Neuro Somatic Intelligence Circles & Online Groups.
Nervous system-informed work is about more than learning to calm down.
You'll often hear people talk about nervous system regulation. It's a useful concept, but it's also a term that can be misunderstood — or used to suggest that the goal is to calm, control or get rid of uncomfortable emotions and bodily responses.
That's not what we're doing here.
I prefer to talk about nervous system modulation: developing the capacity to notice, influence and work with our responses, rather than automatically reacting to them or trying to override them.
This doesn't mean suppressing anger, bypassing sadness, breathing away anxiety or making ourselves feel something different because an emotion is uncomfortable. Emotions carry information. Protective responses have context. Sometimes the most useful thing we can do is recognise what's happening, understand why and allow an experience to be present without immediately trying to change it.
The work is about developing more flexibility and choice — not maintaining a permanently calm or positive state.
Not another collection of quick fixes
Nervous system-informed practice isn't about collecting a handful of breathing exercises, grounding techniques or sensory tools and applying them indiscriminately whenever something feels difficult.
A strategy that helps one person may be unhelpful, inaccessible or even uncomfortable for someone else. The same person may also respond differently to a practice depending on their circumstances, capacity, environment and state at the time.
That's why we don't simply teach tools. We learn how to assess, experiment, observe and reassess.
Drawing on established knowledge about nervous system functioning, sensory processing, interoception, learning and behaviour change, I'll guide you to explore different practices and pay attention to how your own system responds.
Over time, you'll begin developing your own personalised collection of practices: what tends to help, when it is useful, what to be mindful of and what doesn't work for you.
Repetition, consistency and learning over time
Meaningful change rarely comes from a single exercise or a quick nervous system reset.
Learning new responses involves experience, repetition, feedback and opportunities to apply what we're practising in real-life situations. It takes time to recognise familiar patterns, experiment with alternatives and build confidence in different ways of responding.
This is why the circles run over time, rather than promising instant results. We revisit concepts, practise, reflect on what you're noticing and adjust the approach as we learn more about what works for you.
The aim isn't to give you a universal toolkit. It's to help you become more informed about your own nervous system, develop practices that are genuinely useful to you and build an ongoing way of working with yourself.
Not a prescribed routine. Not another set of rules to follow. A more informed, responsive and sustainable practice that can evolve with you.
A different way to work with the patterns that shape how we live, relate and work.
Understanding ourselves is important. But insight alone doesn't always change how we respond when we're under pressure, navigating relationships or carrying more than we can sustain.
Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ (NSI) Circles bring together guided reflection, practical nervous system education and experiential practices to help you recognise familiar patterns, build awareness of your responses and explore different ways of engaging with yourself and the world around you.
These are structured, facilitated online groups designed to take learning beyond conversation. You'll have opportunities to notice, experiment, practise and integrate ideas in ways that are relevant to your everyday life.
Whether you're rebuilding a sense of self after difficult relationships, working in a helping profession or navigating the demands of leadership and responsibility, there's a circle designed around a particular experience and set of needs.
What are NSI Circles?
Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ is an integrated approach to understanding the relationship between our nervous system responses, learned patterns, lived experiences and the choices available to us.
We all develop ways of responding to the world. Some help us navigate difficult circumstances, maintain relationships, meet expectations or keep going when things are demanding. Over time, however, these responses can become so familiar that we stop recognising them as patterns — even when they leave us exhausted, disconnected or stuck.
NSI Circles create space to explore these patterns with curiosity rather than judgement.
Across the sessions, we draw on nervous system-informed education, guided reflection and practical experiential activities to explore:
How our experiences shape the ways we respond to pressure, relationships and change.
Protective strategies and patterns that may once have served a purpose but no longer feel useful.
The relationship between thoughts, emotions, bodily responses and behaviour.
How to recognise our needs, limits and signals earlier.
Practical ways to develop greater choice, agency and flexibility in everyday situations.
What it means to move towards a more self-led way of living and working.
This isn't about trying to stay calm all the time, fixing yourself or achieving an ideal state of regulation. It's about developing a more informed relationship with your own responses and having more options available to you.
Find your circle
Each circle has a different focus, audience and purpose. They're connected by a shared approach, but they're not interchangeable. Choose the space that best reflects what you're navigating or wanting to develop.
Online across Australia. Small, facilitated groups. Practical learning and experiential practice.
NSI Circles - Online Groups
A six-month Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ journey for womxn healing and rebuilding life after family violence and coercive control.
For womxn ready to reconnect with themselves, rebuild trust and create a life beyond survival.
Reconnecting with your body. Rebuilding self-trust. Reclaiming your life.
You survived.
Now comes the part no one really teaches.
How do you learn to trust yourself again?
To hear your own intuition after years of second-guessing?
To feel safe in your own body?
To stop living in survival mode when the danger has ended?
This is not a support group.
It is a guided, experiential journey that combines Neuro Somatic Intelligence (NSI), nervous system education and embodied practice to help you reconnect with yourself from the inside out.
Because healing isn't just understanding what happened with our cognitions.
It's teaching your nervous system that your life belongs to you again.
What to expect
Monthly 1-hour live online sessions (these will not be recorded for privacy purposes)
Six-month closed group
Women across Australia
Small, carefully held group
Practical nervous system regulation tools
Neuro Somatic and experiential practices
A trauma-informed space focused on rebuilding capacity, confidence and connection to self
This isn't about endlessly retelling your story. In fact, we won’t be relying on talking much at all.
It's about creating a new relationship with yourself, gently, slowly, with neuro somatic tools that address rebuilding safety by centring our nervous system as the foundation.
