![]() For example, Siobhan learnt ‘deep-listening’ skills from the Yolngu people of Arnhem Land (which in ways resembles the Somatic Experiencing training she commenced 15 years later). With Adivasi in India, she learnt to regulate moods with rhythmic dance, and from a Pakistani doctor and an elder from Kala Dhaka, she witnessed that one could sing away pain (you can read more about her time in Pakistan here).
![]() Besides early influences, and the challenges of studying and practicing modern medicine, what also seems to have increased Siobhan’s sensitivity (she has 'mirror neuron synaesthesia'), and marked somatic responsiveness, is her knack for sometimes just being in a place at a particularly emotively charged time.
Significant and influential experiences have included:
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![]() Siobhan is dedicated to her own personal therapeutic work, which constantly evolves alongside her work with clients. Her experiences with overcoming and healing her own intergenerational trauma and dissociative disorder have contributed to her professional development. The breadth and depth of her personal and professional experience translate into her capacity as a practitioner, so she’s comfortable to work with whatever comes.
She also practices what she teaches: is friends with her gut, does regular mind-body activities (dancing, singing, yoga, gardening and lying about in daisy patches) and throwing ideas and humour around with friends and other loved ones. And she’s written a children’s book that synthesises much of her experience. |