Specialising in depression, anxiety, trauma, child abuse, sexual abuse/assault, stress, confusion, self esteem, loss, panic, trichotillomania, relationships & other women’s issues.
Fee is equivalent to Medicare gap payment of a Clinical Psychologist.
Now at 4 locations around Melbourne!
* The Centre For Emotion Focused Practice, Toorak Road, South Yarra
* Salts of the Earth Wellness Centre, Ross Smith Avenue, Frankston
* The Om Shanti Centre, Terang Avenue, East Burwood
* and Creative Empowerment, Tennent Avenue, Dromana
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SERVICES
Welcome to Lightly Centered Holistic Counselling & Psychotherapy For Women
Tabitha is a qualified Holistic Counsellor, psychotherapist and group facilitator who works creatively promoting healing & authenticity. She draws from broad life experience & her own healing journey, 20 years of personal and professional development, volunteering & coaching others, and 12 years group facilitation. She has a passion for helping those who are feeling lost to heal old wounds & resolve current difficulties, in order to find their authentic selves & reach their full potential.
Counselling Methods - Holistic Services - Testimonials - Upcoming Events
WHY HOLISTIC COUNSELLING?
Psychiatry works with the brain; Psychology works with the thinking; Holistic Counselling works with mind, body & spirit-soul. It includes the 'thinking' and 'feeling', and a range of creative & expressive tools to address deep fears, anxiety, pain, trauma & relationship issues while unlocking your strengths, purpose, confidence, inherent gifts & rekindling your passion for life.
Every human being searches for acceptance, fulfillment and happiness. At some point along our journey we may need help to resolve the conflicts that have gathered in our lives.
Holistic counselling deals with root causes rather than just symptom reduction. The processes work with the whole person, accessing both conscious & unconscious realms, bringing awareness to a deeper sense of self, and offering the opportunity to heal & thrive.
Having a nurturing space to sit with, listen & bear witness to all aspects of your self can lead to awakening, empowerment & growth, freeing you to find meaning, inspiration, purpose & a deeper connection with your self while unearthing unlimited potentials.
HOW DOES HOLISTIC COUNSELLING WORK & WHAT ARE THE METHODS?
Tabitha guides each session to meet your particular needs at any given moment, utilising a variety of modalities and processes. You become the expert in your own healing journey, while you are compassionately and respectfully companioned to explore, express, process & resolve past or present difficult or worrying issues that can be a part of this intricate tapestry we call ‘life’. This can lead to a more conscious, empowered, balanced & enriching experience of the present.
She combines traditional talking therapies, (based in a person centered approach encouraging, honouring & valuing your own inherent wisdom), with creative process-experiential forms of expression which may include:
ART THERAPY – Have you experienced trauma or 'stuckness'? Induce inner transformation utilising a variety of guided creative processes including mandalas and drawing, to communicate information stored in your subconscious realms, to release feelings, or as an alternative expression for that which cannot be put into words. Rather than focus on aesthetic value, art therapy deals more with the process of expressing, clarifying, releasing and creating. No artistic talent required.
SAND TRAY THERAPY – Translate personal experience into 3D & build a connection between your inner & outer worlds. Create landscapes in sand in which symbols can be arranged & emotional issues can be projected in a non-confronting way. You may experience a profound form of expression, understanding, & perspective, which can ultimately lead to release, acceptance & resolution.
DREAMWORK – Have you ever wondered what your dreams mean? Explore the hidden symbolic language of the unconscious and illuminate suppressed or shadow material. Re-connect with forgotten or neglected parts & move towards self actualization. Our dreams hold vital clues to important issues in our lives and listening to these messages can have a profound impact on us. I will help you to understand your dreamscapes and get to know yourself more deeply.
WRITING – Express yourself through powerful written exercises like dream or day journalling, non-dominant hand writing, affirmations, rewriting your story or a range of other supportive processes to help you let go of anything holding you back & move towards a state of happiness, inspiration & wholeness.
INNER CHILD WORK - Re-connect with the playful, impulsive, creative, innocent part of yourself that is often neglected & may be calling for some nurturing, healing & empowering. Reclaiming this part of you can be profound, exhilarating & life affirming. Inner child drawing, writing, dialogue, psychodrama.
CREATIVE VISUALISATIONS/MINDFULNESS – Would you like to find your place of stillness and presence and meet your inner 'observer'? Withdraw from the stresses of daily life, enjoy personal guided meditations, learn to live more in the present & embark on a journey towards inner peace.
PROCESS EXPERIENTIAL/ACTIVE IMAGINATION – Do you feel conflicted? Do you find yourself wanting to do one thing but actualy doing another? Are you experiencing confusion? Create an enlightening dialogue between different parts of your self to find clarity, resolve, integration & wholeness. (Empty Chair/Two Chair work/Psychodrama).
