The Dreamer Awakes

I work at the intersection of trauma therapy, ancestral memory, embodied practice, and creative healing - helping individuals and groups navigate difficulty and change through practices that reconnect us with breath, body wisdom, and ancestral knowledge. I see life as an interconnected web: responsive, relational, constantly being woven and rewoven, where the past affects the present, affects the future.

My work is grounded in doctoral research on trauma and the body, psychotherapeutic trainings, and 17+ years of practice. I offer transformative workshops, institutional support, and one-to-one sessions.

FOR STORYTELLERS, WRITERS AND ARTISTS, OR THOSE WANTING TO DEEPEN THEIR HEALING PRACTICE.

ARE (Art, Research, Ecology)

Creative work doesn't emerge from the mind alone - it comes from something deeper, older, more mysterious. Through ancestral enquiry I offer frameworks for accessing the wisdom of the body through breath work, embodied awareness, and ecological practives creating change, magic, and hope for the future.

Whether you're working through creative blocks, seeking a deeper resonance with the world, or wanting to transform your creative practice, this work creates space for community, care and genuine transformation.

Work unfolds in small groups, through guided meditation, writing and drawing practices, and conversation. The pace is attentive and responsive — you are invited to engage at your own rhythm, with space for both participation and quiet witnessing.

For more information: WALKING THE SPIRAL

ONE-TO-ONE SESSIONS

One-to-one sessions often arise from the workshop space. These one off or regular sessions weave together therapeutic support, ancestral practice, and creative guidance--for those navigating major transitions, grief, creative thresholds, or seeking deeper connection with their lineage and life's work; and for those who are struggling to find their footing in a world that is increasingly topsy turvy.

With over 20 years working with clients as a psychotherapist, I bring to each session a deeply connected practice rooted in trauma literacy, emotional integrity, ancestral healing and a creative practice.

I offer a sliding scale: £65 - £85 per session.
To learn more, email me: [email protected]

ARE is a trans-disciplinary international group of artists, writers, performers and researchers. Set up in 2018 by Anna Walker with the support of Jo Milne and Belen Cerezo, we investigate concepts of individual and collective agency from locations across the UK, Europe, and Canada.

We currently have 17 members, meeting once a month, online, to share our time and disseminate research.

For current expositions: Engaging Conversations

Image - Cadavre Exquis, 2025. Carol Laidler and Dolores Steinman

STORYTELLING

Storytelling is a powerful tool to address complex and difficult issues. Life-stories, fairytales, myths and legends are woven into every aspect of the work I do.

Performance storytelling creates a rich and sociable event in a limitless variety of spaces, a shared experience to spur the imagination. Through storytelling there is space to find a deeper understanding of each other, our pasts and ourselves.

To learn more, book a performance or storytelling workshop, or collaborate: Merfolk Storytellers
Email: [email protected]

What makes my approach different?

My work integrates therapeutic depth with creative practice, trauma literacy, ancestral wisdom, academic rigour and embodied knowing. I call it "embodied kinship practice", where the methodology itself is a living, responsive creative act always in flow, always shifting and changing, always in movement.