Healing after trauma, so you can rediscover the woman you were before it.
Trauma-informed coaching, counseling and speaking for women, mothers of special-ability children and families — grounded in positive psychology and applied neuroscience, delivered with a mother’s honesty.
University College London
University of Pennsylvania
Neuroscience Academy, AU
Social performance & partnerships
How the journey started
A personal traumatic experience turned my entire life around and made me a mental health advocate. What I could not find, I went and trained for and now I bring it back to the women walking the road I walked.
I hold a B.Sc in Mass Communication and an M.Sc in Sustainable Development from University College London, with over two decades of experience in social performance, communications and partnership development.
I have completed five foundation courses in Positive Psychology with the University of Pennsylvania, and a course in Applied Neuroscience and Brain Work with Dr Sarah McKay at the Neuroscience Academy, Australia.
Years of practice
Specialist certifications
Extraordinary teenagers
My practice
Over the years I have taken training and other self-development approaches to handle the situation of being a special mom. Every session below is built from that lived experience.
Private, trauma-informed sessions for adults at any stage of life. We name what happened, understand how it still shapes you, and build a practical plan to move forward.
Support for the whole family unit. We work through guilt, exhaustion and conflict so your household becomes a place of rest rather than another source of strain.
For business owners and entrepreneurs raising special-ability children while carrying a company. Protect your capacity without abandoning your ambition.
Webinars & events
If you are not ready to talk yet, start by listening. These sessions cover trauma, shame, forgiveness and mental wealth.
An introduction to mental wealth: the daily practices that protect your mind before crisis arrives.
What trauma actually is, how it lives in the body, and the first honest steps toward healing.
A collaboration bringing trauma-informed conversations to wider communities and workplaces.
Why shame keeps people silent for decades, and how to loosen its grip on your story.
A live session on recognising trauma responses in yourself and the people you love.
The follow-up session: forgiveness, boundaries and rebuilding trust after harm.
“A lot of it resonated. I really liked your comments about how you know you have forgiven someone. I thought I had forgiven, but it appears I may have more work to do on myself.”
Mrs. O. — Webinar participant
2022 was ushered in amidst great expectations. Then sickness struck, not me but my little boy. Extended family crisis followed, then career deadlines. Slowly but steadily I slipped into moderate depression, and fear and anxiety took over.
I reached out to Stella. She instituted three key interventions: videos, psycho-education and physical exercise. We x-rayed my situation, mapped out a plan, set deadlines and milestones. She called almost every day to discuss progress. I started with three thousand steps a day and reached ten thousand.
Barely three months down the line, I’m out of depression. My career achievement deadlines were met. I remain eternally grateful. May the hands that water be watered.
GEORGE — COACHING CLIENT
“That forgiveness story was phenomenal. It enabled me to re-evaluate my relationships with others. All this ‘I don’t have time’ is just an excuse a lot of the time.”
Mrs. B. — Webinar participantWhy you need me
Stella is a Rotarian and a member of IAIA and WIMBIZ. She supports causes around cerebral palsy, widows and women in difficult circumstances, and is a mother to three extraordinary teenagers — Debby, Sally and Bobo.
To build a global community of trauma-free women, especially mothers with special-ability children.
To empower women, especially mothers with special-ability children, to live a well-centered, fulfilled life through portable transformative skills.
Questions
Trauma-informed coaching recognises that past painful experiences shape how you think, feel and react today. Instead of pushing for performance, sessions create safety first, then build practical skills and goals around what your nervous system can actually carry.
Adults of any age, families of children with special needs, and business owners or entrepreneurs raising special-ability children. Much of the work centres on women and mothers, though everyone is welcome.
Yes. Personalised sessions, webinars and speaking engagements are delivered online, so you can join from anywhere in the world. In-person speaking engagements are available on request.
No. Coaching and counseling work alongside medical care, not in place of it. Several clients continue with their doctor or medication while we work on psycho-education, exercise, goals and accountability together.
Submit your details in the booking form on this page. You will receive a reply to schedule a free introductory consultation where we discuss your situation and whether the work is a good fit.
Get started
Tell me a little about what you are carrying. You will get a reply to schedule a free, confidential introductory call, no obligation, no pressure.