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Anna Papadakis

Body Centred Therapist & Somatic Counsellor

Helping people reconnect with themselves through compassionate, body-based therapy, supporting trauma recovery, nervous system regulation and emotional wellbeing.

Supporting you with:

Body Centred Therapy • Somatic Therapy • EFT • Trauma Integration • Placenta Encapsulation

Phone: 0408 954 120
Email: anna@openingtolife.com.au
Website: www.annapapadakis.com.au

Quick facts

✓ 20+ years clinical experience
✓ Trauma-informed Body Centred Therapist
✓ Somatic therapy & counselling
✓ EFT Therapist
✓ Nervous system regulation & trauma recovery
✓ Birth support, doula & birth education
✓ Placenta encapsulation

About Anna

For more than 20 years, Anna Papadakis has been supporting people to heal through compassionate, body-based therapy. Her work draws on extensive training in Body Transformation (Postural Integration), counselling, trauma therapy, group facilitation, doula training (birth support), birth education, rebirthing (breathwork), hypnosis and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT).

Anna’s journey into this work began after the birth of her twin boys in 2001. With a background spanning both the corporate and spiritual worlds, she discovered a deep passion for supporting birth and became a doula. This experience fostered a profound trust in the body’s innate wisdom—not only its ability to birth a baby, but also its remarkable capacity to process, integrate and heal from life’s experiences, including trauma.

Over the years, Anna has developed Body Centred Therapy, a unique integrative approach combining somatic therapy and counselling. Her work is grounded in the understanding that lasting healing occurs when we gently reconnect with the body’s wisdom, emotions and nervous system.

As a highly experienced trauma-informed practitioner, Anna creates a safe, compassionate and non-judgemental space where people can explore their experiences at their own pace. She also incorporates Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) where appropriate, supporting clients to release emotional patterns, reduce stress and develop greater resilience.

Anna’s particular strength lies in helping people reconnect with themselves through deep body awareness and self-compassion. She believes that when we learn to listen to our bodies with kindness and curiosity, healing, connection and meaningful change can naturally unfold. Through this process, people often rediscover a greater sense of wholeness, vitality and ease in their lives.

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“I cannot be any more grateful and thankful for Anna. She has been a significant part of my ‘recovery’ and I could not be doing it without her help.

I am feeling great relief for being able to access and continue my therapy sessions online with her, during the Covid 19 Quarantine. I am finding it comforting that I can get the ongoing assistance I need and want at this time. Anna understands my issues and is helping me work through them. I can see myself improving and being able to transition to online therapy has been invaluable. I feel fully supported on my journey.

Anna is always welcoming, supportive, compassionate, understanding and has my best interests at heart. She has always given 100% of her time and attention. I thank her for her patience with me in my fears and insecurities of change. I value our weekly sessions and calming voice. I look forward to continuing my journey online.”

– Lynne

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