Testimonials

  • Honestly, thank you so much! I don't think I can ever express how thankful I am to you. This has been one of the hardest times of my life, and I'm so glad I found you for all the guidance you've given me. There was a point I really didn't think I could get past it all. There's so many things you've coached me on that I use day-to-day. I just have so much gratitude for your work and time.'

    J

  • I have always remembered you and the work we did together when I was at university, in my early 20s. You were the first person to help me understand that healing could happen on an embodied level, beyond intellectualising.

    C

  • What sets Charlotte apart is her exceptional therapeutic abilities. Conversations with her are like confiding in your dearest friend, creating a safe and understanding atmosphere. If you're seeking guidance and tools to navigate challenging circumstances, you've found the perfect haven in her care.

    Sarah Watton

  • Charlotte’s work in all its forms has been transforming to my physical and emotional well-being over the past 6 months. After suffering 30+ years with debilitating migraine and muscle spasms working with Charlotte with the practice of Somatic Healing has been a game changer.

    Jayne Taylor

  • I feel a greater sense of presence within myself and within my life. My self-trust has expanded and my need for external validation has reduced. I feel deeply aligned with my life vision, and it's hard to put into words how the work we did together enabled this... but it did, and I'm immensely grateful. I feel a greater sense of capacity to hold my emotions, to feel physical sensations... and to experience to fullness of every experience outside of just my "thinking brain". Our work together really expanded my understanding of how powerful these additional processing tools really are... especially for somebody like me who is prone to being in my head a lot. Charlotte, you are very talented. Your ability to hold a safe space for somebody new to this work, so that it feels simultaneously challenging but also comfortable... is an art. Your candidness, your ability to listen deeply, the gentle nudges, the weaving in of explanations of what is happening in a session – whilst also being in the session – just felt so magical. I loved every single session. It is just such tender space that you create... to explore whatever comes up and feel perfectly ok with whatever that is. No judgement or expectation... and the more sessions I had with you the more "normal" this began to feel. I have so many new tools, new ways of thinking, and new layers of self understand... because of the work we did together. Just thank you for being so brilliant at what you do. Both the care and expertise are extremely evident.

    Ruth

  • I think an important note is that I didn’t know if I needed Somatic Experiencing, I didn’t feel I had any significant trauma, I’d had a relatively privileged life, brought up in a lovely area by both parents who were still happily married. And so why did I feel detached? Through the work, I realise now that I had adapted to cope in my life, but I was exhausted. I couldn’t keep it up anymore. I had no inner confidence and ultimately I felt like I was lonely and disconnected . Through SE, I’ve learnt to understand why I created a safe distance around myself. Blocking potential ‘danger’, but also blocking any real connection. SE is subtle but deep and so powerful. It was going beyond my conscious mind and into my body, and energy, which helped me move past where my mind was keeping me stuck. From the first session I began to release stress from my nervous system which I had not been aware of with simple ways of placing attention and exercises which created big releases. It is a gentle process and simple but the effects are fast. Very quickly I felt noticeably better - friends started to say I look really well, for no other reason than this work. Only I knew how much better I felt - a calming of my internal world that enabled me to get out of my way and step into my life. It’s like a homecoming, a feeling that is familiar, but a place I haven’t visited in a very long time. Nature now can make me emotional with its beauty. I look at trees with such awe. I have never felt such connection. I am eternally grateful for Charlotte and her capacity for helping her clients in this work. I recommend Charlotte to everyone, if you think you need it or you don’t. I think this work is the best inheritance we can give our children.

