One-to-One Embodied Therapeutic Healing

I believe that we all have the capacity to heal ourselves. It is through guidance and education of what is ailing us, that we can develop a tool kit to make the changes in our lives that are necessary, sustainable and lasting. My work has evolved over decades and while I draw on a wide-range of experiences, trainings and modalities, it is a co-creative partnership with those I work with. I utilize compassionate inquiry and deep intuition to set the tone for building trust so that healing can take place.

I am trained as a crisis and trauma support specialist with much experience in various aspects of trauma. In addition to self-directed compassion, I use other modalities as well during the session which can include some energy medicine, guided visualization, breathing, sound healing, expressive art, inner parts work along the lines of IFS, EFT, CBT and creative suggestions for application into your daily life. This is not traditional talk therapy. We will work with conscious intentions and thoughts, subconscious patterns and limiting beliefs, past and present traumas or challenges, and many other emotions or blocks that keep you from living your most joyful, fulfilling life. We work somatically, meaning with the body, as well as the mind to create a wholistic approach to your healing. In essence, this is psychospiritual healing as much as it is physical. No two sessions are the same and, together, we co-create the healing for your best and highest interest. While I am not a licensed mental health worker, psychologist/psychiatrist, I believe that there are many alternative pathways to healing that support traditional ways.

If you are interested in working with me, please complete the inquiry form and we will set up a zoom call to further discuss and see if there is resonance.

I currently have limited spaces to work one-to-one. I ask for a minimum of 4 sessions that can be weekly or biweekly and a maximum of 6 months, or 24 sessions.

“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” Pema Chodron

  • I feel incredibly blessed to have found Maura in my life. She came through in the absolutely genuine and sincere way she does as soon as I approached her and following a consultation call, I felt completely reassured we would gel. I have journeyed with Maura for four months now and she has been a vital part of my healing process. Maura has stood by me with complete faith while I have undergone change. Through Maura’s intuitive methods and complete authenticity, I have been able to shift blockages on energetic, psychological and physical levels. She has worked with literally every situation, feeling, thought or vision which has arisen during each session and I have ended each call feeling clearer, more grounded and more enlightened about what has been expressing through me. I am forever humbled and grateful to Maura for the loving compassion she has shown me. Thank you for your wisdom and grace.

    Sarah Ainsworth, Virtual

  • I am so grateful that Maura and I crossed paths. She is a very important part of my journey. I have made so much personal development since we started our sessions together. I had so much anxiety making important decisions and setting boundaries. She used many different techniques that at times I had some resistance to, but I’m happy that I trusted my process because her intuition is so strong she guided me exactly where I needed to go. We did a lot of work to heal my inner child and practice self-love. As cheesy as this sounds, I am a completely different person now. I am so blessed to have worked with her. I always felt supported and heard. She would check in when necessary, while giving me space to process things on my own. She gave me the opportunity to take back the power and control of my own life. She does her job with so much love and compassion. I highly recommend working with her.

    T.D., Thailand

  • Sessions with Maura have been so magical and transformative. She has a deep intuition, power and ability to connect, and I really appreciate the co-creation and listening in to what I really need and want. She is non-judgmental and deeply present. There has been so much synchronicity in and out of sessions when working with her. I really feel her connection with shamanic animal power and healing. I have also gone into psychological energetic emotional programs and had a massive clearing and shift with previously deeply unconscious limiting beliefs. Her tenderness and care also shine through and give me confidence to trust and recommend her highly.

    Rachael Lindsay, age 41, musician, yogi, somatic sex coach

  • Good Morning, Maura. After our session, I was able to look at myself in the mirror and I actually felt beautiful. I haven’t felt this way in a really long time. I continue to feel the warm, fuzzy blanket sensation wrapped around me. Also, I was able to share my drawings with my partner and I didn’t feel ashamed about it. Thank you so much for your guidance. I always feel lighter and better after our session.

    F, Thailand

  • As always, it feels so nice to have your support. I really appreciate that. I can’t believe how much has been shifting within me since our session. You have helped me so much on my path towards self-love and joy in my life. I really couldn’t have done it without you. Definintely doing much better than 3 months ago. I feel pretty good overall and definitely feel a deep shift in the way I process my emotions. I’m really excited to see how this plays out, especially in my relationships in the long run.

    R.K., Thailand

  • I feel really blessed and grateful to have crossed paths with Maura. I was ready to take the "next step" in my healing journey and I couldn't have asked for a better guide and facilitator. I wasn't sure exactly what I needed, but I definitely got it. 
She is non-judgmental and easy to open up to. I felt safe diving into difficult things. I felt supported after every session. I wasn't sure what to expect and I'd never done self compassion work like this before, but Maura was a great guide! I'd even go as far as to say I had FUN! 
She is 100% the type of person who practices what she preaches and really LIVES her work. Her passion for what she does is palpable. 
I'd highly recommend her and would definitely work with her again in the future. Also, her poetry is fantastic. 10/10 all around!

