Somatic Therapy

I’m Sheetal Mistry.
I help women recover from anxiety, stress / burnout, and emotional pain by working at the root — through the body’s wisdom, not the mind.

My work combines somatic therapy, parts work, timeline work, and energy-based healing to release trauma and survival patterns stored in the nervous system and the body.

Somatic therapy is not surface level work where the results only last temporarily and definitely not about coping or managing symptoms. Somatic work creates root level lasting transformation that sticks. It’s about clearing what your body has been carrying so you can finally feel safe, calm, and whole again.

This is for women who are tired of managing symptoms and are ready to understand, process, and gently release what their body has been carrying.

By safely processing the experiences, emotions, and survival patterns your body has been holding, you create space for lasting transformation, deeper clarity, and a renewed sense of peace, self respect and connection to yourself

Former Healthcare Professional (Optometrist) | Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapist | In person, Cairns-Based & Online Australia-Wide | Personal Lived Experience of Recovery

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What is somatic therapy?

Somatic therapy recognises that healing involves more than the mind.

It works with your whole self—your body, nervous system, emotions, limiting beliefs, and, for many people, their spiritual connection and sense of self.

Rather than simply helping you understand why you feel the way you do, somatic therapy helps your body process what it couldn't at the time the experience happened.

By creating safety within the nervous system, the body can begin to release the unresolved emotions and survival responses it has been carrying.

As your nervous system becomes more and more regulated through root level processing of stuck emotions and patterns, you stop reacting from the past and begin responding from the present. You no longer hold the emotional charges from the past that were driving your patterns in the now.

While coping strategies can help in the short term, somatic work focuses on resolving the patterns driving the symptoms, so you can experience lasting peace, emotional freedom, deeper clarity, and finally feel safe in your own body again.

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“Your true self isn’t broken — she’s buried under layers of pain, conditioning, and beliefs that were never yours to begin with. Beneath these layers, lies your true self — whole, powerful, and authentic.”

– Sheetal Mistry

  • Hanneke Sweeney

    Hanneke Sweeney"Sheetal has helped me overcome barriers I have struggled with all my life. Finally, feel like I can move forward in life."

  • Mia Springhall

    I found Sheetal on Google when I was in a deep grieving period of my life, my anxiety and Obessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms were very heightened. I was really nervous for my first session, however Sheetal thoroughly explained the process and made me feel safe and calm. My first session was intense and I was amazed at my subconscious wisdom and body's ability to hold on to trauma that I was unaware I was carrying. I have had major shifts, I feel the most connected to my highest self that I have in many many years, if not ever, I am feeling generally less anxious and seem to have more control over my emotions and my ability to sit with and process them. Somatic work has created shifts in ways I didn't know possible, it is truly amazing work that Sheetal is doing. Finding Soul Reflection was exactly what my soul needed. I highly recommend doing this work.

  • kate

    10/10 would recommend. Sheetal is a wonderful therapist, she has a kind and caring approach in her sessions.
    After finishing sessions with Sheetal I have gained more confidence in myself. I feel free and at peace.
    If you have been struggling with childhood trauma i would recommend soul reflection

  • Janine Walker

    Janine Walker"Sheetal facilitated some trauma release work that was ready to be released with the right practitioner. Her manner, guidance and support was gentle and strong at the same time!"

  • Sabrina Jones

    Sabrina Jones"I’ve had dimensional therapy sessions with her, along with energy healing that uncovered the root causes which revealed some limiting beliefs. These sessions were empowering and tied loose ends back to trauma. Others will surely benefit from somatic trauma healing as I have!! Thank you Sheetal! Much love."

  • Aylin

    Aylin"Sheetal is a very intuitive, empathetic, compassionate person who has helped me immensely on my spiritual awakening journey in the healing session’s we’ve completed together. I came out of each session feeling renewed and understood. Her presence alone is comforting. No disappointment. I recommend! "

  • steph raj

    Sheetal from Soul Reflections provided me with a gentle and supportive therapeutic approach combining multiple modalities for the treatment of trauma and it’s associated effects. The impacts and shifts have been profound and transformative in my life. I feel very grateful for going through this therapy which combines somatic healing with other renowned practices. I highly recommend Soul Reflection’s holistic approach for addressing trauma.

