You can teach a great class,
and still lose the room.

You can care deeply, and still overwhelm yourself.

Most facilitators are trained in what they teach.
Very few are ever supported in how they hold people.

Who this is for

This work is for people who already facilitate or teach:

  • yoga, pilates, and somatic practices

  • shibari / rope / kink education

  • workshops, group processes, or community spaces

  • sex education or intimacy work

  • early-career therapists, awareness teams or peer supporters

You don’t need to be perfect.
You just need to be willing to look honestly at what happens in your space.

What often comes up

You might recognize yourself in this:

  • “I don’t know what to do when someone shuts down, dissociates, or gets overwhelmed”

  • “I feel responsible for everyone’s experience”

  • “I overgive and feel drained after sessions”

  • “I avoid conflict or hope things will just pass”

  • “Something went wrong in my group and I don’t know how to repair it”

  • “I want to go deeper but I’m not sure how or if I can hold it”

This is where the work begins.

My approach

My work combines:

  • trauma-informed practice

  • nervous system awareness and co-regulation

  • harm reduction and real-life group dynamics

  • years of experience in queer, embodied, and high-intensity spaces

This is not about becoming a “perfect” facilitator.

It’s about:

  • staying present when things get complex

  • responding instead of freezing or over-controlling

  • building capacity for yourself and for your group

1:1 Facilitator Coaching

Individual support for facilitators who want to deepen their skills and feel more resourced in their work

  • Individual support for facilitators and educators who want to feel more confident, regulated, and responsive in the spaces they hold.

    This is a space to bring real situations from your work, things that felt unclear, overwhelming, or unresolved and work through them together.

    It’s practical, reflective, and tailored to you.

  • Anything that’s happening (or has happened) in your facilitation:

    • a difficult moment in a workshop or class

    • participants who overwhelmed, shut down, or crossed boundaries

    • conflict or tension in your group

    • feeling drained, over-responsible, or stuck

    • preparing for an upcoming workshop

    • questions around boundaries, authority, or structure

    You don’t need to have it figured out, that’s what the session is for.

  • Sessions are conversational and focused.

    Depending on what you bring, we might:

    • unpack a specific situation step by step

    • look at your internal responses (freeze, overgiving, avoidance, etc.)

    • explore alternative ways of responding

    • practice language or interventions

    • connect what happened to nervous system dynamics

    • identify what’s yours to hold—and what isn’t

    The goal is not theory.
    The goal is that you leave with more clarity and more capacity.

  • Is this therapy?

    No.

    This is not psychotherapy, even though it is informed by therapeutic approaches.

    The focus is on your role as a facilitator your skills, responses, and decision-making in group spaces.

    If personal material comes up, we will stay oriented to what is relevant for your facilitation.

    • facilitators, teachers, and workshop leaders

    • people working in embodied or group-based practices

    • practitioners who want support in how they show up and hold space


    You don’t need to be “advanced.”
    You just need to be willing to look honestly at your work.

  • 60–90 minute sessions tailored to your attention span and availability.

    • sliding scale

    • option to book single sessions or a short focused process

    Sessions take place online and in-person in Berlin.

  • You’re welcome to book a free half hour consultation and see if it fits.

    There’s no expectation to continue, this can be a one-off chat or evolve into an ongoing process.

  • Holding space is a skill. And it can be learned, practiced, and repaired.

Spaceholding for Facilitators in Embodied Practices

A 4-part online training series

A series of workshops focused on the actual skills of holding space in embodied and group-based work.

Each workshop can be booked individually, or as a full series at a reduced rate.

This series is practical, reflective, and grounded in real scenarios.

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  • How to stay present when things become intense.

    • recognizing activation, shutdown, and overwhelm

    • co-regulation in a group setting

    • staying within your own window of tolerance

    • supporting participants without taking over

  • Consent is the beginning, not the end.

    • what to do when something goes wrong

    • rupture and repair in groups

    • working with conflict instead of avoiding it

    • responsibility as a facilitator

  • Care without collapse.

    • overgiving and facilitator fatigue

    • boundaries that don’t disconnect you

    • pacing yourself and your group

    • sustainable facilitation practices

  • When participants bring more than you expected.

    • recognizing trauma responses (freeze, fawn, dissociation, panic)

    • what you can hold, and what you shouldn’t

    • grounding and stabilizing interventions

    • staying within your scope