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Core Development
 Contact & Location Information
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| Contact Name | Donald Marmara |
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| Servicing Areas | Artarmon NSW and Rozelle NSW |
| Phone | 02 9413 9794 |
| Mobile | 0412 178 234 |
Individual Sessions, Couples Sessions and Workshops.
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Core Development
'What's missing in your life? What would you like to change or create?
Welcome to Core Development
A Creative Approach to Counselling, Psychotherapy & Coaching
Do you want to improve your relationships, create results that are important to you, raise your self-esteem, and enjoy a life of emotional wellbeing?
Do you want to change but are wondering who or what can help you? Perhaps you’ve tried other approaches and found they haven’t worked as well as you’d like them to?
I felt that way for 12 years. I tried various approaches, even had psychoanalysis three times a week for two years.
Nothing changed until I discovered the form of therapy that helped me transform my life.
If you want to change and are wondering how to go about it, why not call me so we can have a chat on the phone, to see if what you’re looking for and what I have to offer match up?
Most people can benefit from these sessions - whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma or some serious dissatisfaction -
Or if you want help to deal with the everyday stresses that we all experience so you can lighten your load , be more relaxed, have more energy, and enjoy better health and wellbeing.
I’m available to you with all that I’ve learnt in my own personal journey, including several years of in-depth professional training & personal therapy, & over 30 years’ international experience of helping individuals, couples and organisations transform their lives.
I created Core Development to offer individuals, couples and organisations a different approach to counselling, psychotherapy and coaching.
Some areas in which I can help you include:
Whether I work with you personally or within a group, each session is tailored to your specific needs. So you can have the quality of life that you desire, and learn how to create the results that are important to you.
Here’s what some of my clients have to say: (there’s more on the testimonials page) :
“Thank you again for the help you provided. It’s made my life a pretty fun place to be and allowed me to appreciate it and the people around me more than ever”
S.C., I.T. Consultant, Sydney
“The real me is starting to emerge and laugh again and I am more in control of my life and decisions.”
D.D, Melbourne
“What I love about Donald’s work is that I can be all of me. I don’t need to hide. I can be with my fears, my pain, my tears, my joy, my love!”
R.B., Psychotherapist, Melbourne
“Donald has clearly demonstrated a capacity to provide valuable support to managers and management teams in a manner that earns him considerable respect and I would highly recommend Donald to all organizations who wish to develop and grow successfully”
.A.P., CEO, Melbourne
About us
Donald Marmara -Core Development
What area of work do you currently practice in?
Change, Emotional Wellbeing & Personal Growth.
Who are your clients?
Individuals, couples & organisations who want to make positive changes to their personal and professional lives.
What qualifications did you have when you started practising?
What is your current position?
I have my own practice ( Core Development). I also work part-time with primary school children in after school care and mentor at-risk teenagers in High Schools in Sydney on a voluntary basis.
How did you start as a practitioner? and what skills & approaches underpin your work?
After being treated for stress, anxiety & depression for ten years with very little success, I moved to London where I discovered a form of psychotherapy, called somatic psychotherapy or body psychotherapy, that helped me transform my life.
I was so excited by the difference this made to my life, that I trained for four years in London in this approach, so I could help others do what I did.
Later I also trained in structural dynamics, a results-focussed approach about learning to become the creative force in your own life, with its founder Robert Fritz.
I also continued with my own personal therapy and supervision, and have participated in several training and experiential workshops in related modalities including Gestalt, Psychodrama, Transactional Analysis, Radix, Biosynthesis & Core Energetics.
It has been my privelege to have trained personally with some of the leading teachers and innovators in Reichian and neo-Reichian therapy, including Gerda Boyesen( Biodynamic Psychotherapy & Massage), David Boadella( Biosynthesis) & John Pierrakos(Core Energetics).
I have also served an eight-year apprenticeship with Native American Medicine Man, Sun Bear.
Core Development grew from my whole life experience, including 30 years’ experience in counselling, somatic psychotherapy, & structural dynamics.
Over the past 30 years I have helped hundreds of individuals, couples & organisations turn stressful situations into opportunities for creating a better life.
Why Change, Emotional Wellbeing & Personal Growth?
I love to support people in transforming their lives.
Parent Workshop
Help Your Children And Yourself Through Stressful Times
The first session will help you identify the challenges you are facing and devise strategies to deal with them effectively.
The two weeks in between sessions will give you the opportunity to apply these strategies .
In the second session we will discuss your experiences and any questions that may arise, and how we can take this further.
Donald Marmara has over 30 years’ international experience of working with adults and children in various settings, including counselling and mentoring adults and high school students, and working in after school care centres with primary school children. He has also presented at National and International Conferences in Australia and Europe.
Donald is also available for Presentations,Individual & Couples Sessions
Somatic Psychotherapy
What is Somatic (Body) Psychotherapy?
Somatic Psychotherapy as defined by Core Development is a learning process that helps you create the quality of life that you desire.
