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Somatic practitioner, bodyworker and Psychotherapist ~ Healing space to support & inspire, ease pain & chronic conditions ~ Nervous System Regulation ~ increasing resilience, confidence & wellness I create a healing space for clients with pain or anxiety and chronic health conditions to feel supported and inspired to make positive changes in their lives.

25/01/2026

Biologically, winter daylight, or lack of it, affects our hormones, the cold weather affects the food we are drawn to and the movement we crave.

So, be kind to yourself. Get more rest, make the most of natural daylight, especially in the morning. Walk and move to support your mood, as well as your physicality. Find ways to connect with people without feeling overwhelmed.

Think nourishment rather than endurance.

24/01/2026

Letting go of tension isn’t about working harder on your muscles…

It’s about reminding your nervous system it’s safe enough to let go of the tension you are carrying.

I avoid ouchy tools or knuckles and elbows, and I don’t hurry through your treatment.

Instead, I use listening touch, stay patient and focus on the neuroscience of touch to guide me.

23/01/2026

Resilience building is about connection - with ourselves and with others, it’s about engaging the brain, and doing all of this regularly. Is not rocket science, and it doesn’t have to be serious. So have some fun and do what makes your heart sing 💛

22/01/2026

Walking is one form of movement that is a really useful therapeutic tool…one of the most natural instincts we can use at home to support our emotional (and physical) health.

The rhythmical movement of walking integrates the brain with the body helping it to process thoughts and feelings.

It’s one of the reasons I trained in Psychotactile Psychotherapy…the brain and the body don’t work independently, they work together.

Other forms of movement to support building a healthy nervous system include;
Slow, gentle, somatic, intentional movements to release tension and grow self awareness - available 1-1 in clinic in Psychotactile Psychotherapy or Nervous System Reset program or sign up to the Wednesday evening zoom program.

Breathwork, again, slow and intentional breathing to activate the parasympathetic nervous system and focus on ‘the here and now’

Grounding techniques - simply eating the senses with focusing on specific parts of the body and connecting or anchoring with the floor/seat to bring yourself to the present moment.

I support clients with these techniques;
1-1 in clinic
Psychotactile Psychotherapy
Nervous System Reset program
Or sign up to the Wednesday evening zoom program.

21/01/2026

I’m a qualified psychotherapist with 26 years’ experience as a bodyworker.
I’m an integrative therapist, combining talk therapy with somatic and body-based approaches, helping people release tension, navigate anxiety and burnout, and reconnect with the wisdom of their bodies. You can book 1-1 sessions in my clinic or online group or 1-1 sessions and programs.

20/01/2026

📢Because pain lives in the brain, I’ve grown my practice to specialise in Somatic therapy and psychotherapy for chronic pain, anxiety, burnout and pain. Click on my link in bio to check out my website or contact me to arrange a chat to find out how I can help you 📢

18/01/2026

Say hello below, drop me a DM or contact me by following the link in my bio to have a chat and see how I can help you 💛

17/01/2026

Hi, I’m Tara — and I never planned to become a therapist.

I went to art school, became a theatre costume maker, then retrained in massage therapy and built my own practice.

Along the way, I became a parent, navigated neurodivergent family life, home-educated a teenager overwhelmed by school, and learned first-hand how anxiety and burnout live in the body.

Anxiety is my default setting - but I now know how to work with my nervous system, set boundaries, and slow things down when life gets loud.

I work with anxiety, chronic health conditions, and overwhelmed nervous systems.
After nearly 20 years in Scotland, I’m now back in South Oxfordshire, working from a clinic I built myself (with my husband’s incredible help).

This space on social media is where I share what I’ve learned - and I’m so glad you’re here.

Say hello below or DM me if something resonates.

16/01/2026

This is how I moved from massage therapy to psychotherapy and why my work focuses on the nervous system, touch and slowing things down.

After leaving a career in the arts, I trained as a massage therapist in 1999. From the beginning, I was drawn to listening through my hands, noticing how stress, emotion and life experiences live in the body. That curiosity never left.

In 2006, we moved to Scotland, embracing self-employment and raising our family. As a parent, business owner and living with anxiety, I was learning firsthand how overwhelming life can be on the nervous system.

When I began training in No Hands Massage in 2003, something began to shift slowly and my work gradually moved away from ‘fixing bodies’ and towards soothing and regulating nervous systems. I trained in the neuroscience of touch and massage for trauma, and began offering a very different kind of bodywork. It became slower, gentler, more powerful and attuned.

During lockdown, I began training as a psychotactile psychotherapist, a modality combining psychotherapy and therapeutic touch. Everything I’d been learning, personally and professionally, finally came together.

This work is still very rare. There are currently only a handful of us worldwide qualified to combine psychotherapy with touch in this way. We meet regularly for supervision and ongoing training.
Being part of the first cohort is challenging but meaningful. I’m grateful to be shaping a thoughtful, independent clinical practice.

I’m based in Didcot, Oxfordshire, working from a clinic I built myself offering gentle, body-led support for people who feel anxious, overwhelmed, burnt out, or disconnected from themselves.

I work with the body to soothe the nervous system and ease physical pain, using psychotactile psychotherapy, by combining talking and somatic bodywork. I also offer trauma discharge therapy/nervous system reset programmes.

This work supports anxiety, burnout, chronic pain, and long-term stress patterns. If something here resonates - if your body softens, tightens, or feels curious - you don’t need to know what you need yet. We can begin by listening. DM me or follow the link in my bio for a chat.

14/01/2026

How I give support to my clients with anxiety, burnout, chronic pain, and long-term stress patterns:

Bodywork to soothe the nervous system and ease physical pain.

Psychotactile psychotherapy - combining talk therapy and somatic bodywork to discharge emotional overwhelm and build resilience in the nervous system.

Book Therapeutic massage on my online booking system.
Contact me for more information about Trauma discharge therapy / nervous system reset, and TMJ massage programmes.

Address

Wessex Road
Didcot
OX118BX

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 7pm
Tuesday	9am - 7pm
Wednesday	9am - 7pm
Thursday	9am - 7pm
Friday	9am - 7pm

Website

https://tarabuckeltherapist.carrd.co/

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I absolutely love what I do for my living. My training as a holistic therapist started nearly twenty years ago. For me, being a therapist is as much about allowing people to feel as comfortable and as at ease as possible as soon as they walk in to my clinic. Massage or reflexology might be why they book to see me, but they are only going to get a great treatment if they feel happy enough to have a conversation with me, take a breath, slow down and find their space before they get on the table for their treatment. I opened The Therapy Room six years ago. Massage is my real passion and I take my ongoing training and professional development very seriously. I have regular one to one clinical support sessions and get plenty of massage myself. I don’t specialise in one type of client or condition. I feel it is important as a therapist to remember massage is not about knots and specific muscle groups, but about people, everyone of them different. They may come for their first session with a stiff and sore shoulder, but my job is to let them unravel and let go of what they need to in their own way. I have lots of clients with chronic health conditions and I love being part of their support network on their journey to manage their condition.