Welcome to SomaTherapeia
where real transformation begins through emotion focused and body based healing.
This isn’t your typical wellness space—here, we dig deep.
Through holistic therapy, energy work, and breathwork, we’ll confront the patterns, wounds, and blocks keeping you stuck.
This is your space to heal, to release, and to reclaim every part of yourself using a holistic mind-body approach.
If you're ready to stop avoiding and start transforming, you're in the right place.
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I’m your no-fluff trauma-informed therapist here to guide you through deep, lasting transformation.
As an indigenous Māori woman with a background in trauma, body-based therapy, and inner child healing, I bring both lived experience and formal training to help you confront and heal your pain.
With a BA in Psychology & Anthropology, certified in breathwork, and currently completing my postgraduate studies in counseling and deepening into Māori tikanga and rongoā (healing), I combine academic insight with a indigenous holistic, integrative approach.
Overcoming trauma and addiction in my own life has shaped how I work with clients—I'm here to hold space for your healing, but also to challenge you to go deeper.
My body-based, trauma-responsive approach will help you shift from survival to embodied healing, as we unravel the wounds and patterns that have kept you stuck.
If you're ready for real, unapologetic transformation, let's get to work.
Your therapist
Kia Ora, I am Mel,
I whakapapa to Ngāpuhi & Ngāti Kahungungu (indigenous Māori tribes native to New Zealand) on my fathers side & Ireland & Wales on my mothers side. I was born in Heretaunga (Hastings) in Aotearoa (New Zealand) but spent most of my time growing up in Christchurch and is where I consider home. I grew up in humble beginnings in as what some would call the "hood" and experienced trauma, dysfunction, addiction and mental health in my whānau (family).
I am a Mama to three and currently in the process of preparing for long term travel through Asia with my family before moving to Perth, Australia where I plan to create a new home base.
I am passionate about helping those with similar stories to mine, I know what it's like to feel unloved, abandoned and hopeless. I spent most of my teen and early adulthood battling addiction, unresolved trauma and mental health issues.
It was from this journey that led me into this career.
About SomaTherapeia
Healing at SomaTherapeia is raw, real, and unapologetically transformative.
I created this space not just for surface-level wellness, but for those ready to dive deep into the messy, powerful work of healing their mind, body, and spirit.
As a therapist who’s walked my own path of trauma and healing, I understand that real transformation starts from within by breaking through old patterns, challenging the stories that hold you back, and stepping into your full potential.
With my background in holistic therapy, trauma-informed work, and personal healing, I’ve designed SomaTherapeia to be a sanctuary for those who are ready to face their wounds, shed what no longer serves them, and embrace their true, unapologetic selves.
From deep therapy sessions to somatic and breathwork practices, everything we offer is here to help you heal on a soul-deep level.
This isn’t about quick fixes or surface transformations—it’s about doing the work to become who you’re meant to be.
If you're ready for real change, here is where it begins.
Embodied
Self Program
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