By providing a safe space for you to experience what it is like to be yourself without criticism or expectations of how you should be, somatic psychotherapy enables you to live your life with greater passion, conviction and authenticity.
What do Somatic Psychotherapists do?
Somatic Psychotherapists work with the whole person. We recognise the connection between your mind and body and realise that no psychological change can take place without a corresponding physical change and vice-versa.
Methodology
Core Development’s method of body-centred or somatic psychotherapy offers a flexible and respectful combination of therapeutic methods to suit your individual needs.
These include, as and when appropriate, mindfulness, movement, body awareness, emotional expression and communication, gestalt dialogue, bodywork and talking.
Respect and Flexibility
Bodywork is used only when appropriate and with your full consent.
As your needs change, so will the methods used change to adapt to your needs.
Safety
All the methods used by Core Development aim to create a feeling of safety so you can be who you really are, and allow your innate wisdom to guide you in healing yourself.
Bottom Line
“Like many people in our culture, I used to look for ways of coming closer to my ideals. I thought I would be happier if I could be more successful at achieving my goals.
It had not occurred to me that the real issue is not just about achieving goals. It is also about the freedom and satisfaction of being myself.”
Core Development’s somatic psychotherapy practice is currently based in Sydney, Australia.
What clients say
Core Development can complement and enhance the effectiveness of other methods, and may be especially helpful when other methods have not got you the results you were hoping for.
Welcome to Core Development
A Creative Approach to Counselling, Psychotherapy & Coaching
Do you want to improve your relationships, create results that are important to you, raise your self-esteem, and enjoy a life of emotional wellbeing?
Do you want to change but are wondering who or what can help you? Perhaps you’ve tried other approaches and found they haven’t worked as well as you’d like them to?
I felt that way for 12 years. I tried various approaches, even had psychoanalysis three times a week for two years.
Nothing changed until I discovered the form of therapy that helped me transform my life.
If you want to change and are wondering how to go about it, why not call me so we can have a chat on the phone, to see if what you’re looking for and what I have to offer match up?
Most people can benefit from these sessions - whether you are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma or some serious dissatisfaction -
Or if you want help to deal with the everyday stresses that we all experience so you can lighten your load , be more relaxed, have more energy, and enjoy better health and wellbeing.
I’m available to you with all that I’ve learnt in my own personal journey, including several years of in-depth professional training & personal therapy, & over 30 years’ international experience of helping individuals, couples and organisations transform their lives.
I created Core Development to offer individuals, couples and organisations a different approach to counselling, psychotherapy and coaching.
Some areas in which I can help you include:
- Relationships
- Emotional Health and Wellbeing
- Personal Effectiveness & Self-esteem
- Success Without Stress
- Overcoming Anxiety & Depression
- Team-building & Performance
- Creating the Results & the Quality of Life That You Want.
Whether I work with you personally or within a group, each session is tailored to your specific needs. So you can have the quality of life that you desire, and learn how to create the results that are important to you.
Here’s what some of my clients have to say: (there’s more on the testimonials page) :
“Thank you again for the help you provided. It’s made my life a pretty fun place to be and allowed me to appreciate it and the people around me more than ever”
S.C., I.T. Consultant, Sydney
“The real me is starting to emerge and laugh again and I am more in control of my life and decisions.”
D.D, Melbourne
“What I love about Donald’s work is that I can be all of me. I don’t need to hide. I can be with my fears, my pain, my tears, my joy, my love!”
R.B., Psychotherapist, Melbourne
“Donald has clearly demonstrated a capacity to provide valuable support to managers and management teams in a manner that earns him considerable respect and I would highly recommend Donald to all organizations who wish to develop and grow successfully”
.A.P., CEO, Melbourne
About us
Donald Marmara -Core Development
What area of work do you currently practice in?
Change, Emotional Wellbeing & Personal Growth.
Who are your clients?
Individuals, couples & organisations who want to make positive changes to their personal and professional lives.
What qualifications did you have when you started practising?
- Cert in Developmental Psychology(Univ of Padua, Italy,1972-73)
- Dip in Biodynamic Psychology & Psychotherapy(Gerda Boyesen Institute, U.K, 1976-1980)
- 150 hours of personal therapy & 150 hours of one-on-one supervision
- Cert in Anatomy, Physiology & Massage(ITEC, UK, 1978)
- Some training & experiential workshops in other modalities
What is your current position?
I have my own practice ( Core Development). I also work part-time with primary school children in after school care and mentor at-risk teenagers in High Schools in Sydney on a voluntary basis.
How did you start as a practitioner? and what skills & approaches underpin your work?
After being treated for stress, anxiety & depression for ten years with very little success, I moved to London where I discovered a form of psychotherapy, called somatic psychotherapy or body psychotherapy, that helped me transform my life.
I was so excited by the difference this made to my life, that I trained for four years in London in this approach, so I could help others do what I did.
Later I also trained in structural dynamics, a results-focussed approach about learning to become the creative force in your own life, with its founder Robert Fritz.
