Somatic Coaching
for creatives
Feel like you’ve lost touch with yourself?
You might be successful on paper but overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, disconnected from your creativity, or unsure what you actually want anymore.
You might know exactly what you should do, yet find yourself unable to do it.
You might keep thinking your way around the same problem, comparing yourself to other people, second-guessing your decisions, or pushing yourself until you have nothing left.
This is where I can help.
I’m a somatic coach with more than 25 years of experience as a musician and creative. I help people understand what is really going on beneath their thoughts and habits, reconnect with themselves, and make changes that feel right for them.
My approach brings together conversation, body awareness and practical nervous system work. Instead of trying to think your way into feeling different, we pay attention to what your body is telling you too.
I know this territory personally. I’ve spent more than 25 years building a life around creative work, performing, touring, releasing music and navigating the pressures of being visible. I also spent time working in mental health within the NHS before training as a somatic coach.
You don’t need to be a musician or a creative to work with me.
You just need to feel that something isn’t quite working anymore, and want to understand yourself well enough to change it.
We can work on things like:
• Feeling stuck or unclear about what you want
• Self-doubt and overthinking
• Anxiety, overwhelm and nervous system regulation
• Burnout and loss of motivation
• Comparison and fear of other people’s opinions
• Difficulty making decisions
• Feeling disconnected from yourself or your creativity
• Finding a way forward that actually feels like yoursThe aim isn’t to turn you into a more productive version of yourself.
It’s to help you hear yourself more clearly, understand your patterns, feel more at home in your body, and make choices from a more grounded place.
If you’re ready to understand what’s really going on and do something differently, we can start there.
With Sarah's guidance, I am learning to develop a heightened awareness of my bodily responses that enables me to explore emotions, sensations, and behaviours in profound ways.” - Nikoleta
“When we first spoke it felt like my brain was really cloudy - I could’t work out what to focus on, and was tying myself up in knots. You helped me sort through all this and focus on making something I’m really proud of" - Jim Godfrey
Working with Sarah helped me a lot over the last few months. She offered perspective, insight, and empathy. All in a way that was always supportive, and never felt intrusive. So it became easier for me to see where I was, and to map out a path forwards.
Rohan Candappa
How I work
Talking can take you a long way. But sometimes thinking harder about a problem keeps you inside the problem.
Somatic coaching brings your body into the conversation.
We might notice what happens in your body when you talk about a particular person, decision, fear or desire. We might explore where you feel tension, resistance, excitement or uncertainty. We might use simple practices to help you regulate your nervous system and become more aware of what you need.
You don't have to be “good at” this. There is no right way to experience your body.
The point isn't to analyse every sensation. It's to develop a stronger relationship with yourself, so you can recognise what is happening and make choices with greater awareness.
I meet you where you are. Some people come because they feel completely stuck. Others have already spent years working on themselves and want to go deeper.
Why work with me?
I bring two different kinds of experience to this work.
I've spent more than 25 years building a life around creative work. I've written, recorded, toured and released music, worked with labels, publishers and booking agencies, built projects from scratch, performed to thousands of people and navigated the uncertainty, rejection, comparison and pressure that come with trying to make a living from something you care about.
I've also spent years working with people around their mental health.
I worked as a mental health peer coach within the NHS, completed 52 hours of CBT training, studied counselling and trained in body-oriented coaching with the ICF-accredited Somatic School.
So I understand both sides of the work.
The part of you that wants to change something.
And the part that gets scared, overwhelmed, stuck or pulls you back into familiar patterns.
I don't believe you need to push harder to become a better version of yourself.
I'm interested in helping you understand yourself well enough to make choices that actually fit.
coaching for Music artists
With my experience and knowledge of the music industry I offer specific coaching and mentoring to music artists both established and relatively new.
We will consider how you want to feel, how to ensure this process enhances your life and, if you need help with the practical elements, this may be right for you.
coaching EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Diploma in Body-oriented coaching from ICF-accredited Somatic School 2023
NHS Peer Coaching: Two years experience working for the NHS as a mental health peer coach for Barnet and Camden & Islington NHS Trust. Worked with a variety of people experiencing challenges such as ADHD, Autism Spectrum, PTSD and Depression.
CBT: During my time in the NHS I took 52 hours of CBT training with supervision.
Level 3 Counselling Studies with CPTA.
Two years coaching unpaid carers for Ealing Carers Partnership
TESTIMONIALS
Sarah kept a professional approach while putting me at ease to discuss all aspects of being an artist nowadays. Additionally, the somatic approach practised enhanced my consciousness of my goals as an artist and how to achieve them! I am ever so grateful for this experience and to have had the opportunity to meet Bryde. Her work is amazing and furthermore, her tranquillity throughout the process is comforting and helpful to developing the goal you aim to achieve. - Laís Elena - Singer songwriter & ICMP student
Working with Sarah helped me a lot over the last few months. She offered perspective, insight, and empathy. All in a way that was always supportive, and never felt intrusive. So it became easier for me to see where I was, and to map out a path forwards.
Rohan Candappa, performer, playwright and author of 'The Little Book Of Stress' and 'Picklehead'.
“Since working with Sarah I have gone from being a serial procrastinator of many years to someone who is now confident to start recording my own music. Not only a very good listener, Sarah has a very calm and attentive approach during our sessions and she and I continue to work together to help me reach my goals of being a recording artist and live performer. We are a really good fit for coaching and I’m absolutely delighted to be working with her.” Allan Morgan
“Sarah's somatic coaching skills are exceptional, and has provided a transformative experience for me that integrates both my body and mind. With Sarah's guidance, I am learning to develop a heightened awareness of my bodily responses that enables me to explore emotions, sensations, and behaviors in profound ways. This has helped me to gain more clarity about my next steps in my healing journey and has led to lasting personal growth and self discovery.” - Nikoleta
“I started my sessions with Sarah whilst in the process of starting a new job. She gave me useful techniques for organising my thoughts, which helped me to approach things in a more grounded, mindful way. She was always very kind, open and encouraging - I really enjoyed the process.” - Rosie