integrating gestalt psychotherapy and Somatic Experiencing® trauma therapy

resolving trauma and supporting growth

Sophie is a relational gestalt psychotherapist, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner (SEP) & clinical supervisor informed by attachment and developmental approaches. Sophie offers a creative, embodied and highly attuned style of therapy that supports change through somatic processing & nervous system regulation within a safe therapeutic relationship. Sophie works in private practice at Abbotsford Convent - Melbourne, as well as in Frankston and online. Sophie’s approach is grounded in cultural humility, respect for lived experience, and collaboration, with care shaped to each client’s unique needs and identities.

attachment based, person centred and body focused

"As a psychotherapist I don’t push for change, but work with you to gain deeper understanding of yourself and your experience. I have found that in time, from this place of deep self-understanding and acceptance, change takes place naturally and spontaneously." 

  • My sessions with Sophie were to help me find some resolution and meaning following a cancer diagnosis and 8 months of treatment. I found that Sophie's techniques centered on the body were amazingly helpful, compared to other kinds of therapy I have tried. The bodywork took me out of thinking about my problems and thinking about what the answer should be, instead bringing me an unexpected level of understanding and freedom. I felt totally cared for and supported when we discussed my issues and I appreciated how Sophie always guided our sessions with my desired outcomes in mind. Every session, I felt a positive shift and a step closer to getting my life back on track. Sophie is a very skilled, kind, sensitive practitioner who I highly recommend!

    — Bianca

  • Thank you Sophie for making our sessions so insightful and enjoyable!

    Sati

  • The impact of Sophie's work with me has been long-lasting. I am now able to talk openly about my past trauma and react to everyday scenarios without my nervous system being triggered. Her gentle, genuine and compassionate nature is incredibly refreshing. What stands out to me is her ability to respond on a human level to what I brought to each session and we were even able to have a laugh together. I have Sophie to thank for helping me get to this point where I feel comfortable in my daily life and am no longer held back by the past.

    Annie

  • Dear Sophie,

    I want to thank you from my soul and heart for the support, empathy, kindness, compassion and commitment you offered to me during our therapeutic process. You communicated with me, and held space for me, with attentiveness, gentleness and firmness. You supported my ability to explore and accept myself in my many forms. Some things are too complex to find words for, but to put it plain: You are an amazing therapist! Thank you so much for everything, my life has been enriched by meeting you and having a therapeutic relationship with you. I feel very lucky to have met you when I did ~ I am truly grateful.

    Sun