Honouring
the whole
you.

Honouring the whole you.

The truth? Those symptoms and behaviours aren’t random. Your body speaks a language that goes beyond words. They’re the missing pieces of your healing journey.

At The Body Talk Therapist, we help you reconnect with yourself—physically, mentally, and emotionally—so you can finally hear what your body, heart and mind have been trying to tell you all along.

Your body has been sending signals. Are you ready to listen?

On the outside, you have it all together—the career, the curated life, the endless to-do lists.

On the inside? Anxiety, exhaustion, chronic stress. Maybe it’s digestive issues, persistent pain, emotional eating, or a feeling of being constantly on edge.

It’s not “just in your head.”

Your body holds on to unprocessed experiences, keeping you stuck in survival mode. And no amount of positive thinking, pushing through, or trying harder will override a nervous system that doesn’t feel safe.

So, if traditional approaches haven’t worked, it’s not because you’ve failed. It’s because they only addressed part of the equation.

You’re not broken.
You don’t need 
another ‘fix’.
You need to teach
your body safety. 

What if your anxiety, overwhelm, and stress weren’t problems to eliminate… but messages to decode? When you stop fighting your body and start listening to it, everything shifts.

Here, we use evidence-based somatic therapy, cognitive therapy, and yoga therapy to help you:

  • Understand your body’s signals

  • Regulate your nervous system

  • Shatter your shame/guilt complex

  • Set more heart-aligned boundaries

  • Explore the real you

  • Discover your self-esteem

  • Understand the role of trauma-informed nutrition and exercise in resetting the body

  • Implement embodied movement, rituals and routines

  • Find your rhythm in relationships and build more intimate connections

  • Heal at the root—not just manage symptoms

We want you to know transformation IS possible. Because transformation isn’t about quick fixes or one-size-fits-all solutions.

True transformation happens when you reconnect with your innate wisdom by learning to befriend your body and interpret the signals it sends

Meet Martine – your guide to embodied healing

Attachment-Focused Psychotherapist, Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Integration Therapist, Trauma Educator and Yoga & Meditation Teacher.

I’m Martine, the heart behind The Body Talk Therapist. As an evidence-based psychotherapist and advocate for holistic trauma recovery, my journey began when I discovered that talk therapy alone wasn’t enough to untangle the layers of trauma and overwhelm.

After 30+ years of practicing traditional therapy, I realised something crucial was missing – true healing wasn't just a mental process; it required engaging the body's wisdom, too.

Believe it or not, the body has its own story to tell – we just need to listen. This insight led me to become a Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator, diving deeper into the powerful connection between mind, body, and spirit.

Together, we'll work through the challenges you face and celebrate the unique strengths that make you who you are.

Free guide:  From overwhelm to ease

5 Embodiment Techniques to Reduce Anxious Overwhelm

Feeling stuck in survival mode? Your body holds the key to breaking free.

Your relationship with yourself is the foundation of your well-being, and true healing begins with reconnection to yourself. This free guide offers five science-backed somatic practices that will help you:

  • Clear blocks and limiting beliefs that keep you stuck

  • Activate your body's natural "soothe" response

  • Develop practical self-regulation tools for daily life

  • Cultivate deeper self-awareness and insight

  • Learn the art of slowing down with ease and contentment

Rooted in neuroscience and designed for real life, these techniques work with your body's natural responses to calm anxiety, release tension, and restore inner balance.

Let's begin your journey toward a more centred, empowered you.

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Free guide:  From overwhelm to ease

 

5 Embodiment Techniques to Reduce Anxious Overwhelm

Feeling stuck in survival mode? Your body holds the key to breaking free.

Your relationship with yourself is the foundation of your well-being, and true healing begins with reconnection to yourself. This free guide offers five science-backed somatic practices that will help you:

  • Clear blocks and limiting beliefs that keep you stuck

  • Activate your body's natural "soothe" response

  • Develop practical self-regulation tools for daily life

  • Cultivate deeper self-awareness and insight

  • Learn the art of slowing down with ease and contentment

Rooted in neuroscience and designed for real life, these techniques work with your body's natural responses to calm anxiety, release tension, and restore inner balance.

