At The Session
Shadow Integration is a powerful and experiential process. Because it may feel different from traditional talking therapy, I want you to feel clear, informed, and supported before we begin.
Below you’ll find everything you need to know about how we work together - from your first call to what happens in the room.
A Free 30-Minute Call
Before booking anything, we’ll have a free 30-minute discovery call.
This is available whether you’re considering:
A 5-hour immersive session
A 2-hour introduction shadow integration session
Or ongoing shadow-informed coaching
It’s important that we meet first.
This call is a chance for you to:
Ask questions about the process
Share a little about what’s bringing you here
Get a feel for how I work
See whether you feel safe enough with me to go there
There’s absolutely no pressure to book. I want this to feel like a spacious, grounded place for you to decide if I’m the right person to support you - regardless of how long we might work together. Our relationship matters.
Before Your First Session
If you choose to move forward, you’ll be sent a confidential client form to complete beforehand.
This helps me understand:
Your history and current circumstances
What you’d like to explore
Any mental or physical health considerations
The support you have around you
It allows us to begin safely and with context, rather than starting cold.
Shadow Integration
What Actually Happens in a Session?
Shadow Integration is an opportunity to slow down and explore what's happening beneath the patterns you experience in everyday life. Rather than only talking about what's going on, we make space to explore your experiences in a more personal and embodied way.
Every session is different, and we work at your pace.
We usually begin with a conversation about what's brought you to the session, whether that's a recurring pattern, a difficult relationship, a particular feeling or something you're trying to understand about yourself. From there, we follow what feels useful to explore. This might involve reflection, dialogue, movement or simple objects to help give shape to what's going on inside. These are different ways of approaching parts of your experience that can sometimes be difficult to put into words.
There's no right way to do this, and you don't need to prepare anything or know what to expect. You might find yourself exploring something in a new way, or you might spend more time talking and reflecting. We let the session unfold together, with space to pause, take a break or change direction whenever you need to. You don't have to push yourself, perform or make anything happen. My role is to support you as we explore what's coming up, helping you feel grounded and in control throughout the process.
2-Hour Introduction Session
If you’re curious but unsure about committing to a longer immersive, you can book a 2-hour session.
This is charged at the standard hourly rate and gives us time to:
Explore a specific issue or pattern
Experience how parts work feels
Potentially bring forward one part
It’s a gentle but meaningful introduction to the process
5-Hour Immersive Session
Having extended time means:
We’re not rushing insight
We can move beyond surface patterns
Multiple parts can be explored
There’s space for breaks and integration
Some clients use much of the time in embodied work. Others move between dialogue, reflection, and parts exploration. It’s responsive to you. Because we’re not confined to a 50-minute window, this format can create powerful and lasting shifts.
These immersive sessions can also sit alongside other forms of support. Many clients continue with talking therapy, counselling, EMDR, somatic work, acupuncture, or other healing modalities while doing shadow integration. This work doesn’t replace other approaches - it can deepen and complement them.
Shadow Coaching
Alongside the immersive work, I also offer coaching. This is more conversational and forward-focused.
It’s ideal if you want:
Clarity
Direction
Accountability
Support integrating insights into your everyday life
We may still talk about patterns and parts, but there’s no embodied work unless you specifically want it. The emphasis is on how you want to move forward and who you’re becoming. Some people work purely in coaching. Others use it to integrate deeper shadow sessions.
After The Session
Especially after immersive work, things can continue unfolding.
You might notice:
Emotional processing
Shifts in how you respond to others
New awareness in relationships
A sense of lightness or clarity
Sometimes, though, it can feel tender before it feels lighter. When we turn toward parts of ourselves that have been pushed away - grief, anger, fear, shame - those feelings can temporarily feel closer to the surface. This can be a sign that something previously avoided is finally being met. Shadow Work isn’t about bypassing discomfort. It’s about moving through it with awareness and support, rather than continuing to organise your life around avoiding it. As integration happens, what once felt overwhelming often begins to feel more workable, more understood, and less charged.
I encourage gentle integration afterwards - rest, space, reflection - and reaching out for support if needed. You are not expected to process everything alone. You are never locked into ongoing work. You choose what feels right next.
What Can I
Work On?
The range of issues people bring to this work is wide.
Shadow work is trauma-centric and can support exploration of:
Childhood trauma, abandonment, sexual abuse, boarding school trauma, grief, anger, anxiety, fear, regret, repeating relationship patterns, parenting challenges, workplace blocks or conflict, shame, inner criticism, or identity struggles.
And many others.
If you don’t see what you’re carrying listed here, please reach out. This isn’t an exhaustive list, your experience is unique, and we can talk through whether this work feels appropriate for you.
Shadow work can be just as valuable for those experienced in therapy or other healing modalities as it is for those approaching deep inner work for the first time.
Ready To Begin?
The next step is simply booking your free 30-minute discovery call. We’ll meet. We’ll talk. And you can decide - with no pressure - whether this feels like the right place for you to explore.