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RE-ROOT
RE-CONNECT
RE-WIRE
Unlock the power of self-connection with our 3-part Integrated Self Framework (ISF), a body based somatic approach to therapy designed to help you reconnect with your true-self, cultivate self-love and heal childhood wounds so that you can deepen your understanding of yourself, find inner peace and improve your relationship with yourself and with others.
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The Integrated Self Framework helps you drop into your body, and explore the connection between your thoughts, feelings, emotions and body sensations, and how they create the meaning you make about your life experience. Through our work together you will learn to recognise the complex interactions between your mind, emotions, physiology, and behaviours and how these factors combine to shape your sense of self. This process allows you to process your emotions and triggers and heal past wounds so you can approach life with more confidence and clarity, feeling more assertive, empowered and better able to get your needs met. You will learn how to take responsibility for yourself, be more open, vulnerable and honest and less afraid of showing up as your true self!
THE INTEGRATED-SELF FRAMEWORK
Our 3-part Integrated Self Framework (ISF), is an integrative model merging traditional talk therapy with trauma-informed yoga and breathwork practices, parts work therapy and EFT to address both mental and physical aspects of well-being.
While talk therapy works with cognitive understanding (top-down), yoga, breathwork, parts work therapy and EFT addresses the physical sensations and nervous system regulation (bottom-up) that talk alone does not.
The purpose of the Integrated-Self Framework is to promote inner peace, deepen your understanding of yourself, and improve your relationship with yourself and with others. It helps you understand how past experiences influence your reactions and behaviours today, and how by understanding and healing the past you can heal your present and your future.
Through our work together we learn that our present moment is not separate from memory. We learn that the body stores trauma as patterns of sensations, not just as stories. That childhood memories are stored in our bodies as patterns of sensation, posture, breath, and autonomic arousal (body memory) rather than as a narrative of events that happened.
This means that if something triggers that body memory, such as a tone of voice, a specific phrase, or a familiar touch we can reactivate those past traumatic memories (stored in the body) and we react unconsciously to that perceived threat even if the present situation is safe. When triggered these patterns can surge into awareness before we can put words to them, and the unhealed body reacts automatically to present cues as if the past was repeating itself.
Our one-to-one Integrative Psychotherapy sessions use the Integrated Self Framework to help you explore these triggers and early childhood wounds.
Using Somatic Practices and Parts Work Therapy to help you connect into your body we work with the present moment experiences, while simultaneously working with memories related to those early traumatic events.
We then use Emotional Freedom Technique to work through and clear these traumatic memories, so you are no longer triggered by them.
As you work through these childhood wounds and unmet needs you will find that you are no longer triggered by the same issues in your day to day life.
This deeper connection with yourself allows you to navigate life’s most challenging moments with more resilience and understanding.
By bringing in more self-awareness and helping you connect in with yourself, you become more self-aware of the subtle shifts that happen within you when you get triggered, you are then able to stay present with them and process them using the tools we teach you in our one-to-one therapy sessions.
This enhanced self-awareness helps you be more authentic, present, calm and resilient in your day-to-day life and will improve your relationship with yourself and with others.
CORE PRINCIPLES OF THE INTEGRATED-SELF FRAMEWORK
RE-ROOT - MOVEMENT AND BREATH
These one-to-one sessions incorporate Trauma Informed Yoga and Breathwork practices with Psychotherapy to help establish a sense of safety in the body.
Trauma informed yoga blends traditional postural yoga with the modern understanding of how the nervous system works.
You’ll practice gentle, body-focused exercises that help you notice sensations, stay present, and regulate your breath.
Somatic psychology recognises the complex interactions between our mind, emotions, physiology, and behaviour and how these factors combine to shape our sense of self.
By incorporating principles from somatic psychology, we emphasise the mind–body connection and invite you to observe your experiences with curiosity and self-compassion.
