No, I’m NOT Being Replaced by AI!

After years of working as a holistic therapist, guiding my clients through deep nervous system regulation and stress release, I will be here for the - at least - foreseeable future.

I love photographing flora, so I add them to my posts and hopefully it'll bring you joy! This one represents that even the sunflower wouldn't be keen on working with AI 😉

Admittedly AI has advanced rapidly and has replaced many tasks and even jobs.

So in theory, you could simply type your symptoms into an AI tool and receive your 'personalised' healing plan within seconds, all mapped out.

Which would mean that holistic therapies like TRE and even my other offers as a Silent Counselling practitioner, Jikiden Reiki practitioner and Laughter Yoga leader could now be performed by AI!?!?

Well, if you won't require my services anymore, you can now ask any large language model.

Good luck, you'll need it.

Now, before you get too much carried away or even worried , let me reassure you:

This is, of course, absolute nonsense.

Yes, AI is pretty impressive and I've used it for poems like this one or stories like this one – which is fun - I think!

And AI can generate meditations, suggest breathing techniques and even write some half-decent self-care advice.

But replacing me as a holistic practitioner offering energy healing and the somatic work of TRE?

I don't think so, definitely not yet!

Here’s what AI can’t do:

AI can't make you feel safe

The most important element in TRE is that you are feeling safe.

If you are not, your mind won't be able to take a step back and allow your body to do the work.

I've heard so many clients say 'but how can I get out of my head and allow my body to do its thing?' and I reassure them that it is my job to guide them and to create the right environment where they can feel safe and supported - and curious to feel how their body responds.

And that's a very beautiful process.

AI can't connect with you and your non-verbal cues or display empathy

TRE is about connection and I can offer emotional connection, to explore your sensations and emotions.

I observe your body language, physical responses and emotional state – I check in with you and make sure you still feel safe, comfortable and grounded.

Human intuition and co-regulation plays a large role in helping you to feel safe and to progress at the correct pace – because I don't want to overwhelm your system, I want you to enjoy your TRE experience.

Can AI accurately interpret the complex and nuanced ways humans express themselves?

I don't think so!

AI can’t co-regulate our nervous systems

Your body is unique and no two healing journeys are the same. In our sessions, I guide and adjust based on what your system needs at that moment, that's co-regulation, so important in healing.

AI? It follows pre-programmed scripts. And healing isn’t a script — it’s an unfolding process, a non-verbal conversation between your body, your nervous system and mine.

AI can’t read or feel your energy

My practice is individually tailored to you, your body and nervous system and based on observation and feeling into what your system truly needs in that particular moment so that you can feel safe and grounded.

AI doesn’t feel, but I can sense when your body is ready to go deeper or when you need gentle reassurance. Or when it's best to take a break or finish the session.

I will observe you and your tremors, connect with you and notice that subtle shift in your body or the tiny tremor that signals a breakthrough – and can suggest adjustments based on your reactions.

AI doesn’t hold space – it just holds data

Healing isn’t about facts and figures, it’s about being seen, heard, appreciated and acknowledged.

You don’t come to me for a certain technique; you come for guidance, collaboration, presence, safety and empowerment – because I teach, rather than treat.

AI analyses data, but you are not a machine!

You are a human being that thrives in an environment were you are seen, heard, being taken seriously – as a person as well as with your symptoms and worries – and I can offer you reassurance that your healing process is unfolding as it should - or would refer you back to your GP.

AI doesn’t have lived experience, let alone wisdom

My work isn’t just about what I know, it’s about what I’ve experienced myself. I’ve tested, tried and learned through my own real-life experiences and bring that embodied personalised wisdom into every session.

Hence I can offer you insights that no algorithm could ever generate.

AI may have access to every textbook, but it will never have the depth of human experience.

AI could potentially re-traumatise by missing cues or going too quickly

TRE is much more than 'just a wee shake' as it goes much deeper.

Less is more and going slowly is key as too much can overwhelm your system and you might feel under the weather or worse after a session if we release deeply held emotions far too quickly.

I am here to support you on the first steps of your TRE journey and that means providing safety, guidance and reassurance – and as soon as you can practise confidently and know how to self-regulate, TRE is your tool for life.

AI in a therapeutic setting? When potentially dealing with trauma? Hmmm …

Before working with you, I offer fact-finding chats where you can get to know me and get a feeling if you'd like to learn TRE with me.

You'll establish if you feel comfortable in my presence, if you can trust me and are potentially comfortable to show vulnerability.

That's so important for your healing journey.

And I will ask you to complete a health questionnaire so I know more about your health background and can be aware of things - or even advise you that TRE might not be appropriate for you.

AI won’t remind you that your body is TREmendously amazing

I truly believe – and I see it all the time when working with clients – that your body already knows how to heal, it just needs the right conditions to do so.

AI might offer you solutions, but it won’t empower you to trust yourself, to reconnect with your inner wisdom or to experience the profound shift of truly feeling safe in your own body.

So, while AI may be taking over many areas of life, this is one space where human connection, trust, empathy, intuition and presence cannot be replaced by AI.

If you’re ready for real healing, guided by wisdom, experience and empathy, let’s connect.

Human to human.

No algorithms required.

I'm here for you.

Natural. Innate. TREmendous.