Embodied Truama Therapy & Healing
10+ years of extensive inner work that healed my own trauma. 5 years of dedicated service in supporting others in therapy, healing and awakening/remembering who we truly are.
I offer online 1:1 NARM sessions (options below). Recommend to combine it with my other embodied and holistic approaches such as Bodywork, Ritual and In-person Group Work. Alternatively, you can book 1:1 general Coaching Sessions.
Amsterdam-based, open to new clients.
We all have Trauma, through overwhelming experiences (either in childhood or later in life, either in shock or in development overtime) that didn’t get ‘digested’ in the body and psyche.
“Trauma isn’t healed by becoming someone else. It begins to heal the moment you feel safe enough to become yourself again.” It’s a journey of remembering and ‘coming back home’.
What is the NARM approach?
Developed by Dr. Laurence Heller, the NeuroAffective Relational Model® (NARM®) is an embodied approach to working with the effects of complex and developmental trauma, in the here and now, on physical, emotional and spiritual levels. NARM addresses these impacts by focusing on the patterns of disconnection that form early in life and continue to shape our adult experiences.
As you begin to recognize and disidentify from your old survival strategies, you may find yourself reconnecting with a more authentic sense of self, building stronger relationships, and engaging more fully in your life. It is about building the capacity for reconnection (to self & others), grounded in understanding that humans are innately driven toward connection, aliveness and wholeness – that fuels the healing process.
NARM is beyond just therapy, it’s a journey to help you fundementally shift from ‘Victim’ to an active ‘Creator’ of your life, and help you regain your own power/life force energy (instead of giving your power to ‘therapists’ and have a felt sense of expansion, ease and love.
Connection: Our Deepest Desire & Greatest Fear
Human beings are wired for connection – and that when early relationships or environments are disrupted, we adapt in ways that help us survive but often come at the cost of disconnection from ourselves, others, and the world. The survival patterns that once protected us are the same ones that now contribute to the symptoms and struggles we face. NARM helps people begin to recognise, work through, and release these old patterns – that keep them from being present with themselves, their bodies, their relationships, and their lives today, in the Here and Now.
Integration of Body + Mind + Energy Pathways
Bottom-up work centers on the body, felt sense, and instinctual responses – engaging the nervous system to support deeper regulation.
Top-down work involves tracking emotions, thoughts, and (limited) beliefs that impact how we experience and relate to ourselves, others and our environment.
Energy & Life force Work – the foundation. We work with the natural movements of our life force energy, and release blockages that prevents our energy moving towards authenticity and connection.
Why Work With Me?
- Rooted in my own trauma healing journey. It took me 10 years of my own inner work so I have wisdom and lived experiences to share with compassion and humility. I am ready to walk the path with you on your side, not above you. As you are done with doing this work on your own.
- Embodied, integrative care. Trauma lives on in the body. My work is rooted in NARM and enriched by body-based practices, mindfulness and other healing approaches. I draw from a range of modalities to support your process, always guided by what your nervous system needs in the present moment.
- A deeply attuned & honest therapeutic relationship. I meet you with warmth, curiosity, and genuine presence. This the foundation beyond any modalities. Together, we create a space where all part of you is welcome, allowing healing to unfold through safety, connection, and compassionate witnessing.
- Holding the depth and possibility of your spiritual growth. With my spiritual and shamanic capacity, while my work is firmly rooted in clinical practice, I also honour and hold the broader dimensions of healing that may naturally emerge, including purpose, intuition, and a deeper spiritual connection.
Trauma Healing as a path of Remembering
Individual Tryout
Finding the right therapist is about more than techniques -it’s about trust, safety, and feeling that there’s a genuine connection. This session gives us both the opportunity to explore whether we’re the right fit before making a longer and bigger commitment.
We’ll begin by exploring your intention. From there, we’ll work with what gets in the way from what you want, noticing how past experiences and adaptive survival patterns may still be shaping your relationships, choices, emotions, and everyday life.
This isn’t about analysing your past. It’s about discovering how your nervous system and mind are responding today, and supporting new possibilities and re-programming to emerge.
Even one session can already offer a meaningful shift and give you a felt experience of what NARM is like.
Many people leave their first session with:
- quieter mind, and more in the body
- greater self-awareness and clarity
- a deeper connection with themselves
- more self-compassion
- access to emotions that were previously difficult to feel
- a greater sense of presence, agency, and inner choice
Pricing: €120 per session (1h)
3 or 6 Months Container
Trauma healing is rarely about a quick fix. The patterns we developed were intelligent adaptations that often took time like years to form. Gently transforming them also takes time, consistency, and a relationship that allows trust to deepen.
That’s why I offer NARM as an ongoing therapeutic journey rather than individual sessions.
Together we create a consistent container where we can move beyond managing symptoms and gradually explore the deeper patterns and identities that shape your life.
Over time you may notice:
- healthier relationships
- greater emotional resilience
- more self-compassion
- increased capacity to stay present during challenges
- more freedom from old survival patterns
- a stronger connection to your authenticity
3-Month Journey
A container to begin creating meaningful shifts and build a new relationship with yourself.