The goal isn’t to “fix” you or eliminate symptoms, but to increase your sense of choice in the present moment and deepen your understanding of how your emotions and body sensations influence the meaning that you make about your life story.
As you become more aware of how your body sensations and emotions are connected to what you think and do, you will start to develop a stronger sense of your authentic self.
Practices like mindful breathing and yoga-friendly moves can also support a deeper sense of safety and resilience as you work through difficult memories.
Trauma can leave a lasting imprint on the body, even when thoughts feel okay. After a traumatic event, the body can hold onto tension in areas like the jaw, neck, chest, belly, or hips, and breathing can become shallow or irregular.
In somatic work, we learn to notice these sensations with curiosity and gentleness, helping the nervous system relax and re‑educate the body towards safety and resilience.
Many people find this approach helps reduce hypervigilance, improves mood, and helps foster a felt sense of safety and connection, all at a pace that honours your own unique journey.
RE-CONNECT - LISTEN AND VALIDATE
As a psychotherapist trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), I guide clients to explore and heal inner parts, disowned or hidden aspects of self to build trust and inner harmony. This process enhances self-awareness, reduces internal conflicts, and makes genuine self-love and self-acceptance more accessible.
Parts work therapy is a mindfulness-based therapy model that views the mind as made up of multiple parts, each with its own voice, role, and memory. It also believes that we all have Self energy, which is our core, compassionate observer. Listening to and validating these parts helps reduce internal conflict and restores harmony.
Most of us have experienced some form of trauma at some point in our lives, and we carry these wounds deep within ourselves, wounds that we often work hard to keep hidden from others.
Parts manifest in a developmental sequence throughout life, with their own personalities, temperaments and a full range of feelings.
As we drop into our bodies we can start to notice the feelings, thoughts, and sensations of our parts, as we listen to them and hear their motives, we realise that regardless of their behaviours, our parts want for us what we want, connection, validation and love.
The goal of parts work therapy is to get to know our core Self and heal our injured parts so that we can live with confidence, curiosity and compassion.
When we embody more Self energy and listen to our parts rather than try to ignore them we gain clearer insight into our problems as we can trace the trajectory of our own feelings and emotional histories with more clarity and understanding.
RE-WIRE - TAP AND TALK
As a psychotherapist trained in Emotional Freedom Technique, I use tapping on acupressure points to help process triggers, release emotional blocks, and transform limiting beliefs.
EFT has its roots in Eastern philosophies, particularly acupuncture and has a profound effect on calming the nervous system and lowering cortisol the stress hormone.
EFT is a very simple practice and is based on two principles Tap on certain meridian points, while you Talk (or think) about the issue you are wanting to work through.
Tapping on certain meridian points has been shown to have a powerful impact on the way the brain responds to stress and the way it processes emotions.
As we tap on specific acupressure points on the face and upper body while we recall a traumatic memory or triggering situation, we provide a soothing physical cue that helps calm the nervous system.
This pairing of a traumatic memory with a soothing physical stimulus often breaks the power of that memory, reducing its emotional intensity.
This allows us to change the distressing memory or self-limiting belief or behaviour.
Tapping signals to the body that we are safe, and so the conditioned loop is broken. After tapping on a specific problem, the nervous system no longer associates the memory with stress and the emotional intensity of that memory is released.
We often have surface emotions like frustration, stress and overwhelm, that are covering up deeper emotions like rage, anger, fear, and sadness. As we dive deeper into your personal story we can heal these deeper emotions, bringing more peace and clarity to your life.
What is Trauma Informed Yoga
Trauma Informed Yoga is an individualised practice that works at a slower pace than typical yoga classes to allow you the opportunity to rebuild a connection with yourself and to feel safe in your body again.
Trauma Informed Yoga uses invitational language instead of strict instructions and commands to allow you to listen to your own body and forge a more self-aware relationship with yourself. This also allows you to make choices about how you move your body so you can regain a sense of control over it.
