Shakiyha Ra'a Spiritual Alchemist

04/11/2025

✨ Celebrating One Year of Somatize ✨

This month marks one year since I opened my own somatic and trauma therapy clinic — Somatize. After 15 years as a therapist and 6 years in leadership across community and mental health services, stepping into my own practice full time has been an incredible milestone in my professional and personal journey.

Somatize was born from a deep belief that healing isn’t just about talking about our stories — it’s about helping the body release them. Somatic therapy supports and expands traditional talk therapy by connecting mind and body, allowing stored experiences and tension to be gently processed and integrated.

Over the past three years, I’ve deepened my work through extensive somatic certifications and advanced training. While somatic therapy has always been at the heart of my approach, this deeper study has expanded how I help clients integrate the body and mind — supporting and enhancing traditional talk therapy.

I’ve had the privilege of working with individuals and couples navigating trauma, anxiety, grief, chronic pain, addiction, complex mental health, dual diagnosis, ADHD and other forms of neurodiversity. My clients come through Victim Support, WINZ, insurance-funded pathways, EAP and private referrals.

Somatize sits on five tranquil acres in West Auckland surrounded by trees, water and birdsong — a peaceful space for clients to reconnect with their bodies and begin to heal. Alongside individual therapy, I also offer professional supervision and group supervision for counsellors and organisations wanting trauma-informed, somatic-based reflection spaces.

As Somatize celebrates this first anniversary, I’m also excited to announce what’s coming in the new year:
🌿 Somatic couples courses
🌿 One-day restorative retreats
🌿 Meditation and embodiment classes

If you or your organisation are looking for trauma-informed, body-based therapy or supervision in a serene, grounded setting (or online), I’d love to connect.

Here’s to another year of embodied growth, courage, and healing.
— Sandi Clapperton
Registered Therapist (NZAC) | Somatic & Trauma Practitioner
🌐 "somatize.co.nz" (https://somatize.co.nz)

I offer therapy counseling sessions for addiction, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, stress, PTSD with successful client outcomes.

04/01/2025

Hey beautiful humans,
Christmas is over and we are week 1 into the New Year.
If this year has started with the mental , emotional or psychological hang over from last year and you want some help letting go of what no longer serves you or to work through some of the feelings that still feel heavy then I have some vacancies both online and on person West Auckland . www.somatize.co.nz

14/12/2024

Sometimes finding a quiet place and have someone to listen to you feels impossible, especially at this time of year ...
I am here ... I still have a couple of appointments open between now and Christmas so send me a pm or check out my website www.somatize.co.nz and give yourself the self care gift this Christmas

05/12/2024

It's that time of year where there is not much left in the tank, the countdown to Christmas is on and this year people are feeling stretched more than ever to meet obligatory niceties. Christmas functions, work deadlines, the thought of spending time with dysfunctional families or being alone at Christmas all brings for a lot of people a sense of overwhelm and desire to move to numbing or hiding away and isolating.
Hearing from a lot of clients over the years from CEO's to people on the frontline that Christmas brings with it a sense of dread, I have created space for people who would not normally reach out to help get them through the holidays. A seasonal package of 4 confidential sessions to help give you tools to cope over the Christmas period. One on one sessions with me in person or online to help with whatever your Christmas anxiety brings.
Reach out to secure one of these packages through my website www.somatize.co.nz and mention Christmas package to get the deal.
Give yourself the present of peace this Christmas.

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04/12/2024

Beautiful humans...

I am soul excited to launch my new website

www.somatize.co.nz

As a trauma and somatic therapist, supervisor and Alchemist if you know me you will know my passion is serving humanity.

All of us deserve a moment where we can be send and heard.

Coming up to Christmas, your tank might be a little empty, your energy a little low or there could be many stressors that actually have you living in anxiety or stress.

I am open for a few more clients online or in person and if you are a counsellor /social worker or coach i have a real passion for guiding and supervision in this space too.

I have space before Christmas if you want to reach out.
Message me to book an appointment.....

Everyone deserves some support and validation. We are all just walking each other home.

26/11/2024

Beautiful humans ...

It's that time of the year where you may be feeling burnt out, stretched... not much left in the cup you are pouring from...

Recently I moved into a new home ...
Every day we have had a new challenge ..
Water, heating, things braking or smashing, illness and now a sick rat running into the house and causing issues.

There are days where there has been tears and moments where there has been overwhelm....

But what I do know is that where there is break down there is break through...

If history has taught me something is that it's always darkest right before dawn.

And so I pivot and focus on the abundance that is coming, the gratitude I have for the blessings in my life....

I acknowledge the challenges and let them go with love... I focus on ease and grace.

If this is you and you are really stretched...
There is nothing left in your cup right now and you would like some support in your journey please reach out to me.