    Jade Calland, Thailand

  • What a healing and transformative journey it's been for me since meeting Maura. From the moment we connected, I felt resonance and trust in exploring myself deeper with her care and guidance. Maura holds an incredible space. Each session is unique and guided intuitively which brings magic and light to whatever is alive in me at the time. I have released so much trauma/stagnant energy in our time together. I leave her sessions breathing deeper, being in my body, less in my mind and feeling expansive and motivated to live my truth and trust my innate wisdom. Thanks to her kind, warm and personable nature I feel comfortable being vulnerable and showing up in my truth no matter what that looks like. Maura encourages me and motivates me to be my authentic self. Which now, after a dozen sessions together I can say I am embodying this human form and far more in touch with my emotions/parts which enables me to live my best life.  Maura empowered me to be my own healer. To be present, mindful, and aware of my parts and to understand they are not me. Our time together I was provided with insight on how to continue living consciously, being an active participant in this life. I now have a toolkit. That is something I always wished for and couldn't develop before meeting Maura (despite having had over 5 years experience in receiving therapy and reading countless books). I highly recommend this magical healer! I will forever view her as a gift from the universe. My life is forever changed for the better and I am infinitely grateful!

    Sarah Benoit, Thailand and Virtual

  • I have struggled with writing a review, because I haven't quite been able to collect the words to say, where to even begin, for someone who I could never speak enough words about, to express my gratitude. I have now had around 12 or more sessions with Maura, and her guidance and assistance has been invaluable. When I first contacted Maura (recommended via a friend), I was really lost, and trying to navigate how to collect the pieces. I felt like I was searching through the dark for a needle in a hackstack. Maura was able to shine a light for me, unjumble the mess that was the haystack and help me find that needle, in which I am feeling that I can now begin to weave the threads of life, with the control back in my own hand. Maura really embodies everything that I needed from a therapist. Her approach is so open minded, and well rounded. We have moved through different modalities, I have been guided into many big releases, we have even danced around her living room together! Her genuine warmth makes me feel held, and completely accepted for who I am, free from any judgements. Maura holds a space where I feel safe to speak my darkest truths, to be vulnerable and very honest with myself. I could not possibly recommend her enough.

    Bec H., Thailand

  • My experience with Maura was incredibly beautiful and powerful. We had several sessions together. I appreciate the variety of techniques Maura is working with and her amazing intuition to apply the right things at the right time. Inner child work, working with dreams, expressive arts therapy, tapping (EFT) and working with the inner parts are some of the techniques we worked with. Her approach is based on feeling what is blocked inside, moving it and processing it, in a very compassionate way– for me the most powerful way to heal trauma. I felt trust into Maura from the first second. Her very grounded and at the same time very connected energy felt extremely safe. This allowed me to go into deep processes, facing my fears and traumas and feeling inner safety and stability at the same time. It was easy to express my wishes, my needs and my emotions at any time. Maura is just such a natural, loving and happy being and her work comes so obviously from her heart. I am very grateful for the healing and growing I went through thanks to Maura`s support. Finding myself more and more in situations where I act now as an adult being in his power instead of living in avoidance or in emotional overwhelm. I recommend the work with Maura from the depth of my heart!

    Steffi K., Thailand

  • With intuition and presence, Maura supported me in releasing emotions and open up for something new to flow into my future. Thank you, Maura.

    Kristoffer

  • I started weekly sessions with Maura at a very challenging time in my life. I had been experiencing a lot of anxiety and panic attacks, and a deep sense of feeling unsafe in my own body and in the world. Through working with Maura, I was able to each week bring what was alive and happening for me that needed to be seen, heard, held and worked with. I could tell that Maura was bringing her wide array of life experiences, skills, and deep wisdom to each session, and she has a very organic way of guiding the session so that by the end I felt totally complete and satisfied with what we had worked on. I felt very safe in her sessions, and knew that I could say and bring anything to the surface ,and it would be met with tenderness, care and deep attunement. By the end of my time with Maura, I felt like a completely different person to when I started. I am now experiencing more safety in my body, more ability to be out in the world in a way that feels good for me, I am having almost no panic attacks, and I feel stronger in my boundaries with myself and others. I enjoyed the sessions immensely, and from the depth of my heart and soul am forever grateful for the journey that we went on together. Thank you Maura!

