Michelle Denise RCST, LSMT

I came to this work through my own experience of what the body holds, and what becomes possible when it finally feels safe enough to let go.

My path here has been shaped by real life: raising my amazing, complicated, neurodivergent son mostly on my own, navigating my own journey of healing chronic pain and illness, tending a dear friend through the final years of his brain cancer, and walking beside my father as Alzheimers changed him. I know what it is to need support that goes deeper than words, support that facilitates healing from the inside out. That personal understanding is woven into everything that I offer. I don't hold space from the outside, I've lived inside the terrain.

As a Registered Craniosacral Therapist, I bring an integrated approach rooted in years of study, somatic practices and reverence for the body's intelligence. I work with the understanding that your body is not broken, it is doing its best to protect you. My role is simply to help it feel safe enough to do something different.

My passion for working with babies and children began 23 years ago when I took my own newborn son for a Craniosacral check-up. Witnessing the therapist’s gentle, intuitive touch was incredibly moving. My baby’s entire body seemed to relax and melt in response, as if something deep inside had been given permission to let go.

Years later, in 2008, I experienced Craniosacral therapy for myself. It completely shifted something in me. The subtlety, the precision, the quiet power of the work left me in awe. I remember thinking, whatever this magic is, I need to learn it... and share it.

And now, here I am! Having discovered along the way that the body's innate intelligence, supported by skilled, well practised hands, may feel magical, but really it is just your body doing what it's wired to do. Which is to heal when it's safe, restore when it's supported, and balance when it's listened to.

Find out more about Craniosacral therapy and my approach to it.

I receive therapy and supervision regularly and remain a committed student, learning and growing every day, always curious, and seeking out CPD courses to expand my knowledge and deepen my abilities. I hold an enhanced DBS & I am a fully insured and registered member of the Craniosacral Therapy Association,

Outside of the treatment room, you'll find me in nature, taking daily walks by the river Parrett on the Somerset levels with my two adorable dogs, or dancing! (Currently falling in love with Contact Improvisation dance, it shares so many of the same principles and values as Craniosacral therapy).

Thank you for choosing to work with me. It brings me real joy to support you on your journey towards greater ease, balance and health.

Qualifications:

Cranio-Sacral Therapy Diploma (RCST) - College of Craniosacral Therapy (CCST), London

Certified Somatic Movement Facilitator (LSMT) - Living Somatics

Reflexology Diploma - Cheryl Butler School Of Reflexology

Rebirthing Breathwork - Fanny Van Laere

Ba(hons) Developmental Psychology - University of Sussex

Postgraduate Training

Fascial Unwinding (Parts 1 & 2 - 2 weekends) - Thomas Atlee

Dancing with Potency (3 days) - Katherine Ukleja

Biodynamic Touch (2 days) - Katherine Ukleja

Working with Postnatal Mothers (1 day) - Sarah Nesling & Mary Bolingbroke

High Maintenance Babies (1 day) - Sarah Nesling & Mary Bolingbroke

Mobile Infants (1 day) - Sarah Nesling & Mary Bolingbroke

Early Attachment (1 day) - Sarah Nesling and Mary Bolingbroke

Working with Teenagers (1 day) - Sarah Nesling and Mary Bolingbroke

The Voice and the Hyoid - (2 days) - Katherine Ukleja