Somatic Psychotherapy
Hello dear one, I'm Dana.
I'm a somatic psychotherapist, supervisor, educator, bodyworker, and mover.
But before any of these, I was someone living with chronic pain, deep disconnection, and chronic overwhelm—with a deep felt sense that something in me was wrong.
The path I'm inviting you into changed everything for me.
It transformed fifteen years of chronic pain.
It changed the way I related to myself, the way I set boundaries, and the way I entered intimate relationships.
It has profoundly shaped the way I mother, the way I work,
and the direction of my life.
As the years passed, I also began to witness something.
What transformed my own life was not unique to me.
Again and again, I saw how people's relationship with their bodies changed the way they related to themselves, to others, and to life.
That became the foundation of my work.
We live in a world that constantly pulls us away from ourselves.
Towards certainty. Towards external authority. Towards someone else's answers.
And somewhere along the way, we begin to lose trust in our own experience.
So there is a way back.
Back to the body.
Back to ourselves.
Back to becoming so familiar with our own inner landscape that, instead of asking "What's wrong with me?", we begin cultivating a relationship with what is here.
Over time, that relationship becomes wisdom.
This is the path I'm still walking.
And if our paths meet here, you're warmly welcome.
Thank you for being here.
Your body is a bridge
between physiology and consciousness, between sensing and meaning.
Ways to work together
Different pathways. One underlying inquiry.
Working with people worldwide.
About Me
Dana B. Fernandes
For over fifteen years, I have worked in the space where body and psyche meet —
where what could not yet be spoken found expression in other ways.
My work reveals how experience becomes organised in the body,
and how, through awareness, embodiment, relationship, and presence,
new possibilities for reorganisation can emerge.
Grounded in somatic developmental psychology and informed by Bodynamic analysis, My approach has been shaped through years of clinical practice, structural and movement-based bodywork, relational and developmental inquiry, embodied practice, and ongoing multidisciplinary exploration into the relationship between body, emotion, psyche, and consciousness.
Underlying all of it is a simple orientation:
To listen to the body.
Not as something to fix or control,
but as a living intelligence to be in relationship with.
And when we learn how to listen,
something begins to shift.
Not only in how we feel,
but in how we relate,
parent,
lead,
love,
work,
and ultimately, in how we live.
"It was life-changing.After years of anxiety and PMDD, I didn't have to retell my sad story like I had a million times before. It was about being present with my body.In such a short time, my anxiety symptoms were gone. My PMDD symptoms improved so much. I learned to identify, hold, and feel my emotions instead of pushing through. Big shifts came through small and simple exercises.But more than anything, I found safety within. I am now able to be with myself and truly enjoy my own company. I feel so much more capable and present in my life."
Clients stories
"It was life-changing.After years of anxiety and PMDD, I didn't have to retell my sad story like I had a million times before. It was about being present with my body.In such a short time, my anxiety symptoms were gone. My PMDD symptoms improved so much. I learned to identify, hold, and feel my emotions instead of pushing through. Big shifts came through small and simple exercises.But more than anything, I found safety within. I am now able to be with myself and truly enjoy my own company. I feel so much more capable and present in my life."
J. United States
I learned to manage my chronic tension and stress. I got back in touch with my emotions after not crying for over 20 years. My wife said this process was the best investment I'd ever made
k.J.g Norway
Dana never fails to amaze with her knowledge, her intuitive approach, and her ability to guide you to find your own body's way.
Lilli Hantke, Germany
She works intuitively and listens to the unspoken needs of the client.
I recommend her soft yet strong and deeply supportive sessions.
Mariel Kvaale, Oslo
Start to learn to listen
All sessions are online. Wherever you are in the world.
