A mindful & somatic

(body-centered) path to

healing, connection & growth

Overwhelmed by chronic pain or tension?

Struggling with relationships and intimacy?

Battling anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, depression?

Longing for self-understanding and healing?

Body Mind Conversations is a form of body-centred mindful therapy with roots in Hakomi Psychotherapy and Somatic Practices.

Welcome, welcome!

I’m so thrilled to have you here! My name is Daniela.

Over the past 20 years, I've dedicated myself to personal, spiritual, and professional growth through various degrees, courses, trainings and my own therapy.

This journey has deepened my own self-discovery whilst enhancing my skills and strengthening my passion for supporting others.

Currently completing:

Your body holds the answers

Intellectual understanding of your problems is not always enough.

The body holds onto trauma and emotional experiences.

In fact, many behaviours which you might see as set-in-stone personality traits, or “just how you are”, are quite possibly adaptive nervous system strategies that served you well in the past,
but perhaps not anymore.

The good news is… they are not stuck in stone.

As we slow down and pay attention to our bodies and feelings, we open ourselves up to insights about the unconscious drivers that may be at the core of our biggest challenges, deepst beliefs, hardest feelings, and auto-pilot reactions.

Blending talk therapy with mindful, body-centered approaches I’m here to help you create space for fresh possibilities. It is my role and great privilege to support you in this exploration, fostering new ways of being, and allowing you to gain clarity and find greater ease in life.

In Person or Online | Payment Plans Available

60 min session: $120 AUD
(Norfolk Island: $80 AUD)

90 min session: $150 AUD
(recommended for couples)

Session Prices

Testimonials

  • I've loved my therapy sessions with Daniela. Initially I wanted to explore possible underlying causes of some physical body tension, and with Daniela’s help I was able to uncover the root of this, as well as various other challenges that I’ve been experiencing. It was amazing to see how they were all interconnected. I have gained a deeper understanding of how I react, both physically and emotionally to situations in my life. It all makes so much more sense. I feel like I know myself better and my mind feels more free. Thank you, Daniela!

    — SAARA, Norfolk Island

  • Having lived with anxiety's grip over my life for 20 odd years I started sessions with Daniela honestly not knowing what to expect, or what I would achieve. However the experience has been profound. I feel like a new version of me has stepped out. Dani's approach has helped me uncover a way to understand the roots of my anxiety, and observe it without getting overwhelmed, leading to the gentle easing of its intensity and allowing its grip to soften.

    — ANONYMOUS, Norfolk Island

  • How Daniela holds her sessions feels so incredibly supportive and safe. When I came in for my first therapy session I felt quite nervous, not being sure what would come up for me. Daniela was so deeply present, attuned and followed queues that enabled me to go deep on some core beliefs that I hadn't realised were having such a significant impact on my life. I left the session feeling more hopeful and with a greater awareness that has endured many challenges. Daniela is highly skilled and knowledgeable and has mastered the gentle kindness, insight and wisdom for lasting change.

    — ELLEE, Australia

  • Working with Daniela has been great! Not only a space for us to connect and to uncover parts of ourselves, but also to be able to see each others’ ways of connecting and the differences between us that can be bridged. The space she creates is super safe and supportive, we’ve felt we could proceed at our own pace. She uses her intuition brilliantly and has helped us to uncover hidden dynamics that were able to be brought onto the surface. She knows so many different practices applicable to sexuality and intimacy that are really fun, simple, profound. She takes us beyond words straight into connection with our own bodies and with each other. We highly recommend her work and encourage any couple to give it a go, there’s always more to learn, more depth to explore, more fun to have!

    — ROSSANA & CHRIS, Australia

  • I’ve worked with some of the most experienced and skilled practitioners around and my session with Daniela was easily one of the best I’ve had. Dani was able to hold space with total presence and integrity whilst supporting me to go deeper into my own experience and creating a space where healing and transformation could take place. I would highly recommend working with her.

    — DANE TOMAS, Australia

  • Daniela’s workshops to year 11 and 12 students were engaging and informative. The activities on consent address real concerns for students and were delivered in an authentic and relatable manner. I loved that the workshop got the conversation on consent going and provided students with skills if they were ever a similar situation.

