many trauma survivors, are prey to a predator. However, unlike humans who are very good at masking what they are experiencing in their nervous system and/or bodies, there is no veil with horses. They just show it. This level of authenticity has been my biggest learning as I have trained and specialised more and more in trauma therapy and nervous system regulation.
 

The resources horses draw upon to move through stress and trauma (if not impeded by people) is something we can learn from and apply to our own healing journey:
 

• Being present to sensory awareness

• The power of co-regulation

• The healing power of touch with consent

• Healthy boundaries

• Somatic Awareness

• Acknowledging the impulse to move our bodies to a place of safety

• Shifting through the autonomic states with fluidity 

• Accessing the primitive reptilian brain

• Tuning into emotions 

• Balanced body, balanced mind

 

When I work with my clients, I look beyond the words and  behaviour and ask "what's happening in the nervous system?". When we start to look deeply within and honor what's wanting to be heard in our biology, not just our biography, things open up and we can expand back into our true self.

Since 2010 I have worked with hundreds of children, teens, families, schools, communities and horses impacted by overwhelming stress and trauma. More recently I have worked extensively in bushfire communities up the east coast of Australia.
 

I have always had an insatiable curiosity to create more balance and harmony within ourselves, our relationships and our animals - in particular horses. I support every client I work with at Stable Therapy to find the same balance through our Polyvagal informed lens and therapies.