SAMSKARA
~ Counselling & Trauma Therapy
Welcome
My name is Samantha, but most people call me Sami. It's good to have you here.
I am a social worker specialising in counselling for adults who are affected by trauma, including relational trauma, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse. I also provide a gentle, safe, trauma informed space for adults struggling with anxiety, and a somatically focused service for women wishing to find more connection to themselves. I offer face to face sessions in my therapy rooms in Fremantle, Western Australia, and nationwide video or phone sessions. I warmly invite you to reach out via text or email with any questions you may have.
Are you a survivor of sexual violence or childhood abuse?
▹Perhaps you’ve never disclosed the abuse to anyone, because you’ve felt ashamed.
▹Perhaps you did disclose, but you were not believed, and so you shut down.
▹Perhaps you’re having flashbacks, nightmares or intrusive thoughts.
▹Perhaps you struggle to feel safe or to trust others.
▹Perhaps the abuse is impacting your intimate relationship/s.
▹Perhaps you are becoming easily triggered by sounds, smells, images, people, places.
▹Perhaps you’ve tried counselling but it just felt like you were repeating your story over and over and you don’t feel any better.
We can work together to lessen the impacts of trauma and help you acquire tools to self-regulate and feel more peace, joy and connection.
"Trauma blocks love and connection and healing our wounds provides access to the love and good that is inherent to us all"
Frank G Anderson, MD. Transcending Trauma
A gentle space for women's healing
"The essence of trauma is disconnection from ourselves"
Dr. Gabor Mate
▹Are you feeling disconnected from yourself, your life, or your partner?
▹Are you wondering 'is this all there is?'
▹Are you experiencing a loss of desire for physical intimacy?
▹Are you tired of looking after everyone else, but don't know how to care for yourself?
▹Perhaps you struggle to connect with your emotions and your body.
▹Perhaps you carry old pain that still shows up in your body and in your relationships.
▹Perhaps you struggle to rest and relax, feeling that your nervous system is always 'on edge or overwhelmed.
I hold a safe, gentle space for women wanting to find reconnection and come home to their bodies. If you have tried talk therapy, and want something deeper, reach out.