About Shannon

Hello. I'm glad you're here.

I'm Shannon, a somatic practitioner based in Walyalup / Fremantle, Western Australia. I work with people who are tired of living mostly in their heads. They’ve done plenty of reading, maybe have a therapist, and can name their patterns, though still find themselves stuck somewhere between knowing and changing.

I'm not a neutral guide; I've walked the goat tracks and winding paths that many of my clients find themselves on. If you'd like to know more about what brought me to this work, I've written about it honestly here.

Lineage

Somatic practice lives inside a much longer human story and has been shaped by Indigenous knowledge systems, land-based ways of knowing, and ancestral practices of listening, sensing, orienting, and responding through the body. Long before neuroscience named the nervous system, bodies already knew how to regulate, grieve together, move with seasons, and attune to place and to one another. I hold this work with deep respect for those living lineages. I write about this important context, and my ongoing relationship to it, in The History of Somatics: Honouring Indigenous Wisdom.

Training & Credentials

Mind-Body Coaching – The Embody Lab
A gentle, body-attuned approach to decision-making, helping you align your actions with what feels true and sustainable for your nervous system.

Somatic Stress Release™ – The Embody Lab
A trauma-informed practice that works with your body’s natural rhythm to release stress, restore balance, and expand your capacity to respond to life with steadiness.

Integrative Somatic Parts Work – The Embody Lab
An embodied approach to understanding the many aspects of self, blending somatic awareness with Internal Family Systems principles to bring safety, insight, and integration to the parts of you shaped by life.

Functional Flow Yoga & Meditation – Spanda School
A way of moving and meditating that values curiosity and presence over performance, helping you reconnect to your body and its intelligence.

Facilitation Skills & Program Design – Mike Dyson
Training in creating spaces where learning is responsive, inclusive, and participant-led, cultivating connection and presence in groups.

Brene Brown Dare to Lead™
Exploring courage, vulnerability, and values-aligned leadership as tools for authenticity and integrity in action.

Mental Health First Aid
Equipping me to notice and respond to signs of mental health challenges, ensuring that safety and care are always present in the work I offer.

Inclusion

This work is for all bodies, histories, and stages of life. If cost is the only barrier to accessing sessions, I hold a small number of reduced-rate spots each month. Be in touch, and we'll find a way.

If your circumstances change and you're able to return to standard pricing, I'd appreciate knowing – as a one-woman practice, it helps me keep these spots available for everyone who needs them.