EMOTION FOCUSED TECHNIQUE / BODY FOCUSING – ‘The body knows'; access, utilize & trust your body’s innate wisdom & capacity to process & heal itself through focusing inwards & working with what’s there in order to become more free, authentic, released and resolved. This technique can be applied to many issues & is particularly helpful for anxiety/confusion/stress/blocks and physical pain.
COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY – sometimes it can be helpful to look at our patterns of thinking and belief systems in order to find a more fulfilling or peaceful experience of our world.
VIBRATIONAL / SOUND HEALING – Singing Bowl Therapy: Used in shamanic and religious practices for over 1500 years, powerful hand beaten Tibetan singing bowls of various notes & vibrations aid in relaxation, chakra balancing and meditation. Bowls available for sale through www.madamkali.com.au
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HOLISTIC SERVICES:
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING – one to one appointments available at the Salts of the Earth Wellness Centre, 4 Ross Smith Avenue, Frankston; Centre For Emotion Focused Practice, Level 1, 102 Toorak Road, South Yarra. (Near Sth Yarra train station, trams and parking. Entry from Powell Street); Om Shanti Centre, 24 Terang Avenue, East Burwood (Cnr Warrina Court); and Creative Empowerment, 4 Tennent Avenue, Dromana.
ONLINE & TELEPHONE COUNSELLING – also available, including evenings and weekends.
HEART CENTERED WOMENS ART THERAPY / MANDALA GROUP – Would you like to explore your inner world utilizing a variety of methods of creative expression? Delve into the unconscious; Indulge in some respite; Express what's difficult to articulate; Connect and have fun. Self discovery, self affirmation and relaxation. No artistic talent required. Change of time to 12 - 2pm third Thursday each month from January 2012 at the Centre for Emotion Focused Practice, South Yarra. $25 / $15 concession per session. Bookings Phone: 0422 646 021
SINGING BOWL MEDITATION GROUPS – An invitation to open to a place of peace and stillness within. Expect nothing of yourself while you enjoy the wash of a Tibetan Singing Bowl sound bath and it's vibrational healing benefits. Meditation without dogma...
1st & 3rd Mondays monthly from 11am - 12 noon with Salt Therapy in Frankston New at the Salts of the Earth Wellness Centre, 4 Ross Smith Avenue, Frankston. $45 (includes salt therapy!)
2nd & 4th Mondays monthly from 7pm - 8pm in Dromana at Empowering Creations, 4 Tennent Avenue, Dromana. $15
Change of time to 8pm - 9pm 2nd Thursday monthly starting Feb 2012 in South Yarra at the Centre for Emotion Focused Practice, Level 1, 102 Toorak Rd, South Yarra. $20 / $15 concession.
Bookings essential. Phone: 0422 646 021
AUSTRALIA'S FIRST SALT-PLAY MANDALA GROUP with Salt Therapy!– Come and try this new therapeutic modality - like sandplay but in a SALT CAVE! Grab a hoola hoop and some symbols and project daily worries into a 3D diorama to be processed or create your own vision sand-board to manifest your dreams! Fun, therapeutic and relaxing, all while inhaling a fine salt mist to cleanse your body from the inside (great for respiratory & skin conditions). 1 hour to gift to yourself.
11am - 12 noon 2nd & 4th Mondays starting January 2012. Cost: $45 (includes salt therapy session). Salts of the Earth in Frankston.
TRANSFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS– One Day Workshops designed to induce inner transformation.
"Heart Centered Womens Empowerment Day"
(In collaboration with Irene from Empowered Creations)
Come & share a day of healing & fun with like-minded women, indulging in creative visualisations, singing bowl meditation, healing & techniques, art therapy & mandalas, and a labyrinth walk!
Sunday 12th February 9.30am - 5.30pm
Cost: $90 or $80 earlybird/concession
4 Tennent Avenue, Dromana
"Singing Bowl Transformational Workshops" Contact me for dates.
DREAM WORKSHOPS – Explore the hidden language of dreams. Methods include the Ullman technique, association mapping, psychodrama and dream art
JOURNEY WITHIN REJUVENATION RETREATS– Do you long to escape the city hustle & bustle, demands & obligations, to go somewhere quiet & magical for a weekend? Book your indulgent weekend for mind, body & spirit with time to experience self reflection, connection & nurture. Organic food, holistic processes (dreams, art therapy, meditation + more). Therapeutic massages/Clairvoyant Readings/Spiritual Healings/Reiki! Choose from Cave Retreat, Japanese Zen Retreat with Spa on pond; Fairy Treehouse with Spa or Beach Retreat.
