create a life you love
If your light has been dimmed by the overwhelm of daily life, if past trauma or woundedness are holding you back, if you are stuck in survival mode or have lost touch with who you are or what your purpose is, then you are at the right place.
My passion is to integrate the wisdom from ancient spiritual traditions and modern neuroscience around trauma and the nervous system to help you create a life you love.
I have developed a framework that effectively and efficiently gets to the root cause of any discomfort, unease or dysfunction in your life and help you release it on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level.
The key is to create alignment on all levels so you can move forward in a coherent state.
Whether you've lost confidence, forgotten your true value, or are ready to discover your life’s purpose, I’d be honoured to guide you on your journey, to that inner part if you only you can go to and resolve the root causes of what is stopping you from living a life you love!
We all have stuff going on in our lives. We all have times where something happened that was too much, too fast, too soon for us to be able to process properly. Some of these events a big traumas, some are a woundedness which sends our nervous system into overwhelm. The trauma or woundedness is not actually the event, but rather the energy that gets locked in your body around real or perceived threat, often resulting in a person getting “stuck” in the fight, flight or freeze responses.
Signs you might be stuck in Survival Mode can be:
- Feeling constantly stressed or anxious: You always feel tense or worried.
- Difficulty focusing: It's hard to concentrate or remember things.
- Always tired: You feel exhausted even after sleeping.
- Irritability: Little things easily make you upset or angry.
- Overwhelm: Everyday tasks feel too much to handle.
- Neglecting self-care: You don’t take time to eat well, exercise, or relax.
- Social withdrawal: You avoid friends and social activities.
- Numbness: You feel emotionally detached or indifferent.
- Hypervigilance: You are always on edge, expecting something bad to happen.
- Poor decision-making: You struggle to make even simple choices.
What I can help with
- Anxiety, Stress & Burnout
- Confidence, Self Worth
- Relationship Issues (self/others)
- Menopause/Hormones
- Focus, Motivation & Blocks
- Business/Career
- Abundance/Manifesting
- Health & Fitness
- Trauma Healing
- Achieving overal happiness & inner peace
What are some of the benefits of this transformative work?
• Releasing the past and built up emotions• More energy, sense of freedom and happiness• Increased Confidence in yourself and courage• Handle reactions to others negative behavior and emotions more positively• Sense of peace and fulfilment• Understanding others and self• Improved relationships and connection with people• Improved communication with self and others• Knowledge of why and how to be more conscious• Increased energy and lease on life• Significantly improve your life and those around you• Have the tools and self-awareness to deal with negative emotions
• Uncover your unique talents and gifts• Discovering the purpose for your life and creating a plan to move forward• Release patterns, behaviours and addictions that aren’t serving you• Attract better relationships, circumstances and quality of life
This life-changing work will help you connect to and act from your intuition
rather then being led astray by the false beliefs from the past - perception.
If your light has been dulled by past experiences or current situations, let me help you to turn it back on and come back to life!
Your focus creates your reality (when you drive you always veer to where you look), and, where often we think we are focussed on what we want, we are actually focussed on the lack of it. By focussing on the lack we only give it power, so instead of being inspired to reach our goal, we go down the rabbit hole of why we don't deserve it, why we aren't good enough, not worthy enough, not capable etc etc.
By integrating the wisdom from ancient spiritual traditions and modern neuroscience around trauma and the nervous system I've created a framework to resolve the resistance and guide you to that which you desire in life and not give power to the lack of it. What are you focussed on?
By integrating the wisdom from ancient spiritual traditions and modern neuroscience around trauma and the nervous system I've created a framework to resolve the resistance and guide you to that which you desire in life and not give power to the lack of it. What are you focussed on?
Root-Cause Therapy (RCT) is a therapy that aims to find and heal the root cause of an individual's condition, whether physical, emotional or behavioral. This approach uses different processes, including NLP, Regression Therapy, Timeline Therapy, Talk Therapy, Inner Child Healing and Somatic Breathwork. Some of the issues RCT is helpful in resolving are:
When we get triggered by people, situations, or circumstances, it often is because it activates unresolved emotions or memories from past traumatic experiences. These traumas aren't always caused by major events, they can be as simple as losing a parent in a shopping centre at the age of 4 and the meaning you gave to that event with the emotional intelligence, and support you had available at the time. When a traumatic experience doesn't get completed properly it can cause ongoing emotional and psychological distress, such as anxiety, panic, depression, feelings of numbness and being stuck.
