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, yesterday I had news for you:

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 is not keen on my news 😉

I am (not too) thrilled to announce that AI has now advanced to the point where holistic therapies like somatic work, deep nervous system healing, well, TRE, can now be performed by AI. With immediately effect, I am (not too) pleased to inform you that you won't require my services anymore, go and ask any large language model.

Good luck, you'll need it.

AI will now take over everything I do. Just type your symptoms into a chatbot, and it will 'personalise' your healing journey.

Really?

Now, before you panic, let me reassure you:

This is, of course, absolute nonsense.

Oh, and by the way … April Fools!?

Yes, AI is 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.

Read more about the reasons why I as a TRE Provider can't be replaced by AI.

Here’s what AI can’t do:

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 – to check in with you and make sure you still feel safe 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 adjust to your nervous system

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 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.

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 techniques; you come for collaboration, presence, safety, guidance 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 a safe environment, feeling seen, heard, being taken seriously – as a person as well as with your symptoms and worries – and I can offer you safety and reassurance that your healing process is unfolding as it should.

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 – 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 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 feeling comfortable to show vulnerability.

I want you to feel safe and comfortable – that's so important on your healing journey.

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.

Nice try, robots. But this job is mine.

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.