Counsellor, Student graduate of Hakomi method, Primal therapy, Shiatsu therapist, Parenting educator.
SERVICES
Specialising in:- Counselling /Psychotherapy
- Hakomi and Sensorimotor Trauma Therapy
- Primal Therapy
- Shiatsu therapy
"The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed,
The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals."
"The prophet", by Kahlil Gibran, No 18, "The Teaching",
What can I help you with?- Trauma, (childhood trauma, attachment trauma).
- Depression
- Grief and loss
- Anxiety
- Relationship/Intimacy issues
- Parenting issues
How does therapy help you?- You will gain more self awareness.
- Feel more in control of your life and at peace with yourself.
- Improve relationships and intimacy with your partner, children and friends.
- Gain more clarity and give you a sense of purpose.
- Feel more grounded and connected to the world around you.
- Enjoy your life more fully.
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How do I work ?
I provide a safe place with a non-judgemental attitude for you to explore and unfold whatever is happening for you in the present. I support you to work with what is happening in the "here and now", the past will unfold itself in the present.
Thoughts, feelings and sensations will bring you into a state of "childhood consciousness", where your previously unconscious childhood thoughts/feelings etc start to become conscious and integration and understanding come into alignment.
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How wounds/trauma are created!
All of us as babies/children, need to be held, respectfully supported both physically and emotionally in a way that allows our growing minds and bodies to develop to their full potential.
If this doesn't happen to you, then you as a child unconsciously push your needs and feelings down. When you as baby don't get your basic needs met, (a parent who is in tune enough with the child to attend to all of their child's physical and emotional needs which include holding, healthy mirroring of feelings, love etc) then this can lead to what we call attachment trauma.
Trauma can also come from as early as the womb, (environmental stresses placed on the mother or by the mother if she is depressed or unable to connect to the growing life within her). Birth can also be extremely stressful for a tiny baby and it's very vulnerable central nervous system.
For example if you struggled with your birth the future imprint maybe "everything in life is a struggle". If you got stuck in the womb, that may lead to fear of small spaces etc. These are very general examples etc but they may help you to understand how traumatic birth experiences or womb experiences may create problems for you later in life.
If you didn't get your needs met as a child then you may not be very good at getting them met now. Its your feelings that let you know when you are not getting what you need, just that you may not know how to listen to them because you have learnt to push them down or pretend they don't exist. From pre birth to the age of 3 the brain does most of its growing.
The kinds of social interactions that we have with our primary caretaker is crucial for shaping the brain in a way that is important for later healthy social interactions as well as an integrated healthy sense of self that is more resilient and able to cope with environmental stresses etc.
When your caretaker is not able to meet your needs in a healthy way you may end up seeing the world through the lens of your unmet childhood needs creating all kinds of painful situations or relationships that do not work.
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How long will it take before I won’t need therapy?
That is a question I can only answer for myself as it really depends on the person and their personal issues.
For me its probably a life long journey because of early attachment issues/ and birth trauma. At present I choose to have therapy once a week but I check in with my body on a daily basis to feel what is happening. I consider it a loving part of taking care of myself, just like eating healthy food and exercising. I find I can feel many of my sensations without the help of a therapist but I need a therapist to move into earlier territory.
My personal belief (and experience), is that its very difficult to feel early memory alone especially with early attachment trauma which can have an existential life or death quality about the sensations. (You may wish to read more about my experiences of my journey/therapy experience below).
A journey of "becoming". Part of being human means that you will always be subjected to things beyond your control.
The process of therapy can help you to become more conscious and present to what is happening around you. Life can be seen more as an adventure rather than something that you expend large amounts of energy resisting.
What is Shiatsu?
The word Shiatsu means finger pressure. Instead of applying needles to particular therapeutic points as is used in accupuncture a shiatsu therapist uses their own hands, elbows, thumbs, palms of hands and even feet to apply pressure along the whole meridian or energy line of the body foccusing sometimes on particular points but mainly working on the whole meridian to activate and support the body's natural energy flow.
Energy flowing in and outside the human body is often referred to as "Qi". According to eastern philosophy "Qi" energy is life force as your own energy system is connected to a field of energy. Any imbalances or blockages of "Qi" may eventually create illnesses or dis-ease in your body. Abuse to your body, emotionally as well as physically prevents the energy or life force from flowing harmoniously throughout the whole body.
