hello, it’s me. Your guide.

My name is Shirin and This is where i tell you a bit more about myself and my work.

I am a certified trauma-informed Somatic Coach and Expressive Writing facilitator.

In my practice I integrate both cognitive and somatic techniques, expressive writing and contemplative practices. I believe a holistic approach drives a deeper and more organic process of transformation.

At this time I am pursuing training in somatic trauma therapy to provide a safer space for my clients and hold them in all of their human complexities.

I had previously completed a Health and Nutrition Coaching programme with Transformation Academy and a Healing Nutrition course through AltroCibo Academy.

Qualifications

    • Mind-Body Coaching from The Embody Lab

    • The Wisdom of Resistance from LifePath

    • Health and Nutrition Coaching from Transformation Academy

    • Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy from The Embody Lab

    • Janina Fisher's Trauma Treatment Certification Training (CCTP)

    • From Survival to Stability: An Introduction to The Resilience Toolkit from Lumos Transforms

    • Leading Others in Writing for Health from Duke Health & Well-Being, Duke University

    • MA Literary Studies, Comparative literature and Criticism from Goldsmiths, University of London

    • BA Persian and Development Studies from SOAS, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Now, if you wish to get to know me better…

Many years ago disabling illness turned my life upside down, but it has also allowed me to access a more authentic vision for my future.

Both my professional and personal ambitions have undergone radical change over the past decade and are now in service to my true commitment: to extend radical care to my fellow human creatures.

The list of ailments I have experienced in my life is rich, and it goes beyond life-altering physical symptoms to include chronic dissociation and anxiety, panic attacks, among many others.
Once I developed chronic fatigue I was finally offered the opportunity to slow down and embark on a journey back to the body, health, and wisdom.

This journey has led me to learn about our body’s physiology, from hormone to gut health; psychological wellbeing through deep therapeutic work with a renowned Jungian analyst; and spirituality as a Theravada Buddhist with a serious meditative practice.

if you’ve read this far into my bio, then you deserve to know who I really am.

I'm an aspiring farmer, avid reader, former professional sick person and spinster beyond redemption. I'm also a cheerful Anarchist.

I call a mid-size coastal town in Italy home, but I dream of setting up a small farm in the countryside with a chicken co-op and a vegetable garden. I also hope to become the human keeper of a giant rabbit, one guinea pig, two donkeys and many cats and dogs.