About me
I know what it feels like to know there’s more and not know how to get there.
I’m Desirée, a Somatic and Wellness Coach for women and Conscious Connected Breathwork Practitioner.
I work with women who are ready to stop living on autopilot, reconnect with themselves and create a life that feels more like their own.
My Story
I do this work because it transformed my life first.
For a long time I woke up dreading the day before it had even begun. Disconnected from myself, stuck in the same patterns, quietly carrying a belief that things just wouldn't work out for me.
I cried (a lot!) but I kept going, because something was telling me that there was more to life.
And so I started my own journey, through therapy, personal development and exploring more holistic and indigenous ways of healing and living, including a deeper connection with nature.
Discovering Conscious Connected Breathwork changed everything. It gave me a way to experience myself beyond the thinking mind and connect with parts of myself I hadn't been listening to. My body started to feel like a safer place for me.
I am still on this journey and I believe that's essential. To truly hold space for someone in their darkest place, it helps to know that place from the inside. The deeper I go in my own work, the deeper I can go with the women I sit with.
That’s why I can say that I know where you’re coming from. And you're not alone. Your body and intuition have been trying to reach you for years, but you've just learned not to listen.
This work helps you learn to listen again.
My Training, Experience and Background
Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology and Pet Therapy
Certified Conscious Connected Breathwork Practitioner (trained with Intuitive Breathwork UK)
Accredited Coach under the Association for Coaching
10+ years' experience supporting people
NHS Health Coaching experience
Health and Wellbeing Coaching Training (with Peak Health Coaching)
SEN/ADHD/Neurodivergence Mentoring
Trauma-informed and holistic approach
I Don't Believe You're Broken
I believe most of us have learned ways of coping that made sense at the time.
Sometimes those ways of being continue long after we need them.
So rather than judging your patterns or trying to fix what's “wrong”, we get curious about them.
Somatic coaching is a body-based approach to personal growth. Alongside your thoughts and emotions, we pay attention to what you're experiencing in your body: your sensations, responses, patterns and needs.
This can help you notice things that aren't always easy to think your way through, and create a different relationship with yourself and the choices you make.
My approach is trauma-informed, body-led and grounded in psychology, while always meeting you where you are.
There is no version of you that you need to become. I believe that the work is about coming home to the one that's already there.
Why I Combine Psychology, Coaching, Somatic Work & Breathwork
My background in Clinical Psychology taught me to understand the complexity behind behaviour, thoughts and emotions.
My own experience with coaching, somatic work and breathwork taught me something else:
Understanding yourself is important. But sometimes understanding with your mind isn't enough.
That's why my work brings together psychology, coaching, the body and breath, to help you understand yourself, experience yourself differently and make choices that feel more like your own.
