You don’t need another spiritual bypass.

You need a map for the freefall.

Spiritual Coaching + Counselling for people navigating faith and spirituality, dismantling their conditioning, and trying to trust themselves again.

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I’m Matthew. I work with folks who are navigating the space between “I can’t believe in that anymore” and “What the hell do I believe now?”—using trauma-informed nervous system work, depth psychology, and the willingness to meet in mystery without pretending I have your answers.

The Sovereign Alchemist is the container.

You’re the one doing the work.

You don’t need to choose between clinical safety and spiritual depth.

I’m Matthew, a trauma-informed coach + counsellor working with people who are navigating their faith, dismantling religious conditioning, and learning to trust their own truth again.

In the space between shifting worldviews, there’s grief, rage, terror, and eventually sovereignty. I provide the container for that freefall: grounded in nervous system science (NARM, somatic work), informed by Jungian depth psychology, and respectful of your spiritual autonomy.

Based in the UK. Working with clients across the globe.

About Me

Science

I weave in what we now know from neuroscience, somatics, and trauma-informed practice. Healing and transformation aren’t abstract—they’re grounded in how your nervous system, body, and mind work together. This gives us a framework to understand what’s happening beneath the surface and how to create real, lasting change.

Psychology

Our inner world is shaped by the stories we carry, the archetypes we embody, and the survival patterns we’ve learned. Together we explore these layers with compassion and honesty, so you can step out of old patterns and begin living from truth, power, and freedom.

Spirituality

At the heart of my work is a deep connection to both religious and spiritual practices from a variety of sources. My work is to guide you back to truths already within you and create a space where your spiritual autonomy can be practiced and explored safely without judgment, shame or fear.

My Services

  • In the UK, I work as a trauma-informed counsellor—which means I offer therapeutic containment for religious trauma, deconstruction, and spiritual crisis. I’m not a clinical psychologist (I don’t diagnose or treat mental illness), but I provide counselling for the existential and somatic fallout of high-control religion.

    What this means practically:

    • I can work with your therapist (if you have one) as the “spiritual integration” piece they may not offer.

    • I can provide standalone counselling for religious trauma and deconstruction without the clinical distance.

    • If you need clinical mental health treatment, I maintain referral relationships with UK-registered psychotherapists and psychiatrists.

    For International clients: I work as a trauma-informed spiritual coach due to regulatory differences, though my approach remains rooted in the same values.

    • You’ve left high-control religious and/or spiritual communities and your body is still bracing for punishment.

    • You’re seeing a therapist for the clinical work (anxiety, depression, CPTSD) but need someone to help you process the spiritual grief and existential terror.

    • You want to explore spiritual practices such as tarot, past-life work, or Jungian shadow work without your counsellor pathologizing it.

    • You’re exhausted by “life coaches” who want to be your guru and therapists who don’t understand why leaving your spiritual community and worldview feels like dying.

  • How we work together

    Counselling for Religious Trauma & Deconstruction

    This isn’t CBT worksheets or “just think positive.” It’s:

    • Somatic attunement: Tracking where religious fear lives in your nervous system

    • Archetypal exploration: Using tarot, active imagination, or depth psychology as diagnostic tools (always your meaning, not mine)

    • Deconstruction support: Holding the specific grief of losing community, certainty, and identity without rushing you to “reconstruction”

    • Boundary repair: Reclaiming spiritual autonomy when you’ve been taught that questioning is sin

    • Trauma-Informed Practioner Centre for Healing, Australia and additional ongoing training

    • NARM-informed (NeuroAffective Relational Model for complex trauma)

    • NLP Practitioner (neuro-linguistic programming for pattern interruption)

    • Reiki LVL 2 (energetic support, optional integration)

    • Clear scope: I work with religious trauma, spiritual crisis, and deconstruction. I help people recover from pleasing towards autonomy and deepen their inner work and self-discovery. I refer out for clinical mental health treatment, active addiction, or acute psychiatric crisis.

My Podcast

At the crossroads of science, psychology, and spirituality, we explore the wisdom and insights that help you step into who you are and who you came here to be. From my own personal experience growing up gay in the Church, I’ve learned to connect deeper with the voice of God outside the dogma. I search for the truth behind the pulpit, and the transformation within the experience.

Remember, alchemy was never just about turning lead into gold. It was always about turning the raw materials of life into something higher, truer, and more whole. The ancient alchemists knew that transformation is both a science and an art, both precise and mysterious. As your guide, I'm here to square up with God and The Universe, and discover, what we need to know in order to become who we came here to be.

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Tools For Your Journey

Wisdom Nuggets Book & Oracle Deck

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The Round Table: An Inner Council Meeting

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Past Life Alchemy: A Soul Memory Journey

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  • "My Alchemy session with Matthew was so powerful. Matthew is well-connected to Spirit / his guides. He intuited what was ready to be transformed and brought to light. He led me to a deeper understanding of myself - more than once, I was surprised at the answer I gave him.”

    Elanna, Denver, USA

  • "Matthew doesn’t sugarcoat things. He gets straight to the heart of what’s going on and it blows my mind. Every session pushed me to level up, but always with a sense of understanding and clarity. If you’re looking for someone who’ll challenge you but also have your back, he's the one."

    Jared, Toronto, CA

  • "Matthew’s Alchemy Session was exactly what I needed to gain clarity and direction. I came to him seeking insight into the deeper layers of my acting journey, and was met with such compassion, presence, and intuitive guidance. Before our session, I felt scattered and uncertain about my career goals. Now, I feel grounded and clear—like I’ve finally connected the missing pieces of my path."

    Lola Wolff - London, UK

  • "Working with Matthew has been incredibly helpful. During our coaching sessions, I leave feeling called out in the best way possible. Working with Matthew has helped me step more into my unapologetic self and own my power in a way I never knew possible."

    Simone, Ottawa, CA

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