Welcome!I’m gillian hailey. I’m so glad you’re here :)
Let me tell you a bit about myself, what informs and inspires my work, and how we can work together to support and empower you on your own journey of living into your blossoming vitality and potential - in this season of life and beyond.
My body of work as a somatic practitioner, coach, and educator is rooted in my personal and professional exploration of what it means to live well, and what gets in the way of our ability to flourish and thrive, in each season of life.
Like all biological creatures, we are incredibly delicate and profoundly resilient. Life is wild, weird, wonderful, painful, magical, confusing, chaotic, unexpected, and ever changing, often from one moment to the next.
We are no different than bear and bee and flower - life, by nature, is full of stress, struggles, challenges, chaos, trials, tribulations, threats, and traumas. The beauty is that there is, within each of us, a built in biological instinct, intelligence, and inclination toward healing, wholeness, authentic expression and connection, fulfillment, vitality, and wellbeing.
Somatics is a greek word which translates to the science of the living body in it’s wholeness.
Embodiment is our felt sense of ourselves and our aliveness through the experience and expression of our body.
The symptoms, struggles, suffering, challenges, and fears we all experience hold important information, insights, and invitations into how we can work with the generative intelligence and interconnected nature of our biology, ecology, physiology, and psychology to ultimately heal, grow, adapt, flourish and thrive.thrive.
As a trauma- trained integrative somatic practitioner, educator, and coach I offer an empathetic and empowering approach to demystifying and destigmatizing the challenges and struggles and symptoms of your stresses and suffering so you can tend to and transform stress and trauma and live, love, and lead more deeply fully and freely into your blossoming potential - as people, parents, partners, peers, professionals.
“The body has been designed to renew itself through continuous self-correction. These same principles also apply to the healing of psyche, spirit, and soul.”
― Peter A. Levine
my approach
integrativean integrative approach combines a variety of complimentary therapeutic modalities to address the unique needs of you as an individual, recognizing that mental, emotional, and physical well-being are interconnected. Drawing from techniques such as somatic experiencing, somatic attachment theory and relational dynamics, focusing, applied poly vagal theory, embodied and expressive movement, mind body centering, mindfulness, internal family systems, hakomi, and more, I offer tailored support to meet and support you in your own process and at your own pace.
holistica holistic approach honors you as a whole person in the context of your life. we expand our awareness beyond your presenting challenges or symptoms to consider the interconnected nature and influence of your life experiences, environments, and relationships and their impact on your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. It's rooted in the understanding that all these aspects affect your overall health, and being unwell in one aspect affects you in others.
nature-basedrooted in a deep understanding of human biology and ecology to work with the naturally generative cycles, seasons, and rhythms of healing, growth, change, and transformation that influence and support our ability to adapt, restore, and thrive
embodiedA body-centered approach focuses on becoming aware of your inner world and identifying feelings, thoughts, sensations. It encourages listening to your body's wisdom to help you understand and respond to your experiences, emotions, values, and needs and supports self-discovery, personal growth, authentic expression, and healing from within.
relationala relational approach offers a deeper insight and understanding into how you relate to yourself and others. part of our work my include attuning to your relational patterns, habits, wounds, and how these experiences impact how you perceive and experience yourself and relate to yourself, others, and the world around you
trauma informedtrauma is a natural part of the human experience. I bring a trauma conscious, trauma informed, and trauma sensitive approach to understanding and tending to and working with traumatic experiences and transforming their unique physical, mental, and emotional impacts on individuals.