My job is to tune into how the body is not in harmony and which meridians (energy lines), need attention and from there I am able to give you a shiatsu matching your individual needs. Often disease is created through not being aware of our bodies emotional, physical, and spiritual needs.
Our society allows little time for self reflection. Shiatsu can give you the space to acknowledge what is happening in your body.
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How can Shiatsu help me?
Shiatsu stimulates the circulation of both blood and Qi thus aiding the body to rebalance the energy system. Shiatsu is a total body therapy which can assist many different conditions like:- Fatigue,
- Anxiety,
- Depression,
- Insomnia,
- Mentrual issues,
- Irritable bowel,
- Stress related conditions,
- Headaches,
- Neck, shoulder and back pain.
Shiatsu creates a space where you can get in contact with your body and recognise how your body is actually feeling. Tuning into your physical and emotional experience is very healing in and of itself its like giving yourself a great big hug.
Shiatsu takes place on a futon on the floor, it can also be given in a sitting position. Loose clothing is recommended as the treatment may also involve flowing stretches and gentle rotation of the limbs.
A bit about myself - Journey:
Twenty one years ago, after the birth of my second child, my world as I knew it fell apart and I began to suffer terrible panic attacks and later deep depression. Desperate to understand what was happening for me I began my journey into all sorts of different therapies but none of them gave me a true sense of well being and I never felt any real relief.
I began my search to look for therapists that dealt with emotions, all helped me in my journey but one in particular Paul Vereshack, ( mentioned above) who wrote, "Help Me-I'm Tired of Feeling Bad". Although there were many books written on somatic type therapies none of them really gave me much insight on how to work with my feelings. I phoned Paul and went to see him in Canada and from there I believe my real journey began.
Paul helped me contact and understand my feelings which gave me insight into why I felt the way I did and what was keeping me stuck. I now have the tools to continue working on myself on deeper levels as and when I need to.
My inner journey has enriched my sense of self and aided me to have a deeper and much more loving connection to my husband and children as well as with my family of origin than I ever thought possible.
My journey has also given me a big interest in attachment trauma as well as birth trauma. I was induced as well as a forceps delivery, inducement creates enormous stress on the body especially back when I was born 49 years ago, the understanding of how traumatic birth can be and what the needs of babies are after birth was not really there.
Inducement and forceps delivery and not having understanding carers, (I don't blame my parents by the way I have a wonderful relationship with them now, like me they just did what what they thought was the right thing to do), left me with the imprint of not feeling safe, years of insomnia, panic attacks, boundary issues and unconscious rage that unfortunately came out on my poor children as well as my incredibly loving and supportive husband.
Fortunately we as a family are changing the generational hurts. My birth and attachment trauma precipitated me to further my studies in this particular area. My journey has made me aware of the importance of creating loving attachments to yourself, your children etc so that your future generations will have more loving, creative and happy lives that you and everyone so much deserve.
If you feel you can relate to what I have written and you would like to find out more please call me on:
0410 254 104.
Fees for one hour counselling: $80.00
Shiatsu therapy one hour and a half $100.00
(Shiatsu rebates available with most private funds examples.... MBF, HBA, Australian Health Management Group, Grand United,Commonwealth Bank Friendly, Naval Health Benefits, etc.)
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Qualifications- Bachelor in Counselling and Human change.
- Facilitator of Robin Grille's "Heart to Heart Parenting Groups"
- Depth Therapy, Workshops for both learning and personal self -development in Canada and Australia with teacher and psychotherapist, Paul Vereshack MD who wrote "The Psychotherapy of the deepest Self" also available on the internet as "(Help Me-I'm Tired of Feeling Bad".)
- Graduate of the Hakomi Body Centred Psychotherapy Method
- Level 1 Sensorimotor Trauma Techniques
- Diploma in Shiatsu therapy: Registered with the Shiatsu Therapy Association of Australia, (STAA).
- Diploma in Ki Yoga
- Level one in Reiki
Counselling, EFT, Psychotherapy, Reiki, Shiatsu
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