in Manchester & UK
for Stress, Anxiety and Trauma Healing
Anxiety, chronic stress, racing thoughts, or the lingering effects of trauma are signals from our internal system that things have gone too far.
Our thoughts race, our lives run on autopilot. Our mind and body “appear” to have a life of their own, disconnected from us. We carry confusion, emotional pain, social anxiety. We fear disappointing others, restlessness, imagining the worst. We feel unsafe in ourselves and in the world.
It might show up as withdrawal, tension in your chest, a tight jaw, exhaustion, or a feeling of being constantly “on edge.” Or it may show up as body bracing, shallow breathing. These symptoms are often signs that your nervous system is stuck in survival mode, trying to protect you the only way it knows how. Symptoms are often the messenger, not the enemy.
Talking can be helpful, but when something sits deep, words aren’t enough and thoughts circle in loops.
That’s where somatic therapy comes in. I offer somatic therapy in Leigh, Bolton, Chorlton and online across the UK. You are welcome to enquire without obligations, please use the Booking Form below.
“Being frightened means that you live in a body that is always on guard.”
– Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps The Score
Who Is Somatic Therapy For
Somatic therapy may be right for you if you are:
- Living with long-term underlying fear, overwhelm, confusion, powerlessness manifesting as anxiety, panic attacks, fear or emotional pain
- Have had family dynamics that are complex, traumatic or ‘dysfunctional’ you want to break out of (cycle-breaker)
- Feeling disconnected from your sense of self, body, emotions
- Navigating trauma, grief, or unresolved past experiences
- Experiencing burnout, fatigue, or chronic stress
- Struggling to “talk it out” or “think your way out” or find it too much
Whether this is your first step or part of a longer healing journey, you are welcome here.
Outcomes Clients Have Experienced
Examples of shifts that have occurred through our work together:
- Mobilisation and aliveness after long periods of withdrawal or shutdown
- Moving out of prolonged freeze states into aliveness, energy, and engagement with life
- Feeling safe in one’s own home, body or mind again after trauma or loss
- Regaining the ability to participate in daily life (e.g. drive, shower, socialise, hobbies)
- Reduced anxiety symptoms and greater nervous system stability
- Coming off long-term coping patterns that no longer serve
- Accessing grief, emotions, and inner experiences that previously felt unreachable
- Breaking cycles of guilt, responsibility, or shame that kept life small
- Pursuing passions, travel, relationships, and meaningful life directions with more freedom
- Developing self-trust, confidence, and the ability to navigate future challenges independently
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What To Expect In Somatic Therapy
Healing is is about experiencing safeness inside one’s being.
- Practical somatic tools specific to individual nervous system
- Emotional processing through the body
- Regulating in real time
- Tracking nervous system shifts
- Body armouring, mental armouring and implicit memory (body memory)
- Attachment patterns and relational safety
- Complete incomplete stress cycles
- Boundaries, identity, self-trust
- Emotional stability and mental clarity
- Expanding window of tolerance/capacity
- Orienting towards nourishment
- Family history and intergenerational traces
- Connection between mind, body, and emotion
- Authentic voice, self-worth, belonging
About Me, Raneesha
I’m Raneesha. With over 30 years of embodied mind-body experience, extensive professional training, lived experience and organisational work, I bring both depth and practicality to the therapeutic process.
I’m a Somatic Therapist, Trauma Educator, Mindfulness Teacher, Dancer and Coach specialising in nervous system regulation, trauma recovery, and mind-body healing.
My work brings together neuroscience, somatic therapy, mindfulness, and embodied practices to support lasting change and shifts in how you feel and function day to day.
Alongside private practice, I have worked in mental health and workplace wellbeing settings for almost five years and have delivered workshops for organisations including the University of Liverpool, Trafford Council, and community wellbeing programmes.
I hold accredited training in Somatic Therapy, Neuropsychology, Body Healing, Nervous System Regulation, and Mindfulness Teaching (approved by the British Psychological Society), and I maintain ongoing supervision and professional development to ensure safe and effective practice.
What also shapes my work is lived experience. After many years navigating anxiety, trauma patterns, and intergenerational influences myself, I understand both professionally and personally how the nervous system changes and what truly helps.
Clients often choose this work because it combines science, ancient wisdom, compassion, and practical tools in a way that feels deeply supportive and grounded. Qualifications and background can be found here.
Somatic Therapy in Greater Manchester & UK (Online)
In Person Sessions in Bolton, Wigan, Chorlton
Online Sessions for all of UK
£80 per hour session & access to online somatic toolkit
Options for fortnightly or weekly
You’re welcome to start with six weeks and see if it’s right for you.
Book/Inquire using form below.
Transparency on Price: Behind every session is a commitment to safety, integrity, and presence. Your investment supports the essentials – supervision, insurance, professional memberships, education, and your toolkit – but also something deeper: the regulation of the practitioner (in this case, me). In somatic therapy, because it isn’t about talking or thinking alone but rather, about relating and deep healing, this matters. It means I can invest in everything necessary to meet you from a grounded, co-regulating place – where deep healing happens.
Inquiry / Booking
All sessions adhere to Confidentiality
If you prefer to email me directly, it’s connect@radiant-roots.co.uk
