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Why Work With Stella?
"What Stella offers isn’t just coaching. It’s cosmic recalibration. She doesn’t just guide you. She hands you the map back to yourself." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Emma B
"I used to sit uncomfortably with things and let them fester rather than address them.
Not withdrawing like I used to has made such a difference.
It all feels so easy and comfortable with no awkward moments.
You truly have transformed my life and my previous grief now sits as gratitude for such beautiful memories I was able to recreate.
I will be eternally grateful that I had the privilege and opportunity to work with you 🙏🕊️🥰xxx" Jane A
"Dear Stella, I am honoured and grateful that you have ignited, guided, and witnessed my transformation.
I am keen to get back in my body… to unleash my self-expression, which has been greatly suppressed.
Thank you for all that you do — for me and for the world.🌿🌅" Joanne S
Stella Dove's point of focus is Emotional Resilience and Recalibration
I'm glad you're here...
I’m Stella Dove, a trauma-informed clinical hypnotherapist and EMDR psychotherapist based in London.
I’ve spoken at the House of Lords and the European Parliament — but the most important thing I bring to this work isn’t credentials. It’s lived experience. I know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of abuse, to walk an impossible road — when peace feels too far, and healing feels like it belongs to everyone else but you.
That voice that says, “It might work for others, but not for me. I’m too broken.”
I’ve heard it too. I’ve lived it.
Read about my previous work as the founder of The Oyster Club — where I was known as the Mother of Pearl.
You are not broken. You are becoming. You do not have to carry this alone.
My work is grounded in clinical study, developed through practice, and inspired not just through my own lived experience, but by the experiences of those I’ve been honoured to work with.
I have lived the long nights, the impossible choices, the silence after the breakdown. I know what it means to rebuild from nothing — to sit with shame, regret, and self-abandonment — and still choose to reignite the inner spark.
✍🏼 Read a bit more about my personal experience in my blog: Healing the Father Wound — a soul-deep reflection on absence, grief, and emotional reclamation.
The Quiet Return: Meeting Myself Again
Many years ago, I realised something had to change.
I knew I wanted to understand better what made me think, feel, and behave the way I did — and just as importantly, why others thought, felt, and behaved the way they did. What began as curiosity became something far deeper. It became my dharma, my way.
That quiet knowing marked the beginning of my long return — to truth, to presence, to myself. I immersed in every book, training, and method I could find, within the limits of time, energy, and survival.
And I haven’t stopped.
Now I understand it wasn't just something. It was everything.
I continue to learn not to be better — but to be braver, deeper, clearer — so I can hold space for others with the compassion I once needed most.
Coming this far doesn’t mean I no longer suffer. But now, the path is illuminated.
There is no more endless rumination or second-guessing, no more spirals of overthinking and regret. Thoughts come and go. Emotions rise and move through.
I feel more deeply — not because I’m overwhelmed, but because I am equipped.
I no longer fear discomfort. I face it.
And with each moment, I meet myself with clarity, knowing exactly what is right for me — and that’s why I can help you see that for yourself too.
✍🏼 Read more here on my blog about how it feels to heal.
Wisdom from the Wound
I am not a formulaic therapist. I am a guide shaped by both my professional training and the lived experiences that forged me.
My approach blends the precision of clinical methods with the depth that only comes from walking through the fire yourself.
I weave together:
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Clinical Hypnotherapy
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EMDR Psychotherapy
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Grief Integration
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Somatic Awareness & Nervous System Recalibration
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Inner Child Healing
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Meditation & Mindfulness (over 40 years of personal practice)
These aren’t just techniques — they’re pathways back to safety, truth, and self-worth.
My Primary Offering
My signature work is Emotional Recalibration Therapy — a six-week container for deep inner work. It begins with one immersive day, followed by integration sessions and ongoing gentle support.
We start with a discovery call: an honest, spacious conversation about what aches within you and what you long to reclaim.
If you’re unsure what you need, we will find clarity together.
If you’re ready to begin, we will shape the journey around you.
I don’t follow a formula. My approach is:
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Courageous
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Compassionate
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Radically attuned to who you truly are, beneath the ache.
