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Online Somatic Therapy To Support Nervous System Regulation And Recovery

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You may be functioning well in your life — working, relating, meeting responsibilities — yet still feel internally tense, exhausted, or unable to fully rest.

Many people come to this work because something doesn’t quite settle, even when they understand themselves well and have tried to “work things out” through insight or talking alone.

You may notice:

  • ongoing stress or anxiety

  • feeling constantly on edge or overwhelmed

  • emotional reactions that don’t match your intentions

  • difficulty switching off or fully relaxing

  • a sense of disconnection from your body

  • repeating patterns you understand intellectually, but haven’t been able to shift

These experiences are not signs of weakness or failure. They are often signals from a nervous system that has been under sustained pressure.

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What This Work Supports

Somatic therapy focuses on the nervous system — the part of you that governs stress responses, emotional reactivity, and your capacity to feel safe, settled, and present.

Rather than analysing problems or retelling past experiences, this work supports your system to regulate, reorganise, and respond with more choice over time.

Change happens gradually, at a pace your system can integrate.

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Who This Work Is For

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This work may be a good fit if you:

  • live with chronic stress, anxiety, or burnout

  • feel capable and high-functioning, but inwardly exhausted

  • react emotionally in ways that don’t serve your interests

  • feel disconnected from your body or emotions

  • notice recurring patterns in relationships, work, or life that don’t shift despite insight

  • have tried talking-based therapy and are seeking a more embodied approach

You don’t need to be in crisis to begin.

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My Approach

I work using Somatic Experiencing®, a trauma-informed, body-based approach developed by Dr Peter Levine to support nervous system regulation and recovery.

Many people struggle to feel their body not because something is “wrong”, but because the nervous system learned to reduce sensation in order to survive stress or overwhelm. This work gently supports the system to settle, reorganise, feel again, and respond with more choice.

Sessions focus on present-moment bodily sensations, internal resources, and careful pacing. You are never pushed to relive or retell past experiences. The emphasis is on safety, containment, and building capacity over time.

This approach goes beyond trauma awareness alone, with the intention of supporting the resolution of trauma responses, not just managing symptoms.

How I Work

My way of working is calm, relational, and carefully paced.

We pay close attention to what feels manageable in your system, allowing change to unfold without pressure or force. This often suits people who are used to pushing themselves, solving problems cognitively, or holding a lot of responsibility.

Although the process is gentle, it is not passive. Over time, the nervous system learns to release patterns of survival stress and respond more flexibly to life as it is now.

All sessions are offered online, which works well for people with busy schedules, international lives, or a preference for working from their own space.

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About Me

Before training as a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, I spent many years working in high-pressure professional environments. This informs my understanding of how long-term responsibility, performance demands, and adaptation shape the nervous system — and why recovery often requires more than rest or insight alone.

Alongside my professional training, my approach is informed by my own therapeutic journey, including extended personal work and learning with leading trauma practitioners.

I work primarily in English and also offer sessions in Spanish.

Practical Details

Format: One-to-one online sessions

  1. Session length: 60 minutes

  2. Fee: £70

  3. Frequency: Weekly sessions are usually recommended at the beginning, as this supports nervous system continuity and stability. We review this together over time.

Verinder Sharma, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner offering online somatic therapy for nervous system regulation
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“When this stuck energy is restored to the whole organism, we can begin to live more fully—to create, accomplish, communicate, collaborate, and share.”

— Dr Peter Levine

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If you’re curious about whether this approach could support you, you’re welcome to book a free consultation.

This is a chance to ask questions, get a sense of how the work feels, and see whether we’re a good fit.

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Client Testimonials

  • Gemma - Justice System Reformer

    At a time when numerous challenges around health, neurodivergence, and life transitions left me feeling stuck, Verinder’s somatic therapy offered a way forward when other forms of therapy had barely scratched the surface. His compassionate and skillful approach helped me loosen long‑held patterns and reconnect with resilience. The work we did together has had a lasting impact, and I am truly grateful for the clarity and strength his compassion and expertise has brought into my life.

  • Nicky Forsythe - Psychotherapist (MBACP Accred.), Founder of Talk for Health, and speaker for mental health at the House of Lords

    Verinder provided compassionate, gentle, and thoughtful care. The in-home visits were convenient, professional, and helped get me through. His approach was dynamic, and he asked the right questions to help me. My journey with Verinder will be remembered, and I recommend him for people who are looking to heal from their trauma.