Nothing will be forced. There will be participation options to choose from depending on what feels right for you on the day (for example cameras off).
This isn't because you're failing to heal. At all.
Coercive control doesn't simply affect what you think.
It can change what you learn to expect, how to trust yourself and make decisions again. And have long term ramifications.
You may have spent a long time monitoring another person's mood, managing their reactions, avoiding conflict, suppressing your needs, questioning your own perceptions or adapting yourself to keep things calm.
Those responses weren't character flaws.
They were ways of navigating a situation that wasn't safe or predictable.
Your nervous system learned. It adapted. It became very good at detecting threat, anticipating what might happen next and protecting you.
Those adaptations may have helped you survive.
But after the relationship has changed or ended, they don't always switch off simply because you know you're safe now.
That's where this work begins.
This isn't about fixing you. There is nothing wrong with you that needs to be fixed.
The Reclaimed Self Collective is about understanding the patterns that developed for good reason—and gradually creating the conditions for something different.
We won't spend six months analysing everything that happened to you.
We won't require you to retell your story.
And we won't tell you to simply "move on."
Instead, we'll become curious about what is happening now.
What happens in your body when someone is disappointed with you?
What happens when you need to say no?
What happens when you make a decision for yourself?
What happens when someone is angry?
What happens when you don't know what someone else is thinking?
What happens when you put your own needs first?
These moments can tell us a great deal.
Your body is part of the healing.
You may already understand coercive control intellectually.
You may have read about trauma.
You may know that your responses were adaptive.
You may even be able to explain your patterns beautifully.
But understanding something cognitively doesn't automatically mean your nervous system has learned something different.
That's why this is an experiential collective.
Through Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ (NSI), we'll work with the relationship between:
What happens → What your nervous system detects → How your body responds → What your protective system does → What you do next
The aim isn't to eliminate your responses.
It's to understand them.
To recognise them earlier.
To develop capacity.
And, over time, create more space between what happens and what you automatically do.
That space is where choice begins.
Who this is for
The Reclaimed Self Collective is specifically for women who have experienced family violence, coercive control or emotionally abusive relationships and are ready to focus on rebuilding their relationship with themselves.
You might be:
Recently separated
Further along in your recovery
Years out of the relationship but still noticing its effects
Rebuilding after a long period of coercive control
Struggling with self-trust or decision-making
Finding boundaries difficult to maintain
Experiencing guilt when prioritising yourself
Still highly alert to other people's moods and reactions
Disconnected from your own wants, needs or preferences
Finding it difficult to know what you actually feel
Wanting to reconnect with your body
Ready to build a life based on your own choices rather than someone else's expectations
You don't have to be "fully healed." You don't have to have everything figured out.
And you don't have to identify with the word "survivor." You simply need to recognise that you want more of yourself back.
It’s for
People who identify as womxn who have experienced family violence, coercive control or emotionally abusive relationships and are ready to move beyond surviving and begin rebuilding a life that feels like their own.
Whether your relationship ended recently or years ago, this group is for women wanting practical tools, compassionate community and a different way of healing beyond rehashing and talking only.
This is an inclusive group for womxn identifying folks. Given that family violence is largely gender based, it is highly likely the group will consist of many/predominantly cis-women, however it will remain an inclusive group open to all who identify as womxn.
What we're actually working towards
Not becoming someone completely different. Coming back into relationship with the person underneath the adaptations.
Over time, we'll begin with the foundations of nervous system awareness and gradually build your ability to recognise, understand and work with your own patterns.
We'll explore:
Your nervous system
Learning to recognise what activation, settling, shutdown and overwhelm actually feel like for you.
Your patterns
Beginning to notice what reliably happens when something feels threatening, uncertain, uncomfortable or emotionally charged.
Your protective responses
Understanding the strategies your system may have developed to keep you safe—without shaming yourself for having them.
Your capacity
Learning to recognise your limits and early warning signs rather than continually overriding them.
Choice
Practising the possibility of pausing, creating space and responding differently.
Self-trust
Beginning to reconnect with your own signals, preferences, instincts and decisions.
This isn't about becoming regulated all the time.
It's about becoming increasingly able to notice, understand and choose.
What makes this different?
There are plenty of places where you can talk about what happened.
There are also plenty of places where you can learn about trauma, coercive control and recovery.
This is different.
The Reclaimed Self Collective focuses on what happens inside you now.
Because after prolonged coercive control, you may know intellectually that:
"I am allowed to say no."
But your body might respond:
"No isn't safe."
You may know:
"I don't need to keep everyone happy."
But your nervous system might respond:
"If they're unhappy with me, something bad could happen."
You may know:
"I can trust myself."
But years of having your reality questioned may have made that incredibly difficult to feel.
We work in the space between knowing and embodying.
What happens in the Collective?
Each monthly session combines:
Accessible nervous system education
Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ tools
Guided somatic and experiential practices
Light reflection, connection, time spent in company
You won't be expected to tell your story.
You won't be put on the spot.
You won't be required to disclose personal information.
You can participate at a level that feels appropriate for you.
The focus is not on repeatedly revisiting the past.
It's on developing your relationship with yourself in the present.
The structure
Six-month closed collective - The same women remain together for the duration of the experience.
One hour each month - A manageable, contained commitment alongside the rest of your life.
Live online - Join from anywhere in Australia.
Small group - Intentionally limited to create a more personal, carefully held experience.
Experiential - You'll learn through doing—not just listening.
Accessible - The collective is intentionally priced to make consistent participation more achievable.
What you might notice changing
This work isn't about promising a particular outcome or suggesting that six months can erase what you've lived through.