Let's begin your journey toward a more centred, empowered you.

Here’s how we get you from survival mode to thriving.

Healing isn’t about suppressing emotions—it’s about understanding and embracing them. When you learn to regulate your nervous system, emotions become manageable, relationships deepen, and you finally feel at home in your body. From this place, you find yourself living authentically, breaking out of the people pleasing, or triggered states where you shut down, fight back, lose your voice or find yourself back in the cupboard eating as a quick means of control and escape.

Imagine:

  • Handling stress without feeling overwhelmed

  • Feeling safe in your body, rather than at war with it

  • Reconnecting with yourself and others from a place of authenticity – actually feeling confident to allow yourself to be fully seen.

Through a blend of evidence-based neural rewiring techniques, somatic exercises, and yoga therapy, we guide you toward your unique healing path. Our integrated approach helps you create lasting transformation—so you can move beyond merely managing symptoms and embrace living fully. By connecting with your body's wisdom through movement, touch, body awareness, and self-inquiry, you'll discover sustainable tools for genuine healing and renewal.

Transform through the body-mind connection with our signature programs

1.Ignite Online
Program

First things first. The path to wholeness starts with building a solid foundation. Our Ignite program is specifically designed as your entry point to create safety in your body and develop the fundamental skills needed for deeper healing work.

Build a solid foundation for holistic healing and re-ignite your spark for life through this 3-week transformative journey to reconnect with your authentic self.

2.Illuminate Online
Program

Once you have been immersed in all of the healing tools and support in our Ignite program, you’ll be prepared and invited to engage in even deeper inner work through our Illuminate Program. This is the next part of your healing journey that really looks below the surface to create lifelong transformation.

Go deeper into healing work to address root causes of what lies beneath your behaviours and create lasting change in a supportive community.

Transform through the body-mind connection with our signature programs

  • First things first. The path to wholeness starts with building a solid foundation. Our Ignite program is specifically designed as your entry point to create safety in your body and develop the fundamental skills needed for deeper healing work.

    Build a solid foundation for holistic healing and re-ignite your spark for life through this 3-week transformative journey to reconnect with your authentic self.

    Learn more

 

  • Once you have been immersed in all of the healing tools and support in our Ignite program, you’ll be prepared and invited to engage in even deeper inner work through our Illuminate Program. This is the next part of your healing journey that really looks below the surface to create lifelong transformation.

    Go deeper into healing work to address root causes of what lies beneath your behaviours and create lasting change in a supportive community.

    Learn More

Services for individuals

Tailor your journey according to your needs.

Personalised sessions combining talk therapy and somatic practices uniquely tailored to your needs. We help you interpret the messages your body is sending while addressing cognitive patterns that keep you stuck.

Learn gentle practices designed specifically for nervous system regulation and trauma recovery.

Rediscover calm and inner balance with gentle, mindful movement designed to soothe anxiety and lift depression naturally.

Join our supportive online community for ongoing guidance, support, and connection with like-minded individuals.

The Immersion Online Community

Services for individuals

Tailor your journey according to your needs.

Stories of transformation

  • Seeking relief from anxiety and trauma, I found Martine. Her patient, gentle approach instantly created safety. Over five years, through diverse therapies, she helped me navigate childhood trauma, transforming my life. I overcame triggers, understood generational patterns, and healed anxious attachment. Martine's respect and kindness fostered self-confidence and security. Her impact on my life and relationships is profound. I highly recommend her, especially for trauma survivors, as she made transformative healing possible.

    ONE-ON-ONE CLIENT

  • I am forever grateful for the experience I had with Martine during the mentorship program. Martine was incredibly generous with her knowledge, experiences and time. Martine was very emphatic as a mentor and gave me insights that were not only rooted in scientific, evidence-based findings but also her rich experiences spanning over many years.

