Jemma Doak
Trauma Informed
Somatic Psychotherapist and Counsellor
One-on-One or Group Therapy and Coaching
Classes . Courses . Retreats
For adults and children aged 8+
Globally online or in person
Fremantle and Perth, Western Australia
anxiety and depression
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dating
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conflict resolution
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family and intimate relationship issues
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life transition and adjustment issues
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sleep issues
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attachment issues
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divorce trauma
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stress management
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boundary building and boundary rupture
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LQBTIQA+ informed and welcome
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emotional regulation
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sexuality
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pain and body symptoms
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natural and assisted fertility concerns
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prenatal bonding and attachment
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pregnancy
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mindful birth and parenting
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birth anxiety and trauma
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HypnoBirthing
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regression therapy
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grief and loss
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trauma
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medical trauma
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sexual trauma and boundary breaches
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womb and birth imprints
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anxiety and depression • dating • conflict resolution • family and intimate relationship issues • life transition and adjustment issues • sleep issues • attachment issues • divorce trauma • stress management • boundary building and boundary rupture • LQBTIQA+ informed and welcome • emotional regulation • sexuality • pain and body symptoms • natural and assisted fertility concerns • prenatal bonding and attachment • pregnancy • mindful birth and parenting • birth anxiety and trauma • HypnoBirthing • regression therapy • grief and loss • trauma • medical trauma • sexual trauma and boundary breaches • womb and birth imprints •
Hi, I’m Jemma….
Welcome!
I'm glad you're here. My work blends trauma informed psychotherapy, counselling, and ancient practices to help you navigate personal and psychological challenges. Using mindfulness, body awareness, and somatic techniques, we explore your unique experiences to foster lasting transformation. Together, we’ll address how your beliefs, emotions, thoughts, and physical symptoms shape your everyday life.
My approach goes beyond talk therapy and solutions, offering a holistic path that integrates body, mind, soul, and the world around you. With over 20 years of experience, I guide clients from all walks of life to understand their true selves and align their outer world with their inner desires.
If this resonates with you, I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out or explore my services and events page.
What is somatic/body oriented psychotherapy?
It is a term for body techniques that develop and strengthen the ability to communicate with, explore, understand and potentially release experiences and emotions held in the body. Which then consequentially releases it from the nervous system, mind and belief system.
Body oriented psychological therapies build a connection between our mind and body. Deepening our connection to ourselves, others and the world.
My approach
Processwork Psychotherapy
A dynamic and holistic approach to healing that helps individuals explore and transform personal challenges. Rooted in Jungian psychology, quantum physics, and systems theory, Processwork acknowledges that symptoms, conflicts, and dreams are meaningful expressions of the unconscious. By embracing these experiences, clients can uncover hidden wisdom, navigate life transitions, and foster personal growth. Whether working with emotional difficulties, relationship challenges, or life direction, Processwork empowers individuals to discover new perspectives and bring greater awareness to all aspects of life.
Body-oriented psychological interventions (including Breathwork, Relaxation Therapies, Somatic Experiencing )
Somatic Experiencing/Trauma Resiliency (SE) SE is an integrative (mind-body) approach developed by Peter A. Levine (1997, 2005) that focuses on identifying the psychophysiological patterns that underlie the traumatic responses (Leitch et al., 2009). SE develops sensory resources (e.g., places in the body that do not feel pain but feel strong) that help the client feel safe in developing sensory awareness and the corresponding self-regulation (Leitch et al., 2009, p. 11).
Acupoint Tapping Therapies (Emotional Freedom Therapy, Thought Field Therapy)
Acupoint stimulation refers to a number of related energy therapies that are based on kinesiology and the Chinese Meridian system of medicine. EFT is an exposure therapy combining cognitive and somatic elements. It offers mindful exposure to traumatic memories combined with simultaneous self acupoint stimulation.
Mindfulness-based Therapy and Movement
MBT represents a clinical integration of mindfulness and western psychotherapies. Based on ancient eastern meditation and yoga traditions, MBT programs involve the key element of non-judgemental observation of feelings, thoughts, external stimuli from the environment, physical pain or psychological distress (Kabat-Zinn, 1990). Participants are gradually taught to become more aware of their own body, and to use this awareness to process and regulate emotions and intense bodily sensations.
Why choose somatic/body oriented psychotherapy?
Traumatic events, whether a one of experience or ongoing chronic trauma, are almost impossible to put into words. This is because during moments of trauma recall, Broca’s area of the brain – the part responsible for speech production – shuts down, compromising our ability to describe how we are feeling.
Forms of therapy that rely on talking recount the traumatic events and can retraumatise clients and hinder their recovery process.
By working with the body and nervous system through somatic therapies, we learn to slowly release trauma from the body, creating a space inside ourselves where healing can begin.
Our Services
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Life is often overwhelming. We all have, and have had, experiences which create deep suffering and effect our ability to see, feel and behave as we would like to in our lives. Individualised sessions offer a safe space where you can talk about anything and everything. A multi-dimensional exploration of whatever it is that’s coming up for you. Gently exploring and releasing difficult thoughts, emotions and experiences to find clarity with customised techniques and tools that can also be used at home. Suitable for children aged 8 and above, and adults.
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A woman has many transitions times throughout her life where she can flow through with awareness, or get stuck, impacting on a physical, emotional and spiritual level.
Our modern culture offers little understanding of, and support for, the impact of these times; menstruation, pregnancy, loss, grief, abortion, perimenopause, menopause, divorce, and ageing.
I offer one-on-one therapy and group programs beginning from our maturing young girls readying for menstruation, on through all aspects of a woman’s life cycle.
JADE EGG THERAPY
Jade egg is an advanced women’s healing therapy. It is only offered in private one-one-one therapy sessions. Suitable for women with emotional maturity.The jade egg is a powerful and ancient women’s somatic healing practice that helps to release and reconnect in a loving way to your pelvic region, pleasure and creative energy to either enhance it or after trauma on a physical or emotional level has disconnected you from it.
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2024 dates TBA