But you may begin to notice things such as:
Catching your stress response earlier
Recognising when you're automatically appeasing
Understanding why certain situations feel disproportionately difficult
Becoming clearer about what you actually want
Making decisions with less second-guessing
Noticing guilt without automatically obeying it
Feeling more connected to your body
Recognising your own boundaries
Having more capacity for difficult emotions
Experiencing more choice in situations that previously felt automatic
Small shifts can matter enormously.
Because sometimes reclaiming yourself isn't one dramatic moment.
It's a thousand tiny moments of: "Actually, I choose this."
This is not about becoming fearless.
You may still feel anxious.
You may still have difficult days.
You may still have moments where an old response takes over.
Healing doesn't mean your nervous system never reacts.
It means you become increasingly able to recognise:
What's happening.
Why it's happening.
What you need.
And what you want to do next.
That's the work of becoming more Self-Led.
You don't have to become who you were before.
Maybe that version of you doesn't exist anymore. Maybe she adapted. Maybe she survived.
Maybe she became very good at reading the room, keeping the peace, anticipating problems and putting herself last.
You don't need to go backwards. You get to discover who you are now when your life has more room for choice.
The Reclaimed Self Collective is a place to begin. Your life belongs to you. Let's begin learning what that feels like.
Who this isn't for
The Reclaimed Self Collective is not:
Group therapy
Trauma processing
Crisis support
A space for detailed retelling of traumatic experiences
Legal advice
A replacement for individual therapeutic support
A program promising to "fix" trauma in six months
This is a trauma-informed, educational and experiential group focused on nervous system awareness, practical NSI tools, self-trust and rebuilding capacity.
If you are currently experiencing significant danger, ongoing violence or coercive control, or require crisis or therapeutic intervention, individual specialist support may be more appropriate right now for 1:1 support.
What is Neuro Somatic Intelligence™?
Neuro Somatic Intelligence (NSI) is an integrative framework bringing together neuroscience, psychology, nervous system education and embodied practice.
It recognises that our responses aren't simply cognitive.
We think.
We feel.
We sense.
We respond.
We protect.
We connect.
And much of what happens in our nervous system occurs before we consciously decide what to do.
NSI provides a way of becoming curious about these patterns without reducing you to them.
Your nervous system is part of your story. It is not your identity.
What the approach draws from
The work is informed by evidence-informed principles and theories including:
Neuroscience and neuroplasticity
Interoception and embodied awareness
Autonomic nervous system science
Attachment theory
Trauma-informed practice
Somatic psychology
Compassion-focused approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Schema-informed understanding of patterns and protective strategies
Relational approaches to psychological wellbeing
These frameworks provide context and understanding. But this isn't an academic course.
We'll spend less time learning terminology and more time noticing what is actually happening in you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this therapy?
No. The Reclaimed Self Collective is an educational and experiential NSI group, not group psychotherapy. My therapeutic background informs the way the group is designed and facilitated, but this service is not a substitute for individual therapy or trauma treatment.
Do I need to be recently separated?
No. There is no particular timeframe. Some women may be relatively recently out of a relationship. Others may have been separated for years and still notice the effects of coercive control showing up in their nervous system, relationships or sense of self. The focus is where you are now.
What if I'm still dealing with my ex-partner?
This depends on your circumstances. The group is focused on recovery and rebuilding yourself rather than managing an active family violence situation. If you are currently experiencing ongoing violence, threats or coercive control, the learnings, tools and practices in this group are likely still going to be appropriate for your overall stress and functioning. We ask that you carefully consider your safety - you are the wise expert in your situation. If you determine additional specialist safety support is needed please obtain that. Your safety comes first.
Do I have to talk about what happened?
No. There is no requirement to tell your story or disclose traumatic experiences. The focus is on developing awareness of your present-day nervous system and patterns.
Will this involve trauma processing?
No. This isn't a trauma-processing group. We may acknowledge how past experiences can shape present-day protective patterns, but we won't be doing detailed trauma processing or exposure work.
What if I don't know what my nervous system is doing?
That's completely okay. That's part of what you'll learn. You don't need to arrive knowing the terminology or being able to identify your nervous system states. We'll start simply, inclusively, non-judgementally.
What if I'm very disconnected from my body?
You are not expected to suddenly become highly body-aware. For some women, tuning into the body can initially feel uncomfortable, unfamiliar or even unsafe. Practices will be invitational and introduced gradually. The goal is not to force awareness or change. It's to gently, gradually build a relationship with your internal experience at a pace that is appropriate for you. It would be completely expected and normal to have many people in this group have come from past or present experiences of disembodiment, disassociation and disconnection - that is ok.
Is this a support group?
No. Connection, familiarity and peer support (even by quietly witnessing and gathering) are important parts of the experience, but this isn't primarily a peer support group. It is a structured, facilitated NSI learning and experiential collective. You'll have community and practical tools. If you choose to connect of your own accord with each other and meet up outside of the group, by all means - that is completely fine, encouraged and up to you - no pressure at all.
What if I already have a therapist?
That's absolutely possible. The collective has a different purpose from individual therapy and may complement existing therapeutic work.
What happens if I miss a session?
We get it - it happens. Wherever possible continuity and consistency matter. Unfortunately the sessions won’t be recorded for privacy reasons.
Why only one hour a month?
Because this is designed around integration rather than information overload. We honour everyone’s capacity and existing full lives. You also don't need another six hours of content every month. You more than likely need a small amount of meaningful learning, an opportunity to experience it, and time to notice what happens when you take it into your actual life.
Why six months?