    Claire

  • Something I particularly appreciate about working with you 1:1 is your willingness to be flexible, from the structure of the sessions through to the sequencing of appointments. I find this very affirming because it gives me a clear sense of my own agency and underlines the validity of my preferences. I also appreciate your willingness to recommend literature on wider issues that connect to SE, including trauma literature. It is helpful for me to situate the SE practice in these themes and to connect with things I've read about from work in other modalities. Finally, I have found working with you to be quite an intuitive process as much as it is based around the structure of the SE approach, and this is something that I've really enjoyed and has helped to build a sense of trust in the relationship. In the months since begining SE, I have experienced some moments in which I've been struck by a sense of 'wow, my life is amazing and I'm really grateful for it': gratitude as a feeling, not just a thought. It is difficult to know exactly what to attribute this to but I suspect it is somehow down to SE.

    Paul

  • Before working with Charlotte, I had never come across a type of therapy that creates an environment of total respect for my internal experience and needs. This sensitivity has been invaluable and profound in helping me learn and understand what my boundaries and needs are. It is superbly illuminating and is helping me to create a map on how to navigate through life with respect towards my preferences. I no longer need to abandon myself in order to feel accepted. Charlotte will check in throughout the session to make sure I'm comfortable with the intensity and tools that are being used. This approach has truly given me permission to be my true self, to be unafraid and to trust that I can live my life as my authentic self beyond our sessions. I wholeheartedly recommend working with Charlotte to anyone, regardless of what it is they are facing in their life. Somatic Experiencing set me free, gave me clarity about myself, my life, where I want to be heading and how to get there.

    Sarah

  • You really helped me to make contact with my body, after being afraid to do that for so long. You also helped me to understand the importance of working with my body, of coming into it and exploring it, and listening to it, for my healing. You showed me how much was/is going on in there, sensations and experiences that I had drowned out because they were too overwhelming and I didn’t have the capacity to hold them. Now, I feel that my path has changed from being ‘mind’ orientated to being very embodied and I am feeling more hopeful about my healing journey than I ever have before, although it is still hard sometimes. I have made some big life changes (ended my relationship, changed my career path) and I believe that these very difficult decisions could be taken because I was listening to my body on a deeper level, in order to figure out what is right for me. And this all started when I came to you for the first time because ‘my shoulders hurt’ and had the strong intuition to return. I am so grateful.

    C

  • You provide warmth, empathy, kindness, respect and a safe space. The work would not be possible for me without these essential qualities. Your knowledge and how you share is enriching and fascinating. The work together has really helped to increase my confidence, and reduce my stress, day to day. It’s supported my own personal development, and professional development as a psychotherapist. One of the things I’ve found most helpful is the way it’s actually dissipated pain. I’ve learned how to identify the physical pain present, and explore it’s association to a lived experience, whether buried from an event in the past, or the here and now.Through this practice, my pain has reduced and I’m less fearful of pain.

    Z

  • I chose to work with Charlotte specifically because of her training in Somatic Experiencing. Having a history of Chronic Fatigue I knew that I wanted to work with someone who was trauma trained with the right nervous system toolbox. Charlotte did not disappoint! After 1 session with her my whole body felt renewed and recharged. She is a highly-skilled bodyworker with whom I feel incredibly safe, seen and supported. I cannot recommend her enough to anyone who is willing to put their trust in her very capable hands.

    Anna Marsh

  • I would like to 100% honestly and warmly recommend Charlotte Preston as a Somatic Therapist for anyone finding life a struggle, feeling lost, overwhelmed, in a panic, in need of reliable, gentle, extremely useful and usable help . Charlotte is a lovely calm, caring, understanding person with a fun humour and strong empathetic nature. She teaches Somatic therapy which is ways on how to understand situations and if they are uncomfortable, how to cope with them. It seems so simple and it is, but so very effective. I went to see Charlotte and am so grateful I did as she is exactly the person I needed to help me unravel my anxious challenging life. I feel more at peace , more grounded and more confident

    Claire

  • Charlotte has a wealth of knowledge in somatic healing, which is holistic approach to healing that recognises the interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit. Her gentle touch and intuitive approach helped me to relax and release tension that I didn't even realise I was holding. She created a safe, calming space that was restorative and healing.

    NC