Meet The Team
Charlotte Adler
Founder
Charlotte Adler is a highly regarded London-based Addictions Counsellor, and Trauma-informed Practitioner with over 19 years experience supporting individuals and families through recovery and emotional healing.
She is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP-I), LSIB Certified Recovery Coach, Certified Art Therapy Practitioner (IPHM, CMA, COD) and Integrative Psychotherapeutic Practitioner, specialising in trauma-informed care, relapse prevention, behavioural addictions, eating disorders, emotional regulation, and long-term recovery support.
Combining clinical expertise with over 20 years of lived recovery experience, Charlotte brings a calm, compassionate, and grounded approach to her work. Her integrative and holistic style blending evidence-based therapeutic approaches with mindfulness, emotional regulation practices and family systems support to help clients create meaningful and sustainable change.
Charlotte also has longstanding experience as a professional artist and, as a certified Art Therapy Practitioner, enjoys incorporating reflective, creative practice into her approach.
Drawing from both Eastern contemplative psychology and Western therapeutic models, she supports her clients to reconnect with themselves, develop resilience, and build healthier, happier, more balanced lives.
Seeking to offer further guidance and support for clients within a holistic Andalucían setting, she founded Bodhicitta Lifeworks in 2017.
Charlie Mestre
Osteopathy
Charlie Mestre is a qualified osteopath based in Vejer de la Frontera, with 15 years of experience in physical health and wellbeing. He combines structural, visceral and cranial osteopathy, with a particular interest in the biodynamic craniosacral approach.
Throughout his career, Charlie has continued to deepen his knowledge through professional training, independent study and practical experience. His exploration of bioenergetics, deep tissue massage, chiromassage, Thai massage and foot reflexology has broadened his understanding of the body and the many factors that contribute to its balance.
Guided by the philosophy of “Body, Mind, Spirit,” Charlie takes a thoughtful, individual approach to care, recognising the connections between physical health and overall wellbeing. He works closely with professionals in podiatry, holistic dentistry and nutrition, bringing together complementary perspectives to support each person’s needs. This collaborative approach reflects his commitment to understanding the whole person and placing their wellbeing at the centre of his practice.
Berta Rodriguez Pico
Physiotherapy
Berta is a qualified physiotherapist based in Vejer de la Frontera, whose work centres on helping people move comfortably and feel better in their bodies. She combines physiotherapy with acupuncture and other techniques from Traditional Chinese Medicine, bringing these disciplines together to support recovery and improve quality of life.
Her training in manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and physical rehabilitation informs her treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and conditions that affect movement and nervous system function. Drawing on this foundation, she tailors her approach to each person’s needs, with the aim of making everyday movement easier and more comfortable.
At the heart of her practice is a commitment to helping people care for their bodies, whether they are recovering from an injury or living with an ongoing physical concern. Through this thoughtful combination of treatments, Berta supports physical wellbeing and helps people feel more at ease as they move through life.
Blanca Fernández Durán
Yoga / Somatic Movement / Breathwork
For over twenty years, Blanca has helped people reconnect with their bodies, emotions and inner sense of self through yoga, meditation and breathwork. Her work brings together somatic movement, conscious breathing and transpersonal coaching to create a deeply supportive space for relaxation, self-awareness and meaningful change.
Every session is thoughtfully adapted to the individual, honouring their physical abilities, emotional needs and personal journey. Through mindful movement, breath, stillness and compassionate enquiry, Blanca helps clients release tension, listen more deeply to themselves and feel more at home in their bodies.
Whether you are seeking greater ease, renewed energy or a deeper connection with yourself, Blanca offers a warm and grounded approach to wellbeing, designed to support genuine transformation.
Anaïs Béranger
Equine Therapy
Anaïs Béranger, founder of Arión Coaching, offers coaching with horses and mindfulness experiences in a peaceful coastal setting. Surrounded by nature, participants are invited to slow down, reconnect with themselves and explore new possibilities for personal growth.
Drawing on her background in coaching, human resources and mindfulness, Anaïs guides practical exercises and thoughtful reflection. Interactions with horses offer opportunities to explore emotions, recognise familiar patterns and develop greater awareness of how we communicate and relate to others.
Sessions take place on the ground, with no riding experience needed. Through attentive listening and gentle questions, Anaïs supports each person in discovering their own insights, clarifying their goals and taking meaningful steps towards positive change in their personal lives and professional relationships.
Julie Monseweyer
Ayurvedic Massage
Julie offers Ayurvedic consultations, therapies and massage to help reconnection with the body and restoration of balance. Her approach draws on Ayurveda, Yoga and natural healing, recognising the connection between physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Her Master’s Degree in Physical Education and Sports Sciences provides a foundation for her training in traditional Hatha and Yin Yoga, Ayurveda Yoga Massage and Shiatsu.
Through her Ayurvedic consultations and treatments, Julie encourages clients to develop a deeper awareness of themselves and live in harmony with nature’s rhythms. With warmth and compassion, she creates a peaceful space where each person can slow down, feel supported and reconnect with their inner nature, nurturing lasting wellbeing and a gentler relationship with themselves.
Ayurvedic Treatments
Thalien Colenbrander
Massage
Thalien is a massage therapist and somatic practitioner with a trauma-informed approach to bodywork. She brings together the stretching and acupressure of Thai Massage with the slow, flowing touch of Lomi Lomi, combining deeper physical work with soothing care.
Each session is guided by attentive listening to the body and shaped around the person’s needs in that moment. Thalien also works with sound and voice, drawing on her training as a yoga practitioner working with nervous-system regulation. Her presence is warm, intuitive and grounded, with a particular interest in supporting people through personal change and transformation.
Sound Therapy
In addition to her considerable skills as a masseuse, Thalien creates immersive sound therapy experiences that combine somatic bodywork with the resonant tones of acoustic instruments, intuitive music and singing. She invites participants to slow down, turn inward and reconnect with themselves.
Her sessions offer a supportive space for deep relaxation, helping to quiet the mind, release physical tension and explore the connection between sound, sensation and emotion. With warmth and sensitivity, Thalien guides each experience intuitively, allowing the therapeutic qualities of sound to support mental, physical and emotional wellbeing.
Her sound journeys encourage a profound sense of rest and presence, creating space to let go of stress, restore balance and reconnect with the body. Each session is an opportunity to pause, listen inwardly and experience the soothing, restorative power of sound.
Alicia Sasian
Massage / Reflexology
Alicia brings over twenty years of experience in healthcare and bodywork to her practice. Her training spans Shiatsu, acupuncture, massage, reflexology, Sotai stretching and Reiki, complemented by studies in local medicinal plants and the preparation of herbal oils and ointments.
A qualified clinical laboratory technician, she has extensive hospital experience and currently works as a healthcare technician in mental health at Vejer Hospital in Cádiz. These complementary strands of her experience inform an approach centred on the whole person. For Alicia, care begins with listening and observation, and grows through respect, understanding and attentive support.
Sarah Heseltine
Chef
Our wonderful chef, Sarah, has worked in the food industry since graduating from Leith’s School of Food and Wine in 2006.
Her career has encompassed collaboration with many of Londons more prestigious restaurants, managing Sonny’s in Barnes, working as Front of House at Richmond’s Petersham Nurseries and overseeing the internal and external catering at the Donmar Warehouse. She ran a successful private catering business before moving to Andalucía in 2020.
Today, Sarah combines consultancy with cooking for private clients and on retreats. She also travels internationally to teach, sharing her expertise and helping others develop confidence in their own kitchens.
Her warmth, humour, gentle presence and magical culinary skills, catering specifically to each client’s needs, truly place Sarah in the heart of our team.