Because self-trust and nervous system awareness aren't things you can download. They're developed through repeated experience. Six months gives you time to notice patterns, practise new responses and begin recognising what changes. Every time this Collective is run it will go for 6 months. You can do as many 6 month rounds as you like. They will each build and develop and cover a different topic or theme.
Is it available across Australia?
Yes. The collective is delivered online and is open to women anywhere in Australia.
A note for lived experience workers
If you're a lived experience worker or helping professional with your own history of family violence or coercive control, you may find that either the Reclaimed Self Collective or the Practitioner Collective feels like the better fit for you.
There isn't a right or wrong choice. Consider what you most need from the space at this point in your life—whether that's a focus on your own recovery and reconnection with Self, or a professional space to explore your practice through an NSI lens. Perhaps take gentle awareness that if you’re a practitioner in a Reclaimed Self Collective, you may see clients you’ve worked with or know of in the sector (and vice versa). We encourage you to choose what feels right based on this risk, if it poses any risk to you at all, that is.
Why the difference in price if the bones of the content is largely similar? We’ve made The Reclaimed Self Collective priced for womxn who may need extra accessibility or support during school hours. We’ve made The Practitioner Collective priced at rates for working folks who are also likely to claim this as a tax deduction, or have their workplace cover it.
We trust you to know what feels most appropriate for you, and you're welcome to choose the group that best fits your current needs.
Join Us
If this feels like the next step in your healing, register and claim your seat at purchase. You’ll be in the next group. We commence 2027 together.
🌀 Third Monday of every month, 10am-11am (intentionally during school hours)
🌀 Starting 18 January – 21 June 2027
Affordability
We really want you to be able to access this sustainably and reasonably without breaking the bank. This is priced at $50 per monthly session, for 6 months. The total for the full 6 months participation equals only slightly more than one single therapy session would cost. There is a payment plan option if paying the total up front is not an option.
You do not need a referral or MHCP and this program intentionally is not set up for one.
This cost is heavily reduced already and the out of pocket is the same as what you’d pay if you went to the GP for a MHCP for group work anyway. We have removed the need to add another layer of logistics, cost and gatekeeping by saying you don’t need to go to the GP. We hope this makes sense - happy to chat more anytime.
If cost still remains a prohibiting factor in your participation, please contact us directly to discuss.
A six-month Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ experiential supervision for therapists and helping professionals who want to practise differently.
For practitioners wanting to move beyond case discussion into embodied, sustainable nervous system practices to support themselves in the work.
The differentiator is that this is 'supervision through a nervous-system and somatic lens’, with actual practice in applied neurology rather than simply verbal and cognitive processing.
What if supervision could go beyond talking about the work?
You already know how to talk about your practice.
You know how to discuss a client or patient.
You know how to reflect, formulate, conceptualise and analyse.
You may already have excellent clinical knowledge and years of experience.
But what happens when you bring the body and nervous system into the room?
What happens when you stop simply talking about regulation and actually practise it?
What happens when you become more aware of what is happening in your own nervous system while you're sitting with a client?
That is where this group begins.
This isn't traditional supervision.
The Practitioner Collective is a six-month online supervision group for therapists, counsellors, social workers, coaches and other helping or health professionals who want something different from traditional supervision.
It is grounded in Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ (NSI) and focuses heavily on practical nervous system and somatic tools that can be integrated into your professional practice.
We'll get underneath your work - underneath what sits on the surface.
We’ll get into the body. Into the nervous system. Into the patterns that can influence how we show up as practitioners—and how our clients experience us.
Expect something different.
The missing link in supervision?
Most professional development gives you more information.
Most supervision gives you more perspective and insight.
But knowing what to do and being able to embody it in the moment are not always the same thing.
You can know the theory of regulation and still become activated in a difficult session.
You can understand boundaries and still find yourself over-functioning for a client.
You can know about compassion and still notice your own inner critic getting louder.
You can understand trauma intellectually while your own nervous system is responding to what you're hearing.
This is where somatic practice becomes particularly valuable.
The Practitioner Collective creates space to notice, understand and practise these things—not just talk about them.
Who this is for
This group is for practitioners who:
Are therapists, counsellors, social workers, psychologists, coaches or other helping professionals
Want supervision that goes beyond traditional cognitive or talking reflection
Are interested in nervous system modulation and somatic practice
Want to develop their capacity to work with clients in a more embodied way
Sometimes notice themselves over-functioning, rescuing, absorbing or carrying their clients' experiences
Want to understand their own nervous system responses within therapeutic relationships
Are curious about what happens beneath the words in the room
Want practical tools they can use immediately
Are committed to developing sustainable, grounded professional practice
May be going through their own life and personal stressors and being stretched to keep turning up to do client work, and finding this wearing them down and the regular tools they have aren’t cutting it
Are open to experiential learning rather than simply receiving information
You do not need to be an NSI practitioner already.
You don't need to know the language.
You don't need to have a somatic practice.
You just need to be curious and willing to experience something different.
What we'll explore
Every six months, we'll work with rotating themes including:
The practitioner nervous system
Understanding what happens in your own body when you're sitting with another person's distress, trauma, anger, grief or dysregulation.
Co-regulation
Moving beyond the idea of regulation as something we "do" to clients and exploring what happens relationally between nervous systems.
Capacity and clinical presence
Developing the ability to stay present, connected and responsive without becoming overwhelmed or disconnected.
Boundaries in the body
Recognising the physiological signals that often appear before we consciously realise a boundary has been crossed.
Over-functioning and rescuing
Understanding the protective patterns that can lead practitioners to take too much responsibility for clients.
Countertransference and somatic awareness
Becoming curious about what your body may be communicating before your cognitive mind has made sense of it.
