A PLACE TO HEAL. GROW. RECOVER.

Psychotherapy & Counselling.

Adelaide’s specialist practitioner with a focus on the complexities of trauma, pain & sexual wellness.

 

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Welcome to Polysoma

 

At Polysoma, you’re not just another person—and we’re not just another counselling service. Envision a reimagined mind-body health sanctuary,

I create space for people to heal and work through complex concerns—and everybody is welcome.

I know life can be challenging: and i’m here to help you navigate the ups and downs, and overcome the difficult things life can throw at you.

Run by me – Kai, a certified somatic practitioner with expertise in person-centred, trauma-informed care, I’ll work closely with you, providing support and therapies that are embodied, safe, and tailored to you.

My focus is helping you feel better in your body, so you can take back control, and discover a healthier, more authentic you.

 

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Interested in becoming a new client?

I’m currently open to new clients. If you’re interested in working with me, you can register as a new client and connect to my schedule*.

Free 30 Minute Consult

When it comes to working together, I want you to feel confident that I’m an ok fit for you – after all, your health is an investment. So, before you decide to dive in, I offer a free 30 minute virtual/telehealth consultation for people who are unsure about seeking help, or just wanting to get a feel for who I am. Feel free to register below and schedule time to see me.

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*I am a private practitioner. I am unable to accept Mental Health Care plans.
Before registering, please check out my FAQs page here.

How I work with you

I offer psychotherapy and counselling at my Adelaide practice, nestled in the heart of Goodwood at the GoodHub. I also provide virtual sessions, ensuring accessibility regardless of your global whereabouts.

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Register as a new client. Connect to my schedule, find a time and day that works for you.

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We have a 1:1 discussion regarding your needs and goals for working with me. We learn about each other. We create a bespoke plan just for you.

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You delve into self-discovery, navigate transformative experiences, and take charge to improve your health and wellbeing.

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Testimonials

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I have benefited greatly from Kai's expertise, wisdom and body awareness. Trauma and chronic depression had significantly impacted my confidence; personally, and sexually. Kai has combined extensive knowledge, insight and great intuition to take me to a place I thought I could never return to.

Mr.R

I feel more in tune with my body even non-sexually, the breathwork has made me feel more connected to myself in everyday life and been a positive addition to my self-pleasuring as well. It was probably one of the easiest and most comfortable connections I’ve had talking with anyone.

She/Her Anonymous

Kai’s profound understanding and extensive knowledge of sex and sexuality gave me the confidence to openly discuss my shame around sensuality, sexual expression, intimacy and my body. In his unique intuitive way, Kai directed me away from the shame ingrained by a conservative upbringing, into the curious exploration of my sexuality.

Mr M.
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"Research shows telling people about pain isn’t helpful. But when we can sit, take time, listen and make sense together, when can really help people understand what’s going on, understand their pain, make useful and meaningful choices when it comes to treatment."

Tim Cocks

"Many of us tell ourselves that 'sex is not all that important to me', and then we immerse ourselves in substitutive activities. We plunge into all manner of heartless addictions or we become preoccupied with policing the sex lives of others. We even lose awareness of how disconnected we have become from our sensuality. We no longer recognise our own inhibition, nor do we see its roots in our unconscious shame and guilt."

Dr Barnaby Barratt

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle,
known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.
These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and
an understanding of life that fills them with compassion,
gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

"At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."

Albert Schweitzer

"We are taught to distance from sensations and the body, rather than living inside them. The distancing from lived experience, from feeling aliveness, also prepares us to be quick to objectify others and other types of life."

Staci Haines – The Politics of Trauma

"With all loss, and especially with ambiguous loss, the goal is to live with grief rather than close the door. We live with the lack of finality."

Pauline Boss & Donna Carnes - The Myth of Closure

"There is no way I'm ever telling people what I want because they will use it to hurt me - if this is your experience, there is healing to do to find and reveal what you authentically care about."

Staci Haines – The Politics of Trauma

"Mindful touch and movement grounds people and allows them to discover tensions that they may have held for so long that they are no longer even aware of them."

Bessel van der Kolk – The Body Keeps the Score

"When healing from trauma, we must also heal from shame."

Staci Haines – The Politics of Trauma

Based on voluminous scientific evidence, let alone human insight. Is that most chronic illness whether physical of mental is rooted in trauma."

Dr. Gabor Maté

"As I like to say to people, "life sucks a good amount of time". We all have jobs and situations that are really unpleasant. But the moment that situation is over, its over. The problem with trauma is that when it’s over, your body continues to relive it."

Big Think - Bessel van der Kolk

"Nakedness can symbolise not only the truth of the matter but also the truth of self - psychological authenticity. The metaphor of stripping away implies an authentic self-clothed in cultural baggage or social roles."

Ruth Barcan - Nudity a Cultural Anatomy

"The question is not ‘why the addiction’ but why the pain."

Dr. Gabor Maté

“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives."

Audre Lorde

"Once, when undergoing a medical check-up, the doctor put me on a treadmill. "What are you measuring?' I asked him. 'How fast I can go, or how long?'. 'Neither', he replied. 'What I want to measure is, when you get off the machine, how long it takes your pulse to return to normal.' I realised that health is not a matter of never being ill. It is the ability to recover."

Jonathan Sacks

Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and wounded. Its a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognise our shared humanity."

Pema Chodron

“In order to see naturally, we must let go of our preconceptions as to what is ‘natural'."

Rose Cameron

"What doctors and therapists tell patients has a major influence on what patients believe and this influence can continue for many years and have an effect on recovery. The influence is powerfully negative."

Tim Cocks from the study of Ben Darlow et al.

“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being."

Hafiz

"Empathy has no script. There is no right or wrong way to do it. It's simply listening, holding space, withholding judgement, emotionally connecting, and communicating that incredibly healing message of 'You're not alone."

Brene Brown

Our hearts are armoured against society. We cover our hearts to avoid suffering.

Ram Dass

I work on traditional lands of the Kaurna people.

Acknowledging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Trauma.

I am honoured to live, work and play on the lands of the Kaurna people. I acknowledge the deep scars inflicted by colonisation, understanding the profound impact of historical and cultural trauma. This declaration of acknowledgment goes beyond mere words. It emanates from a place of genuine empathy, a steadfast dedication to reconciliation, and a sincere commitment to healing. It is imperative to recognise that sovereignty was never willingly ceded; the vast lands of this country, remains and will always remain the sacred ancestral home of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.