Denise Barnett
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Denise Barnett
Denise Barnett
OI Trajectory Completed
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Hello! I’m Denise. I’m a Somatic Coach certified in OI, SE, Solution-focused coaching & psychotherapy, menstruality, early developmental trauma & attachment, Somatic Movement & bodywork. I’m based between the North Atlantic Coast of Ireland & Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island.
I started my career as a change manager & business consultant, then followed my love of movement & nature into the field of Somatics in 2007. I’ve worked with 100s of individuals & groups around the globe since then. I was first introduced to OI in 2014, participating ongoing in the EOTC since 2020, completing the OICC 2023-25.
Read more +My clients today include practitioners, therapists & coaches, executives & leaders in corporate & non-profits, and women navigating life transitions.
If this sounds like you, then you know the challenges of claiming your purpose and creating financial and non-financial prosperity and meaning, in an increasingly complex world that often does not validate or support your natural gifts, or bend to the demands of your other roles in life.
Using my 18+ years’ experience in the field of somatics, I help you navigate life and work transitions and chart your own unique path forwards. I work with you to grow your innate capacity to handle the “both / and’s” of life, work, and relationships, helping you make complex decisions with clarity and confidently take action to honour your biology, your life cycles, your spirit, and what matters most to you.
If this sounds like what you are navigating right now, I invite you to a free introductory consult to meet, talk through what brings you to OI, and how we would address your current priorities.
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Degrees:
MA (Hons) Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge - 1995
Masters‑level PG Cert. Solution‑Focused Coaching & Psychotherapy, NTU - 2011
Key Certifications:
OICC -2025
Pre & Perinatal Development & Trauma Professional Training - 2017-2019 (Myrna Martin)
Certified Soul Motion Teacher - 2017 (conscious dance)
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner - 2015
Post- Advanced SE Attachment Mastery - 2015
Menstruality Professional Apprenticeship, Red School -2012
Certified Somatic Movement Educator - 2009
Credentials & experience:
Somatic Therapist & Coach (Private Practice, 2009–present)
Group Movement Teacher/Facilitator (2007–present)
Business Consultant & Change Manager in Sustainability, Finance, Operations and IT (UK, USA, Canada; 1997- 2024)
- Level 1: OI Coach
- Environmental Sustainability
- Sustainable Business & Ethical Marketing for Practitioners
- Anti-Oppression Work
- Body Psychotherapy
- Burnout
- Chronic & Other Illness
- Embodiment
- Health & Wellness
- Menstruality incl. peri-+ menopause transitions
- Movement Education
- Organizational Coaching
- Performance
- Post-Trauma Growth (PTG)
- Stress Management
- Touch Work
- Trauma
- Women’s Health
- English
- French




