A body-led, verbal therapy for moments of change, uncertainty and becoming.
Focalizing is a trauma-informed somatic therapy that combines therapeutic dialogue with embodied awareness, supporting you to notice what your body already knows when life feels uncertain, overwhelming or in transition.
The process is grounded in curiosity, kindness and compassionate presence, allowing space for deeper listening and something new to emerge.
What makes Focalizing different
Many people come to this work because talking hasn’t helped or because ways of revisiting the past have felt overwhelming or too much to hold.
Focalizing works with present-moment awareness rather than analysis and is led by your body’s pace rather than a technique applied to you. It supports change even when words are hard to find.
Your body is already communicating through sensation, emotion, image and subtle shifts. In this work, these are not distractions but places where attention can gently rest and be compassionately witnessed.
Who Focalizing is for
This work may be supportive if you are:
Many people arrive at this work at a threshold, a place between what has been and what is not yet clear. This work offers support for standing in that space without rushing it.
How Focalizing sessions work
Sessions are primarily verbal and gently led by what is present.
We begin by gently naming an intention, not something to achieve but an area of life to be with or explore.
You’re invited to notice what is happening with curiosity and kindness.
I’m alongside you throughout with attentive, compassionate presence, supporting the process without directing it.
The process unfolds gradually, without pressure to rush or force change.
Often, something that has been held, tension, emotion or unfinished experience may begin to shift or soften. This is where change can happen.
Sessions are available online and in person and typically last 60 minutes.
Interested in working with Focalizing?
If you feel you’re standing at an edge unsure, curious or quietly ready for something to change, this may be a supportive place to begin.
If you require more information or if you have any queries, please contact me; I will be happy to talk with you.
Cancellation policy:
Please note that I ask for 48 hours notice for changes or cancellation of appointments; for changes or cancellations within 48 hours, the full fee will be payable.
Background and influences
Focalizing sits within a wider field of somatic and experiential therapies, with roots in approaches such as Somatic Experiencing, Focusing and mindfulness.
In my practice, it is informed by my training in Embodiment Coaching (Mark Walsh, CEC) and shaped through many years of working with the body across movement, bodywork and somatic traditions.
You can find out more about Focalizing through the Focalizing Institute.
More on Embodiment Coaching (CEC) can be found through Embodiment Unlimited.