Healing through Compassion
Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapy
My clients struggle with anxiety, trauma, grief, and the patterns that keep them stuck. The reason why I am able to help them, is because I have been through it all myself.
If you’re here, you’re probably exhausted. Maybe you’ve tried therapy before and it didn’t go deep enough. Maybe you’re managing depression, OCD, PTSD, loss – or all of it at once.
Most people are carrying more than they can hold alone. We are not supposed to do this alone.
Does this sound familiar?
- Your anxiety won’t quiet, no matter what you try
- You’re grieving a loss and feel completely untethered
- You keep repeating the same painful patterns in relationships
- You’re dealing with trauma, depression, intrusive thoughts, or emotional overwhelm
- Something from your past is affecting your present in ways you can’t shift alone
- You’ve been told you’re “too sensitive” but you know your pain is real
If something in you is asking for support, healing, or change, you’re in the right place.
My approach to trauma coaching
I practice trauma-informed, depth-oriented coaching using Compassionate Inquiry (I trained directly in Gabor Maté’s method), Internal Family Systems principles, and somatic therapy.
This means we work with the parts of you shaped by survival – the anxiety that kept you alert, the people-pleasing that kept you safe, the shutdown that protected you from overwhelm. We don’t try to eliminate these parts. We listen to them.
My online coaching sessions are held via Zoom, allowing me to work with clients across time zones. I occasionally offer in-person sessions in Malta for those who prefer face-to-face support.
Whether you’re navigating complex trauma, attachment wounds, grief, or patterns you understand intellectually but can’t seem to shift – this work meets you where you are.
Is somatic therapy right for me?
This is not surface-level work. We go to the root – the childhood experiences, the nervous system patterns, the parts of you that learned to survive in ways that don’t serve you anymore.
This isn’t about managing symptoms. It’s about understanding why they’re there. And meeting those parts with compassion instead of shame.
As a trauma coach trained in Compassionate Inquiry (Gabor Maté’s method) and Internal Family Systems, I work with complex trauma, (C-)PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship patterns, abandonment wounds, and suicidal ideation.
The online coaching sessions are offered globally via Zoom, and occasionally work in-person in Malta for clients who prefer face-to-face support.
But here’s what matters most: I won’t rush you. I won’t pathologize you. And I get it – I’ve sat where you’re sitting.
This work isn’t easy. But it’s simple. And I promise you, it’s the most important thing you’ll ever do for yourself.
How we work together
1. Book a free 30-minute discovery call
No obligation. Just a conversation to see if this feels right.
2. If it’s aligned, we begin
You schedule sessions at your own rhythm. I never prescribe frequency or pace.
3. We go at your pace
Sessions are online (Zoom) or occasionally in person. Sliding scale pricing available.
Feedback & Reviews
“Rachelle is a damn good coach. She listens with so much compassion that it is contagious. A gift so scarce in today’s society.
She has guided me into having the same compassion with myself and those around me, strengthening my connections and lifting the heavy weight of shame and self judgement.
We wasted no time, her therapy methods made a beeline for my trauma. There were a lot of tears and a hell of a lot of anger but most importantly, a depth of healing. I would recommend her hands down without any reservations. Her personal experiences have collided with her training with Gabor Mate and created a beautiful symphony of therapeutic magic.”
“I have attended several sessions with Rachelle, and honestly they became the time of the week that I am looking forward to.
Her presence is calming, grounded, and I can feel I am safely dropping into my body, into the space ready to be held.
I have had some eye-opening moments during the seasons and because of Rachelle’s guidance I could walk away from the room with clearer mind and open heart.
I feel very grateful to find the therapist with whom I feel safe and understood.”
“This form of therapy has made me understand myself more; my own patterns, insecurities, judgements and has shown me how to be more compassionate towards myself.
It has taught me (and still is) to recognise emotions that are linked to past experiences and how they can trigger certain patterns and behaviours. This in return has been very helpful in my relationships with other people.”
“Cannot recommend it enough. This mode of therapy is truly transformational, and I was one of the fortunate ones who can testify to this groundbreaking work and Rachelle is an amazingly talented coach.”
I guide people through life’s turning points; loss, transformation, identity shifts, grief, by honoring the sacred act of change: letting go, crossing over, and becoming.
I guide individuals across their thresholds, and help them incorporate the changes in them selves.
After many years of crossing my own thresholds, I have been using my own experiences, as well as years of training, to help people as yourself thrive, and live a life authentically to themselves.
Something deep in you is asking for your attention, or you would not be here. Those who hear the call to work with me, are those who are ready to go within, those who want to chose differently.
The work is not easy. But it is very simple. And I promise you, it is the most rewarding thing you will ever do for yourself.
I use compassionate inquiry (Gabor Mate), Internal family systems, mindfulness practices, wisdom of the land, and buckets of compassion.
Book a free discovery call (30 minutes)
What is Compassionate Inquiry?
Compassionate Inquiry reveals what lies beneath the appearance to the world. It is a (somatic) therapy which exposes and shows the masks that we wear and unconsciously hide behind. Compassionate Inquiry is a method of guided inquiry that looks at the essence of trauma, which is the disconnection from the authentic self.
MANIFESTO
I practice with ongoing supervision and continual self-reflection.
I commit to anti-oppressive, decolonizing, and harm-reduction frameworks.
I acknowledge the limits of my training and identity and remain accountable for my blind spots.
I make clear that I am not a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, or medical provider and cannot diagnose or prescribe.
I honor cultural origins of the practices I engage with and strive to prevent appropriation.
I welcome clients of all identities and backgrounds with respect for your culture, history, and lived experience.
I center presence, compassion, and humility in all my work.
I honour rites of passage and ancestral healing within the limits of my own cultural lineage, and I approach all ancestral work with humility, consent, and respect.
I learn from the teachings of Daniel Foor / Ancestral Medicine while understanding that I do not represent or speak for any Indigenous or culturally specific tradition.
I recognize that ancestral, spiritual, and land-based approaches can be deeply meaningful, and also potentially harmful if misused, so I engage with them slowly, ethically, and with clear boundaries.