Somatic release and ontological coaching with nervous system work for the high-achiever whose inner life hasn't caught up with their outer success.
Book a discovery callDoes any of this feel familiar?
These are symptoms, not character flaws or a lack of willpower. Your nervous system is wired to survive, not thrive. The mind learned to compensate through control, performance, and emotional suppression. These patterns are unconscious, which thinking alone cannot solve.
Psycholongevity is built around the following four main pillars.
We identify the thinking patterns, limiting beliefs, and old stories running below conscious awareness, so you can stop figuring yourself out and start fully enjoying your life.
We work on the level of bodily sensations, emotions, and beliefs simultaneously to process any traumatic imprint, so your nervous system can release what the mind alone could never resolve.
We build awareness of which state is running you and why (ventral vagal, sympathetic, or dorsal vagal), so you can act from a regulated, calm state rather than a reactive or dissociated one.
Insight without application fades. Between sessions, you are supported with practices, accountability, and resources tailored to what came up in session, so that the work doesn't stop when the session does.
The work often calls for shifts across other health and longevity-related domains. Where relevant, sessions extend into the following:
Understanding what is disrupting rest and what the body actually needs to restore
Building the daily practices and structures that make everything else stick
Finding sustainable practices that work with your nervous system, not against it
Addressing metabolic wellbeing, the relationship with food, and hormonal patterns including cycle awareness
Clarifying what you are here to do, how to serve, and how to move toward it with intention
Drawing on prayer and a living relationship with God as a source of grounding, strength, and meaning.
The essentials, fully delivered.
Where sessions become lasting shifts.
If you are ready to go all in.
Stacked credentials, experiences, and achievements. Law degrees. Six foreign languages. Moved countries multiple times. All because I craved the learning, the change, the adventure.
But that drive had a hidden cost. Slowing down felt impossible, resulting in chronic overactivation of my nervous system. Underneath it all, something quieter was asking to be heard. Change only came when I got curious about the tension in my stomach and the sadness I had been bypassing for years, and processed those old patterns somatically.
My mind became quieter and sharper, and abundance rather than scarcity thinking finally felt safe. My capacity to set healthy boundaries increased. When storms hit, I bounce back quickly. I rest without guilt. And when something comes up, I stay with it instead of pushing it away.
Learning to love every part of me, including the "dark" ones, is the best thing that ever happened to me. I will listen, I won't judge, and I'll be direct with you. And I'll do all I can to help you open yourself up to more enjoyment in your life.
Lenka MariaMy practice is grounded in my training in PsychoNeuroEnergetics, a somatic release method rooted in polyvagal theory; the life-changing trauma-informed coaching I received through Metamorphosis Collective; my interest in and experience with Internal Family Systems; and my MSc Psychology at Ulster University.
You have reached a point where continuing as you are costs more than changing. You are willing to be challenged, not just supported. You are open to working with your body as well as your mind. You want accountability, not enablement.
The patterns that keep us stuck are not stored only in the mind. They also live in the body: the tightness before a difficult conversation, the exhaustion that sleep never fixes, the restlessness that makes sitting still unbearable. Somatic release helps the body release what it has been holding, so that change is not just understood, but actually felt.
Ontological coaching works with how you see, think, speak, and move through the world. Unlike conventional coaching focused on goals, it looks at the deeper structures shaping your behavior: the language you use, the beliefs you hold, the stories you live inside. That voice that says you are never quite enough, no matter what you achieve, is not a fact. It is a story. Stories can be rewritten.
After every session, you receive a detailed written summary with key insights and patterns identified. Depending on your package, this is also accompanied by targeted integration practices (specific exercises to continue the work between sessions) and a curated list of resources (podcasts, videos, articles, etc.). The Immersive package also includes daily accountability tracking for habits of your choice and a mindfulness practice we define together based on the needs of your nervous system.
Traditional talk therapy and coaching rarely work with the body. This work does. We understand what has been holding you back, work with your nervous system to process what it has been carrying, and surface the gap between who you are being and who you want to be. From that clear place, we focus on where you want to go.
Most sessions are conducted online via video call. In-person sessions are available in Lisbon. Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, French, and Slovak.
We start with a free 60-minute call, no commitment required. Once you book, you will receive an intake form to fill in before the call to make the most of our time together. The purpose of the call is to understand what you are struggling with, whether we are a good match, and how I can best help you. If you decide to move forward, you choose the package that feels right, and I will send you a booking link within 24 hours.
This is direct access to me via WhatsApp, so you can share how you are feeling, what is shifting, and ask questions between sessions. For the Complete package, this is limited to three sets of exchanges/check-ins around one topic per week. For the Immersive package, support is unlimited, with the expectation that I respond within 24 hours.