In trauma informed yoga the focus is on connection to one's body and not on achieving the right pose or getting to a certain level of flexibility and strength. It is a grounding practice with less emphasis on the poses themselves.
There is also a greater focus on breathwork to help regulate the nervous system. It is scientifically proven that gentle movement, and a focus on the breath activates the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps to reduce the fight flight response, and allows you to be more present and aware of your body.
Responding instead of reacting is the key to emotional regulation, and we know from research that yoga and meditation help people to access that pause that will allow you to respond, in any given moment, rather than react.
By integrating Trauma Informed Yoga into my one-to-one therapy sessions I provide you with a safe and supportive way to reconnect with your body, release trauma, and develop emotional resilience.
Trauma Informed Yoga: The Three Phases
There are three phases to a trauma informed yoga programme. The first phase is the stabilisation phase, the second phase is the processing phase, and the final stage is the integration phase.
The Stabilisation Phase
The main purpose of the stabilisation phase of trauma informed yoga is to build your capacity to feel safe.
In today’s fast past world a lot of our bodies get stuck in fight/flight, the amber zone, or in freeze, the red zone and we are rarely able to access the green sattvic state of social engagement, connection and safety. We often move from a hyperaroused state (fight/flight) to a hypoaroused state (freeze)and back into a hyperaroused state (fight/flight).
When we get stuck in the amber/red zone, our body is continually flooded with cortisol and adrenaline. Our bodies need to be in a state of rest and digest to heal. If we cannot access this state, over time the continuous activation of the systematic nervous system can lead to serious health problems and a weakened immune system.
This off-balance state in the nervous system is called a dysregulated nervous system.
In the stabilisation phase of trauma informed yoga, we want to help you learn how to regulate your nervous system so that balance can be restored.
A healthy autonomic nervous system is fluid, bouncing between the green and amber/red zone.
The aim of the stabilisation phase is to help you reconnect with your body and move from a state of survival into a state where you can heal.
By teaching you how to slow down and pay attention, you can start to recognise what is going on inside and learn how to map your own nervous system so you can identify when you are in ‘safe mode’ and when you are in ‘survival mode’.
By understanding your nervous system, you can learn to select appropriate tools for self-regulation, so when you are being triggered, you are able to bring yourself back to a safe, grounded place.
The stabilisation phase helps you develop:
- Awareness of current state – embodiment
- Ability to recognise where you are on the autonomic nervous system hierarchy
- Yoga tools to help you regulate your nervous system
- Opportunity to reflect on your own values
- Develop a wider window of tolerance therefore increase resilience
- Learn how to be in or bring yourself back to a ‘safe mode’
The Processing Phase
The main aim of this phase is to help you remain in or quickly return to your window of tolerance.
The window of tolerance is a concept that was originally developed by Dr. Dan Siegel MD to describe the optimal zone of ‘arousal’ for a person to function in everyday life. When a person is operating within this zone or window, they can effectively manage and cope with their emotions.
If you have experienced trauma, it is often difficult for you to regulate emotions and the zone of arousal where you can function can become quite narrow.
Once you have a good foundation in the stabilisation phase we can start learning how to process emotions safely.
When you are recovering from trauma, the stress of a traumatic memory or trigger can push you out of your window of tolerance. Even seemingly minor stresses can cause you to dissociate, get angry, or feel anxious, leading to a state of hyperarousal or hypoarousal.
The processing phase helps you:
- Experience emotion without triggering an overwhelming survival response
- Remain present while experiencing challenges
- Have a positive experience of facing a challenge within the presence of another person
- Rediscover playfulness
- Increase ANS resilience
- Strengthen neural pathways back to Ventral
- Engage in mobilisation and immobilisation without triggering the survival response
- Increase response flexibility
The Integration Phase
The main aim of this phase is to transition into post traumatic growth.
This is the closing phase of the trauma informed yoga journey. This is a reflective time where you look back on your journey, your growth and your progress.