  • Esme Dennys - Executive Co-Founder

    These sessions with Verinder have been such a great experience. Running a new startup, it’s been important to take the time to manage stress, prevent burnout and maintain a sense of balance. I highly recommend somatic therapy to anyone looking to feel grounded and restored during busy times.

  • Jane - Former mental health charity worker

    My sessions with Verinder quite literally helped me to save myself from remaining completely trapped in suicide ideation. He gradually supported me to move back into my body and soul and connecting all the broken parts, allowing these to begin working with each other again. His compassion shines and I have so much gratitude for his support throughout my sessions.on goes here

  • Laura, 35, tantric facilitator

    Verinder facilitated a super warm, safe and nourishing journey for me. Having had his somatic experiencing sessions before going into ceremony was the perfect foundation. In the sessions I really felt Verinders’ skill to help me process relational trauma, shame and insecurity. I have done somatic work before - however it surprising to me how gentle this process was. 

    In the ceremony, I was able to surrender deeply into my experience and I came out with so much weight lifted off my shoulders. I’m deeply grateful. 

  • Jagunath - Mens Relationship Coach & Chronic Pain Specialist physiotherapist

    Working with Verinder was a game changer! I have been looking for somatic therapist who i felt safe with and who could me make progress. Verinder was able to do this! He helped me access more emotions i was suppressing so i could process and be with them. Since our sessions i feel more in power and a lot more calmer! A feeling I didn't expect to be so powerful but actually has helped me be more content with life.

  • Ali - Therapeutic Writing (MA student)

    The last 12 months working with Verinder have been therapeutically transformational. From the offset I was made to feel safe by his confident, calm and compassionate presence.

    Over the duration of our therapeutic journey my capacity to be with the difficult sensations in my body, including anxiety and grief, has grown immensely. I am more able to recognise what is happening in my body and how to be with those happenings in a curious and compassionate way.

    My day-to-day life has simply become more manageable over the past year and I am deeply grateful to Verinder for his support in this development.”

  • Alastair - CEO

    “Verinder Sharma is an excellent therapist. His body-centric approach has been a better option for me than traditional talking therapy. To incorporate mind, body, spirit, and emotions in the healing process has taught me to be more introspective and look for answers within.

    Verinder has helped me identify and release past trauma and in my goal to get my marriage back on track. Through this practice one can find God within oneself. An affirmation that one is sacred, and worthy of self-love and self-respect. Verinder has helped me “release the tiller” and navigate the chaotic ocean of life. Thanks for starting me on this journey.”

  • Indrānī - Spanish speaker

    Having sessions with Verinder was one of the best things that happened to me during the pandemic lockdown. I was able to reconnect with emotions and parts of my body that I had completely forgotten. I learned to ground myself and to pay attention to my bodily sensations without shutting down.

    I developed the capacity to connect with chronic pain and difficult sensations, and to process and understand the emotions behind them. I was truly not able to do this on my own before, so I definetely feel the change in my life after our therapy sessions since it has helped me navigate my daily life in a very different way.

    And to my surprise I could comfortably speak Spanish, which is my first language. In overall, I felt very comfortable and well guided throughout or sessions. Thank you a lot!

  • Jo, NHS care worker

    “I really enjoyed the sessions and got lots from them, you were professional, supportive and guided me through things gracefully. Im sure you'll be delighted to know I can now sing the vast majority of the songs at rock choir without crying LOL - so much more enjoyable!!!!!

    Thanks sincerely for all your help.”

  • Jess - Young Client and Make-up artist

    Having sessions was extremely beneficial to me and helped me overcome so much. He was extremely welcoming and patient with me and always listened. I overcame so much of my anxiety and was able to actually leave my house and not have a panic attack. I’ve achieved so much in my life now because of this and cannot thank Verinder enough!

    I’m extremely thankful towards him and how much he helped me.

  • Gabriella - Healer

    I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Verinder to anyone seeking somatic healing. The sessions were gentle but also powerful and helped me to start using somatic practices within my own life rather than depending on sessions indefinetely.

    I found the sessions to be helpful for my complex PTSD, much more so than traditional talk therapy and they helped me to rebuild a sense of safety and agency after a very difficult period in my life.

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