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Somatic and NLP coaching · Sydney and online

Nothing is wrong with you. You learned to survive.

For women whose minds never seem to switch off. You replay conversations, question your decisions, feel guilty for resting, and wonder why nothing you do ever feels good enough. Together, we'll explore what's happening in your mind and body, and help you find your way towards a calmer, more connected life.

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Is this for you?

What if the things you've spent years judging yourself for aren't flaws you need to hide?

Maybe they're patterns you've never had the chance to understand. You don't have to figure it all out on your own.

This is for you if

  • You've spent years quietly wondering, "Is there something wrong with me?"
  • You sometimes act in ways you don't understand, then spend hours being hard on yourself for it
  • You feel guilty when you rest, even when you're exhausted or unwell
  • You find yourself saying yes when you want to say no, because you worry what others might say
  • You're constantly replaying conversations in your head, questioning what you said or what you should have said differently

This isn't for you if

  • You're looking for someone to tell you what to do or make decisions for you
  • You want a quick fix rather than taking the time to understand what's really going on
  • You only want to talk about your problems, but you're not ready to look deeper, understand your habits, or try doing things differently
  • You're not ready to take an active part in your own growth, both during and between our sessions

Coaching is a partnership. If you're ready to do the work, I'd be honoured to walk alongside you.

Coaching isn't crisis support. If you're in crisis, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 (Australia) or Healing119 on 119, then press 8 (Indonesia). In an emergency, call 000 (Australia) or 112 (Indonesia).

How it works

It starts with one conversation.

One-to-one coaching online, at a pace that feels safe for you. Sessions in English or Bahasa Indonesia.

  1. 01

    A free 30-minute call

    Tell me what's going on. I'll listen, ask a few questions and tell you honestly whether I can help. There's no pressure to book anything after.

  2. 02

    Settle your body first

    You learn simple tools to calm your nervous system: breathing, gentle movement, naming what you feel. So you have something to come back to when it gets too much.

  3. 03

    Change the pattern underneath

    With NLP and Time Line Therapy®, we look at the old rule behind the overthinking and work with it, one step at a time.

I feel a lot more in control of my life and confident with trusting myself to make decisions.
Khadijah Coaching client
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About Maya

I know this tunnel from the inside.

I grew up in a small village in Central Java, where children were expected to obey and not ask too many questions. The problem was, I questioned almost everything. Whenever I tried to be myself, or to look for something more, I heard the same words: "Apa kata orang? Mau jadi apa kamu?" What will people say? What will become of you?

So I learned to stay quiet. I held in my anger and kept what I really felt to myself. I ran away from home at 13, and again at 16. At 18, I moved to Jakarta. I worked in several places, working hard to survive while I studied, and some days lived on just rice and sambal.

I thought I was finally free. The truth was far from it. For 15 years, I built very high walls to protect myself. I sank to the lowest point of my life, until in the end my body collapsed. In a whole week, I could only get about three or four hours of real sleep.

That's when I decided to go to therapy, to learn, and to try to understand myself more deeply. Learning about the nervous system, and how our bodies respond to what we live through, truly changed my life. Now my mission is to walk alongside women in that same tunnel, so they can find their way out and start living differently.

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What changed for me
I stopped treating my body like the enemy and started listening to her. I stopped trying, and started allowing.
Maya
Mind and body

You can't think your way out of a feeling.

The mind · NLP

Understanding what's underneath

So much of what we do happens automatically. The way we react, the habits we formed as children, the voice in our head that keeps saying we're not enough. Together, we start to recognise where it all comes from, and slowly learn to respond in a different way.

The body · Somatic

Learning to feel safe

Have you ever felt your heart race, your chest tighten or your body tense up before you even understood what was happening? Sometimes, even when your mind knows you're okay, your body still reacts as if you're in danger. This is where we learn to help your body feel calmer, so you have room to understand your feelings and choose how you want to respond.