  • Tess pearse

    Sheetal has been incredibly supportive, and I am deeply grateful for her work and the safe space she created for me. She genuinely cares and made me feel so safe to share my experiences. I have suffered with CPTSD from growing up with an abusive father. I have felt like there was no way I could work through this hurt that felt ingrained. Working with Sheetal has shown me that I don’t have to hold on to this hurt and can release stuck emotions and patterns. She has guided me through many expansive experiences and shown me the way to break old ways of thinking and how to support myself when things come up. This experience has been so beneficial, I’ve noticed a meaningful shift within myself and so have my friends. This work has been so helpful and has made me feel a lot more positive moving forward. Thank you so much Sheetal for your wisdom and intuitive guidance, its truly been invaluable

  • Mel Considine

    This was one of the most remarkable experiences of my life.
    I felt so safe and relaxed with Sheetal instantly and the journey she took me on was mind blowing. Who knew moments from my childhood could have such a significant impact on my adult life and wellbeing. Childhood Trauma can manifest in so many different ways and with Sheetal’s help, I can now move forward with inner peace and a whole new outlook on my every day and future. Thank you so much for giving me back my peace and inner happiness

  • Naomi Griffiths

    Sheetal has had great capacity and clarity to help me through the process beginning with energy healing sessions which were powerful in the sense that they seemed to recalibrate and begin healing my system on an unconscious level.
    The actual Somatic sessions were very profound and her ability to stay present and draw out the underlying trauma/issues, to face them and address these, healing happened not only for this life but also helped to clear past life and ancestral trauma.  This has made it all the more important to begin to address generational trauma, stopping it from passing down.
    The impact it’s had on my life and family had been extremely significant. My family had noticed I have been happier in myself and I’m a lot more present in the moment and less stressed.

  • Bryan porter

    Sheetal’s somatic trauma release therapy has helped me process emotions from childhood experiences which have been stored/stuck for decades. Where top down therapies like CBT haven’t addressed the underlying cause of these stuck emotions, somatic trauma release has helped me process these emotions at the root cause and allowed me to understand the past clearly and move forward with my life; happier, healthier and optimistic about the future. Thank you!

  • "Sheetal is a very intuitive healer/therapist and holds a space which truely allows you to tap into your own empowerment and self-healing abilities. My sessions with Sheetal were powerfully transformative, and created great shifts in my inner- world which I can experience informing my outer-reality."

    Elyse Scott

  • kathryn

    Kate"If you want a no nonsense opportunity to get on with your life and rid yourself of the guff that keeps you stuck give Sheetal a call and book a session with her! I’d just like to add that Sheetal is genuinely interested in your wellbeing and holds space for you through out the weeks / months together."

Why women choose to work with me?

Former healthcare professional (optometrist)

Trained in somatic approaches

Online and Cairns-based in person sessions

Personal lived experience with recovery frameworks

Professional Guidance Shaped by Experience and Expertise

My approach is rooted in both lived experience and professional training:

  • I’ve walked through anxiety, depression, and the dark night of the soul — and emerged with hard-earned wisdom.

  • A spiritual awakening over a decade ago sparked a powerful growth journey that continues today.

  • I experienced firsthand the impact of somatic healing when I cleared heart palpitations long before I even knew what somatics was.

  • Since then, I’ve studied and integrated a wide range of somatic, integrative, and energy-based modalities to support deep recovery and transformation.

Before and after stories

  • Jen

    BEFORE: Unable to process all “the traffic” in her head. Her emotions were very heightened and showed up physical anxiety symptoms in the chest & gut. Jen approached me as her husband was triggering childhood trauma of witnessing her parents relationship, where her father was a bully. She was also not allowed to express her emotions -leaving unprocessed emotions trapped within her body. Together we agreed on a 9 × 2hr session pack.

    AFTER 9 sessions of working with me: she said ”I am now a much happier, confident, calm and empathetic person.”

  • Anonymous Case Study A

    BEFORE: suffering from anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, gut & womb health issues. Suffered repeated sexual abuse as child. Had tried talk therapy sessions, and breath work. Sleep issues most her adult life past due to feeling unsafe most of her life, which progressively got worse over the years. She was in a very stressed, freeze state with a constant feeling of being unsafe. Grew up in a household with an alcoholic & violent father and witnessed domestic violence inflicted on her mum on multiple occasions. She grew up feeling neglected as her mum was depressed and was not ‘present’.