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“Stella is a deeply caring person who understands the human psyche really well. Just what people need in these challenging times.” — Louise S
You can discover more about Emotional Recalibration Therapy by tapping on this link
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My Promise To You
I will help you listen to what your pain is trying to tell you — so you can come home to yourself, gently.
You deserve to feel:
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Grounded in your body
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Emotionally steady
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Alive to life again
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At peace with your past
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Valued in your relationships
You are not broken. You are becoming.
You do not have to carry this alone.
When you feel ready, the door is open — and I will meet you there.
"I haven't been on medication since I finished with you… I saw a light at the end of the tunnel when I was working with you. Before that, I was in a vicious circle — it was exhausting." — Bella R
What Is A Medicine Woman?
What Is a Medicine Woman? 🌿✨In every culture, there have been women who walk between worlds.Women who carry the remedies for both body and soul.Women who listen with their whole being — not just to words, but to the tremble in your voice, the heaviness in your breath, the stories your body has been holding for years.
They are the ones who do not rush you. Who do not “fix” you. Who refuse to see you as broken.Instead, they walk beside you while you remember who you really are.
The title Medicine Woman is often misunderstood in our modern world. Some imagine a fringe figure, shrouded in mystery, far from reality. But in truth, the Medicine Woman has always been part of the fabric of human life — a healer, a guide, a witness, a keeper of ancient ways adapted for the present.
A Medicine Woman may work with herbs and plant medicine. She may work with hands-on healing, energy work, or breathwork. She may guide you into altered states of consciousness for deep release. She may sit in stillness with you, holding a silence that is anything but empty.
The tools vary. The essence does not.
Today, my medicine is Emotional Recalibration — a blend of hypnotherapy, somatic practice, inner child healing, and trauma integration. It is not “alternative” to medicine — it is complementary to life. It is a return to wholeness, layer by layer, by releasing the shade from your light until you shine in your full brilliance.
When you sit with me, you will never be told you are powerless. You will never be rushed through your grief, your rage, your numbness, your remembering.I will not walk ahead of you, pulling you forward. I will not walk behind you, pushing you along.I will walk beside you, matching your pace, until the ground feels steady beneath your feet again.
In a society obsessed with quick fixes and “positive vibes only,” the Medicine Woman reminds you that your healing is not linear, not performative, and not for public approval. It is sacred work. It is yours.
If you have been longing for a space where your truth is safe, your emotions are welcome, and your story is honoured without judgement — this is the work.
✨ In my latest reflection, I share what it truly means to walk the Medicine Woman’s path in today’s world.
Ethics, Credentials and Practice
Emotional Therapy UK is the online home of Stella Dove, Emotional Recalibration Therapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist and EMDR practitioner offering trauma-informed emotional healing for those navigating heartbreak, burnout, grief, identity rupture, and nervous system overwhelm. Rooted in lived experience and professional training, Stella's work gently bridges neuroscience and soul, offering compassionate, somatic, and spiritually grounded therapy for individuals seeking profound transformation.
Stella is the creator of the Four Chambers Healing Method—a unique integration of inner child work, nervous system recalibration, sacred boundaries, emotional processing, and voice liberation. Her signature approach, Emotional Recalibration Therapy, is a six-week one-to-one container designed for those who have outgrown surface strategies and are ready to reclaim their truth, power, and presence.
Clients come to Stella when traditional approaches have fallen short and deeper, integrative work is needed. Her practice is trauma-sensitive, non-pathologising, and body-led. She holds space for those living with the impact of complex trauma, emotional neglect, heartbreak, or abuse, and guides them back into safety, sovereignty, and self-worth.
In addition to her one-to-one work, Stella offers live workshops in Central London, online healing courses, guided meditation and hypnosis recordings, and a growing library of blogs and resources. Her work is grounded in ethics, consent, and the sacredness of each client’s journey.
Stella is fully insured and a member of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis.
“Stella has an extraordinary ability.
Anyone who has a chance to benefit from her perceptive coaching should do so while they can.” John D
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A trauma-informed pathway blending inner child healing, somatic awareness and hypnosis to soothe grief, rebalance the nervous system and bring your heart back to peace.
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