Charlotte von Hemert

I believe we all have an innate intelligence and unique nature, worthy of celebration and expression.

Sometimes we just need support, encouragement, attuned pacing, and space to strengthen our connection with it and to learn to live from it. My mission is to support you in connecting with your own inner-wisdom so that you can not only thrive, but that the inner care and well-being ripples out to friends, families, communities, and our planet.

I am a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner and have a certificate in Process-Oriented Facilitation with David Bedrick. My background is in yoga, dance and social justice work and I have lived all over the world providing me with many trainings, life experiences and lenses to draw from.

I believe SE is a highly effective and empowering approach for becoming more relaxed and present in our lives, heartfully attuned to our deepest needs and yearnings, and with more capacity to show up for ourselves, others and the world at large.

SE is a body-centered therapeutic approach to healing from traumatic or overwhelming life situations and chronic stress. While traditional therapy tends to focus on story, thoughts and working with the brain to heal trauma (top down), SE believes that the body has an equally important role in healing trauma and chronic stress. This slow and gentle approach supports the body as it renegotiates the effects of trauma and stress which have become trapped within the physiology, bringing the nervous system back into healthy rhythms so that innate qualities such as self-trust, congruence, vitality, creativity, ease and aliveness are restored.