From Surviving in Your Body to Thriving in Your Life
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Nervous System Regulation + Somatic Coaching
- You feel like you're just surviving, not thriving
- You're dealing with chronic stress, pain, or overwhelm in Germany
- Traditional approaches haven't addressed what your body is holding
- You're ready for a body/nervous system-based approach, not just talk therapy
Guten Tag!
I'm Caroline, Somatic Experience-informed
Somatic Coach Supporting Internationals in Germany
I understood the body well - tissue pathology, biomechanics, pain mechanisms. But what I didn't understand yet was how much the nervous system drives everything.
Then I moved to Germany.
What I thought would be an adventure turned into years of depression and anxiety. The distance from my family back home, the cultural adjustment, the constant stress of navigating an unfamiliar system—it all took a toll I didn't know how to process.
I tried everything. Therapy. Medication. (What I thought was) Rest. Nothing quite touched what I was actually dealing with.
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Then I discovered Somatic Experiencing and nervous system regulation coaching.
For the first time, someone helped me understand that my depression and anxiety weren't just "in my head", they were in my body.
My nervous system was stuck in survival mode from the chronic stress of displacement, and no amount of talking about it or trying to think differently was going to shift that.
SE changed my life.
Through working with my own nervous system, I learned how to release what my body had been holding. The depression lifted. The anxiety settled. I finally felt like myself again—not because I "fixed" my circumstances, but because I helped my nervous system recognise it was safe enough to let go.
That's when I knew: this is the work I need to share.
I trained in Somatic Experiencing (intermediate) and now combine it with my physiotherapy background and my studies in Msc. Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health to help others who are carrying what I carried—chronic stress, pain, anxiety, depression, the weight of being far from home.
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Somatic Coaching for Chronic Stress, Pain, and Cultural Adjustment
How I can Help You
Through Somatic Experiencing-based somatic coaching, I help you work with what your body is holding so your nervous system can finally process and release it.
How I support you:
- Nervous System Regulation: Learn how your nervous system responds to stress and how to guide it back to regulation - turning overwhelm into capacity.
- Releasing Tension, Stress & Pain: Work with the tension and stress your body is holding, helping your nervous system process and release what's been stuck - often without needing to talk through the story.
- Culture Shock & Displacement: Process the somatic impact of living far from home, navigating a new culture, and rebuilding your life in Germany (or wherever your new home is).
What You'll Experience:
- Personalised 1:1 sessions tailored to your nervous system's pace and needs
- Chronic Stress & Pain: Understand how pain and stress are often your body's way of holding unprocessed experiences - and how to work WITH your body instead of against it.
- Body-based practices that help you regulate in real time (not just exercises or talk therapy)
- Greater capacity to handle stress, feel present in your body, and navigate challengesTools you can use between sessions to support your nervous system
(Note: This is not a substitute for therapy but can complement therapeutic work.)
I combine Somatic Experiencing with my background in physiotherapy and neuroscience, using a grounded, evidence-based approach to support your nervous system and body.
I help you process what your body is holding—not just talking about your stress or pain, but helping your nervous system release it.
When you experience overwhelming stress or trauma, your nervous system can get stuck in protective patterns. Through body-based practices, I support you as your nervous system learns to recognise it's safe enough now to process and release what's been stuck.
My Approach
A science-informed path to resilience
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Sara Sheriff
Artist, Doll-Maker and Founder of Wildwood Maker
**These testimonials are from clients I've worked with in various capacities as a somatic coach.
I'm currently building my practice focused specifically on SE-based somatic coaching for chronic stress, pain, and cultural adjustment in Germany. If you'd like to be one of my first clients in this work, I'd love to hear from you.**
"I've already tried everything..."
You've probably tried:
- Talk therapy, mindfulness apps, yoga
- Dietary changes, supplements, rest
- Physiotherapy, massage, pain medications
- Everything your doctors suggested
And you're still struggling.
Here's what might be missing:
Most approaches work with your symptoms (the pain, the stress, the anxiety) or your thoughts (cognitive strategies, reframing).
Somatic Experiencing-based coaching works with your nervous system - the underlying regulation system that creates those symptoms in the first place.
When your nervous system gets stuck in protective patterns (from trauma, chronic stress, or overwhelming experiences), it can create:
- Chronic pain that persists even when tissue has healed
- Anxiety that won't settle even when you're "safe"
- Tension that returns no matter how much you stretch or rest
SE-informed somatic coaching helps your nervous system recognise it's safe enough now to let go of those patterns.