    Signed up to 12 session pack - 5x energy healings at root of sexual abuse, and building safety into nervous system followed by 7x somatic therapy sessions

    AFTER: Reduced gut and womb issues. Able to be more present mum, feeling far less anxious and feeling safe to relax and sleep. Found her life purpose and signed up to a counselling diploma course.

  • Ancestral somatic clearing

    BEFORE: Stress, anxiety symptoms. She was married to a narcissist for well over a decade before separating.  Plus interfering in laws that gas lit her.  They all emotionally & mentally abused her, made her feel not good enough. We agreed on 3 sessions of Somatic Regression sessions. Unusual case as all 3 sessions lead to somatic clearing as an ancestor where limiting beliefs originated, creating huge shifts within her own life.

    AFTER: On follow up after finishing the sessions, her anxiety levels had plummeted and tightness in chest and shoulders had gone as she had shifted many stuck emotions within the torso regions as well as her arms/hands. 

  • Anonymous Case Study client C

    BEFORE: In functional freeze, anxiety, cPTSD. Successful in career by keeping herself super busy to avoid the pain. But eventually her body started to scream louder with aches & migraines. Couldn’t sleep, couldn’t eat, couldn’t think due to constant brain fog. She wasn’t being able to be a “good” mum to her young kids. Tried counselling & coaching sessions but noticed her body was reacting with sensations during their sessions.‍ ‍We agreed on 12 session pack, with 1st session energy healing & finding safety anchor in body. Had planned on few energy healing sessions but on 2nd session, she was clearly ready to process an issue somatically. Remaining sessions were all somatic with exception of one more energy healing session mid package. As her trauma was complex, we both agreed she needed to carry on beyond min recommended 12 fortnightly sessions on a monthly basis. In total, the client worked with me for 17mths.

    AFTER: Kind to self & others. Able to smile and laugh, able to relax without screens or alcohol. Quality sleep, better memory and concentration. Less aches & pain, better mobility. Noticing more colours and objects she would have other wise not notice

  • A reactive mum

    BEFORE: Frustrated, angry, annoyed. Would get angry at daughter, & feel guilty & apologise - a repeated cycle she couldn’t break out of. Constant arguing with partner. We agreed to do a 6 session pack.

    AFTER: Feeling different- happy, lighter, less stressful. Feeling like a the Calm mum she always wanted to be. Also, better communication with partner- he noticed changes too. Partner mentioned they are able to talk properly now. More aware of actions & responds better. Feels Elevated- can see things from higher perspective and not get triggered.

What my clients consistently say I’m great at

Fast tracking their recovery at level suitable for their nervous system.

Seeking most efficient direct route to clearing specific root events, at rate suitable for your nervous system.

Powerful Intuitive based guidance and questioning.

Bringing full clearing & completion of a topic within a session, not leaving it until next time.

Holding space without judgement.

Clearing a limiting belief or two within a session.

Helping you to connect & listen to your intuition

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We discuss your childhood environment you grew up in & your relationship with your parents. I also ask what the relationship was like between your parents -as that often sets the tone for our own romantic relationships.

    Your first session is primarily about regulating your nervous system by building layers of safety/ neutral anchors within the body.
    Before we can touch the root of any recent trigger, your body needs to feel safe enough to do so. There after, depending on your system, we may or may not be able to clear all emotional charges of the root event in that first session — this is always led by your nervous system, not a timeline.

    I am intuitively guided where how the session unfolds for the highest good of the person. Most of the time the person is able to clear a root event in first session. However, not all are able to as their autonomic nervous system needs time to feel safe enough to start processing their past. In this case, if you are open to it - I would be guided to do energy healing to clear any blockages thats preventing you from healing, and to help regulate you further.

  • For anxiety, I use a 6–9 session framework, ( see below link) which you can explore in detail on the Anxiety page.
    This work focuses on calming the nervous system, clearing the emotional imprint driving anxiety, and restoring internal safety so your body no longer needs to stay on high alert.

    https://www.soulreflectionhealing.com.au/somatic-therapy-for-anxiety

  • We start with regression-based energy healing to meet the original impact of the trauma without overwhelming your system.
    These early sessions help clear blocks in the energy system, calm fight/flight/freeze responses, and activate the body’s natural capacity to heal.

    From there, we build somatic safety layer by layer.
    Only when your nervous system feels stable enough do we move into deeper somatic processing.

    This is where real transformation happens — through your body’s own processing, guided questions, and the space to finally resolve what was never completed.

