No more self-censoring, feeling lost and disconnected from your true self or living in pursuit of external validations that leave you empty inside

The messy and unglamorous parts of us hold the most power

Guided transformation services for open-minded people seeking a deeper connection to themselves in the pursuit of long-lasting and life-affirming change

WE GLORIFY THE BUTTERFLY…

…And yet the caterpillar is the hero

My children love the story “The Hungry Caterpillar”.

When they were little we would cuddle up every night under the duvet for a bedtime story. Their book of choice was often The Hungry Caterpillar, a tale about a greedy caterpillar who spends most of her time eating food and getting fat. Then one day the time comes for her to build her cocoon…

Usually by this time, with sleepy eyes, my little ones would perk up…

Because at the end of the story, they knew what was about to happen… We’ll turn the page…

And the hungry caterpillar would transform into a beautiful butterfly. 

Its wings were big, bright and colourful.

I’d look at my little ones’ faces before they drifted off to sleep. Imagining them dreaming about the butterfly, flying amongst meadows and green fields filled with trees, flowers and other happy carefree bugs.

I’D CREEP OUT OF THEIR ROOM - STRATEGICALLY TIP-TOEING TO AVOID THE CREAKY FLOORBOARD BY THE DOOR - AND FEEL SORRY FOR THE CATERPILLAR

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

~ Maya Angelou, Author, Poet and Activist ~

CELEBRATE THE MESSY AND UNGLAMOROUS

Embrace your inner caterpillar

IT’S NO ACCIDENT YOU’RE HERE

I may not know you personally but I know you are here, reading these words for a reason. Something is going on in your life that has brought you to this place, to this page and to this message. 

Perhaps you’ve reached a crossroads in your life, you’re working through a new challenge, change or transition and you feel lost, confused and uncertain…

Perhaps you’re exhausted. Tired of playing the role of the “good girl”, the high-achiever, the people pleaser and an example to those around you of success and perfection…

Or perhaps you’re searching, longing and desiring something more out of your life… You can’t quite put your name on it but you feel there’s something missing… a disconnect between the person you portray and the person you really are… As a result, no matter the accolades or external validations of success, you feel empty and unfulfilled…

IF YOU CAN RELATE TO ANY OF THIS THEN YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE

You’re safe here and free (if you wish) to let your guard down. To breathe and stay open to the possibility that you are perfect – like the caterpillar – just as you are. 

I hold a safe space for the high-achieving people-pleasers who’ve built a life and public image that no longer serves or supports the life they desire and deserve. 
Here’s your invitation to take a break from “being perfect” and always having your shit together. It’s time to go deep. To lean in. To realign your inner compass so you can rediscover who you really are. 

Testimonials

What do they say

Nicky Melia
Feminine Embodiment Facilitator
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Working with Milena has been a transformative experience. She is an exceptional therapist and somatic educator, distinguished by her skill and compassion in creating a safe, nurturing space. In her sessions, I find the freedom to release stress, fears, and the burdens that I carry. This allows me to deeply connect with my needs and desires, and more importantly, to honor and nurture them. Each session feels like a restorative spa retreat for my nervous system and my whole being. As a fellow space holder, I truly value her adeptness in fostering an environment where I can be authentic and unmasked. Every moment with Milena is a step toward rejuvenation and profound self-awareness.

MY PHILOSOPHY

Why I do what I do, in the way I do it… Here goes!

I GO DEEP.

GUIDING MY CLIENTS INTO THE WARM DEPTHS OF THEIR COCOONS.

ASSISTING OTHERS IN MEETING THEIR DEEPEST PARTS AS THEY CONNECT TO THEIR LIGHT AND SHADOW PARTS.

I DON’T BELIEVE IN USING HARMFUL AND DISEMPOWERING LANGUAGE THAT HURTS THE HEART, BLOCKS THE MIND AND CRIPPLES THE BODY INTO A STATE OF PARALYSIS…

YOU ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE,

And that’s what I help you
REDISCOVER AND RECLAIM.

I promise not to keep harping on about the caterpillar but the metaphor of the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly brilliantly depicts the nature of my work. 

Although my work as a psychologist, psychotherapist, transformational guide and space holder will sometimes invite us to explore powerful themes, deep emotions and big (and sometimes) confusing words and concepts. 

THE TRUTH IS…

I like to simplify complex things and break down big ideas into digestible chunks because I like my clients to understand the nature of what we do together. That way, they may find it easier to apply these new insights to their daily lives, which in turn leads to healthier habits, desirable behaviours and long-lasting transformation. 

So back to the caterpillar [wink]…

In simple terms, many of us live our lives seeking praise, validation and love for being the butterfly. For being beautiful, majestic and flawless by design. 


We want adulation, rewards and applause. And for the most part, we feel like we are winning… like we are soaring to new and limitless heights… like butterflies… 

But for most of us, we eventually “hit a wall” or “rock bottom” or enter a “mid-life crisis” or whatever ugly and shaming language we use as a culture to describe a natural transition in our lives.

Testimonials

What do they say

Michelle
Motivational Speaker & Embodiment Educator
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At first, I was extremely skeptical. I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had the thought there’s no way this could be relevant or real or could actually guide me, but as I went through the process and started to see what Milena was really doing, I got to see that she was giving me a blueprint that could transform my experience of life. Her insights and guidance got me through one of the toughest patches of my life. Her steady hand, kind words and belief in me inspired the entire process. I felt that I was informed by factors outside of me while at the same time called task to take accountability for the parts of it that were mine. I’m forever grateful for my experience with her and I highly recommend diving in to the astrological and psychological aspects of her practice.

A JOURNEY WORTH TAKING

A tour of my suite of transformational services

Hold my hand and let me walk you through my high-level services to support you as you embark on this journey towards soul-led self-actualisation, deep discovery and inner-knowing. 

Like there’s no one way to live, there’s also no one way to change your life. I offer a collaborative experience in 3 distinct ways; from the most traditional, in the form of psychotherapy (with a soulful edge) to astrology and holistic style coaching. 

All are designed to put you back in control of your life and align your values and your greater purpose in life. 

Take a look at my suite of services and see which one resonates with you most.

Counselling & Psychotherapy

For the deepest dive

Be guided through life transitions and be held in a safe space where we un-shame your feelings and connect with the intelligence within your unique experience. Reconnect with your natural rhythms, create safety in your body and let yourself feel and embrace all of you.

Soulful
Astrology

Greatest inspiration

Working with your astrological energy – rather than against it – transforms your life and business. Align with the rhythms of your life cycles and work with the wisdom of the universe. Explore your chart to uncover unexpected insights and experience breakthroughs, from the subtle to the sublime.

Embodied Feminine Leadership

Holistic empowerment

Holistic guidance programme designed to support and encourage the expansion of your whole being. Discover your greatest potential and expand your presence in the world in a way that feels aligned with your body, your soul and your truest calling.


Holistic Somatic Coaching

Greatest Embodiment

Reconnect with your embodied intelligence, your sensual, emotional and instinctual knowing. Inhabit your body and learn the tools to become deeply attuned, regulated and grounded. Deeply held emotions, stress or trauma stored in the body can be processed and integrated when we learn to feel safe to feel.

1. DEEP PSYCHOTHERAPY & COUNSELLING

Our inner work… the hidden and unglamorous parts… that's where our power lies.

Getting support through your insecurities, longings and challenges. Be guided through life transitions and be held in a safe space where we un-shame your feelings and connect with the intelligence within your unique experience. 

Psychotherapy can help with the process of birthing something new into life.

Here’s what you can expect and enjoy in this package:

  • Psychological exploration using psychotherapy and psychology to support you on a path that leads to greater self-awareness, growth and personal development
  • Astrological analysis of your blueprint for your life cycles and themes using evolutionary, archetypal, experiential and psychological astrology
  • Somatic coaching, an embodied practice that helps regulate the nervous system and create safety on a cellular level. Here’s where we get to explore the science of epigenetics
  • Creative expression provides an opportunity to dive into art making, observing metaphors and archetypes. We’ll also harness visualisation to take you into the realm of your wildest dreams… where anything is possible
  • Soulful practices and rituals allow us to work with the energies of the Moon and its phases to allow a more harmonious approach to leading a fuller and more impactful life
  • The female body and its cycles invite the exploration and celebration of the arc of the woman’s life in a holistic way – embrace the power of your flow
  • Embodied intelligence practices that facilitate a reclamation of your body, your somatic wisdom, your sensuality and your pleasure. Moving beyond unhealthy and limiting narratives and exploring the depths of connection with your beautiful body.


Traditionally therapy focuses on what’s wrong and not working rather than on one’s resourcefulness, aliveness and inner wisdom. This is what makes my approach unique and highly effective with my clients. 

We work together on UNSHAMING those parts of you that society tends to judge, condemn and pigeonhole into black-and-white boxes of “right” and “wrong”. No more self-censoring yourself and disconnecting from the parts you’ve been conditioned to hide and be ashamed of…  

Deep Psychotherapy & Counselling provides you with the space and tools to GROW THROUGH THEM rather than transcending or ignoring them (as many of us try to do). 

There is an incredible intelligence in your way of being. This style of transformation invites, encourages and supports you to work with it rather than against it… 

And when you do you can truly INTEGRATE & TRANSFORM.

When you’re ready…

We are constantly self-censoring. And as a result, no one ever really knows who we are. We hide who we are, even to ourselves.
I know what it’s like to live life in this way… It hurts and creates pain.  
I also know there’s a completely different way of living life. Of living an AVAILABLE life; a life aligned with your embodied, soulful and human nature. 

2. SOULFUL ASTROLOGY

It’s written in the stars… but not cast in stone. Let the wisdom from the planets empower your life choices

Working with your astrological energy – rather than against it – you can transform your life and business. Learning about your chart is an empowering process leading to massive ah-has and breakthroughs.

Uncovering your astrological blueprint and aligning it with your unique path will unlock the potential you were promised at birth. Astrology, when used on a frequent basis; be that once a year, once a quarter or once a month, can lead to life-changing transformation, fresh perspectives and a deeper knowing of who you are. The power of this style of transformation lies in its consistency to tap into the wisdom of the planets and apply it to your life. Learn how to use your astrological map to navigate your life.

Here’s what you can expect and enjoy in this package:

Master your chart and design the life you can fully embrace and experience. Apply your newfound knowledge about planetary movements to optimise your calendar and your life. Learn and understand the powerful impact of New and Full Moons; how to harness their energy, and practically apply it in your life. 

Explore how to work with retrogrades. This is the celestial events when planets appear to change movement creating a particular impact that affects our earthly lives. 

No more wondering why, “all of a sudden” things stop working or feel out of sync both inside and outside of your body… Instead, you’ll be able to identify which area of your life will be affected by planets moving in and out of retrograde and how to use these shifts to your advantage…

Like discovering and tapping into a hidden superpower – without the hassle of capes and secret identities [wink] – Soulful Astrology, gives you the tools to optimise your energy, time and focus; knowing the best times to push through and, when to rest, revise and rejuvenate.

The road to soulfully aligned power and grace starts here…

Astrology is a science in itself and contains an illuminating body of knowledge

~ Albert Einstein ~

3. EMBODIED FEMININE LEADERSHIP COACHING

For the Body-Mind-Heart-Soul Transformation

This 1:1 holistic guidance programme is designed to allow you to open yourself to your greatest potential and expand your presence in the world. This one-of-a-kind high-level coaching programme works with 4 integral components of the human condition to create transformational results.

We’ll work with the following components:

 Aligning with the soul using the wisdom of Astrology

Aligning with the body using somatic coaching that explores the nervous system, resourcing practices and body cycles.

Aligning with your authentic self; recovering and discovering the person behind social conditioning.

Aligning with your heart; learning to trust what you love and creating a life that puts your heart at the centre

This holistic guidance programme is a personalised approach to long-lasting transformation with two modes of coaching: 

  1. Free flow – where we attend to whatever is present in your life
  2. Rhythmic orchestration -where we work towards your specific goals and projects, designing your unique path and aligning with the most beneficial timings; your personal rhythms to synchronise with the ebbs and flows of your life etc.

You get to choose the path that suits you best allowing you to control the nature and cadence of the journey. 

REMEMBER YOU ARE POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE

I’ve created a transformational programme that provides you with the blueprint and tools to allow you to find or rediscover your true self, mission and purpose and to do so in a way that honours and celebrates your unique gifts, powers and ability to manifest remarkable things in this world.

A THREE-MONTH container programme with fortnightly sessions and ongoing support between the sessions.

This holistic programme is perfect if you are at a crossroads in your life, wish to start a new (ad)venture or desire a fresh perspective on a situation in life or work. 

A safe and person-centred container where you can build your dream life in alignment with your soul, body, mind and heart. 

Together we will discover where your depth is, what’s in your shadow and the persona you’ve created to survive in a world that forces you to believe… 

you’re not enough or too much… 
too young or too old…
too aggressive or too sensitive or 
too whatever… 
but never authentically perfect just as you are. 

Speaking of which, this leadership programme invites you to explore what “authentic” *really* looks and feels like to YOU. With the help of astrology, you’ll have the tools and insights to know what you need to do so you can unleash your full potential. 

When you’re ready… it’s time to reclaim your body and soul.

