Meet Susan
Susan has nearly two decades of experience supporting children and families as a nanny, caregiver, and guide. Having worked with over a hundred families in the Netherlands and abroad, she understands the subtle dynamics of family systems. Trained as a Somatic Practitioner, Susan works with the body and nervous system to address the unspoken layers beneath behavior. Her gentle, intuitive approach is grounded in the belief that when adults become more present with themselves, connection and regulation naturally emerge within the family. Learn more about her offerings at suus-singleton.com
Meet Dessa
Dessa is a certified somatic practitioner, intuitive coach, and mother of a daughter healing from PANS/PANDAS. Her work integrates body, mind, and spirit to access the body’s innate wisdom, helping clients release limiting patterns, build emotional resilience, and cultivate self-awareness. She holds a deeply authentic and compassionate space for all emotions and expressions, supporting healing with presence and care. Learn more about her offerings at www.dessasomatics.com.
Our Story…
Susan and Dessa met while studying at the Integrative Psychology Institute, in a training that wasn’t about memorizing information or collecting techniques. It was about remembering — learning to meet the ones we care for and ourselves through the language of the nervous system, the rhythm of the breath, the tremor of truth that lives beneath words. We practiced regulation before repair, embodiment before expression, discovering how healing moves through fascia, through voice, and through presence.
Through that shared journey, they found in each other a mirror — a quiet reminder that being present for others begins with being present for ourselves, and that this presence ripens in the sacred space of being witnessed.
These conversations have become our refuge. They feel like having arms around us — a circle of listening, of breath, of somatic awareness, where love and fatigue can coexist.