Where words fall short, healing begins in the body

Sometimes talking is exactly what’s needed. Other times, the body holds what the mind can’t quite reach. 

This 75-minute session blends counselling with restorative energy-based therapy (Reiki and/or Peter Hess® Sound Massage) to support healing on multiple levels.

We slow everything down first — making sense of what’s been weighing on you. Stress, overwhelm, emotional heaviness, big transitions, or a feeling you can’t quite name. Together we explore your patterns, reactions, and what your nervous system has been trying to communicate.

From there, we move into the body. Using sound vibration and/or Reiki, your system has a chance to soften, reset and release. The deeper layers of tension, emotion and “mental noise” have space to move, instead of staying stuck in the background.

This session is ideal if you:

• Feel like talking helps, but something still feels stuck
• Are overwhelmed or struggling to switch off
• Want to feel calmer, grounded and more connected
• Prefer a holistic approach — mind and body, not just one
   

What you may notice after:

• Emotional clarity
• Less tension in the body
• Nervous system reset
• Feeling lighter, clearer and more regulated
   

75 minutes — $140

Sound massage (Peter Hess® Sound Massage) is a therapeutic technique using singing bowls placed on and around your clothed body.

When the bowls are played, gentle vibrations travel through soft tissue, muscle and fascia — working deeper than touch alone.

How it works

• The body is made up of mostly water
• Vibrations spread through that fluid environment
• Muscles soften, the nervous system settles, and the body shifts into a ‘rest-and-repair’ state
   

This makes sound massage particularly supportive for people who:

• Live in fight-or-flight mode
• Experience anxiety, chronic stress, overwhelm or fatigue
• Hold tension in the body (jaw, shoulders, chest, stomach)
   

Why it helps
Those vibrations:

• Calm the nervous system
• Reduce stored tension
• Support emotional processing
• Help break the stress cycle
   

Common benefits

• Better sleep
• Improved digestion
• Reduced headaches or muscle tightness
• Clearer thinking and decision-making
• Emotional release without needing to “talk it out”
   

You don’t need to believe in anything for this to work — it’s the nervous system responding to vibration and sound.

Reiki is a gentle, energy-based therapy that supports the body to relax, regulate and heal. You remain fully clothed while light hand placements are used from head to feet. Most people notice warmth, tingling or a deep sense of calm.

A simple way to understand it
Your body runs on energy — just like your phone runs on power.
When stress drains the system, the body struggles to function well.
Reiki acts like a recharge, helping restore balance where your body needs it most.

What Reiki may support

• Reduced stress and anxiety
• Better sleep
• Emotional balance
• Nervous system regulation
• Recovery from burnout or overwhelm
• Feeling “stuck” emotionally or mentally
   

What it feels like
Warmth, heaviness, lightness, or deep relaxation.
Some people simply sleep — which is a sign the nervous system has reached safety.

Working together, they create a powerful reset:

• Sound relaxes the body at a cellular level
• Reiki balances the energy system
• Both shift you out of stress mode and into restoration
   

This combination is especially effective if your mind feels busy while your body feels tense, restless or emotionally heavy.

Why Add This to Counselling?

Talk therapy helps process thoughts, patterns and emotions.
Energy-based therapy helps the body let go of the residue.

Together they can:

• Soften anxiety faster
• Calm the nervous system
• Reduce physical tension
• Make emotional work easier
• Create long-lasting change, not just insight
   

Many clients say it feels like the “missing piece” — especially when talking alone hasn’t shifted what’s stuck.