Welcome! I’m Jess - the founder of The Somatic OT - and beyond that, mother of one energised little boy (with another on the way), wife, occupational therapist, and avid yogi & beach-dweller. Needless to say, my personal matrescence journey floored me (and continues to do so), and has reshaped the way I work and support clients — namely, mothers.

As an occupational therapist with ten years’ experience in mental health, I have a deep appreciation for the interconnectedness between our wellbeing and how we engage in daily life — that is, how our mental health is influenced by our environment, roles, identity, self-care, and daily rhythm — all of which can get significantly uprooted in pregnancy and early motherhood.

It is my aim to hold a supportive, compassionate and (at times) light-hearted space where all of you is welcome. A space where the conflicting and contradictory experiences of motherhood — love and rage, gratitude and grief, connection and loneliness, growth and loss of identity — are seen, normalised and held.

I bring to this work complementary strategies and modalities used as adjuncts within an occupational therapy framework, such as coaching, yoga, somatic tools, and mindfulness-based practices. Together, we can explore your changing roles and identity, emotional regulation, nervous-system awareness and how you engage in the meaningful activities of your daily life as you navigate the load of motherhood and your own profound biological, psychological and social changes.