GILLIAN MADDIGAN
Learning to Read What Isn't Being Said
Co-Founder of Psychosomatics & Emotional Anatomy Training - Master Teacher in Psychosomatic Therapy - Communication Coach
Gillian has spent much of her life observing people - the way we stand, the expressions that cross our face, the language we choose, the energy we bring into a room and the thing we communicate without ever saying a word.
Psychosomatic Therapy gave Gillian a language for something she had been doing instinctively since childhood.
Today, she brings decades of observation, face reading, communication and Psychosomatic Therapy into PEAT - teaching students not simply what to look for, but how to become more curious and conscious observers of the human being in front of them.
HER STORY
The Observer Was Already There
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Gillian's ability to observe people began long before she knew the term Psychosomatic Therapy.
As a child navigating significant changes in family, culture and environment, she became highly observant of the people around her - noticing posture, expression, body language and energy.
In 1993, her father, Hermann MĂĽller, founder of the Psychosomatic Therapy College, introduced her to the principles of Psychosomatic Therapy.
What sh had been noticing instinctively now had a framework.
Gillian later completed her Diploma of Teaching Psychosomatic Therapy under Hermann's guidance and worked closely alongside him through the College, contributing to training materials, events and the continuing development of the work.
HER SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Thousands of Faces. One Important Lesson
For many years, Gillian worked as a Face Reader at the Mind Body Spirit Festival across Australia, sometimes completing as many as 40 readings in a day.
That volume of observation gave her the opportunity to see pattern repeat across thousands of people - while also discovering just how individual every human being remains.
It reinforced something that sits at the heart of the way Gillian teaches today:
Learning the language of the body is not simply about memorising what a particular feature, shape or characteristic is supposed to mean.
It is about observing the person in front of you.
Noticing relationships. Asking better questions. Listening to what is being said - and what isn't.
And leaving room for the individual experience behind what you see.
WHAT SHE BRINGS TO PEAT
Learning to Look More Closely
Today, Gillian brings decades of experience in Psychosomatic Therapy, face reading, observation, communication, Emotional Anatomy and human behaviour into PEAT.
She has an extraordinary ability to notice subtle details that can easily be missed - the way someone holds themselves, the language they use, the expression on their face and the relationship between what is being said and what is being communicated without words.
But her teaching isn't about giving students a list of meanings to memorise.
It is about teaching them how to look.
Gillian encourages students o develop their own perception rather than simply adopting hers - remaining curious about the individual human being behind the patterns they observe.
 "Living a psychosomatic-rich life finds me loving who I am." – Gillian Maddigan
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Professional Background
- Diploma in Teaching Psychosomatic Therapy
- Certified in Reiki (Level 1 & 2)
- Certified in Deep Tissue Therapeutic Massage
- Master of Clinical Hypnosis
- Certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
- Former President of the International Association of Psychosomatic Therapists (INTAPT Inc.)
Learn With Gillian
Gillian is Co-Founder of PEAT and teaches across the PEAT training journey, bringing her distinctive perspective on observation, communication, face reading and Psychosomatic Therapy into both person and professional learning.
Her teaching encourages one thing above all: