About Sar Friedman

Sar Friedman is a Sydney-based somatic therapist, counsellor, and artist. Her work is dedicated to the explorations of where psyche meets soma — a process she calls embodied living.  With over 15 years of experience, she is widely respected for her trauma-informed, interdisciplinary approach to healing, which integrates touch, movement, process-oriented psychotherapy, and the wisdom of the feminine.

Sar’s path to somatic therapy began through the pursuit of fully inhabiting her own body, after realising (well into her twenties) that she was more than just a 'floating head'.

Her early studies in remedial massage and yoga teaching, alongside a lifelong interest in creativity and emotional expression, led her to see the body not just as a physical system, but as a portal to the unconscious, to memory, and to transformation. She is a graduate of Nature Care College, and was the first Australian teacher certified by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli in Womb Yoga and Well Woman Yoga Therapy. She also holds qualifications in Holistic Pelvic Care™ with Tami Kent, Fertility Massage Therapy with Clare Spink, and is a graduate of The School of Shamanic Womancraft, founded by Jane Hardwicke Collings.

As her understanding of the body's intelligence deepened, Sar began to witness recurring emotional patterns in her clients — anxiety, addiction, perfectionism, emotional disconnection — all of which responded profoundly when approached through the body’s innate wisdom. This inspired her to further her studies with a postgraduate qualification in Holistic Counselling and Process-Oriented Psychotherapy, a modality that bridges psychological inquiry with embodied practice.

Sar’s sessions are layered, responsive, and grounded in deep listening. They may include somatic dialogue, movement, breathwork, touch, body scans, ancestral mapping, and shamanic womancraft. She is known for her ability to guide clients gently to their “edges” — the places just beyond habitual defences — and to do so with compassion, precision, and care.

Her work is also shaped by an interest in embodied cognition — the idea that thinking and feeling are not just brain-bound experiences, but arise through the full intelligence of the body. She is influenced by systems theory, viewing each person as part of a wider constellation of family, culture, ecology, and history. These frameworks help Sar support her clients in understanding not just who they are, but where they are — relationally, ancestrally, and somatically. She also draws inspiration from experiential outdoor therapy and earth-based practices that honour nature as a teacher and co-regulator, reconnecting individuals to the wild intelligence of the world around them.

Sar is the founder of Cocoon Bondi, a space dedicated to women’s health and integrative healing. Her practice welcomes those navigating trauma, life transitions, emotional overwhelm, and those seeking deeper embodiment and self-understanding. Alongside her private practice, Sar is part of the clinical therapy team at South Pacific Private, Australia’s leading treatment centre for addiction, trauma, and mental health. There, she facilitates their signature developmental trauma intensive, Changes.

While her early career included time touring internationally as a musician and performer, Sar now focuses primarily on therapeutic and community offerings. She continues to integrate creativity, voice, and ritual into her work, allowing space for the poetic and the primal to meet.

Sar holds a deep commitment to inclusive practice. Her work is rooted in feminine spirituality, and she welcomes all who idenitfy as women, as well as non-binary and gender-diverse individuals who feel aligned with this approach.

Above all, Sar’s work is about returning home to the body — listening, feeling, and reclaiming the intelligence that lives within. She supports clients in breaking through limiting patterns, reconnecting with their inner resources, and embracing the possibility of living with greater presence, softness, and joy.