Meet Estelle
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Estelle Snelling
Dip.AOD, B.SocSci, M.MHSc, SEP
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Haidh, ’S e Estelle an t-ainm a th’ orm …
Hi, I’m Estelle …
I'm a Clinical Psychotherapist with 25+ years of experience in varied and dynamic roles, offering trauma-informed somatic psychotherapy for clients, as well as staff support, clinical supervision, and training.
My work is anchored in supporting you to build trust in yourself and reconnect with the innate resources that have always been part of you.
I’m a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, a NeuroAffective Touch® Foundation Graduate, and a Structural and Systemic Family Constellations facilitator. Inspired by both contemporary science and ancient wisdom's, I work with the body’s innate intelligence to support the resolution and integration of shock, developmental trauma, and chronic stress, across personal and inter-generational dimensions.
My clinical roots are in dual diagnosis inpatient treatment, working at the intersection of complex trauma and substance use. This foundation continues to shape my integrative approach, which centers nervous system regulation, attachment repair, and embodiment.
I’m a PACFA-accredited Clinical Supervisor, hold a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Sciences, and I’m trained in EMDR and the Flash Technique.
I serve as a senior assistant for Somatic Experiencing® professional trainings in Australia, and provide personal sessions at all levels and beginners case consults toward SE™ student accreditation.
I’ve maintained a longstanding private practice and have worked extensively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and teams. I’ve also contracted with the Australian Defence Force, legal firms, and agencies in the family violence sector. My work has taken me from South Australia to Far North Queensland, the Gulf of Carpentaria and all across Victoria.
Outside the clinic, I’m a passionate fermenter, traveller, animal lover, terrible golfer, herbal concoctor, and pushy rider. I spend my time learning Scottish Gaelic, writing, weaving, singing, dancing, and immersing myself in the Sun, water, art, music, ritual practice and sacred geometry.
The photographs across this site are my own and are part of how I map beauty in this world 🌏
Dr Peter Levine - Australia, May 2026
I had the honour of assisting alongside my fellow Australian senior SE assistants at Dr Peter Levine’s Master Class, Imagination, Dreams and Somatic Experiencing®
We also had the pleasure of Maggie Kline joining us for this special event.
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“…In order to really move through the trauma, to transform the trauma, and to heal from the trauma, we have to do that in the body.”
Dr Peter A. Levine - Developer of Somatic Experiencing®
M.MHSci - Master of Mental Health Sciences ( Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy – Clinical) Flinders University - Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine (Faculty of Health Sciences)
B.SocSci - Bachelor of Social Science (Double Maj : Counselling & Human Serv) - Southern Cross University
DipAOD - Diploma of AOD (Alcohol & Other Drugs) - TAFE SA
SEP - Somatic Experiencing Practitioner – Somatic Experiencing International
NeuroAffective Touch Foundation Graduate - NeuroAffective Touch Institute
EMDR & Flash Technique Practitioner
Family Constellations Facilitator - Relationship Constellations
Clinical Registration - Psychotherapists and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)
Clinical Supervisor – PACFA
Member of Somatic Experiencing International (SEI)
Member of EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA
Philosophy & Vision
My north star is that our bodies hold deep wisdom, and when met with the right conditions, connection and presence, expresses its innate capacity to heal.
I integrate somatic (body-based), attachment focused, systemic, and trauma-informed frameworks to support clients and professionals in cultivating resilience, embodied presence, and system-aware care.
My approach draws on contemporary neurobiological insights and ancient wisdom's to foster meaningful, sustainable change - post-traumatic growth.
My vision is to see body-aware, trauma-informed practices embedded not only in psychotherapy, but also in clinical supervision, staff well-being programs, and across organisational culture and community health settings.
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