Inner child and nervous system healing for stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and childhood trauma.
Hi I’m Jennifer. I’m a Somatic Psychotherapist specialising in healing trauma through nervous system regulation, inner child and shadow work and somatic experiencing for deep level transformation.
Book a one to one session with me
One to one healing sessions are designed to provide you with guidance, clarity and a plan of how to move forward on your healing journey. We’ll explore your childhood, relationships and the patterns you feel stuck in to get a clear picture of the origins and root causes of your current struggles. We’ll then create a tailored plan to help you move forward.
The session may include elements of inner child work, somatic experiencing, grounding techniques, emotional regulation, nervous system regulation, intuitive guidance and exercises to build self awareness.
The 3 levels of transformation on your healing journey
Psychological (mind)
The first step is to become aware of our thoughts and recognise patterns of negative thinking. This builds self awareness and allows us to see which triggers are causing our anxious or self critical thoughts to spiral.. We can then become aware of thoughts that create feelings like self doubt, shame, sadness, anxiety and a lack of inner trust. When our inner dialogue is chaotic it can be hard to distinguish which thoughts belong to our adult self and which belong to our inner child.
Identifying problematic, incorrect and irrational thinking is the first step in understanding the core beliefs than underpin our behaviour and ultimately our sense of self.
Inner Child (emotional)
The next level involves developing a connection to our core wounded self sometimes called our inner child. Internal Family Systems and Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy are powerful modalities for connecting with empathy and compassion to our wounded self who has been hurt by past experiences. Our inner child is the part of us that becomes anxious, depressed and emotionally triggered by life experiences that remind us of the past. Your inner child is made up of emotions stored in your subconscious and the limiting beliefs that go with them.
Our inner child is the part of us that carries abandonment and attachment wounds which leads to difficulties in relationships and limits our ability to be self compassionate, make good decisions and reach our full potential.
Somatic (body)
This type of healing involves understanding and exploring how your nervous system and body hold repressed feelings and trauma. Somatic work helps you access deeper levels of self awareness, release stored trauma, and increase inner connection and well-being.
Some aspects of somatic work are breath work, energy work, movement and other mindfulness-based practices. Connection with your body is built through emotional literacy, awareness of physical sensations and cultivating empathy, insight and the ability to tolerate and sit with painful physiological and emotional experiences..
“Deep level healing and transformation happens when we learn to integrate all aspects of our psyche, body and consciousness. Your subconscious mind and nervous system are the gateways to this profound level change.”
—Jennifer Kennedy
Charlotte, Manchester
“I was lucky to be introduced to Jen and her somatic awakening session. I wasn’t sure what this would entail, but Jen explained in detail and made me feel at ease.
I would highly recommend this to anyone who feels talking therapy isn’t enough, and perhaps you’re intrigued to go more somatically within the body. Jen truly is one of life’s healers and creates the most beautiful safe container in which to help you heal and grow.”