    This framework is deep and powerful.
    It dissolves limiting beliefs, heals trauma at its source, and reconnects you to who you truly are beneath survival patterns.

    PTSD healing requires patience and commitment.
    Every nervous system has its own pace, and trauma stored over many years cannot be rushed.
    For this reason, a minimum of 12 sessions is recommended.

    You can explore the full PTSD framework and case studies on the PTSD page:

    https://www.soulreflectionhealing.com.au/physical-abuse

  • I only work with clients who are genuinely ready for recovery, not quick surface level relief.
    Deep healing cannot be rushed or done casually, and it doesn’t happen in one or two sessions.

    Your first session is primarily about regulating your nervous system.
    Before we can touch the root of any recent trigger, your body needs to feel safe enough to do so.
    Depending on your system, we may or may not be able to begin clearing the root event in that first session — this is always led by your nervous system, not a timeline.

    We can begin with a full 2hr initial session and see how you and your body responds.
    After that session, you can decide whether to continue in a 6, 9, or 12-session package.
    I don’t offer casual, one-off bookings beyond the first session because this work requires consistency, containment, and commitment to be effective.

  • your autonomic / automatic nervous system might have defaulted to during its formative years of 0-7.  Your nervous system can still be stuck in fight, flight or freeze/ shutdown ever since, in which you have no conscious control over.  By focusing on your unique journey so far, we can map out your recovery path by combining modalities tailored to you.  Where it feels intuitively right, I also add timeline journey on way back after clearing original event, collecting all related events that will be processed automatically by your unconscious mind in the background in following week /fortnight. This fast tracks your recovery.  I also weave in Inner child healing after clearing events where necessary, but usually the inner child is calm and at peace after clearing stuck emotions and trauma

    Its the this autonomic/ automatic part of us that in the drivers seat, causing you to react to triggers in the now, causing sensations and symptoms within the body.  Our human thinking brain tries to rationalise and think its way out.  However, it’s only by outsmarting your conscious brain and going into body and sitting & feeling sensations within your nervous system , can they finally be processed and released, gaining clarity . The nervous system does not understand words, it only understands sensations.

  • Somatic therapy isn’t covered by medicare or private insurance as its not yet recognised by mainstream.  So its fully private pay only. Mental health plan can only be used with psychologists or mental health social workers.

  • I work with people who are fully ready to recover & those who are done with surface-level healing.
    They’ve tried talk therapy, Reiki, kinesiology — and maybe felt a little better, but nothing changed.
    Because no one helped them get to the real root — the part that keeps recreating the same pain.

    My work goes where the symptoms end and the true healing begins.

  • My work isn’t for anyone half-in, half-out on their healing.
    It also isn’t a fit for those currently on antidepressants, since these medications numb the very sensations we need to access for somatic work.

    If someone is looking for a quick fix or surface-level relief, this won’t serve them.
    My work is for people ready to meet what’s at root level of their problems— and actually heal it on all levels: mind, body & soul.

  • If you’re constantly juggling responsibilities and struggling to find a sense of balance, you’re not alone. Many people who live in their masculine energy — always doing, achieving, and pushing — are often disconnected from their inner feminine: the part that allows rest, flow, and emotional connection.

    Overworking can sometimes be a way to avoid the discomfort of what’s held beneath the surface — the unresolved emotions or childhood wounds stored in the body. But what we resist tends to persist.

    If you feel called to do deeper healing work and create true balance within yourself, I can support you. I’ve walked this path personally — learning how to integrate my masculine drive with my feminine wisdom — and I now guide others to find that same inner harmony.

    Frame work is similar to Anxiety frame work, see:

    https://www.soulreflectionhealing.com.au/somatic-regression-therapy-for-anxiety-depression

  • It can feel like life is already full — and then the universe adds another layer with hormonal changes and all the symptoms that come with them. While it’s often treated medically as a problem to fix, perimenopause and menopause are not diseases. They’re natural transitions — the same ones our maternal ancestors experienced long before synthetic hormone replacements existed.

    What many women experience today is a body struggling to complete that natural shift. Chronic stress, emotional strain, and unresolved trauma can all interfere with how the body transitions from reproductive hormones to relying on adrenal support. When the nervous system is overloaded, the symptoms intensify — but with the right support, this phase can become a powerful opportunity for healing and renewal though somatic therapy.