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The hair-trigger
You react before you choose to… a tone of voice or a closed door lands harder than it should, and calm takes hours to come back.
Neuroscience, brain, and body
You've built a capable life. So why do the old patterns still run it?
I'm Jackie Nugara — Psychotherapist, Counsellor and Coach for more than 25 years. I help people understand the invisible patterns trauma leaves in the brain and body, and practise gentler, steadier ways of responding.
The invisible wounds most capable people don’t recognise
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The quiet disconnect
You're present for everyone and absent from yourself. Numbness, busyness and self-sufficiency stand in for feeling safe.
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The old contract
Somewhere early on you agreed to stay small, stay useful or stay alert. The agreement expired long ago; your nervous system never got the memo.
These aren't character flaws. They're protective patterns your brain and body learned — and what you learned, once understood, can be rewired.
Exclusive program
The Rewired Self
If you’ve been doing therapy for years and still feel stuck — this is for you.
An 8 week program, designed to help you deeply understand yourself, the brain-body and tools to fully transform into your best self.
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Learn what’s missing
Learn everything to rewire and reprogram your old patterns, the science behind it and the unconscious.
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Tools for every situation
Grounded regulation and reflection tools, and a personal plan for continuing your healing journey.
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Live Group Coaching Calls
Join in on live group coaching calls where Jackie dives deeper into material that cannot be accessed anywhere else.
Meet Jackie
Psychotherapist with 25 years experience
My earliest years taught me what trauma costs. My 25 years as a Coach, Counsellor & Psychotherapist taught me what works. I bring neuroscience and grounded spiritual practice together in plain, humane language — so you can understand your patterns without shame, and move forward with agency.
Jackie's extensive knowledge, accessible style and intuitive use of language made it possible for me to bring nervous-system awareness and trauma-informed practice into my own workshops.
I have attended therapy with Jackie Nugara intermittently for over 15 years and found it a truly rewarding and exhilarating process. She is a remarkable therapist — warm, wise, challenging, intelligent, insightful and deeply empathic. She has great integrity and clarity in her ability to understand both the origins and ramifications of problems. She unearths astute and enlightening connections.
I'm not quite sure where to begin. I spent nearly 10 years working with Jackie to gently and deeply unpack and heal from emotional trauma. When I first started, I had never even heard of EMDR, but I was willing to try anything that might help.
Over the years, Jackie supported me in processing and working through so many layers of my subconscious — layers I didn't always realise were there. The journey wasn't always easy, and there were a lot of tears but it was incredibly meaningful, and I'm grateful for the patience, compassion, and guidance I received along the way.
Free live masterclass
Why You Still Feel Stuck
The invisible wounds and the brain-body patterns behind them · 45 minutes, live on Zoom
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