    Lexi, AUS

  • I have done several sessions with Maura. I have noticed a huge shift since my first session with her. My sessions have been extremely unique to the intention I bring in. Maura is very powerful and gentle at the same time. It’s like going to an amusement park, there’s ups and downs. Some of the rides are terrible. At the end you’re proud of yourself for overcoming your fears. Maura will be there as much or as little as you need her to be. She genuinely cares about you and your process. She has many techniques and tools she uses during the session as needed. I now have new tools to address issues that have come up in my session and confidence to apply them. I’m so thankful to step into this new chapter feeling free of past ties and fears.

    T.

  • The last months working together with Maura were incredible. Maura helped me to get a better understanding for myself, how my emotions are connected to my actions and the other way around. She took me to a journey into deeper layers of myself. During the sessions, she created a safe space so that I surrendered into the present moment. The last 8 months working together, I developed more inner strength, stronger belief in myself, and let go of habits which were holding me back from reaching my full inner potential. I really have no words how thankful I am to have had the opportunity to work with Maura and to get into contact with her loving, caring, and empathetic personality. From the deepest parts of my heart, I definitely recommend working with her. Thank you so much!

    L. Germany

  • Hi Maura. Thank you for checking in with me. I have been thinking about you today. I have such overwhelming gratitude towards you for guiding me to truly shed the remainings of my past. I can feel the difference already even if it’s subtle. Even though some of the sensations that have been coming up are uncomfortable, I’m feeling more open to allow the discomfort to exist and pass through me. I’m hoping that’s what I’m doing anyway. Since our session I am noticing that I am much more in touch with my body. I did the sauna and ice bath yesterday and felt a very bizarre tingling throughout my body (I’ve been doing ice baths regularly for the past month but it was a very different sensation to the usual thing) that made me feel faint. I sat down and just breathed through it. It went away after 5 minutes. I wish I could tell everyone and spread the word that they need a Maura in their life.

    Nina, Hong Kong

  • The range of Maura’s healing powers is as broad as the ocean, and her compassion is equally deep. It doesn’t matter what bring to her for processing, whether it’s an energy, a memory or limiting belief. If you’re holding on to anything that needs to be cleared, she will quickly help you find it, move it, and hold you through it.  In less than an hour, she helped me complete the integration of an energetically intense, emotionally turbulent month-long process that had stirred up many of my deepest core fears and wounds. She helped me pull all of the pieces into place, release stuck energy, and cut some very sticky cords. I went from fragmented and anxious to whole and centered. Using her own form of practical magic, Maura supports you to come home to more of who you truly you are. She is a soulfully integrated, multi-dimensional depth healer who lives and breathes what she offers and teaches. In other words, Maura is a rare and priceless gem.

    Wendy May, Thailand

  • Maura is a magician! The best investment I’ve made in the last few years was to commit to my mental health, continuous growth and healing and I’m so grateful for Maura to be my guide. Combining multiple philosophies and techniques, working with Maura involves finding the root of any given fear, blockage, concern and processing it before releasing. This is done through meditation, tapping, drawing, talking, amongst other practices, all within the safety of Maura’s guidance. Through this work, we have given uncomfortable, sometimes hidden parts of myself and emotions a seat at the table, given them a voice and worked through them and eventually transmuted or let go of them. Of course as we are cyclical themes return but in another colour, within a different dimension. During the last 12 months, my personal growth has massively accelerated, and it has been noticed by my friends, family and even colleagues. Thanks to therapy with Maura, it has given me the courage to step into my truth, to keep paving my path and shine big, bold and bright, accepting all parts of myself. I was recommended by a very close friend of mine and I have myself recommended a really good friend as well. If you’re curious, please book your first session, you won’t regret crossing path with her magic.

    Camille, France

  • Working with Maura has helped me in a tremendous way. The space she was able to hold was filled with clean air, helping me to center and reconnect with myself. I was able to give the necessary attention to all versions of me that required so. I would describe the weight I’ve tossed at her as a boulder, and yet she managed to use it and move with it in such grace.  I encourage anyone who wants to dive inwards and explore to connect with Maura.

    L., Europe

  • I have had the honor and pleasure to work with Maura during two private healing sessions and she literally blew my mind! She is such a loving and compassionate soul, highly professional, very knowledgeable and has such an amazing intuition in what she does. I really hope to work with her again if our paths meet again. Thank you so much Maura, for holding space and enabling very deep healing for me.

    Nadja, Thailand

  • Maura is a godsend. She somehow managed to give me exactly what I needed, even though I had no idea what I needed. She is kind, soft, and highly intuitive, and I felt like a much more complete person after finishing my session with her!