During this Phase we look at what you will take forward with you as a regular practice, and what tools you will choose to use for your in the moment self-regulation.
This is a time to honour your journey and look at the healing that has taken place.
Bespoke One-to-One Sessions
In our one-to-one sessions I offer three ways of working with the Integrated Self-Framework, option one is to spread the modalities over multiple sessions, this allows us to dive more deeply into your issues without triggering nervous system overwhelm. These are tailor made one-one sessions that are led by you. Option two is to integrated all three modalities into one session, this is best for times when you are feeling well-resourced, grounded, and have built a strong rapport with me. Option three is to use the Trauma Informed Yoga framework and work through the three phases of the programme in combination with psychotherapy sessions using parts work therapy and EFT.
Option One: Using the Integrated-Self Framework Over a Number of Sessions
Re-Root Session - Trauma-Informed Yoga Focus: Dedicated sessions for somatic processing. Because parts work and EFT can bring up cognitive and emotional insights, a dedicated trauma-informed yoga session allows your body to physically regulate, release residual muscle tension, and build a safe connection to your physical form.
Re-Connect Session - Parts Work Focus: Use these sessions to map out your internal system. Identify different "parts" (e.g., a protective part causing anxiety or a wounded part holding old pain). The goal here is to establish compassionate communication with these parts.
Re-Wire Session - EFT Focus: Bring the identified part into an EFT (Tapping) session. You can tap on behalf of the distressed part (e.g., "Even though I feel scared of abandonment, I deeply and completely love and accept myself and this younger part of me") to release its emotional charge.
Option 2: Combining All Three Modalities In a Single Session
Typical Flow to a Combined Session:
Beginning - Grounding (Trauma-Informed Yoga): Start with 10–15 minutes of gentle, trauma-informed movement, breathwork, and body scanning to settle your autonomic nervous system and bring your awareness to the present moment.
Middle - Identifying (Parts Work): With a calm nervous system, I will guide you into "Self-energy" to talk to a specific part of yourself that is currently holding pain or stress. You identify exactly what that part is feeling and why.
Ending - Releasing (EFT & Yoga): Once a part and its emotions are identified, I introduce EFT tapping to actively discharge the emotional block connected to that part. I then close the session with a final grounding yoga posture to integrate the shift.
Option 3: Combining Psychotherapy with the Phases of Trauma Informed Yoga
The Stabilisation Phase:
Regulates the Nervous System: TIY introduces breathwork and grounding poses that immediately lower hyperarousal (e.g., anxiety, fight/flight responses). When paired with therapy, these somatic tools give you a safe, self-soothing toolkit to use when triggered.
Rebuilds Body Safety: Trauma often causes dissociation or a sense of betrayal by one's own body. Practicing yoga in a stabilised, safe therapeutic environment allows you to gently re-engage with physical sensations without being overwhelmed by trauma triggers.
The Processing Phase:
Somatic Release: Deeper trauma and preverbal memories are often stored in the body, not just in the mind. As psychotherapeutic processing unlocks memories, TIY offers a physical outlet for releasing the resulting emotional tension and blocked energy.
Bilateral Integration: Certain yoga movements that cross the midline or involve slow, alternating sides can help stimulate both brain hemispheres. This process mimics techniques like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), aiding the brain in safely re-coding and digesting traumatic memories.
The Integration Phase:
Embodied Cognitive Change: Without somatic integration, therapeutic breakthroughs remain purely intellectual. Using yoga alongside the later stages of therapy ensures that positive self-concepts and emotional resilience become physically internalised and natural.
Prevents Relapse: You learn to detect early warning signs of stress or triggers in your body (such as muscle tension or shallow breathing) before these sensations escalate into emotional crises or flashbacks.
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"When I came to Fiona I was feeling quite stuck and a bit low, and even though I know several “healing tools” nothing seemed to help me move through it.