6-Month Journey
For those ready to go deeper. This longer container allows more space for integration, lasting transformation, and working with deeper developmental patterns.
Pricing: 3 Months (weekly): €1500; 6 Months (weekly): €2900
Integrated Healing Journey (NARM with Bodywork)
Trauma doesn’t only live in our thoughts – it also lives in our bodies and nervous system.
This package combines NARM with bodywork (regular or tantric), creating a deeply holistic approach that supports healing on multiple levels.
NARM helps bring awareness to the unconscious patterns that shape your life.
Bodywork allows insights to be experienced and integrated through the body, nervous system, breath, energy & touch.
Bodywork may include:
- nervous system regulation
- breathwork
- de-armouring
- energy work
- ritual & blessing
- conscious touch
- activate & free-up your life force energy
- tantric bodywork (when appropriate and consciously chosen)
Together, these modalities support both insight and embodiment, for deeper healing
This journey is fully customised. Together we’ll create a rhythm and schedule that best supports your intentions, pace, and healing process.
Pricing: depends, call below to discuss further and customise
TESTIMONIALS
“I’ve had the privilege of working with Leila over the past months, and it has been a truly valuable experience. Her wisdom, professionalism, intuition, and genuine passion for helping others create an environment where meaningful growth feels both safe and natural. Our work together has contributed significantly to both my personal and professional development. Leila has a remarkable ability to ask the right questions, offer fresh perspectives, and guide with empathy while also encouraging accountability and lasting change.
I wholeheartedly recommend Leila to anyone looking for a thoughtful, highly skilled, and inspiring coach.” – Poeya
“I really enjoyed meeting Leila, I felt her energy resonating with mine. I didn’t know what to expect but I knew I could trust her. I felt her warmth and loving energy, and it help me to let go and receive. During the session it was very gentle and I could release a lot of tensions and old energies. I felt supported. And at the end I felt much relaxed, more aligned and definitely lighter. ” – Stephanie
“Very good space holder, good listening skill, I know I could trust Leila and I felt good, safe with her presence around.” – Anonymous
“I have received a beautiful and tender healing session from Leila. Her non-judgmental, soft and skilled presence allowed me to sink deep and to be taken care off. This experience has been paying off a lot, in the weeks (and probably months to come!) after. It helped me to break patterns that no longer served me, and to open up some old layers of grief and anger that needed healing. It was a profound experience with a lot of care. Thank you Leila, please keep sharing your gift.” – Tessa
“Leila holds a gentle, safe space where my energy can flow and unfold in its own way – intensely and beautifully. Her deep presence and skill make each energetic journey deeply transformative. Highly recommended.” -Jasper
“When I came to Leila I was tired, low on energy and with a very foggy mind. Already in the middle of the session it felt like the sun shining through the clouds in my mind and the flows of energy in my body. By the end of the session I felt very alive and rejuvenated, my mind was back to normal sharp and clear, and the feelings much more intense..A few days after the session I started a ten day Vipassana meditation and I felt that the session with Leila really helped me to stay more focused and open through the course. So I can highly recommend Leila as a great guide in holding this beautiful work!” – Sergey
ABOUT ME
– Founder of ‘Way of Remembering’ (including NARM) – a way/journey where healing happens when we start to remember our true self. In the last 5 years, I have been actively supporting 100+ private clients and 2K+ participants in my group events.
– I am under a 2-year certified clinical therapist training with NARM, and have been working with clients the past few years.
– Born in a Traditional Chinese Medicine Family, with a lineage/descendants of Confucius. Yet grew up humbly in an ordinary and modern environment. Carrying deep roots of ancient eastern wisdom with modern human understanding.
– It took me a decade of inner, shadow work, NARM work to re-root into my essence, to heal my trauma and to re-claim my life force energy. My heart keeps on cracking more open into love, as I am sharing more of my true service to the world.
– I am in a sacred union with my beloved partner Ralf, the best thing that ever happen to me, as a divine confirmation and a sign of totality, that comes with great responsibility and love.
– I love learning and growing! I have been learning from various teachers across Trauma-healing practices, Psychology, Spirituality, Shamanism and Tantra. With a Masters degree with many trainings in human science and psychology.
– Besides NARM and other 1:1 work, you can often find me facilitating groups. With a dozen week-long retreats/trainings, hundreds of ceremonies and events across Amsterdam and Europe, and supported thousands of beings in different stages of their healing journeys.
– I am just another human being who has healed my trauma and starts to remember who I truly am, trying to live the best life I can and to be as real and loving as I can, and to support others in the ways that I can. No more, no less.
Besides NARM and other 1:1 work, you can often find me facilitating groups and trainings.
“I am not here to fix you or stand above you.
I am simply here to walk beside you
as you begin to remember who you are.”
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GET IN TOUCH
It’s hard with only written words, we have to both feel it. Schedule a free discovery call with me or send me a message, to feel if there’s connection or potential to support you on your own path.
I am open to collaborations and/or simply exchange of ideas and visions, drop me a message here or Whatsapp/Regular +31613596848.