LOVINGLY HANDPOURED AROMATHERAPY SOY CANDLES– Soy candles have no toxins or soot & burn up to twice as long as paraffin (petroleum) candles. Essential Oil Candles & Melts utilised during counselling/groupwork and available for sale.
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TESTIMONIALS
COUNSELLING TESTIMONIALS
"My journey began 05/08/10. A solitary, courageous step, but a step that has almost, without doubt, been the most vital step I will take in my life – for it has saved my life. I have a purpose, a course, and incredible things ahead of me to experience. The near future will be tough and I know my heart and soul will cry with pain. I have some mountains to climb... but the climb is worth it to be able to see the view from the top. It’s taken the help from an incredible person I met very recently, but whom I already consider a beautiful soul and great confidant. Someone that I trust so much. Life deals crazy hands – but there is always a way! I have found that way, and I never thought I would say it... I am going to live the life I have only dreamt of!" K
"Thanks for last night. I'm feeling differently & think I needed that to help make a shift start to happen" S
"Thank you for the meditation last night. It reminded me that all I need is within & just to accept... A valuable part of this journey no doubt." T
GROUP TESTIMONIALS
"Tabby thanks for the group. I feel connected & encouraged. Looking forward to next time" (Support Group Participant)
"I appreciate the considerable support & care you & the group have given me this year. It was an incredibly empowering experience to meet with you & the others, have the honour of hearing your stories which helped to validate my past. Am now engaged in building the life I deserve instead of looking back. Its quite exciting the changes that are happening for me as I build a wonderful life for myself. I have come such a long way from (5 months ago) attending my first group with you when I still felt so unheard, abandoned & isolated. Now I feel heard, reconnecting, healing & claiming my deserved place in society. For the first time I am standing up & feeling confident to be this amazing person. To my biggest surprise I'm an artist, a creative, confident & interesting person. Thank you for your kind & respectful support. You are delightful person doing a wonderful job supporting others as they journey to empower themselves. Wishing you and the group all the best" (Dream & Social Group Participant)
"Thanks for the group tonight Tabby. To have the space to share, be myself, be known, without fear of judgment is such an essential aspect of healing-& I think that 'space' was there tonight". (Dream Group Participant)
"Really enjoyed the group last night. Learned more about myself and felt encouraged just listening to others. Looking forward to the next group session." (Dream Group Participant)
"I had the most amazing re-inforcement of the session we had together,
when you introduced to me for the first time that all the
characters/voices in my dream are part of my psych... it has opened up a whole new world to me. I now have conversations with the distressing characters in my dreams, & i am learning so much!" (Dream Group Participant)
"That was excellent, informative, clear and purposeful. Thank you." (Dream Workshop Participant)
"You have a very warm, encouraging style, you were very considerate & conscious of the needs of everyone in the group. I felt really comfortable & the space felt safe". (Dream Workshop Participant)
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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED CHILD ABUSE / TRAUMA:
* 1st Thurs evening each month in Canterbury - ongoing Support Group. (no group in December & January). $5
There is also a new network for adults who have experienced childhood abuse in Victoria: "Connecting Adults Affected by Child Abuse & Trauma" (CAACAT). Ph: 0422 646 021 or email TabithaDougall@yahoo.com.au for more details.
ANXIETY DISORDER SELF HELP SUPPORT GROUPS
The Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria (ARCVic) runs Self Help Support Groups around Melbourne & regional Victoria for people living with anxiety disorders (family/carers welcome). Also an Anxiety Book Group. For more information visit www.arcvic.org.au.
Call or Email…It is important to find a therapist who relates to you and one whom you can trust. Pick up the phone or shoot me an email to have a chat about how holistic counselling can work for you. Ph: 0422 646 021 or TabithaDougall@yahoo.com.au
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Diploma Holistic Counselling; Diploma Youth Work; Certificate IV Training & Assessment; The Centre for Adolescent Health BEST PLUS Family Support Group training; ASIST Suicide Intervention Certificate; Process Experiential Emotion Focused Technique (PEEFT) Training; CBT Training; Anxiety Disorders Training; ASCA Peer Support Group Convenor training; RMIT OH&S Certificate; First Aid Certificate; Working with Children & Police Checks; Qualified member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA No: 8018); Founding Member & on Committee of Management - Centre for Emotion Focused Practice; Member of Advocates for Survivors of Child Abuse/Adults Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA)
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MAP
Art Therapists, Counselling, Energy Healing, Life Coaching, Meditation, Psychotherapy, Sound Therapy, Spiritual Healing, Womens Health
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