With Fiona’s compassionate support, great listening skills and holistic somatic approach, I felt a real shift! And after our sessions, I felt my energy lighten and increase. I have found myself feeling and being more intentionally productive, choosing what feels right for me to do, instead of trying to do it all at once and getting stuck!
I highly recommend working with Fiona!!"
Georgia
"Thank you so much Fiona for our session. It was really helpful! I felt really heard, much calmer at the end of it and had some practical takeaways to carry forward in my busy life where I often lean towards feeling overwhelmed, taking me away from the present moment. I would not hesitate recommending Fiona."
Sally
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Since applying the Integrated-Self Framework to my own life, my life has completely transformed, I am so much more at peace with myself. The framework has allowed me to slow down, stop, pause and reflect and then process whatever is going on internally so that I feel better able to deal with whatever is in front of me.
I have learnt through this process, how to take responsibility for my words and actions, recognise my own triggers and frustrations and work through them so that I am more responsive and less reactive to life situations.
It’s also allowed me to communicate more clearly and authentically with the people around me and to recognise when I am in self-energy and when I have gone into one of my protective parts.
I now see these life challenges as opportunities to learn and grow and no longer as obstacles preventing me from moving forward.
This shift in perspective has bought more peace to my inner and outer world and has improved my relationship with myself and with others.
In our one-to-one therapy sessions, I guide you in the practical application of the Integrated Self-Framework so you too can apply it in your day-to-day life.
This deeper connection with yourself allows you to navigate life’s most challenging moments with more resilience and understanding.
By slowing down and paying attention to your inner and outer world you will deepen your understanding of yourself.
This enhanced self-awareness helps you be more authentic, present, calm and resilient in your day-to-day life and will improve your relationship with yourself and with others.
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I'M FIONA!
An Integrative Psychotherapist, Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher and Co-Founder of Re-Younify.
My fascination with how trauma affects the body began during my training as a Kundalini yoga teacher. Kundalini, often called the Yoga of Awakening, blends kriyas, breathwork, mantra, mudra, meditation, and mindful movement to awaken dormant energy at the base of the spine. Unlike other styles of yoga that emphasise postures alone, Kundalini Yoga aims to activate and circulate energy through the chakras, expanding awareness, calming the nervous system, and shifting consciousness. During this time, I became aware of how trauma stays stuck in the body and wanted to learn and understand more about how trauma is both psychological and somatic.
In my work as a trauma‑informed yoga teacher, I learned that responses to trauma stay stuck in the body long after the initial traumatic event. Our bodies and minds often continue to react as if the threat is still there. I came to see that healing involves more than recounting the story—it requires addressing how the body holds onto and expresses trauma.
This understanding deepened with my study of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), which suggests that present‑day triggers are linked to past unhealed memories stored in the body. By tapping on acupressure points while recalling traumatic memories, we can calm physical responses and reduce reactivity.
As an integrative psychotherapist, I also become fascinated by parts work—the awareness that different aspects of ourselves show up at different times. I realised these parts often reflect childhood trauma and recognising them helps us return to self‑energy and respond more calmly to current life situations.
This led me to understand that we all use adaptive strategies to protect us from past pain and that these strategies are not always helpful and often keep us stuck.
In our one-to-one sessions, I use the Integrated Self Framework to address these past wounds and adaptive strategies so that you can heal past pain and free yourself from these protective patterns of behaviour. Over time, by working with the Integrated Self Framework you will experience a more connected, intimate, authentic relationship with yourself and others.
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Integrative Psychotherapy: A Journey to Wholeness
Integrative Psychotherapy is a holistic approach that blends traditional talk therapy with somatic practices, emphasising the vital connection between mind and body. This method acknowledges that emotional and psychological challenges often manifest physically, and by addressing these bodily sensations, you can unlock deeper healing and personal growth.
By engaging with our 3-part Integrated Self Framework (ISF)—Re-Root, Re-Connect, and Re-Wire—you will embark on a transformative journey, gaining:
- A Holistic Understanding of Your Emotions and Behaviours: Learn how your thoughts, feelings and emotions impact your behaviour.