Sustainable practice
Developing ways of working that protect your capacity rather than requiring you to continually override it.
Practical NSI tools
Building a repertoire of nervous system and somatic practices you can use personally, professionally and with appropriate clients.
What actually happens in a session?
This isn't an hour of sitting around a screen while one person talks and everyone else listens.
Sessions will combine:
Nervous system education
Somatic and experiential practices
NSI tools
Practitioner self-awareness
Reflection on the therapeutic relationship
Practical application
Modelling attuning and pacing
Sometimes we'll talk. A little.
Sometimes we'll practise.
Sometimes we'll slow right down and notice what's happening in your body.
The point is experience and integration.
Taking what you know intellectually and developing the capacity to actually use it when it matters.
What is Neuro Somatic Intelligence™?
Neuro Somatic Intelligence (NSI) is an integrative approach that brings together knowledge about the brain, nervous system, psychology and the body.
It recognises that humans don't simply think their way through experience. We perceive. We sense. We respond. We protect. We connect. And much of this happens before conscious thought catches up.
What the approach draws from
Evidence-informed principles and frameworks including:
Neuroscience and neuroplasticity — understanding how the brain and nervous system adapt through experience.
Interoception — developing awareness of internal bodily signals and how they influence emotion, decision-making and behaviour.
Autonomic nervous system science — understanding states of activation, mobilisation and settling.
Polyvagal Theory — exploring autonomic states, connection and cues of safety, while recognising the ongoing scientific debate and limitations around specific claims.
Attachment theory — understanding relational patterns and their relevance to therapeutic relationships.
Trauma-informed practice — recognising protective adaptations and avoiding approaches that inadvertently recreate threat or loss of control.
Somatic psychology — bringing bodily experience into psychological understanding and practice.
Compassion-focused approaches — working with shame, self-criticism and threat-based patterns.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — developing psychological flexibility and values-based action.
Schema Therapy — understanding longstanding patterns and protective strategies.
Interpersonal and relational approaches — recognising that therapeutic change happens within relationships, not simply through information.
NSI provides the organising framework.
The aim isn't to learn a collection of theories.
It's to develop embodied intelligence. To learn to speak the language of your own nervous system as the helping professional.
What you'll leave with
Over six months, you'll develop:
More awareness of your own nervous system and how it responds in your professional role.
More tools for working with activation, capacity, boundaries and regulation.
More confidence in recognising what's happening beneath the words.
More flexibility in how you respond to clients and clinical situations.
More sustainability in the way you hold your professional role.
And potentially, a much richer understanding of what happens when we stop treating the body as separate from the mind, protective strategies and therapeutic process.
The structure
6-month closed group
A consistent group that stays together for the duration of the program.
1 hour each month
Focused, practical and achievable alongside a busy clinical practice.
Live online
Join from anywhere in Australia via Google Meet.
Small group
Intentionally kept small to support meaningful participation and connection.
Accessible pricing
Designed to make ongoing supervision and professional development more sustainable—not another expensive commitment you struggle to maintain.
This is supervision—but not as you may know it.
If you are looking for traditional supervision focused primarily on case review, clinical formulation and professional reflection, this may not be the right group for you. You can seek that in 1:1 Supervision with Jen, as she provides this under the traditional critical and practice reflection pathway.
If you're looking for something more experiential...
If you're curious about what your nervous system brings to the therapeutic relationship...
If you want to understand your own responses as a practitioner better...
If you want practical somatic tools rather than another hour of talking...
you might have just found your people.
Who this isn't for
This isn't for practitioners looking for:
A purely traditional supervision model
Clinical instruction or formal training in a particular modality
Someone to provide all the answers
A passive professional development experience
A space to simply vent about difficult clients
It's also not a substitute for individual supervision where specific clinical, ethical or professional matters require dedicated attention.
You'll be invited to bring curiosity, openness and a willingness to experiment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this actually supervision?
Yes—with an intentionally non-traditional approach. The group incorporates supervision and professional development, while placing a much stronger emphasis on nervous system awareness, somatic practice and experiential learning than many conventional supervision groups. If you require supervision to meet a specific professional registration or organisational requirement, you should check that this group meets your particular requirements before enrolling.
Who can join?
The group is designed for therapists and helping professionals, including counsellors, social workers, psychologists, coaches and other practitioners working in relational or wellbeing-focused roles. If you're unsure whether your professional role is a good fit, you're welcome to get in touch before joining.
Do I need to be trained in NSI?
No. The concepts and practices will be introduced within the group. You don't need previous NSI or somatic training.
Is this a clinical training program?
No. You'll learn practical NSI and nervous system tools and explore their application to professional practice, but this isn't a formal qualification or certification program.
Will we discuss actual client cases?
No. Case discussion and clinical reflection are not part of this group or style of supervision. This group is about you and offering your sustainable nervous system tools under the NSI framework that you can take and apply in your ongoing work with yourself.
Generic references to client / patient/ service matters may come up when examples of when a tool or approach could be useful, but we will not be exploring any actual matters.
Will I have to do somatic exercises?
The group is experiential, so there will be opportunities to practise every time, yes. However, participation is always invitational only. These are trauma-informed and empowerment based groups - which means you are encouraged to be in your agency and enact choice. There is definitely no requirement to disclose personal information or engage in an exercise that doesn't feel appropriate for you. We do encourage you to try to give something a go so that you get the most out of these practice groups.
What if I'm already experienced?
That's exactly where this group can become interesting. This isn't an introductory "what is the nervous system?" course. The material can be explored at increasing levels of depth depending on your experience, curiosity and clinical context. Experienced practitioners may find that the neuro-somatic lens adds another dimension to knowledge they already have. In fact, we find it usually does.
