SOMATIC COACHING & BREATHWORK
Feeling stuck, anxious, or disconnected from yourself? Through somatic coaching and breathwork, I help you come home to your body — and find the clarity that was there all along.
Your body already knows
the way forward.
PSYCHOLOGIST & FOCUSING FACILITATOR
SOMATIC COACHING
BREATHWORK
SESSION IN ENGLISH & DUTCH
AMSTERDAM & ONLINE WORLDWIDE
IS THIS FOR YOU?
You've tried to think
your way out.
It hasn't worked.
You're intelligent, self-aware, maybe even in therapy — but something still feels stuck. A tightness you can't name. A sense that you've lost touch with yourself. You're exhausted by overthinking and long to feel at home in your own body again.
You feel anxious, burnt out, or emotionally overwhelmed, and can't seem to shift it
You're going through a major transition — divorce, loss, career change — and feel lost
You live in your head, disconnected from your body and your instincts
You sense there's something deeper in you that wants to be heard
You want real, lasting change — not just coping strategies
HOW IT WORKS
Change happens in the body,
not just the mind.
If talk therapy and willpower haven't brought the change you're looking for, there's a reason. Real transformation happens at the level of the nervous system — in the body, not just the mind. Somatic coaching and breathwork work with that deeper layer.
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Somatic listening
Using Focusing — a body-based method developed by philosopher and psychologist Eugene Gendlin — you learn to listen inward. Your body is not the problem. It is the guide. It holds wisdom your mind can't reach alone. We access it together.
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Breathwork
Conscious breathwork goes beneath the surface of language and thought. It regulates your nervous system, releases stored tension, and creates space for what has been held tight to finally soften.
03
Lasting change
This isn't crisis management. Each session builds on the last. You develop a deeper relationship with yourself — one where clarity, self-trust, and forward movement become your natural state.
Ways how we can work together
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Somatic coaching 1:1
Individual sessions using Focusing — a body-based listening practice — to help you get unstuck, understand what you're feeling, and find your next step forward. Online or in Amsterdam.
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Breathwork 1:1
A deeply held individual breathwork session that works directly with your nervous system. Ideal for releasing what has been held tight — fear, grief, numbness, or chronic stress.
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Deep Dive
For those who are ready to go beyond the surface. This eight-session program combines the opening power of breathwork with the depth of Focusing — a full container for real, lasting change.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Real shifts. Real people
"I had never been so close to myself before. Essa guides with gentleness and experience, which made me feel safe."
— Anne-Marije“Finally it feels like a mystery has been solved and I have found a path to follow.”
— Tanja“I was able to reach a part of myself that I normally can't reach.”
— Miek“I felt she was really there to give space to whatever came up in that moment, making me feel safe and supported.”
— Joëlle
ABOUT ESSA
A psychologist who works
with the whole of you.
I'm Essa — a psychologist, Focusing facilitator and breathwork guide based in Amsterdam. I work in English and Dutch, in person and online.
My approach is rooted in deep respect for your own inner knowing. I don't tell you what to feel or how to heal. I create a safe, warm space where what has been hidden can finally be seen — and where your body can show you the way.
I work with people who are highly intuitive but have lost touch with themselves — often after a burnout, a loss, a breakup, or simply years of putting themselves last. My sessions are for people who are ready to step beyond traditional therapy models and into a co-created, embodied practice of healing and growth. If this resonates with you, I invite you to explore my offerings.
GET STARTED
You don't have to keep
carrying this alone
A free 30-minute intake session is a space for us to connect, see if we're a good fit, and explore what you're looking for. No pressure. No commitment.