- Somatic Psychotherapist & Embodiment Practitioner -
Laura is a Somatic Psychotherapist and Embodiment Practitioner who supports women navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, identity shifts, grief, and emotional overwhelm — as well as the more subtle ways stress and lived experience are held in the body.
Many of the women she works with are already self-aware. They understand their patterns cognitively, yet continue to feel anxious, shut down, or caught in familiar dynamics that don’t fully shift.
Her work is grounded in the understanding that lasting change does not happen through insight alone, but through the nervous system feeling safe enough to reorganise.
Laura offers a body-led, relational approach that supports regulation, emotional resilience, and a deeper sense of internal safety — helping clients move from managing their experience to feeling more present, connected, and at home within themselves.
Her pathway into this work is deeply personal. Earlier in her life, she experienced chronic gynaecological pain alongside periods of disconnection from her body. What began as a search for relief evolved into a broader process of healing, bringing her into contact with burnout, anxiety, and the limits of coping through effort alone.
Through this, she discovered somatic and movement-based practices not as tools to “fix,” but as ways to listen, soften, and rebuild trust in the body’s innate intelligence. This continues to inform a practice grounded in attunement, pacing, and respect for each individual’s process.
In sessions, Laura works collaboratively and intuitively, integrating somatic psychotherapy, counselling, embodiment practices, and gentle movement. Areas of support include:
- Life transitions and identity shifts
- Relationship patterns, attachment dynamics, and boundaries
- Anxiety, overwhelm, and nervous system dysregulation
- Self-worth and embodied confidence
- Grief, loss, and existential or spiritual exploration
- Psychosomatic symptoms and stress-related tension
Laura has a particular interest in working with women who are seeking a deeper, more embodied way of relating to themselves — beyond purely cognitive or symptom-focused approaches.
Her professional background includes a Postgraduate Degree in Counselling & Psychotherapy (PACFA accredited), alongside extensive training in somatic and embodiment-based modalities, including Somatic Experiencing®, Somatic Stress Release™, Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy, Somatic Internal Family Systems, and somatic movement and embodiment practices.
Having grown up across multiple cultures, Laura brings a culturally sensitive and nuanced lens to her work. Her South American heritage and international upbringing inform a practice that honours complexity and the many ways people make meaning of their experiences.
She offers a grounded and compassionate space for those ready to slow down, reconnect, and engage with themselves in a more embodied and sustainable way
Practical Details
- Client Focus: Women
- Format: Online sessions
Session Options:
- Initial Session (90 minutes): $220
- Follow-up Session (75 minutes): $180
- 6-Session Package: $1020 ($170 per session)
Laura Emilia (she/her)
Somatic Psychotherapist & Embodiment Practitioner
Somatic Experiencing® | Somatic Movement Therapy | Nervous System Regulation
www.lauraemilia.com.au
I pay my deep respects to the Indigenous custodians of the lands globally, and to all those who tend to the earth, air and waters. In particular, I pay my respects to the Arakwal people of the Bundjalung nation, the traditional and ongoing custodians of the land that I live and work on, in the beautiful Byron Shire, Australia. I recognise that these lands were never ceded and we pay my respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.
