With Linda Thackray
Linda Thackray supports individuals to reconnect with their bodies, emotions, and inner wisdom through embodied psychosomatic practices, face and body reading, and somatic self-awareness.
Her work gently reveals the deeper stories held within the face and body, creating space for clarity, understanding, and transformation.
About Linda
Linda Thackray is a psychosomatic educator, practitioner, and teacher with a grounded and compassionate approach to transformational work.
She integrates evidence-informed psychosomatic frameworks with embodied awareness, creating safe and respectful spaces for people to explore habitual tension patterns, emotional holding, nervous system responses, and the deeper stories expressed through the face and body.
Through this work, Linda supports individuals to develop deeper self-understanding, emotional clarity, embodied presence, and professional confidence.
A Grounded and Insightful Approach
Linda’s work bridges practical observation with emotional intelligence, helping people understand the messages held within the face, body, and nervous system. Her approach is both structured and intuitive, offering insight while creating a calm and supportive space for exploration and transformation.
Face & Body Awareness
Develop awareness of how physical patterns reflect lived experience.
Emotional Insight
Understand the emotional patterns held within the body.
Nervous System Awareness
Recognise how your body responds to stress and safety.
Embodied
Transformation
Move from tension and holding into clarity and ease.
What We Do
Psychosomatic Face & Body Reading
Insightful one-on-one sessions exploring how your face and body reflect emotional experiences, beliefs, stress patterns, and relational dynamics.
These sessions support deeper self-awareness, emotional clarity, and understanding of how your life experiences are expressed physically.
Reiki & Embodiment Sessions
Gentle and restorative sessions supporting nervous system regulation, energetic balance, relaxation, and reconnection with your body.
These sessions provide a calm space to slow down, release tension, and restore balance.
Courses & Workshops
Experiential group sessions exploring somatic awareness, emotional release, inner critic work, and embodied transformation.
Workshops are designed to be accessible, practical, and deeply insightful.
Professional Training Pathways
Structured training opportunities from introductory learning through to Psychosomatic Therapy Practitioner, Master Practitioner, and Teacher Training programs.
Ideal for therapists, counsellors, coaches, and wellness professionals seeking to deepen their client work.
Who This Work Is For
Linda works with individuals as well as professionals seeking deeper understanding, emotional clarity, and embodied awareness.
- Individuals seeking deeper self-understanding
- People experiencing stress, overwhelm, or emotional holding
- Those wanting to reconnect with their body and emotions
- Professionals wishing to deepen their client work through psychosomatic understanding
- Therapists, counsellors, coaches, and wellness practitioners
Workshops and Training
Linda offers experiential workshops and structured professional development pathways that invite both personal insight and practical skill-building.
These sessions support embodied transformation in a safe, respectful, and professionally held environment.
Recognising Emotions and Unique Perspectives of Your Clients –
Their Face is Your Guide
A one-day professional workshop with Linda Thackray for counsellors, therapists, and health professionals.
Deepen your understanding of emotional expression, client perception, and the messages revealed through the face. Strengthen your ability to connect, respond, and support with greater insight and embodied awareness.
Date: Saturday 11 July 2026
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Holistic Healing Centre, Mosgiel (Dunedin)
Investment: AU$595
Capacity: Limited to 12 participants