The conscious and unconscious mind A circle split by a horizontal line. The small part above the line is the conscious mind. The larger glowing part below is the unconscious mind, where habits and automatic reactions live and are felt in the body. conscious mind what you think, plan and decide unconscious mind habits, old rules, automatic reactions FELT IN THE BODY AWARENESS

In their own words.

What some of my clients say.

I feel a lot more in control of my life and confident with trusting myself to make decisions.

I decided to start coaching with Maya as I felt that I could really benefit with some guidance to stop overthinking and help me find tools to deal for when I feel overwhelmed. Over the few months that I've been doing coaching, Maya has helped me set up tools to deal with feelings of overwhelm, and to catch myself when I feel like I'm overthinking. … Whenever I start overthinking now, I focus on my breathing and work on reframing my thoughts!

KhadijahCoaching client
1 / 4
I feel calmer, more grounded, and more emotionally in control now.

Since working with [Maya], I've become much more aware of my thoughts, emotions, and patterns. I've learned how to pause, process what I'm feeling, and respond more calmly instead of reacting straight away. … Thank you for … giving me such a safe space to speak my mind freely.

MilliaCoaching client
2 / 4
She tells me what I need to hear, but always with compassion and understanding.

What I appreciate most is how fair, straightforward, and honest she is. … She created a safe space where I can be honest, reflect on myself, and look at things from a different perspective.

WillonaCoaching client
3 / 4
Working with Maya has been a life changing experience for me.

I used to struggle a lot with hygiene and cleanliness at home. I couldn't feel comfortable or at peace if my house was dirty, and it affected my daily life more than I realized. … [Maya] helped me look beyond the surface and understand that there were deeper reasons behind my struggles. … I'm still on my healing journey, but I've already noticed positive changes in myself.

EmmaCoaching client
4 / 4
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What we work on

So you can stop asking what's wrong with you.

  • Feeling safe in your mind and body
  • Trusting yourself again
  • Knowing who you are, not who you were told to be
  • Saying no without the guilt
  • Breaking free from habits that no longer serve you
  • Resting without feeling like you have to earn it
  • Finding joy in being yourself again
Training

758 hours of training across five certifications.

Completed between 2025 and 2026 through Successful Minds Institute and MindBodyFood Institute.

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The bodies listed approve or accredit these courses. Tap or click a dotted term to see what it means.

  • Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming looks at how your thoughts, words and habits shape the way you feel and react.
    Successful Minds Institute · ABNLP-approved training
    134 hrs
    2025
  • Certified Coach of Neuro-Linguistic Programming
    Successful Minds Institute · approved by the Coaching Division of ABNLP
    130 hrs
    2025
  • Practitioner, A guided coaching technique for looking at how past experiences still shape how you feel today.
    Successful Minds Institute · Time Line Therapy Association approved training
    130 hrs
    2025
  • A hypnotist uses hypnosis: a deeply relaxed, focused state that makes it easier to notice and work with automatic habits. Certification
    Successful Minds Institute · American Board of Hypnotherapy approved training
    124 hrs
    2025
  • Somatic Life Coaching & Body-based tools like breath, movement and awareness that help your body settle.Dual certification: Holistic Life Coach Practitioner, and Emotional Processing & Nervous System Regulation Practitioner (accredited CPD)
    MindBodyFood Institute · course accredited by IPHM, CMA, ACCPH and IICT
    240 hrs
    2026
Free guide

Four ways to calm your body when it's too much.

The CALM guide gives you one simple tool for each of the four feelings that hit hardest. They're the same tools I use myself. Two pages, ready to print or keep on your phone.

  • Panic
  • Anger
  • Overwhelm
  • Sadness
Get the free guide

These are coaching tools, not a replacement for medical care.

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Ready when you are

You don't have to keep living the way you've learned to survive.

Book a free 30-minute call. We'll talk about what's going on for you, and you decide what happens next.

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