This isn't a quick fix or a miracle cure. It's body-based work that respects your pace and works with what your body has been holding.
If you've tried everything else and nothing has addressed the nervous system piece, this might be what's been missing.
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FAQs
A: Somatic Experiencing (SE) is a body-based approach to working with trauma, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation. Developed by Dr. Peter Levine and grounded in neuroscience, SE focuses on helping your nervous system complete responses that got stuck during overwhelming experiences.
Rather than just talking about your stress or pain, we work directly with the sensations, tension, and patterns in your body—helping your nervous system process and release what it's been holding.
SE can be particularly effective for chronic stress, persistent pain, anxiety, and the somatic impact of major life transitions like moving countries.
A: This varies from person to person. Some people notice shifts in how they feel after just a few sessions—maybe sleeping better, feeling less activated, or noticing their pain has softened. For others, change happens more gradually over months.
SE works at your nervous system's pace, which means we can't force or rush it. We're working with patterns your body has held for a long time, and it takes time for your nervous system to feel safe enough to release them.
We'll check in regularly about what you're noticing and what feels right for you in terms of continuing.
A. Not quite. Meditation often involves calming the mind or focusing attention in a specific way. SE is about tracking what's happening in your body - sensations, movements, impulses—and following what your nervous system needs.
Sometimes that might feel calm, but sometimes it involves allowing activation, tension, or emotion to move through. We're not trying to achieve a particular state - we're working with whatever is present in your body.
A: SE can be helpful for a wide range of issues - chronic stress, pain, anxiety, trauma, overwhelm - because it works with your nervous system, which underlies all of these experiences.
That said, I'm not diagnosing or treating medical or mental health conditions. If you have concerns about underlying health issues, it's important to work with your doctor. SE-based coaching can complement medical care and therapy, but it doesn't replace them.
If you're unsure whether this is right for your situation, feel free to book a free 15-minute call and we can discuss it.
Silvy Codde
Mind, Body, Soul Coach
Belgium
And take the next smallest step towards finally getting my message across.
She is so majestic at seeing my brilliance, even before I could see it.
Not only does she hold space and let me come up with my answers to sort through the mess and drama and distill what my next step is...
She's also good at giving me practical solutions.
I'm a big, big fan and I aspire to become my own version of Caroline in that way.
I just love how she intermingles techniques to down regulate my nervous system...
As well as give me practical tips...
I am in awe."
"Caroline's coaching has been instrumental in helping me ditch the overwhelm...
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Aligning Pricing With
Vision and Values
When I set out to design the pricing structure for my SE-based somatic coaching practice and somatic experience facilitation, my goal was simple: to create a system that reflects my vision and values.
I strive to make my services accessible to people from all walks of life while maintaining the integrity and sustainability of my practice. It's a delicate balance, but one I believe is essential.
To support this, I’ve developed a tiered pricing model. Each tier is designed to reflect different financial and social situations, ensuring that more people have an opportunity to access the transformative potential of this work.
Spaces in each tier are intentionally limited so I can provide the highest level of personalised care and attention to every client. If you're interested, I’d love to discuss which tier feels right for you. Please reach out to explore how we can work together.
A Thoughtful Approach to Accessibility
Standard One
I do not coach without consent.
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I do not sell without consent.
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In marketing and selling, I will treat people the way I would treat my clients:
With respect, transparency, thoughtfulness and genuine care for their well-being.
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Standard Four
The best that anyone can be in our presence is our thoughts about them.
I base all my work with clients in unconditional positive regard.
If I cannot feel unconditional positive regard for someone (and that’s okay because we’re human), I refer them out to someone who can.
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Standard five
I understand that neither human development nor coaching happen in a social and political vacuum.
I will be outspoken about my values and make business decisions that reflect them.
I will never put profit above values.
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Standard six
I believe in every human’s capacity for healing, change and growth, and the reality of miraculous quantum change.
AND I do not bypass slow, steady, repeated work and cultivation of the grounded presence it takes to stay with things that take time.
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I stay fiercely awake and present to pain and suffering inherent in life and the world.
However, I do not let it overwhelm me and stop me from believing in the magic and fun of coaching work.
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Standard eight
I am open to all possibilities but am dogmatic about nothing.
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Standard nine
I don’t do gurus. I don’t do cult-y thinking.
You are the best authority on you, the client is the best authority on themselves, and I do not endorse outsourcing decision-making or responsibility for how we experience the world and create our reality to anyone else.
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I do not aim to be the perfect practitioner or perfect human.
I aim to learn, do a little better than yesterday, and have fun.
