A Little Bit About Me.
For years, I thought I was "strong"
I didn't realise I was surviving.
I have to hold it all together.
I became the capable one. The one who coped, pushed through. Needing nothing felt safer than being let down. But inside, my nervous system was constantly braced, alert, tight, never fully exhaling. Strength became armour.
If I stay in control, I'll be safe.
I analysed everything, replayed conversations, scanned for threat before it even happened.
It looked like logic, it was hypervigilance. My body didn't know how to switch off.
If I'm struggling it must be me.
When I felt anxious, overwhelmed, reactive, I tuned inward. I thought I was too much, too sensitive, too intense. I didn't know these weren't flaws. They were protective parts, they were adaptations, they were survival.
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Book NowI'M ANDREA
A Somatic Trauma-Informed Coach, ICF accredited, specialising in IFS Somatic Parts work and Positive Psychology. But before any qualifications, I'm someone who has embodied this work.
I'm someone deeply curious about why we react the way we do, and what becomes possible when we understand ourselves with compassion rather than criticism.
I believe there is nothing "wrong" with you. I believe your nervous system is intelligent, even when it feels overwhelming. And I believe real change doesn't come from pushing harder, it comes from creating safety within.
My work is steady, relational, and grounded. I care deeply about helping women to move from coping and surviving, into living with more clarity, regulation, and self-leadership.
Healing to me, isn't about becoming someone new. It's about feeling safe enough to be who you already are.
THIS IS MY STORY.
My childhood wasn't emotionally steady, my parents divorced when I was young and love felt conditional and unpredictable. I grew up learning how to adapt, by becoming hyper-independent, strong and learning to read the room before I even entered it. That way of living followed me into adulthood, I functioned well, coped, held everything together, but inside my nervous system was rarely calm. Protector parts were quietly running the show, people pleasing, over-functioning, hyper-independence. I moved between anxious attachment and avoidant patterns without fully understanding why. Anxiety was constant, sometimes I felt completely overwhelmed, other times I felt disconnected and dissociated, and somewhere along the way I lost myself. My self-worth felt fragile, I was a mum a partner, the strong one, but I didn't know who I was underneath it all. I had no clear direction, just responsibility and survival. In my forties betrayal trauma shook everything I thought was secure. It wasn't just heartbreak but a full nervous system collapse. What I had been holding in for years finally caught up with me. My body collapsed in ways my mind could no longer override. That was my turning point, learning how my nervous system reacted and understanding protector parts changed everything. I stopped trying to push through and started building internal safety instead. I know what survival and complete collapse feels like in the body and I know what it takes to come back to yourself.
MY APPROACH
I work with women who feel stuck between holding it all together and quietly struggling underneath it. You might find yourself constantly on edge, overthinking everything, or shutting down just to get through the day. From the outside, it can look like you're coping, but inside it feels very different. None of this is a flaw, its your nervous system trying to protect you. My work helps you understand what your body has been holding, and why these patterns have formed. We slow things down, build safety first, and gently begin to work with the parts of you that overthink, over function, or shutdown, not to remove them but to relate to them differently. This is body-led trauma informed work. Through somatic awareness and parts-based coaching, you begin to feel safer in yourself. Regulation begins to happen naturally, your body no longer feels like something you have to manage, and from that place everything starts to change. My work is about helping you move from survival into self-leadership, to feel at home in your body, respond rather than react and live with more steadiness and clarity.
TESTIMONIALS.
Let Others Inspire You.
"After what I'd been through, I'd completely lost my sense of self-worth. I didn't trust my instincts and constantly questioned myself. Andrea helped me see that my anxiety and inner critic weren't flaws but protector behaviours. Through the work, I've rebuilt confidence in grounded way and I now set boundaries. I trust myself more and don't feel as desperate for reassurance"
Emma
"I didn't realise how much I was living in survival mode until I started working with Andrea. I was high-functioning, busy but always anxious and exhausted underneath. I overthought everything and felt stuck in the same relationship patterns. I've learned to recognise when my nervous system is activated instead of spiralling. I'm calmer, more secure and know who I am again. It's a steady change, but its real"
Louise