    — CARLY ELLIS | Norfolk Island Central School

  • I love how Daniela encouraged me to voice what I truly need, releasing the fear of offending someone. She made me feel so safe and relaxed. Afterwards I felt amazing, like I’d had a total overhaul of my personality and body! I couldn’t have asked for a better practitioner. Highly recommend working with Dani!

    — MARION, Australia

  • I remember finding the idea of these sessions quite edgy but it didn't take long for me to relax. Daniela is really relatable and non-judgmental, and helps you from the start to create a sense of safety. Daniela's sessions are tailored to your needs. There is so much to talk about and work through In these sessions that you'll definitely find yourself wanting more than one session...and she'll give you tools to use at home. Finding my voice and opening about difficult topics was healing for me. I found myself reflecting on my relationships and having a proper honest look. I left each session with a sense of freedom and curiosity.

    — YOANN, Australia

  • Daniela is a wonderful soul. She's very attentive, self aware and her presence is soothing aswell as nurturing. I feel seen and heard when in her presence. She gently guides you to finding your own tools of self care and self love through witnessing and relaying your self-dialogue back to you. In the sessions I initially felt a degree of challenge that I often feel when interacting with women in day-to-day life, but with Daniela there is layer of safety which has in fact helped me to release the fears and blockages that I have had around my behaviour with women in general. I am already feeling a lot more empowered to slowly explore what's actually going on for me without becoming completely frozen.

    — RAYMUND, Australia

  • The sessions we've had with Daniela have been amazing in creating love, connection and intimacy in a safe and gentle space. She provides the landscape to voice uncomfortable topics between us in a way that brings us closer together and simultaneously provides realistic, beautiful and playful exercises and solutions. Thank you Dani

    — VIV & SEAMUS, Australia

  • Daniela holds a beautiful loving space. Her perceptiveness helped me to understand and move through different emotions. I left feeling more peaceful, more open and more compassionate. Just a beautiful session guided by a beautiful person! Thank you!

    — ALLIE, Norfolk Island

  • I have done a lot of personal development work, but the depth, power and beauty of my session with Daniela was like nothing I’ve ever experienced. I wasn’t even aware I had difficulty receiving or asking for what I need, and yet through Daniela’s calm, nurturing presence I reached a level of exquisite vulnerability that has taken me to new depths of self awareness. Daniela has helped me rewrite this old pattern, release shame, so that I can ask for what I need. This new insight and healing has not been unearthed in all the many modalities I’ve tried.  I believe this is testament to the safety of the container she holds and her warm, loving presence. She is skilled, knowledgeable, gentle, intuitive and also a powerful space-holder. I would highly recommend working with Daniela, she has a gift.

    — INGRID, Australia

  • I contacted Daniela because I wanted to work on some blockages around intimacy. I was a bit nervous before my first session and didn’t really know what to expect but Daniela’s warm and grounding energy made me feel safe straight away - she created such a welcoming space for me to explore parts of me that I have been scared of looking at for a long time. Each session has revealed different insights to me, taking me exactly where I need to go. She is super attuned to what is needed in the moment, always checking in with me to make sure we are going in the pace that feels good for me. I always leave feeling more grounded and connected to myself. Thanks Dani for helping me to deepen my self awareness. I feel more confident to practice the tools you have taught me more deeply in my own life.

    — CAROLINE, Australia

  • Daniela made me feel so comfortable. This type of work was new to me, but she's like a warm, comfortable hug that offers such deep reverence and presence to each individual person that I truly believe everything is welcome and possible with her. I have taken so much from my session with Daniela, in many facets of my life - spirituality, sexuality, consent, body wisdom, self acceptance and self knowing. It has rewritten my relationship to my body and my relationship to all other beings. Endless thanks.

    — CHARLOTTE, Australia

  • Thank you Daniela for this amazing and eye-opening experience. I love how you connected the session to my own spiritual journey, it showed how much genuine attention you have for your clients needs. It's made me aware of how beautiful I am and of the importance of respecting and especially loving my body. The session showed me that self love and acceptance opens up so much more than I thought.

    — FABIAN, Australia