Annelies Basten, MPsych

Psycho-Somatic Sleep Coach  

What is Deep Release Therapy?

Deep Release Therapy (DRT) is a structured therapeutic process that integrates psychological insight with psycho-somatic practices to help you return to your true, calm, connected self. Over six guided sessions, we uncover the hidden roots of your current struggles—especially the patterns, thoughts, and emotional responses that no longer serve you.

These patterns are not your fault. They were formed early in life as adaptive strategies—protective mechanisms your nervous system developed to guard against overwhelming emotional pain. While once necessary, these adaptations can persist into adulthood, contributing to challenges such as anxiety, insomnia, emotional reactivity, or disconnection from yourself and others.

How it works:

• Assessment: We begin with a thorough exploration of your sleep patterns and related challenges, helping us identify how stress, thought patterns, and nervous system responses are affecting your ability to rest.

• Psychological understanding: Together, we trace thought patterns, beliefs, and relational dynamics that stem from early experiences and continue to impact your wellbeing.

• Psycho-somatic inquiry: We gently access and process stored emotional pain through body awareness, breath, and felt-sense exploration.

• Compassionate release: In a safe, supportive space, we meet what was once too painful to feel, allowing your nervous system to soften and let go.

• Integration: Each session builds upon the last, guiding you step by step from survival-driven patterns into a felt sense of safety, clarity, self-trust and self-love.

Through this integrative approach, Deep Release Therapy not only eases immediate symptoms but also resolves the underlying drivers of distress. As protective adaptations fall away, what emerges is your natural state of calmness, connection, and wholeness—and the capacity to experience restorative, natural sleep.

“Ultimately, healing flows from within. The word itself originates from “wholeness.” To be whole is much more than to experience the absence of disease. It is the full and optimal functioning of the human organism, according to its nature-gifted possibilities.” 

- Gabor Maté

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Insomnia 6-Week Intensive

Pricing Structure

The pricing structure is based on trust. Not everyone is in the same position, and yet, insomnia can affect anyone. Depending on your financial situation, there are different pricing levels. I trust you to pick the one that suits you best. 

• The Supported Rate is for people who are struggling financially and not able to pay the standard rate;
• The Standard Rate is for those who can afford this rate without too much impact on their lives; 
• The Supporting Rate is for those who can and want to help others to join the program. 

 Thank you for your honesty and your support in creating a system that works for everyone. 

If this is still too much for you at this point, then we can offer the lower cost Self Study option. This will give you lifetime access to the comprehensive online program, which you can do at your own pace. 

“I remember the dark days—exhausted, hollow-eyed, and filled with despair. I had lost all trust in my body, truly believing I might never sleep on my own again. To be here now, sleeping naturally and deeply, feels like a miracle. But it’s possible."