Is this therapy?
No. This is professional supervision, education and experiential learning. Personal material may naturally arise when practitioners become curious about their own responses, but the group is not intended to provide individual psychotherapy. If something arises in this area for you, we encourage you to take note of that and take it to the relevant other support space.
Why only one hour a month?
Because sustainability matters. The intention is to create a professional development rhythm that practitioners can realistically maintain alongside their existing work and life load. You'll have the opportunity to practise and integrate between sessions rather than being overwhelmed with more content. Supervision provision is usually monthly.
Why a closed group?
Because depth requires continuity and safety. The same practitioners remain together for six months, allowing trust, familiarity and shared learning to develop. Even if time spent together is largely non-verbal and excludes disclosing matters. You aren't starting from scratch every month. An intentional slow build. If you choose to continue into ongoing 6 monthly collectives, you may see the same faces or new ones every 6 months.
What does "Australia-wide" mean?
The group is delivered online and is open to practitioners anywhere in Australia. Sessions will be scheduled at a time designed to work across Australian time zones as best as possible.
When will this be?
🌀 Third Monday of every month, 4pm-5pm
🌀 Starting 18 January – 21 June 2027
Dates and times will be confirmed when every 6 mthly group is running.
What to expect
Monthly 1-hour live online sessions (this will likely be recorded)
Six-month closed group
Practitioners across Australia
Strong focus on practical nervous system regulation tools
Strong focus on somatic and experiential practices
Very little talking and verbalisation - this may look and feel non-mainstream when we think about supervision and reflective practice
A trauma-informed space filled with invitation and choice only
Every cohort evolves differently, allowing space for the needs and experiences of the participants within it.
Every 6 month group will offer a different focus point and often build on the last. However you are welcome to join for as little or as many ongoing rounds of as you would like. The trainings, teachings, tools and practices will only compound and accumulated for your benefit over time.
Join Us
If this feels like the next step in your sustainable practice, register and claim your seat at purchase. You’ll be in the next group. We commence 2027 together.
🌀 1 hour online each month
🌀 Third Monday of every month, 4pm-5pm
🌀 Starting 18 January – 21 June 2027
A note for lived experience workers
If you're a lived experience worker or helping professional with your own history of family violence or coercive control, you may find that either the Reclaimed Self Collective or the Practitioner Collective feels like the better fit for you.
There isn't a right or wrong choice. Consider what you most need from the space at this point in your life—whether that's a focus on your own recovery and reconnection with Self, or a professional space to explore your practice through an NSI lens. Perhaps take gentle awareness that if you’re a practitioner in a Reclaimed Self Collective, you may see clients you’ve worked with or know of in the sector (and vice versa). We encourage you to choose what feels right based on this risk, if it poses any risk to you at all, that is.
Why the difference in price if the bones of the content is largely similar? We’ve made The Reclaimed Self Collective priced for womxn who may need extra accessibility or support during school hours. We’ve made The Practitioner Collective priced at rates for working folks who are also likely to claim this as a tax deduction, or have their workplace cover it, and it’s at the end of the working day for most.
We trust you to know what feels most appropriate for you, and you're welcome to choose the group that best fits your current needs.
Ready for something different?
You don't need another course telling you more things you already know. You may need somewhere to slow down, notice, practise and integrate. To become more aware of what happens in your own nervous system while you're supporting someone else's. To expand your clinical toolkit beyond talking and cognition. To bring the body back into the room, and the therapeutic relationships. Come and experience supervision differently.
Affordability
We really want you to be able to access this sustainably and reasonably without breaking the bank. This is priced at $120 per monthly session (GST excl), for 6 months. This is only far less than one on one supervision. There is a payment plan option if paying the total up front is not an option. As professionals you can also claim this as professional development and support or supervision at tax return time.
A six-month Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ closed group for ambitious womxn ready to lead without living in survival mode.
For womxn who are successful on the outside—but don't want to keep paying for it on the inside.
For womxn who are tired of over-functioning, pushing through and carrying it all alone.
So you've built a life that looks successful.
You're capable. Reliable. Driven.
People trust you. You get things done.
You've built a career, supported others, managed responsibilities and kept moving forward—often while carrying far more than anyone realises.
From the outside, you're functioning.
From the inside, you might recognise something different.
Perhaps you're constantly "on." You struggle to truly switch off.
You overthink. You over-function. You say yes when you mean no.
You carry everyone else's emotional load. You feel guilty resting.
You know what healthy boundaries are—but somehow they disappear in real life.
You can explain exactly what needs to change.
But your nervous system keeps pulling you back into the same patterns.
This isn't a lack of insight. It isn't laziness.
And it certainly isn't because you're not trying hard enough.
Often, it's because your nervous system learned that performing, pleasing, achieving, fixing, anticipating or staying in control was the safest way to move through the world.
Those strategies probably served you once.
They may even be the reason you've become so successful.
But they also come with a cost.
And you can probably feel it… That’s why you’re here.
This isn't another mindset course.
It isn't productivity coaching.
It isn't therapy.
And it isn't a traditional women's circle. Although we pay our respects to Indigenous and communal women’s circles in across the globe as their origin purpose is inspiration for this work.
The Sustainable High Performance Collective is a practical, experiential six-month online group grounded in Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ (NSI).
Together, we'll show you some of the groundwork for expanding your nervous system capacity so that you can go out there into the world and conquer all that you desire to conquer, from a place of more spaciousness, tolerance, authenticity and clarity - as opposed to the blur, rush, fatigue, adrenaline fuelled and adrenal overdrive place that’s starting to wear thin.
