Hi, my name is Francesca. I’m a somatic trauma therapist, eco-somatic practitioner, and feminist counsellor based in Scotland. I grew up in Italy but have spent half my life abroad, an experience that has profoundly shaped how I understand belonging, identity, and the complexities of living between cultures. This thread runs through both my clinical work and my podcast, We are here, too – on mental health abroad, where I explore migration, identity, and emotional well-being for those navigating life across borders.

My path to this work began with studies in International Relations and Peace Studies, which taught me to see human distress through the lens of social justice, systemic oppression, and collective trauma. Over the years, I’ve worked with refugees, survivors of trafficking, people who struggle with addiction, and those involved with the criminal justice system, experiences that deepened my understanding of complex trauma and relational healing. Since 2017, I’ve also volunteered with Time and Space, a therapeutic community for people who hear voices, dissociate, and self-harm.

These days, my practice integrates somatic and eco-somatic approaches, offering body-oriented therapy, supervision, and workshops that reconnect us to nature, body, and belonging. When I’m not working, you’ll find me with my hands in the soil at the allotment, wandering the hills, or near bodies of water, all practices that remind me healing is relational, embodied, and ecological.