Therapy for High-Achieving Individuals Navigating Trauma
Evidence-based online trauma therapy for individuals whose exhaustion isn’t just tiredness and workload
Specialising in EMDR, CBT and somatic-informed approaches.
Helping you break vicious cycles and heal from trauma
If burnout keeps coming back no matter how much you rest, the real issue might not be workload - it might be unresolved trauma. This can show up as exhaustion and a quiet sense of not quite belonging in your own life.
On the surface it doesn't look like trauma. It looks like being tired, being busy, being fine.
When you're the one who holds it all together, disconnection can creep in even when things are genuinely good. And sometimes you can’t even pinpoint why.
Sawya Mind and Body provides a therapeutic space to help you work through the things that are keeping you stuck to help you build understanding, confidence and a sense of calm.
Sound Familiar?
Overwhelmed
People-pleasing
Successful on paper, yet feel like you’re barely keeping your head above water
Exhausted and always saying yes when you actually mean no
Disconnected
Unfulfilled
Peacekeeper
You hate conflict and try to avoid it wherever and whenever possible
Guilty for not feeling happier - because your life is so good, so why isn’t it enough?
Separated from your body, friendships or relationships and from yourself
Perfectionist
Lost
You hold high standards for yourself, and are critical of your mistakes
Quietly unsure where you fit into the world, even when things look right from the outside
Therapy is built around you - not a protocol
Individual Psychological Therapy
I work with inidividuals who are exhausted from holding it all together and are ready to understand what is really going on beneath the surface.
Drawing on CBT, EMDR, compassion focused and somatic based approaches, we’ll work together to process what needs processing and help you reconnect with you who are beyond the overwhelm and expectations from others.
Support for Childfree Living
Living childfree can feel invisible. There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that builds beneath a life you’ve consciously and intentionally chosen. One that’s rarely named, and even more rarely understood. When the world around you seems to be living a completely different chapter, disconnection can creep in eve when life is genuinely good. That tension is real and it deserves proper space.
Dealing with Burnout and Overwhelm
Sawya was created for people who don’t quite fit the mould. Those who are quietly wondering why life feels harder than it looks - not because anything is wrong with their choices, but because the world rarely reflects them back.
If you’re navigating burnout, overwhelm or a deep sense of disconnection, Sawya might be the right space for you.
Sawya comes from the Cornish word meaning ‘to heal’ - wild, grounded, quietly resilient.
Hi, I’m Jo
I am a BABCP accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, EMDR therapist, clinical supervisor and the founder of Sawya Mind and Body.
I founded Sawya Mind and Body because I believe there is a particular kind of exhaustion that high-achieving individuals carry - one that is rarely talked about and even more rarely understood.
I know that experience intimately, that’s why I do this work!
How I can help
Sawya provides a space for individuals whose experience has been talked over, questioned and minimised for too long
My clinical focus is trauma, burnout, and stress - and I’m especially drawn to the mind-body connection, exploring psychosomatics alongside talk-based approaches. I’m trained in CBT, EMDR, CPT, ACT, and compassion focused therapy.
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CBT works through thoughts, identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and gradually replacing them with more balanced, realistic ones.
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EMDR process through memory. It uses bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess distressing memories so they lose their emotional charge.
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Through the mind-body connection, helping you tune into physical sensations so your body can process stress, release tension and feel more regulated.
Healing often begins with awareness. Therapy offers a space to slow down, make sense of your experiences, reconnect with yourself, and move forward in a way that feels meaningful to you
If you’re ready to feel calmer, more grounded, and more like yourself again…
Together, we work on making sense of your story and understanding what you need to move forward
Experience a space where you can explore your experiences and understand what you need to move forward.
Arrange a free 20-minute discovery call - no pressure, no commitment. Just a conversation to see if Sawya feels like the right space for you.
