Melbourne Psychotherapy & Trauma Healing

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‍ ‍ integrating Somatic Experiencing® & gestalt psychotherapy

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integrating Somatic Experiencing® & relational gestalt psychotherapy

resolving trauma and supporting growth

At M-pth we specialise in working with development and attachment issues, relationship challenges, trauma recovery, burnout and chronic illness, including Long Covid.

Our practitioners integrate their specialist skills in Somatic Experiencing® trauma therapy with relational psychotherapeutic models. We offer an embodied and highly attuned style of therapy that supports change through somatic processing & nervous system regulation within a safe therapeutic relationship. Our approach is grounded in cultural humility, respect for lived experience, and collaboration, with care shaped to each client’s unique needs and identities.

attachment based, person centred and body focused

M-pth operates from the Abbotsford Convent - Melbourne, as well as the Sweetwater Wellness Collective in Frankston South; servicing inner Melbourne as well as Bayside, Casey and the Mornington Peninsula.

Mpath acknowledges the Buunerong lands

drawing from nature based and creative arts therapies;

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Somatic Experiencing® works with your physiology, restoring balance and harmony to your nervous system and state of mind

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Sophie is the founder Melbourne Psychotherapy and Trauma Healing.

At M-pth Sophie’s vision is to foster a relationally coherent, human centred, trauma informed clinical practice, grounded in cultural humility and respect for lived experience.

Sophie is supported by a team of dedicated practitioners who specialise in psychotherapy and somatic trauma recovery, working alongside one another to bring this vision to life.

Th M-pth team share a passion to nurture deep and lasting healing.

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Sophie Boord

  • The impact of Sophie's work with me has been long-lasting. I am now able to talk openly about my past trauma and react to everyday scenarios without my nervous system being triggered. Her gentle, genuine and compassionate nature is incredibly refreshing. What stands out to me is her ability to respond on a human level to what I brought to each session and we were even able to have a laugh together. I have Sophie to thank for helping me get to this point where I feel comfortable in my daily life and am no longer held back by the past.

    —Annie

  • Thank you for our session today. It was remarkable! See you next week.

    —Former Customer

  • My sessions with Sophie were to help me find some resolution and meaning following a cancer diagnosis and 8 months of treatment. I found that Sophie's techniques centered on the body were amazingly helpful, compared to other kinds of therapy I have tried. The bodywork took me out of thinking about my problems and thinking about what the answer should be, instead bringing me an unexpected level of understanding and freedom. I felt totally cared for and supported when we discussed my issues and I appreciated how Sophie always guided our sessions with my desired outcomes in mind. Every session, I felt a positive shift and a step closer to getting my life back on track. Sophie is a very skilled, kind, sensitive practitioner who I highly recommend!

    —Bianca

  • Thank you Sophie for making our sessions so insightful and enjoyable!

    —Sati

  • Dear Sophie, I want to thank you from my soul and heart for the support, empathy, kindness, compassion and commitment you offered to me during our therapeutic process. You communicated with me, and held space for me, with attentiveness, gentleness and firmness. You supported my ability to explore and accept myself in my many forms. Some things are too complex to find words for, but to put it plain: You are an amazing therapist! Thank you so much for everything. I am truly grateful to the universe.

    - Sun

  • When I first started seeing Sophie, I was a mess - I had undiagnosed PTSD and my stress levels were starting to impact my physical health in some pretty scary ways. From my first appointment, Sophie offered a welcoming, grounded presence that helped me feel safe enough to gradually tune into how it felt to be in my body. I never felt pushed or rushed. At the end of our time together, I'm now much more able to notice early signals that I am headed towards distress or overwhelm, and have tools to help me settle back into the present.

    Amanda

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