The trauma cycle is a repeating pattern where someone experiences trauma, and their reactions to it can cause ongoing problems. Here's a simple explanation:
- Trauma Event: Something really upsetting or scary happens.
- Emotional Reaction: You feel strong emotions like fear, anger, or sadness.
- Behavior Changes: These emotions might make you act differently, like avoiding things that remind you of the trauma.
- Negative Thoughts: You might start thinking negatively about yourself or the world.
- Ongoing Stress: These thoughts and behaviors keep causing stress and emotional pain.
- Triggers: Things that remind you of the trauma bring back the strong emotions, starting the cycle again.
Me and my Mobility Dog-in-training "Armstrong"
Registered Clinical Hypotherapist Hypnosis New Zealand
Certified Root Cause Therapy Practioner, Level 1 & 2
The Somatic Edge - by Faye Lawand
Certified Reference Point Therapy Practioner, Level 1 & 2
Certified Body & Emotion Code Practitioner
A bit more about me...
After being involved in corporate life for years I felt called to find a more purposeful career. I had always been fascinated by how our minds work but didn't feel called to the more traditional ways of working with it. Whilst exploring my own relationship with food during a hypnotherapy session I realised what a powerful and gentle way this modality is to explore the inner workings of the mind and help people make positive changes in their lives.
I was particularly drawn to having a way release issues from the past without having to relive the trauma associated with them. So I set out on my journey of re-education and studied with well know Hypnotherapist and tutor, Grant Boddington from Hypnosis New Zealand. I established my hypnotherapy clinic in 2011, and over the years have added a range of techniques and tools to my repertoire in order to assist people from all walks of life in their journey to be the best version of themselves.
Over the years I've come across a lot of people whom - for personal reason - aren't comfortable with being in a state of hypnosis and for years I've been searching for a technique to honour and serve those people in an effective, efficient and gentle way to achieve lasting change. I am so excited to now also add Root-Cause Therapy as a way of helping those who want a more Conscious experience rather than subconcsious, yet have amazing results. To learn more about Root-Cause Therapy click here.
In my spare time I like to dedicate myself to the Mobility Dogs Trust. Our family are 'Puppy Raisers' for the Trust, training these amazing dogs to assist people living with disabilities. Even though it is very hard to say goodbye to them after a 12-month stay with us, we know they will go on to make an amazing difference in someone’s life!
Another beautiful session with my gorgeous friend Carla van Voorst. Our session tonight focused on what my Higher Self knows is possible for me and breaking through the barriers we create for ourselves. I have had the most amazing life changes with the help of Carla, from curing my morning sickness when I was pregnant, to making the last time I saw my dad unbelievably special, and precious. I don't know the right words to describe Carla's methods. All I can say is there is nothing else out there that I have experienced the same, miracle-like results from.
Henriette, Namibia (via Zoom), June 2024
"I met Carla through work and instantly connected with her due to her warmth and open friendly manner. After a period of time she mentioned that she worked as a hypnotherapist. For some time I had considered hypnotherapy for past trauma but hadn’t quite settled on the right person, but I knew carla was the person to guide me through my journey.
My first session arrived and I was nervous and worried that I’d not be able to be hypnotised but she quickly alleviated those fears. Her gentle approach meant that I felt safe and secure and the experience was truly transformative, the resources she made for me to use and her follow up care meant that I had a new toolkit for life.
We worked through past trauma and also did a 'future' session where I got to 'meet' my future self as if I had achieved what I wanted to achieve and I had such profound experiences! At each time after my session Carla checked in on me to see how I was feeling and provided me again with resources to support me at home.
I’m in awe of her work and of the wonderful person she is. I could not recommend her enough and know I’ve made a lifelong connection. Thank you for your care and passion Carla."
- Gemma O, June '24
Certified Root Cause Therapy
Level 1
Certified Root Cause Therapy
Level 2
Professional Member Hypnosis NZ
Registered Clinical Hypnotherapist