About
Hi, I am Tasha,
I am thrilled to have you here.
My mission is to influence lasting change by empowering others to unlock the deep connection between the mind and body. Through combining therapy and coaching, my focus is to guide you to challenge conditioned perspectives, process emotional blocks, and step into a life of empowerment, fulfilment, and purpose.
Over the years, I’ve discovered the transformative power of integrating talking therapies, somatic body-based practices, coaching, and intentional lifestyle choices. This approach has completely shifted my mindset, helped me heal past trauma, and allowed me to consciously create the life I desire. Now, I’m on a mission to share this work with others who are ready to break free from limitations and step into their fullest potential.
I truly believe that healing, growth, and resilience are within everyone’s reach. Whether you’re looking to reduce stress, overcome trauma, or uncover the blocks keeping you from living with purpose, I’m here to guide and inspire you on that journey.
Let’s free your mind, heal your body, and create a life of alignment and purpose together!
A journey of Mind-Body Healing
Since a young child, I felt trapped in my own mind, constantly overthinking, battling anxiety, and carrying emotional weight I couldn’t seem to release. No matter how much I tried to push forward, I always felt held back by self-doubt, stress, and a sense that something was missing.
After experiencing a series of ongoing personal setbacks, a minor car accident and a relationship break up whilst caring for a close family member who was experiencing mental health difficulties I started feeling burnout, stuck and uninterested in life and I started experiencing back pain and various digestive issues. I realized that talking about my struggles wasn’t enough and that I needed to feel and release everything I was holding in my body.
That’s when I experienced a turning point and discovered the power of the mind-body connection. Through a combination over a period of time, of talking therapies, coaching, yoga therapy and Trauma release exercises (TRE), I learned how to:
- Shift my perspective on how I view life and break free from limiting beliefs
- Release stress and trauma stored in my body
- Reconnect with my purpose and move forward with clarity
The change wasn’t instant, but as I started integrating these tools into my daily life, I felt lighter, clearer, and more aligned. The anxiety faded, the tension in my body eased, and I finally felt free to create the life I truly wanted.
Now, I help others who feel stuck, disconnected, or unsure of their next steps to break through emotional blocks and limiting beliefs, heal their bodies, and step into their full potential, because I have experienced first-hand that true transformation is possible!
If this resonates with you, know that change is available to you too. You don’t have to stay stuck. You have the power to heal, grow, and create a life of freedom and purpose.
Psychological Training and education
- Bachelor of Science (HONOURS) In Psychology: The Open University (2015)
- IAPT Low Intensity Programme. Evidenced Based Psychological Practice: University of Exeter (2013)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Therapies: University of Exeter (2019)
- IAPT High Intensity Supervisor Training Programme: University of Exeter (2022)
- Coaching Foundation Certification: The Coaching Masters (2024)
Body-based training and education
- Yoga Therapy Professional Diploma (550hrs): Yoga United Education (2022)
- Yoga Therapy Module 1: The Essentials-The Wise Domain (60hrs): Yoga United Education (2020)
- Trauma Informed Teacher Training (60hrs): Passion yoga School (2021)
- Trauma Informed Registered Yoga Teacher Training (200hrs): Yoga Alliance and SoulWork Global (2022)
- Advanced Yoga Teacher Training Course (300hrs): Sacred Paths Yoga (2023)
- Somatic Stress Release Level 1 (30hrs): The Embody Lab (2024)
Registered professional bodies and memberships
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
- The Embody Lab (Online hub for embodied education, self-discovery and healing for global transformation)
About Ascend Wellness
At Ascend Wellness, we believe that true transformation begins when you step back, shift your perspective, and rise above the patterns that have been holding you back. Inspired by the hawks ability of seeing life from a higher perspective, our approach blends coaching, therapy, and somatic healing to help you gain clarity, break free from limitations, release emotional blocks, and step into your fullest potential.
Our mission is to guide you toward deep, lasting change, not just through mindset shifts, but by integrating the wisdom of your mind, body, and emotions. Whether you’re feeling stuck, healing from past experiences, are navigating a life transition, or seeking a greater sense of purpose, our coaching therapy is tailored in a way which guides you to connect with your inner wisdom, regulate your nervous system, and create meaningful shifts in your life, so that you can live a life of clarity and alignment with confidence.
Through our Signature (12-week) and Premium (18-week) coaching therapy programs, as well as our Masterclass Series, we offer a transformative space for growth, deep self-discovery, emotional resilience and personal expansion.
About Psychological Yoga Therapy
‘Yoga therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the teachings and practices of Yoga’.
IAYT Educational Standards for the Training of Yoga Therapists
Psychological Yoga therapy with Ascend Wellness uses an integrative and multidimensional approach of yoga practices whilst being underpinned by physiological and psychological perspectives.
It focuses on reducing current symptoms such as anxiety, depression and trauma, and restores balance by dropping into the various physical, energetic, emotional, mental and spiritual layers of the body.
When we quieten our busy minds and connect with our bodies, we connect with the emotions and the wisdom of our body. It is through this self-inquiry and connection with ourselves that transformational change occurs.
Everyone experiences the mind and body in their own way so each journey and experience of psychological yoga therapy is deeply personal and individualised.
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