Sessions & Testimonials
What does an SE session look like?
SE is founded on gentle guidance, attuned presence and moving at a pace that suits your individual nervous system.
The emphasis is on fostering the mind body connection. You will be gently guided to notice and track you Autonomic Nervous System which ‘speaks’ in the language of sensations, images, emotions, thoughts. Noticing how your body responds to experiences past and present.
In this way the body gets to tell its own story, and this increased mind body connection is where healing happens. Connection to your inner world enables change in your outer world, with lasting effects on relationship, communication, your ability to have your own back.
Little in modern culture shows us how to stay with the body’s processes, but gradually, session by session, we build your tolerance to sensations and feelings that have previously gone unnoticed or felt unbearable. So without pushing through or toughing it out our ‘window of tolerance’ widens, our capacity grows, and with it the possibilities of better boundaries, more connection, a bigger life.
FAQs and Fees
If you want to know more, we can have a no-fee 20 minute zoom call where you can ask any questions, and take it from there.
Sessions cost £65, with a quarter of my practice set aside for concession rates.
Sessions last 50 to 60 minutes
Please email me on alimcnairsomatics@gmail.com or use the contact form below.
“When I first came to see Ali, I was struggling with long term insomnia, low self-worth, intense anxiety that caused physical pain and made it hard to feel at ease in my own body
After working with Ali regularly , I now sleep well every night, my self-worth has transformed, I have started my own business and now hold space for others. I no longer spiral into anxiety and have learned tools to help navigate challenges with more ease.
Ali’s presence is incredibly grounding and nurturing, she offers support, clarity and deep care in every session. I trust her, and feel totally safe sharing things I’ve never told anyone else.
Ali’s work has been life changing for me, and I truly cannot recommend her highly enough.”
Emma-Louise
I have been taking part in Somatic Experiencing sessions over the last 2 years with Ali. The difference I feel in myself is incredible, I have learned how to sit with uncomfortable feelings, explore internal sensations and expand my capacity for life! This has greatly improved my confidence and eased anxiety.
The space Ali holds feels safe and nourishing, I return from each session feeling clearer and calmer - having been truly witnessed. Ali takes time to understand my experience, and gives empowering guidance when needed.
I have learned to be with myself in a way I never thought was possible, I highly recommend this modality and Ali as a trusted guide and practitioner
G.A.
Testimonials
“Ali brings an incredible humanity and loving-kindness to her work and a quality of attention that is unfalteringly compassionate, perceptive and never judgemental. Over the months, Ali has gently led me home to myself and taught me kindness and patience towards myself. I have stepped in and out of all sorts of therapy over the decades but this somatic work with Ali has changed me and given me long term healing tools more than any other. I cannot recommend her more highly. “
H
I came to Ali after years of talking therapy and exploring different therapeutic modalities, with the intention to cultivate a more sensitive and loving relationship with myself and my body wisdom. Prior therapeutic spaces had often felt very ‘heady’ and disconnected from my body and I wanted to find balance and wholeness.
My journey with Ali and SE has felt like such a relief - to feel at home in my body and trust the way she guides me. Ali’s gentle support and skilled guidance have enabled me to find deeper connection and a sense of inner resource that has helped me navigate some very challenging times over the past few months. I feel safe, held and cared for in Ali’s presence, witnessed by her loving presence and encouraged to meet myself in new compassionate ways.
Her space is beautiful and it’s always a pleasure to make the journey to meet in person, but on-line sessions have been equally supportive and profound.
I’m so grateful to have found Ali, and a modality that feels so vital to remedy these times of disconnection.
IM
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