    Brooke

  • Maura is absolutely fantastic. It’s clear that she has a special gift and a unique set of talents and experiences, and she’s generous in sharing this with others. I didn’t know what to expect from the session, but knowing Maura and her kindness and sensitivity, I felt comfortable allowing her to guide me through it. I had never done anything similar, but as I said, I trusted Maura, and I couldn’t ignore the emotional stress that took hold in my life any longer. Maura tailored the session to my personality and situation and we went through a series of “experiences” and guided phrases that really enabled me to let go of negativity, reorder the optics of my situation, and feel empowered to go forward without fear or mental ties to the ideas that were holding me back. I think that it’s important to be open to life and new experiences-and this is one new experience that was very positive and freeing. I was in unfamiliar territory being unable to cope with my emotions—and so I found an unfamiliar yet helpful mechanism to help me move forward and surpass my blockages. Maura gave me her full attention, and I would recommend her to anyone.

    C.L. (USA)

  • The sessions that Maura and I had together helped me open up locked emotions that I had been harboring after experiencing traumatic events in my life. She was able to help me identify the areas in my life that needed “opening.” After breathing and working together creating specific self-directed compassion phrases, I was so touched spiritually and emotionally in a way that is not easily put into words. After a few sessions with Maura, I was able to regenerate a loving relationship with not only my family, but also with myself.

    Stephanie W.  (USA)

  • Compassion...something I always thought I needed to have for other people, not for myself. I have been lost for over 35 years, always confused about who I am and why I responded to life in such a negative way. I tried therapy, medicine, and self-help books only to come up with a temporary fix. After 4 sessions with Maura, we were able to get to my “bottom line.” I have been able to make connections between my present and my past that are remarkable. Maura seemed to know exactly what to do and say, and understood me completely. I am so grateful for her compassion and wisdom because I am now able to see myself in a totally different light..a loving one.

    Amy (USA)

  • I had the wonderful opportunity to work with Maura and do a session. She has a unique ability to make you feel safe and comforted while imparting a lot of wisdom. She creates a sacred space—inviting and encouraging you to look inward. At a certain point I felt that I was alone, looking inward at my younger self. The presence of another person disappears and I was able to engage with myself in a way that felt safe, nurturing and extremely honest. Saying that I felt alone is one of the best ways to describe this powerful experience. It’s not minimizing Maura’s professional ability, on the contrary, it speaks highly of it. She has the ability to guide and allow someone to go to the depths of themselves, experiencing the uncomfortable and difficult memories and feelings with an honesty that comes from being “alone.” Maura holds the sacred space through her nonjudgmental, grounded and truly caring presence. It’s a deeply powerful and healing experience that I cannot speak more highly of.

    E.M. (Indonesia)

  • My experience working with Maura was life-changing. It really helped me open my eyes and see the world differently, as well as open my eyes to scars I never knew I had. Overall, it was a great experience and I greatly recommend Maura and her work!

    Mia, age 15 (USA)

  • I brought my 9 year old daughter to Maura for some energy work for some anxiety issues she has been dealing with. My daughter felt very nervous and timid about the whole process, but Maura was so loving and warm to my daughter she immediately felt comfortable. My daughter loved her treatment so much that she wanted to go back immediately. We have been two times now and plan to go again. Her anxiety levels have lessened and Maura also gave my daughter some tools to use in case she was feeling anxious. We are so thankful we found Maura!

    Kadie Parker

  • I have had the pleasure of working with Maura twice. She is warm, compassionate and has the gift of a true healer. I can't even begin to explain the process or the feelings... but her intuitiveness and kindness helped me to face what I've been ignoring for decades. Full on working through the BS, finding my power and busting through blockades! I'd recommend her in a heartbeat for any healing work. Thank you, Maura for sharing your light!

    Amber Bretch Kleid

  • Working with Maura was incredibly insightful, transformative, nourishing and helpful for me. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested and ready to dive deep, to heal, to grow, to evolve. Thank you Maura. I feel that working with you was really a significant step in my life's journey.

    Mateusz, Thailand

  • Can’t recommend enough. Don’t think therapy or healing is for you? Try it and you won’t regret it. You will feel the benefits instantly if you open to accepting them. I honestly feel a strong love for the education and treatment received here and feel beyond blessed and grateful to have this opportunity for working with Maura.

    James C., Thailand

  • There is life before meeting Maura and life after meeting Maura! My 11 sessions with Maura were so deeply beneficial and transformative for my life. I got in touch with some of the deepest parts of myself so that I could heal. By transforming my trauma, I've released old thought-patterns that I no longer need and I feel more free to be who I really am. I am so grateful for the embodied upgrade of my self-love, and the improved way I show up in all my relationships. Maura is so kind, powerful, supportive, and loving. Working with her was one of the best decisions of my life.

    Kate Wave, Thailand