4. HOLISTIC SOMATIC COACHING

When your body feels safe it will heal, integrate and reorganise itself… When you feel safe to feel all of you, your life will reorganise itself…

Somatic coaching can help with increasing our capacity to engage with life fully, build resilience to face life’s challenges and to nurture ourselves from the inside out. Reconnect with your embodied intelligence, your sensual, emotional and instinctual knowing. Inhabit your body and learn the tools to become deeply attuned, regulated and grounded. Deeply held emotions, stress or even trauma stored within the body can be processed and integrated when we learn to feel safe to feel.

Here’s what you can expect and enjoy in this package: 

  1. Learn the language of your body by bringing awareness to the sensations, feelings, emotions and embodied stories expressed by your nervous system.
  2. Become intimately familiar with how your body expresses truth by tuning into the impulses, messages, movements and sounds your body communicates.
  3. Personal boundaries practice assists you in knowing how to apply your body’s guidance in navigating your relationships and the demands of your life.
  4. The stress cycle awareness will help you recognise and release physical tension stored in the body, promoting relaxation and restoring balance.
  5. Embodied sovereignty practices that facilitate a reclamation of your body, your somatic wisdom, your sensuality and your pleasure. Moving beyond unhealthy and limiting narratives and exploring the depths of connection with your beautiful body.
  6. Nervous system foundations will help you understand how to work with the four nervous system responses – fight, flight, freeze and fawn. You’ll receive practical somatic tools to maintain emotional safety, regulate your nervous system and process challenging sensations.
  7. The female body and its cycles invite the exploration and celebration of the arc of the woman’s life in a holistic way – embrace the power of your flow.

Be guided into a new relationship with your body – your life-long companion that loyally carries you through life holding onto your experiences, both good and bad. We often hear about taking care of it, whether through self-care routines, exercise, or watching what we eat. But there’s something deeper we can explore together.

Somatics and embodiment take us beyond just knowing what’s good for our bodies; they dive into our felt experience – the sensations and messages our bodies send us every day. And when we reconnect, we might unearth more than just physical sensations – we may also encounter emotions and memories that haven’t been fully processed.

Somatic work offers us a way to gently reclaim our relationship with our bodies, creating a safe space where we can process our experiences and regulate our emotions. It’s about being present in our physical selves, acknowledging all the feelings – the tenderness, the rage, the joy – and learning to navigate them with a sense of empowerment.
And let’s not forget about somatic safety – creating an internal environment where stress can be acknowledged and released. By regulating our nervous system, we can cultivate emotional stability,  resilience not only for ourselves but also for those we support, guide and care for.

When you’re ready…

A Journey Worth Taking

3 Simple Steps to Start the Journey Back to Self

The first step is admitting to yourself that you deserve more from life; from what you’ve been accepting and tolerating. 

The fact you’re here… and you’ve read this far… is a sign you’re aware that something has to change.

With that positive awareness… it’s time to take action. Book a free call to get started.

I’ll hold space for you to share as much or as little as you wish. By the end of the call, you’ll have clarity on your next steps.  

If you feel ready, inspired and motivated to move forward together, we’ll choose the right path for you… 

A path that sings to your heart and feels most aligned with the transformational journey you’d like to explore and experience on a deeper level.

Testimonials

What do they say

Pauline Accard
Mother Nature Lover, Senior CSR Leader, Coach
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Milena's presence matters. She has a way of being here and now for the other - fully present in her body, mind and soul. She gives space, takes in everything you come with and gives back, with love, words, music, movements, dreams, visions, silences, a profound wisdom that has a very strong healing power.

THE OLD WAY OF FUNCTIONING IN THIS WORLD IS BROKEN

And to be clear, you’re not broken or damaged… the system is.

The way we as women, live our lives is often unsustainable, harmful and misaligned. Exhaustion, hustle and grind culture are like a disease wreaking havoc on our minds, bodies and souls. 

This patriarchal way of operating – almost robotic by design and toxic in its effects – creates a disconnection from our true selves and dishonours the body, the feminine force that lies within us and connects with the earth. 

It ignores the cyclical rhythm of Mother Nature and by doing so rejects
the inner parts of us that we should instead treasure and embrace the most. 

A NEW MODEL OF LIVING IS NEEDED. ONE THAT ALIGNS WITH YOUR MIND, BODY, SOUL AND THE WORLD AROUND YOU.

A model that puts you first. Honours every aspect of your being including the parts people don’t celebrate and marvel at (the “caterpillar” parts). And holds sacred space for you to appreciate the power that lies in the depths of those dark shadow parts…shining a light on them and inviting you to love and value your WHOLE self once again.  

IT TAKES COURAGEOUS BRAVERY TO ENTER THE COCOON OF TRANSFORMATION…

When you’re ready, take my hand