Somatic Therapy & Coaching for People Who Are Done Just Surviving.

Your nervous system learned to protect you. Now it's time to teach it something new.

Not sure if this is right for you? We'll figure that out together.
At a glance
15 yr Leadership Coaching & therapy experience
500+ Sessions conducted
92% Client retention & referral rate
10 Certifications & accreditations
You may be in the right place

Something keeps
pulling you back
to the same place.

You've worked hard to understand yourself. And yet the same patterns show up. In relationships. At work. In your body.

Understanding alone isn't enough. The part that needs to shift isn't in your thinking. It's held deeper.

This work is for people who are ready to go there, at the pace their system can handle.

"Nothing about you is broken. Every pattern that troubles you once kept you safe."
Does any of this feel familiar?
  • 01Chronic stress, anxiety, or permanent overwhelm
  • 02Burnout that rest doesn't seem to fix
  • 03Emotional numbness or disconnection from yourself
  • 04Relationship patterns you understand but can't shift
  • 05People pleasing, a harsh inner critic, or persistent shame
  • 06A trauma history, or a sense the past is still in the room
  • 07Somatic symptoms: tension, pain, gut issues, disrupted sleep
  • 08A quiet feeling that something more is possible
You're not alone — and you're not broken. You're in the right place.
The Approach

This isn't
just talking.

Talk alone can take you far. It can explain the pattern, name the wound, map the history. But the body stores what words can't always reach. Somatic work listens to what the body is holding, and helps it let go. Not through force. Through safety, curiosity, and pace.

Safety Curiosity Pace
"I am not here to fix you. I am here to sit with you while you remember you were never broken."
John Cummins
01 Gabor Maté

Compassionate Inquiry Informed

Brings gentle awareness to the beliefs and survival patterns formed in early life, without blame or confrontation.

02 Richard Schwartz

Internal Family Systems

Works with the different parts within you: protective parts and exiled emotions, with compassion and curiosity.

03 Stephen Porges

Safe & Sound Protocol

Grounded in Polyvagal Theory. A non-invasive acoustic intervention that shifts the nervous system from defence toward connection and capacity.

04 Coaching

Somatic Coaching

Strategy meets nervous system regulation. We look at what you're trying to build, and the pattern in the body that makes it hard. When that shifts, behaviour follows.

What clients say

In their
own words.

All testimonials are shared with permission. Names are used where clients have consented, and withheld where requested.

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Working with John has been nothing short of profound. His calm, compassionate approach created a space where I could finally look at the parts of myself I'd spent years avoiding. I feel lighter, clearer, and more connected to myself than I ever have.

Maria — Therapist and Coach

I trust John. He is naturally a good listener and a protector. His grounding, caring energy invites peace and comfort. He truly means to help.

Dominika — Business Manager

John's sessions were powerful and transformative, helping me make important breakthroughs even after years of therapy elsewhere. His ability to navigate different modalities was deeply beneficial, helping me overcome a long-held feeling of stuckness.

Name confidential per client agreement

John holds the space really softly in a non-judgmental way. I felt safe to open up and explore. It has been transformative for me.

Lucy — Worthing, UK

John has a compassionate and honest presence, creating a safe and welcoming space for the work. CI with John is a powerful process of healing I would recommend to anyone who would like to feel more free and connected to themselves.

Marta — Professional Coach

John doesn't just stand out because of his wisdom. It's the way he helps you access your own. His coaching feels like being reminded of who you truly are.

Terry — Entrepreneur

I am truly grateful for the profound and transformative experience with John. I felt seen, heard and emotionally held every step of the way. He was the potent mirror I needed on my healing journey to move into a deep state of witnessing and acceptance.

Veera — State Lawyer

His unique approach was exactly what I needed. His questions were thought-provoking and insightful. After just a few sessions I can see a different way forward.

Kathi, October 2025

John guided me into deeper awareness of how emotional patterns were living in my body. He helped me recognise and befriend these parts rather than judge or resist them. His presence opened doors I didn't know were closed.

Amy — Business Manager

With John's gentle guidance, I was able to go deep into childhood memories and current fears. He created a beautifully held space of safety and support.

Frida — Creative Writer

During sessions with John I learned how to stay with emotions and appreciate them coming up. Sessions with John gave me the tools I used when working on my own, allowing me to be more vulnerable.

L.H., September 2025

Working with John has been nothing short of profound. His calm, compassionate approach created a space where I could finally look at the parts of myself I'd spent years avoiding. I feel lighter, clearer, and more connected to myself than I ever have.

Maria — Therapist and Coach

I trust John. He is naturally a good listener and a protector. His grounding, caring energy invites peace and comfort. He truly means to help.

Dominika — Business Manager

John's sessions were powerful and transformative, helping me make important breakthroughs even after years of therapy elsewhere. His ability to navigate different modalities was deeply beneficial, helping me overcome a long-held feeling of stuckness.

Name confidential per client agreement

John holds the space really softly in a non-judgmental way. I felt safe to open up and explore. It has been transformative for me.

Lucy — Worthing, UK

John has a compassionate and honest presence, creating a safe and welcoming space for the work. CI with John is a powerful process of healing I would recommend to anyone who would like to feel more free and connected to themselves.

Marta — Professional Coach

John doesn't just stand out because of his wisdom. It's the way he helps you access your own. His coaching feels like being reminded of who you truly are.

Terry — Entrepreneur

I am truly grateful for the profound and transformative experience with John. I felt seen, heard and emotionally held every step of the way. He was the potent mirror I needed on my healing journey to move into a deep state of witnessing and acceptance.

Veera — State Lawyer

His unique approach was exactly what I needed. His questions were thought-provoking and insightful. After just a few sessions I can see a different way forward.

Kathi, October 2025

John guided me into deeper awareness of how emotional patterns were living in my body. He helped me recognise and befriend these parts rather than judge or resist them. His presence opened doors I didn't know were closed.

Amy — Business Manager

With John's gentle guidance, I was able to go deep into childhood memories and current fears. He created a beautifully held space of safety and support.

Frida — Creative Writer

During sessions with John I learned how to stay with emotions and appreciate them coming up. Sessions with John gave me the tools I used when working on my own, allowing me to be more vulnerable.

L.H., September 2025
John Cummins
Zurich, Switzerland
About John

A guide who is
still doing the
work himself.

I came to this work from the inside. My path through medical science, corporate finance, and eventually somatic therapy taught me something that two decades of clinical training alone couldn't: that the body keeps the record long after the mind has moved on.

I don't sit outside your experience and analyse it. I meet you inside it. With curiosity. With compassion. And with the understanding that every pattern you carry once kept you safe.

I am a facilitator, not a guru. You do the work. I hold the space for it.

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