This isn't about collecting more information. Or a badge of new age wellness trend to chat about.
It's about literally practising change. In real time.
And it certainly is not about performing wellness. That would just be mimicking the same old pattern and trap.
Because insight alone rarely creates lasting transformation.
Your nervous system needs opportunities to experience something different.
You will learn to speak the language of your own body and nervous system, more than just ignoring it and pushing through.
That's what we'll do together.
Who this is for
This collective is designed for womxn who are:
Professionals, leaders, business owners or helping professionals (doctors, lawyers, executives, managers, directors, psychiatrists, etc)
Highly capable and often the person everyone relies on
Tired of constantly carrying responsibility
Feeling stretched, overwhelmed or emotionally exhausted despite functioning well
Wanting to prevent burnout—not recover after it's too late
Curious about nervous system health, embodiment and sustainable performance
Ready to create success that doesn't require self-abandonment
You don't have to be in crisis.
In fact, many women who join will appear to be doing exceptionally well. And feel like you don’t relate to some of the struggles described here. That may well be the case, and it may be that your sweet system has become so good at overriding and not listening to its cues.
This space is for those who know there has to be a healthier way to live, lead and achieve. As well as for those who simply want to take their lives, leadership, careers and action-taking capacity to a whole new level.
What makes this different?
Most personal development teaches you what to think.
NSI teaches you how to experience change.
Rather than relying solely on discussion and cognitive insight, each session integrates practical nervous system tools and embodied practices that help bridge the gap between knowing and doing.
We'll move beyond simply talking about:
Boundaries
Burnout
Self-worth
Perfectionism
People pleasing
Emotional regulation
Capacity
Authenticity
We'll practise them.
Expect to leave each session with tools you can immediately apply to yourself that will start to have an affect in your work, relationships and everyday life.
Together we'll explore themes such as
Understanding nervous system basics
Why high achieving womxn often struggle to rest
The hidden cost of over-functioning
Sustainable leadership and performance
How our survival responses subtly turn up in our working life
Building genuine capacity instead of simply coping
Boundaries that your body can actually maintain
Emotional regulation in real time
Developing a stronger relationship with yourself
Living and leading from your values rather than your protective strategies
Every cohort evolves differently, allowing space for the needs and experiences of the participants within it.
Every 6 mth group will offer a different focus point and often build on the last. However you are welcome to join for as little or as many ongoing rounds of as you would like. The trainings, teachings, tools and practices will only compound and accumulated for your benefit over time.
Imagine if success no longer required survival mode.
Imagine making decisions from clarity instead of pressure and brain fog.
Leading without constantly carrying everyone, and being able to share the load
Resting without as much guilt.
Trusting yourself to handle tomorrow’s load without all the ‘just one more thing’ midnight bedtimes.
Speaking honestly without over-explaining.
Having ambition without sacrificing yourself.
Feeling successful because of how you and your life feel—not just how it looks.
That's the work.
What to expect
Monthly 1-hour live online sessions (this will likely be recorded)
Six-month closed group
High performing womxn across Australia
Some learning and education time, followed by actually doing the tools in the session together
Very little talking and disclosure - there is no expectation to share personal information in this group. Nervous system work is deliberately designed to bypass the standard conscious, cognitive and verbal processes.
Practical nervous system tools and experiential exercises - learning in an embodied, lived experience way
Supportive, grounded and evidence-informed facilitation
This is an experiential learning space for those ready to be actively involved and target change from a new perspective. It is not group therapy.
While many women find the experience deeply personal and meaningful, the focus remains on developing practical skills, increasing nervous system capacity and creating sustainable change.
Our Approach
The Sustainable High Performance Collective is grounded in Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ (NSI)—an integrative approach that combines contemporary neuroscience, applied neurology, psychology, somatics and embodied practice to support meaningful change.
Rather than relying on insight alone, NSI recognises that our nervous system often determines how we think, feel, connect, lead and respond under pressure. While understanding ourselves is important, sustainable change happens when the mind and body begin working together.
This collective draws on evidence-backed principles from:
Neuroscience – understanding how the brain and nervous system adapt through experience (neuroplasticity) and why change requires more than willpower.
Polyvagal Theory – exploring how our autonomic nervous system influences our capacity for connection, resilience, performance and wellbeing.
Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) – understanding how relationships, the brain and the body shape our patterns throughout life.
Attachment Theory – recognising how early relational experiences can influence leadership, boundaries, self-worth, perfectionism and relationships in adulthood.
Somatic Psychology – learning to recognise and work with the body's signals rather than overriding or ignoring them.
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) – developing a more supportive internal relationship that reduces shame, self-criticism and threat-based motivation.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) – building psychological flexibility and creating meaningful action aligned with your values.
Schema Therapy – identifying longstanding patterns that continue to shape behaviour, relationships and decision-making.
Trauma-informed practice – recognising that many high-performing behaviours are adaptive survival strategies rather than personal flaws.
While these models inform the collective, this is not a therapy program or a clinical training course.
Every session is practical, experiential and immediately applicable to everyday life.
You'll spend less time learning theories and more time developing the capacity to embody them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this therapy?
No. This is an educational and experiential personal development collective. Although many women find the work deeply meaningful and personally transformative, the purpose is to build nervous system capacity, self-awareness and sustainable ways of living and leading—not to provide psychological treatment. If you are currently experiencing significant mental health difficulties or are in crisis, individual therapy may be a more appropriate starting point, ro could accompany your supports alongside and separate to this program.
Do I need to know anything about the nervous system?