- Enhanced Emotional Regulation: Develop tools to manage your emotions effectively and bring in a deeper sense of calm and clarity to your life.
- A Deeper Exploration of Trauma: Safely navigate, explore, understand and heal past trauma's.
- Improved Self-Awareness and Compassion: Deepen your understanding of yourself, and improve your relationship with yourself and with others.
- Strengthened Relationships: Build stronger connections with others as you develop your emotional literacy.
- A Tailored Therapy Experience: Enjoy a personalised approach to therapy that meets your unique needs and goals.
- Empowerment and Agency: Reclaim your power and make choices that align with your true self.
- Long-Lasting Change: Experience a profound transformation that changes the way you see and live your life.
Join us in this transformative process and discover how our one to one sessions can guide you towards deeper healing, greater self awareness and a happier more authentic you! Start your journey to wholeness today!
"Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have."
ROBERT HOLDEN
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This session is an opportunity for us to get to know each other, we’ll create a safe space for you to explore your hopes for therapy, discuss current life and relationship struggles, and examine how your early life has shaped your current experience.
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In these one-to-one sessions I use a combination of Psychotherapy (talk therapy), Trauma Informed Yoga Practices, Parts Work Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to help you work through your current life and relationship issues.
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Our goal with our one-to-one therapy sessions is to help you connect into yourself and get to know yourself better so you can approach life with more confidence and clarity, feeling more assertive, empowered and able to get your needs met.
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WHO ARE THESE SESSIONS FOR?
These sessions are designed for individuals looking to heal from the physical, emotional, and psychological impacts of trauma, stress, or chronic anxiety. They are specifically tailored for those who feel disconnected from their bodies, struggle with hypervigilance or dissociation, and seek a safe, empowering environment to reconnect with themselves.
- Trauma & PTSD Survivors: Individuals dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, complex trauma, or memories stored in the body.
- Those Experiencing Chronic Stress or Burnout: People struggling with anxiety, low mood, or feeling "stuck" in fight-or-flight.
- Individuals Feeling Disconnected: Those who feel numb, detached from their bodies, or have trouble identifying their emotions.
- Survivors Seeking Empowerment: Individuals who need to regain a sense of agency, choice, and control over their own body.
- Those in Conventional Therapy: People already in talk therapy who want to complement their mental health journey with a body-based (somatic) approach to accelerate healing.
This integrative approach is accessible to all, regardless of previous yoga experience, and is particularly supportive for those who have found traditional talk-only therapies insufficient for resolving trauma-related symptoms.
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Qualifications and Credentials
Integrative Psychotherapy Diploma – Holistic Healing College London
Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Certificate 100 hours - Trauma Therapy Manchester
Frank Anderson’s Internal Family Systems Trauma Treatment Program: A 4-Month Online Intensive - PESI UK
Certificate Programme in Women’s Trauma - PESI UK
Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Training Level 1 - PESI UK
Life Coaching Certificate - Holistic Healing College London
Trauma Sensitive Yoga Certificate - Trauma Therapy Manchester
Kundalini Yoga Teacher 220 hours Certificate - KRI
Nutritional Therapy Certificate Level 5 - The Health Science Academy
EFT Level 1 and 2 training - Holistic Training and Therapies
Get Over Shit and be Happy - Self-Paced Online Course in Radical Honesty
Comprehensive Internal Family System Therapy Course – PESI UK
Intimacy from the Inside Out a 6-month online program exploring how Internal Family Systems (IFS) can be applied to relationships – IFS Institute
Golden Spine 9 Chi Kung - Holistic Healing College London
Deb Dana’s Polyvagal-Informed Practitioner Online Course: Proven Interventions to Guide Clients Towards Safety and Connection – PESI UK
Soul Plan Therapy - Holistic Healing College London
Soul Transformational Therapy - Holistic Healing College London