I am here to support you.
All of you is welcome.

X

11/11/2024

As it draws nearer to Christmas I am hearing peoples voices of tired and nothing left in the tank...

While this isn't inherently new at this time of year this has a different energy to it...

There is a new found "flatness" to the tone. It's taking a little more effort to keep the hopeful, looking forward to the holidays spring in the step.

The world is changing rapidly, things seem to be on fast forward and days are disappearing quicker than we can hold onto them.

Weekends feel shorter, time with the people we love more strained and the economic restraints creating anxiety around the holidays period.

There appears to be a cloud of something hanging in the air that you can taste and feel but can't quite put your finger on.

If this is you then I would love to help. Whether that's 1 session or a journey ... my passion is to walk alongside you and support you and your whanau to seeing and living the authentic life you want to live. To explore what is real for you and to navigate that with support and empathy.

I am open to taking on a few more wonderful humans right now so if this is you reach out and pm me. We all need support , especially right now.

So much love beautiful humans.

11/11/2024

I would like to take a moment to deeply express my gratitude for the love and devotion I have to each and every one of you incredible human beings that share the journey with me here and in life off-line.

I know I have had a lot of clients, friends and people in the counselling world ask where I was and when I would be online and available again.

I would love to share more of my incredible journey thus far in this beautiful energy of 11/11. My favourite numbers and while I find the gold in having covid 3 weeks after moving leaving me in a space of rest and recuperation.

So grab a cuppa and come on in to my world....

5 months ago I got a deep call from my soul.
Having been a trauma therapist for 13 years, the last 6 in Crisis management my soul, body and mind called for me to take a moment of reflection and to replenish my soul in every way.

It was at this time I was offered an incredible opportunity to go North to a beautiful lifestyle block and put into action what I was studying at the Women's institute of Somatic therapy ...

The art of titration....
Slowing down...
Going deeper into who I was and what made me who I am...
To let go of everything....
To stop serving others ...
And be still.

Now those who know me know that standing still and not serving humanity which is the pulse of my life force is not an easy ask and it took many weeks for me to hear only the quiet whisper of my heart.

I had stripped everything away and what was left was Sandi...
No titles...
No labels...
No lists of to do's
No business to hide behind

And in the sunrises and sunsets,
In my breath and somatic practises,
My beach walks and break throughs,
Meeting myself and all the parts I didn't want to meet ,
I found stillness,
Yet another version of myself that I hadn't known yet.
A me that didn't have an impossibly high bar of achieving ,
A me that was ok if she wasn't liked or loved,
A me that shared her voice with deep reverence and respect for humanity on a new level.

This me danced and played and walked and sang.
She drank in the somatic teaching from incredible woman and men who took her to new levels of knowledge and rituals and learning.
She saw through a new lens of colour and crispness...

She again felt the passion of what she loved in her purpose and desires for service.

And when the time was aligned...
She knew it was time to move the passion back to where it was needed.
She manifested an incredible home on land with water and willow trees, views and tropical gardens and now....

And now it's time to bring her into the world with fresh passion and offerings ...
I would like to reintroduce myself to you beautiful humans ...
Sandi Clapperton 2.0
Passionate
Curious
Gifted
Alchemist

I am now open to all you beautiful humans for sessions in my new sanctuary or online.
For those of you who have been waiting so patiently please pm me.

I also have a new counselling/supervision website launching soon and a very, very exciting business venture with one of my most respected and honoured peers in the business space.

2024 has created a new layer of passion and desire ...
New ways I can serve, walk alongside and support you and I am so excited to see what is about to unfold.

Thank you beautiful souls again for being in my world.

So much love xx S

08/12/2022

Christmas gratitude ....

In deep understanding of all that people are going through right now I have decided to give a 50% discount on all sessions booked with me between now and the 24th of December . To be used anytime during 2023.

Gift a session for a friend or someone you know would appreciate it.

If this resonates with you send me a DM and it would be my pleasure to serve you xx

29/09/2022

My passion is connection. Whether is connection to source, to beautiful souls or the energy around me. It's the reason I am here.... after an incredible session with a new client yesterday here was her feedback *

Yesterday I had the privilege of having a session/reading done by the beautiful Sandi .
To say I was blown away would be an understatement. It is so hard for me to let my walls down and allow someone in however from the moment the session started I felt this overwhelming sense of safeness and security.
The space Sandi brings you into is one of warmth, comfort and love and truly allows you to be yourself 100%. I can’t thank her enough for making me feel so grounded and just for the true reassurance she gave me that I am on the right path and I am where I need to be right now.

If you are desiring connection, clarity or direction and this resonates with you reach out ....

I am always happy to help .

So much love .

05/08/2022

One happy girl... one birthday road trip about to begin **