    ONE-ON-ONE CLIENT

  • Words feel inadequate to express my deep gratitude for Martine. Her gentle and compassionate guidance has been transformative, truly a lifeline. Through her support, I've found self-respect, a newfound patience, and the ability to finally cherish myself instead of harbouring self-loathing. I'm also learning to navigate life's challenges with a resilience I never thought possible. Martine, you've changed my life immeasurably for the better.

    ONE-ON-ONE CLIENT

Professional Training

Elevate your practice with trauma-sensitive training

Yoga for Embodiment & Healing
100-Hour Training

Learn to incorporate the principles of neuroscience and the body-mind connection into your practice. Comprehensive Yoga Alliance Accredited training for yoga teachers and allied health practitioners looking to deepen their understanding of trauma-informed approaches.

Personalised sessions combining talk therapy and somatic practices uniquely tailored to your needs. We help you interpret the messages your body is sending while addressing cognitive patterns that keep you stuck.

Soma Talk
300-Hour Training

Become an expert with advanced certification for mental health professionals, bodyworkers, and yoga teachers seeking to integrate somatic practices into their work.

Professional Training

Elevate your practice with trauma-sensitive training

  • Learn to incorporate the principles of neuroscience and the body-mind connection into your practice. Comprehensive Yoga Alliance Accredited training for yoga teachers and allied health practitioners looking to deepen their understanding of trauma-informed approaches.

    Personalised sessions combining talk therapy and somatic practices uniquely tailored to your needs. We help you interpret the messages your body is sending while addressing cognitive patterns that keep you stuck.

    Learn more

  • Become an expert with advanced certification for mental health professionals, bodyworkers, and yoga teachers seeking to integrate somatic practices into their work.

    Learn More

Our holistic approach is what sets us apart:

We bridge the gap between body and mind to create a space where science meets soul.

Mind + Body integration

We offer a holistic blend of talk therapy, somatic therapy, and yoga therapy—combining Martine's extensive experience to foster comprehensive healing that addresses you as the whole person.

Simplifying the complex

In a world full of chaos and overwhelm, we focus on returning to the basics and simplifying the complex. We build a foundation of safety in your body first, creating clarity from confusion.

Self-empowerment through
an individual approach

We see you as unique, deserving of therapies tailored to your specific needs. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution, we empower you to reconnect with your own wisdom and find the path that's right for you.

Our holistic approach is what sets us apart:

We bridge the gap between body and mind to create a space where science meets soul.

Mind + Body integration

We offer a holistic blend of talk therapy, somatic therapy, and yoga therapy—combining Martine's extensive experience to foster comprehensive healing that addresses you as the whole person.

Simplifying the complex

In a world full of chaos and overwhelm, we focus on returning to the basics and simplifying the complex. We build a foundation of safety in your body first, creating clarity from confusion.

Self-empowerment through
an individual approach

We see you as unique, deserving of therapies tailored to your specific needs. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution, we empower you to reconnect with your own wisdom and find the path that's right for you.

Shift how your body processes stress, stored trauma and emotions for real, lasting change.

Your journey with us will develop your ability to:

  • Befriend your body and access its innate wisdom

  • Shift from feeling like you're drowning to finding an anchor within

  • Create authentic connections with yourself and others

  • Feel a stronger sense of self and increased self-confidence (free from any masks)

  • Move through life with greater ease

  • Discover your inner resilience to navigate life's ups and downs with more fluidity

  • Rediscover the spark for life you lost along the way.

We believe healing is a journey, not a destination, which is why we provide the tools, space, and support to help you empower yourself and build a foundation of safety – both internally and externally.

Ready to process your emotions in a new, embodied way?

If you’re tired of just “coping” and ready for real, lasting change, we’re here to guide you.

Because when you learn to work with your body and mind instead of against them, healing stops feeling like a struggle—and starts feeling like coming home.

Ready to process your emotions
in a new, embodied way?

If you’re tired of just “coping” and ready for real, lasting change, we’re here to guide you.

Because when you learn to work with your body and mind instead of against them, healing stops feeling like a struggle—and starts feeling like coming home.