I also continued with my own personal therapy and supervision, and have participated in several training and experiential workshops in related modalities including Gestalt, Psychodrama, Transactional Analysis, Radix, Biosynthesis & Core Energetics.
It has been my privelege to have trained personally with some of the leading teachers and innovators in Reichian and neo-Reichian therapy, including Gerda Boyesen( Biodynamic Psychotherapy & Massage), David Boadella( Biosynthesis) & John Pierrakos(Core Energetics).
I have also served an eight-year apprenticeship with Native American Medicine Man, Sun Bear.
Core Development grew from my whole life experience, including 30 years’ experience in counselling, somatic psychotherapy, & structural dynamics.
Over the past 30 years I have helped hundreds of individuals, couples & organisations turn stressful situations into opportunities for creating a better life.
Why Change, Emotional Wellbeing & Personal Growth?
I love to support people in transforming their lives.
Parent Workshop
Help Your Children And Yourself Through Stressful Times
- How to help your children and yourself deal with stressful situations such as bullying, poor performance, low self-esteem and anxiety
- How to say yes and no effectively, and in ways that respect both your needs and those of your children
- How To maintain Work/Life Balance with Children
| Next Workshops: | 2nd & 16th May 2012 7.30pm to 9pm |
| Where: | Rozelle Neighbourhood Centre, Garden Room - 665a Darling St, Rozelle |
| Fees: | $80 per person( $120 per couple) for the 2 sessions |
| Details & Bookings: | Phone 02 9413 9794 **ADVANCE BOOKING REQUIRED |
The first session will help you identify the challenges you are facing and devise strategies to deal with them effectively.
The two weeks in between sessions will give you the opportunity to apply these strategies .
In the second session we will discuss your experiences and any questions that may arise, and how we can take this further.
Donald Marmara has over 30 years’ international experience of working with adults and children in various settings, including counselling and mentoring adults and high school students, and working in after school care centres with primary school children. He has also presented at National and International Conferences in Australia and Europe.
Donald is also available for Presentations,Individual & Couples Sessions
Somatic Psychotherapy
What is Somatic (Body) Psychotherapy?
Somatic Psychotherapy as defined by Core Development is a learning process that helps you create the quality of life that you desire.
By providing a safe space for you to experience what it is like to be yourself without criticism or expectations of how you should be, somatic psychotherapy enables you to live your life with greater passion, conviction and authenticity.
What do Somatic Psychotherapists do?
Somatic Psychotherapists work with the whole person. We recognise the connection between your mind and body and realise that no psychological change can take place without a corresponding physical change and vice-versa.
Methodology
Core Development’s method of body-centred or somatic psychotherapy offers a flexible and respectful combination of therapeutic methods to suit your individual needs.
These include, as and when appropriate, mindfulness, movement, body awareness, emotional expression and communication, gestalt dialogue, bodywork and talking.
Respect and Flexibility
Bodywork is used only when appropriate and with your full consent.
As your needs change, so will the methods used change to adapt to your needs.
Safety
All the methods used by Core Development aim to create a feeling of safety so you can be who you really are, and allow your innate wisdom to guide you in healing yourself.
Bottom Line
“Like many people in our culture, I used to look for ways of coming closer to my ideals. I thought I would be happier if I could be more successful at achieving my goals.
It had not occurred to me that the real issue is not just about achieving goals. It is also about the freedom and satisfaction of being myself.”
Core Development’s somatic psychotherapy practice is currently based in Sydney, Australia.
What clients say
“I have been involved in a profoundly gentle process that has carried me through the major issues I needed to resolve.” M.M. musician
“The real me is starting to emerge again and I am more in control of my life and decisions. Thank you Donald for your patience and encouragement” D.D. Business Owner
“Thank you again for the help you provided. It’s made my life a pretty fun place to be and allowed me to appreciate it and the people around me more than ever…..I hope you’re helping lots of other people with your practice like you helped me” S.C. writer/producer
Core Development can complement and enhance the effectiveness of other methods, and may be especially helpful when other methods have not got you the results you were hoping for.
DONALD MARMARA, Dip. B/D Psy(UK), M.F.Phys(UK),AARBPA
- Associate Member, Australian Radix Body-Centred Psychotherapy Association
- Full Member, Energetic Healing Association
- Diploma in Biodynamic Psychotherapy & Psychiology, Gerda Boyesen Institute( UK)(1976-1980)
- Member, Faculty of Physiatrics (London)
- Certificate in Fundamentals of Biosynthesis (London)(1981-85)
- Certificate in Developmental Psychology (University of Padova, Italy)(1972-73)
- Certificate in Anatomy, Physiology and Massage (International Therapy Examination Centre, London)(1978)
- Certificate in the Fundamentals of Structural Consulting and Instructor’s Certificate in Technologies for Creating(Foundation Course) (DMA, Fritz Consulting), (London & USA)(1985-87)
- TAFE Certificate in Youth Mentoring(Sydney, 2007)
Service Categories
Counselling, Life Coaching, Psychotherapy
