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BENEATH THE SURFACE

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1:1 WORK

There is a version of you that has spent years putting other people first. You probably don't remember how you learnt to, but somehow it became second nature. You learned to read other people's needs before they'd even expressed them, you learned to make yourself useful, lovable, acceptable. And maybe you feel like it worked … except that it didn't, not really.

Perhaps you still find yourself saying yes when everything in you wants to say no. Maybe you are generous and giving but inwardly feel resentful that no-one appreciates or notices you. Perhaps you lose yourself so completely in the needs and feelings of others that you really don't know what you want or need for yourself. Maybe you have spent so long being the strong, capable, independent one, the responsible adult, that you are exhausted in a way that a holiday alone won't fix.

You've almost certainly done some work on this already – started to identify the patterns and behaviours. You may have invested in therapy, read books, listened to podcasts. But you also recognise that the same old patterns are there – sneaky, beneath the surface, pulling you back into the old behaviours that you know don't serve you. There is a knowing that something fundamental hasn't changed.

Here's the thing – to truly work with patterns and behaviours we have to move past the conscious mind. We need to dive beneath the surface into the subconscious and the body.

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WHO AM I?

Historically I was that person – the good girl, the perfectionist, the minimiser, the people-pleaser (you don't get much better codependents than me!) and with it came horrific anxiety (often the body's warning sign that things aren't right) and chronic illness.

It is from doing the deep, transformational work myself, embarking on a 15+ year codependency recovery journey and then training in multiple modalities that I now support other people to realise that they can feel different, better, themselves. I know this work is never entirely done — I am always learning, always going deeper. But I also know what it feels like when something finally shifts.

I came to each of the modalities I work with through my own journey. By the time I found EMDR, I had spent years in therapy, coaching, somatic and energetic work. I had shifted a huge amount that was impacting me negatively, however there were some deeply ingrained core beliefs or wounds that just wouldn't budge. They kept bubbling up to the surface and impacting my health, relationships and most importantly, my sense of self.

What I discovered — through EMDR, Breathwork and Emotional Alchemy — is that some things cannot be reached through the conscious mind alone, no matter how much insight you accumulate. These approaches don't ask you to recount or relive. They work beneath the narrative, with the body and the subconscious, and the shifts that come can be startling in their speed and their depth. I remember finishing an EMDR session feeling like something significant had physically lifted. And then noticing, weeks later, that the familiar surge of anxiety in situations that used to floor me simply wasn't there anymore. I was more present, calmer, more myself.

I offer these modalities because they changed things for me that nothing else had touched. That's the only reason I trust them enough to offer them to you.

A NOTE ON WHO THIS IS FOR ...

Beneath the Surface is for anyone who recognises themselves in what you've read above — people who are done with surviving their own patterns and are ready to step into a life of thriving. They are ready to put down self-limiting behaviours, release energetic patterns that have kept them in ill-health, hypervigilance and fear. They are willing and ready to explore what joy, freedom, adventure and desire feel like.

If you've been in therapy and intuitively feel like you need something different; if you've never done this kind of work before but something in you knows it's time, that instinct is worth trusting.

If you're a practitioner working with others, there is something particularly powerful about doing your own deep work as you hold others — you become the best kind of example.

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WHAT WORKING WITH ME LOOKS LIKE

The modalities I draw on include transformational coaching, breathwork, EMDR trauma processing, and emotional alchemy - woven together intuitively depending on what each session calls for.

What changes is not just how you think about yourself. It's how you feel in your body when someone asks something of you. It's the moment you realise you said no and the world didn't end. It's the radical shift of beginning to put yourself in the picture — not instead of the people you love, but alongside them.

BENEATH THE SURFACE: THE PACKAGE

Beneath the Surface is my six-month 1:1 programme, built for people who are ready to go deeper than they've gone before.

It includes twelve sessions of 60–90 minutes each, to be used across a six-month window. We will begin by exploring your intentions for our work, and each session is shaped by what feels present, recognising that there is no fixed formula. Some sessions might be orientated around EMDR processing. Others will draw on breathwork, somatic work, or coaching. Most will weave several things together. You will have access to The Library, my on-demand breathwork resource, to support your integration and keep the work alive between sessions.

Sessions can take place online or in person in Richmond, London.

The investment is £2,222, with a payment plan available.

If you are interested to explore working with me in this way then click on the link below to book a free call so we can better understand one another and consider the best way of working together

Beyond the initial package clients can book individual sessions as required, or a further block of sessions at a reduced rate.  

“Sophie is a kind and gentle human with an incredible capacity to hold space for vulnerability and trauma. I felt comfortable sharing my life story with her, I felt safe, I felt seen and I felt heard. Using the techniques, I was able to release some stuck trauma from my body. I also learnt some useful tools, which I continue to use, particularly the reframing of certain statements/beliefs.  I would 100% recommend Sophie“ 

Deborah     

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“Sophie is a beautiful, wise coach.  She immediately contained me within a safe, loving space through her skilful grounding exercise at the beginning of our session.  Sophie’s confidence in herself rippled out in reassuring waves which, in turn, allowed me to lean further into trusting her and most importantly, trusting myself.  I loved how powerfully Sophie saw me, she supported me to bust through my self-limiting stories to reach my truth.  Thank you for believing in me Sophie” 

Sof McGarry 

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COMING SOON:

WHO THE F*CK AM I?!

If you're drawn to this work but want to explore it in the company of others, I'm launching a six-month group programme later this year — a structured journey through the patterns I've identified in codependency recovery that keep us giving ourselves away, held in a container that is loving, playful, and profoundly transformative. You can register your interest below

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