My Story
Perhaps like some of you, I grew up in a culture that valued intellect and logic over emotion and intuition.
For a time, I followed that path myself, beginning my studies at the University of Technology before realising my intuition was leading me elsewhere. I shifted to psychology, where I felt closer to what truly inspired me: understanding human nature.
When I began my career as a psychologist and coach, I found meaning in listening to and accompanying others as they sought clarity and understanding. And yet, something still felt incomplete, as if conversation alone could not touch the deeper layers of human experience.
That changed when I encountered embodiment work. In one workshop, my body responded more strongly than words ever could. It was a turning point, revealing the wisdom I had overlooked — the intelligence of the body.
Since then, my path has been one of bringing mind and body together, intellect and intuition, thoughts and feeling.
Along the way, I trained in practices that profoundly shaped me: Internal Family Systems (IFS), Body-Mind Centring, and Organisation Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC).
Each opened new ways of listening — to our inner parts, to the language of the body, and to the broader systems we belong to.
What lights me up today is how these strands weave together to support people in pausing, breathing, and reconnecting with what is already within.
Real change often begins in these quiet moments of alignment of body and mind, and I feel grateful to walk alongside others as they discover it for themselves.
EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION
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Systems Inspired Supervision (in training 2026)
Somatic Internal Family Systems (SIFS) Practitioner Issued January 2025
Professional Coach Certification (PCC) - International Coach Federation Issued August 2021
Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching, Advanced Certificate (ORSC) – CRR Global Issued April 2020
Advanced Training in Conflict Management – Kilmann Diagnostics Issued January 2019
MA Diploma in Psychology – University of Wroclaw Issued October 2010
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Susan Mcconnell - Somatic Internal Family Systems Step 2 (November 2024 - January 2025)
Life Architect - Internal Family Systems Level 2 (November 2023)
Susan Mcconnell - Somatic Internal Family Systems Step 1 (October 2023)
Life Architect - Internal Family Systems Level 1 (July – September 2022)
Life Architect - Pam Krause - Self-energy and Self-like Parts (June 2022)
Internal Family Systems UK - Introduction to Internal Family Systems (2021)
Kilmann Diagnostics -Advanced Training in Conflict Management (January 2019)
Moveus - Body- Mind Centering - The Somatic Movement Education (SME) - Program (2017-now)
Being Moved - Embodied Presence retreats (2011 – now)
Institute for Integrative Bodywork & Movement Therapy The Authentic Movement (2012)
TROP Dialogue in the conflict "Effective Trainer: Creativity - Change – Effectiveness (2012)
Adventure for Thought Leadership & Strategy Various coaching courses (2007 – 2010)
A Little More About Me
In both my personal and professional life, I draw inspiration from the simple rhythms of life.
Being in nature, especially in the garden under the shelter of old oaks, invites me into presence and supports embodiment. Whether pausing to notice the play of light in the trees, listening to the branches swayed by the wind, or simply resting in the quiet, these moments ground me and reconnect me with what is essential.
Among trees, herbs, and flowers, I’m reminded that growth unfolds in cycles—of rest, patience, and flourishing—just as it does in our own lives. The changing seasons teach me to trust these rhythms and to welcome both stillness and renewal.
I also find freedom in cycling along quiet countryside paths, where each turn of the wheels seems to open space for new perspectives and deeper breaths.
These practices nourish me. They shape the way I hold space for others—with presence, patience, and a deep respect for the natural unfolding of each person’s path.
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