Hello! I am Bonnie.

Training & Influences

• Somatic Experience Institute.

• Ongoing study of Polyvagal Theory with applications from Deb Dana and Stephen Porges

• Deep respect for the work of Gabor Maté, particularly in understanding trauma as a physiological and relational event—not a mental failing

• Continued learning in somatics, attachment, and trauma systems theory

This is living work. I stay in ongoing supervision, peer consultation, and advanced training because the complexity of trauma deserves more than a weekend certification.

Who I Work With

I specialize in working with:

• Adults with complex or developmental trauma

• Individuals who’ve “done the work” but still feel stuck in their body

• Survivors of early attachment disruptions, neglect, or medical trauma

• People seeking real repair—not performance or perfection

Why I Do This Work

I came to this work not as a quick answer to pain, but through years of sitting with complexity—my own, and others’. Like many people in the healing professions, I began with a deep curiosity: What actually helps when the body carries trauma that words can’t reach?

What I found was this: Many people are doing all the right things—therapy, self-regulation tools, insight work—and still feel like their nervous system is stuck in patterns of collapse, anxiety, or disconnection. That’s where body-based work comes in.

My Approach:

This work is not about fixing you. It’s about being with you—with precision and care—as your system experiments with safety, often for the first time.

I’m not here to cheerlead or offer quick-fix positivity. I respect the intelligence of your system. I know it learned to protect you in ways that made perfect sense at the time. We work gently, slowly, and without overriding what your body says no to.

I offer:

• Safe, structured touch rooted in developmental neurobiology

• Co-regulation, not top-down coaching or performance

• A trauma-informed lens that honors attachment wounds, preverbal trauma, and survival physiology

What You Can Expect From Me

• A steady, regulated presence

• No pushing, fixing, or forcing

• Clear boundaries and collaborative pacing

• The belief that you are the expert on your experience

• A nervous-system lens that informs every part of the session—from how we make contact to how we end

You Don’t Have to Be “Ready”

You don’t have to have the right language. You don’t have to explain everything. You don’t have to be regulated all the time.

All you need is a body and a willingness to begin.