Not at all. Everything is explained in an accessible, practical way. Whether you're completely new to this work or already familiar with nervous system regulation, you'll gain practical tools that you can apply immediately.
Is this just another women's circle?
No. While connection and community are important, this is a focussed learning and professional experience.
Each session combines education, guided experiential practices, reflection and practical application grounded in Neuro Somatic Intelligence™.
Expect less passive discussion and more active practice.
I'm functioning well. Is this still for me?
Absolutely. Many women who join are highly successful professionally.
They aren't falling apart—they're simply recognising that the way they've achieved success isn't sustainable. This collective is designed for women who want to thrive, not simply survive.
What if I'm already seeing a therapist?
That's completely fine. Many women choose to participate alongside individual therapy. Because the collective focuses on practical nervous system skills and experiential learning, many participants find the two approaches complement each other well.
What happens during each session?
Every monthly session includes a blend of:
Practical nervous system education
Guided somatic and experiential practices
Light reflection and discussion, QandA
Opportunities to apply the concepts to real-life situations
Strategies you can continue practising between sessions
No two sessions are exactly the same, but every session is designed to leave you with something practical to use immediately.
Why only one hour each month?
Sustainable change doesn't happen through information overload. This collective values integration over intensity. It mirrors the exact patterns we’re trying to create - rest and digest vs over functioning. Rather than giving you hours of content to consume, each session focuses on introducing practical concepts and experiences that can be practised in everyday life over the following month. Small, consistent changes create lasting transformation.
Will I have to share personal experiences?
No. This is not therapy or reflective practice. Given the time limit is one hour only, and will be boundaried to keep to time due to honouring everyone’s other commitments. If there is a short amount of sharing or questions being asked, there is never any expectation to disclose more than feels comfortable. Participation can look different for everyone, and your boundaries will always be respected.
Is this available outside Australia?
Initially, the collective is available to women living anywhere in Australia. As the program grows, international groups may be offered in the future.
Register Now
If this feels like the next step in your sustainable growth and success, secure your place. You’ll be in the next group. We commence 2027 together.
Places will be intentionally limited to maintain a safe and meaningful group experience.
🌀 Third Monday of every month, 12 noon - 1pm (Lunchtime Hour of Power)
🌀 Starting 18 January – 21 June 2027
Price
We know you value efficiency and outcomes. This is a premium tailored group targeted specifically for women just like you. This is priced for a group experience, at $245 per monthly session (GST excl), for 6 months.
There is a payment plan option if paying the total up front is not an option.
As professionals you can also claim this as professional development or coaching support at tax return time, if that is relevant to you.
If you would prefer an individual tailored package for 1:1 neuro-somatic focussed work with Jen, this can be arranged and is listed as a separate offer. Please click on that option to learn more or contact us directly to discuss. A 1:1 package goes far beyond the typical look and feel of just therapy. It is a deep and tailored treatment package based on specific presentations you are wanting to target.
Want something more individualised?
1:1 Neuro Somatic Intensive
The circles teach people how to develop their own understanding and practice within a shared group structure. The intensive applies the framework to one person's specific goals, patterns and circumstances, with much greater individualisation and weekly involvement.
Focused. Personalised. Designed around you.
Sometimes you have a particular pattern, challenge or goal that you haven't been able to shift through insight, reading, reflection or trying things on your own.
You might understand why you respond the way you do, but still find yourself falling into the same patterns or feel unable to deliver how or what you want to deliver. Or perhaps you're preparing for an important professional or personal challenge and want to develop the capacity to approach it differently.
Rather than following a group curriculum, we'll dig deep into you - identify a specific goal, challenge or area of focus and build the work around your circumstances, nervous system responses, protective strategies and the changes you're wanting to make.
This might involve working with perfectionism, people-pleasing, over-functioning, avoidance, self-doubt, performance anxiety, boundaries, visibility, leadership challenges, significant transitions or longstanding patterns that keep getting in the way.
Not just understanding the pattern. Practising a different response.
Sessions are experiential and practical. Depending on your needs, we may work with nervous system mapping, somatic awareness, sensory and movement-based practices, targeted exercises and real-life application.
We'll continually assess and reassess what is useful for you. The intention isn't to prescribe a set of tools, but to identify, test and refine practices that support your particular goals and circumstances.
Between sessions, you'll be actively involved in noticing, practising and experimenting in everyday life. We'll review what's happening, what is helping, what isn't and what needs to change.
A consistent, focused period of work
This isn't designed as occasional appointments or a quick intervention. The work requires continuity and active participation.
Minimum three months: a 12-week intensive focused on a defined goal, challenge or pattern.
Weekly involvement: regular sessions and between-session practice throughout the intensive.
Fully online: work with me from anywhere in Australia.
The first two sessions are longer, allowing time for in-depth intake, assessment and establishing the foundations. Subsequent sessions are one hour.
At the end of each block, we'll review progress and consider whether further work is useful. Continuing is a choice, not an expectation.
Who is this for?
The intensive may suit professionals, leaders, business owners, practitioners, creatives or anyone with a clear personal or professional goal they are ready to work towards or with trouble overcoming challenges despite perhaps even years of talk therapy or coaching.
You don't need to have everything worked out before starting. But you do need to be willing to engage actively, practise between sessions and bring your real-life experiences into the process.
This is a specialised Neuro Somatic Intelligence™ service, not psychotherapy, trauma therapy or crisis support. It may complement other support, but it is not a substitute for mental health treatment where that is needed. We'll discuss suitability and scope before beginning.
Ready to work on rewiring your capacity?
If you're looking for a highly individualised period of focused NSI work, the intensive may be a good fit.