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Maree Eisma

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Maybe you are one of the 15-20% of the population who are wired in such a way, that too much stimulation overwhelms you. The cross conversations, the hustle and bustle of shopping centers and eating in noisy restaurants does nothing for your appetite. You may struggle considerably travelling on congested freeways or trying to battle public transport, even parties and social gatherings become too much for you to cope with. Maybe you see a sick or injured animal or person (even on t.v) and you find yourself struggling with the intense feelings that overwhelm your body. More importantly perhaps your high degree of empathy, causes you considerable angst when it comes to friendships and even more agony when it comes to negotiating romantic relationships. Your high empathy may very well keep you entwined in relationships that at best leave you feeling incredibly alone and misunderstood, or at worse, keep you tethered because you don't know how to leave regardless of how toxic things can get. Perhaps you know in your heart of hearts that your romantic relationship is beyond salvageable and that you have outgrown each other along with the excuses that you originally employed to stay. The illusory hope that things could or would improve no longer weaves its lucrative and seductive spell. Yet despite your 'inner knowing' your fear of leaving immobilizes you. It is highly probable that your heightened empathy and trusting nature regarding the good will of others, has resulted in you experiencing one or more destructive relationships in your life, that you may still be carrying battle scars from. Maybe you remained in relationship battle in a desperate attempt to salvage the relationship only to return a former shell of who you once were. Those of us endowed with high empathy, struggle considerably when it comes to matters of the heart, the journey of love is anything but smooth sailing for many. It’s highly possible that on the background of relationship hardship, your anxiety is off the charts, your’ eating and sleeping habits are impacted and not surprisingly you maybe indulging in secret shadow comforts (including emotional eating) just to cope with the agony of it all. This could be at interplay because of a current relationship dilemma or the impact of a succession of relationships where the collateral damage of each of them has become overwhelming for you. Maybe you are seeking to release yourself from your tendency to pursue emotionally unavailable people or toxic relationships that ultimately leave you hurt, vulnerable (or even traumatized). You may struggle to understand that whilst you have so much to give, the object of your affection is gazing off somewhere else emotionally distant, blowing hot and cold or even perhaps is in another relationship. Yet despite it all, you anxiously obsess over the absence of a returned text, you may find yourself devising all manner of reasons to try to remain in proximity to the person who appears to treat you like you are an afterthought or at worse is abusive in other ways. Perhaps you have tried to open up in counselling or therapy, only to have a therapist look bewildered as you try to communicate your deeper way of seeing, thinking and feeling in this world. Perhaps as a spiritual person you have been 'shushed' by a therapist when you have tried to 'go deeper' exploring co-incidences or metaphysical phenomena that has occurred in your life as the therapist quickly directs the session back to scientific based interventions. I work both in person, with groups and on-line with other ‘sensitive souls’ who struggle with relationships, that often leads to emotional overwhelm, exhaustion and considerable misunderstanding. I am committed to walking the path with you to provide you with the skills to manage emotional overwhelm, as you navigate life’s many hurdles especially relationships as an empath /sensitive soul.

Change of Course- Trauma, Anxiety and Relationship Healing for Empaths/ Highly sensitive souls

Servicing area

Dandenong Ranges.

Focus areas

Anxiety Wellbeing Addiction Trauma Emotional wellbeing Emotional eating


ABOUT

I am a Medicare Accredited Mental Health social worker/counsellor and Life Coach, who has over 24 years clinical experience working with individuals, families and communities in a range of settings.  Perhaps more importantly, is that I truly get what it is like to be 'neurodiverse' with associated high empathy and high sensitivity. I companion other fellow empaths and highly sensitive souls on a journey that assists them to make peace with their bodies, find harmony within their relationships and to learn to flourish and thrive whilst being untethered from the burden of trauma, anxiety and addictive behaviours (including emotional eating).


 

SERVICES

 

    • Emotional Freedom Technique (E.F.T)- Tapping for Weight Loss Coach (special interest in Emotional Eating)
    • Eye Movement Desentization- E.M.D.R- (Trauma based therapy)
    • Expressive Therapies/ Sandplay and Symbol work
    • Art Therapy
    • Solution Focussed frameworks
    • Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles.
    • Family Therapy
    • Dream Therapy
    • Life Coaching (Health and Wellness and Life Cycle Specialty streams).



Consultation Information.

Generally our session go for approximately 50 minutes depending on the type of treatment intervention  being utilized.  For adults using 'Sandplay and Symbol work' and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (E.M.D.R) it is preferable to allow 75- 90 minutes per session, this ensures that you are not rushed and you can transition nicely between being with me and resuming day to day activities.

Medicare rebates apply for focused psychological services with appropriate mental health plans (approximately $82.00) is rebated by medicare when a Mental health Care Plan is used.

Please note that Life Coaching - does not attract a medicare rebate.

 

Sandtray Therapy and Symbol Work/Expressive Therapies

Sandtray Therapy and symbol work draws on a range of psycho-therapeutic theories and is based on an understanding that a person's psyche has an inbuilt position or longing to seek happiness, healing and well-being. When a person (regardless of their age) is caught up investing their emotional energy in either ignoring, dismissing or disowning parts of themselves (the parts that are considered 'unacceptable' or 'or not okay' by the person and others), there is often some form of 'acting out' in an attempt to deal with the emotional unrest that this process generates. As there is no 'safe place' or 'outlet' to 'release' or 'express' some of the associated built up emotions and frustrations (anger, sadness, grief, disappointment etc), then it is not uncommon that people can 'act out' in a range of ways (e.g turning their anger on themselves through self harming/self destructive behaviours or displacing these feelings on to others which can include lashing out at parents, loved ones, school peers and pet animals etc).

 

 


 

For all enquiries contact us today!

Services

5 Services

Reflective Practice/ Clinical Supervision

1hr
$175 Per session

Reflective practice provides those in the 'helping profession' a chance to reflect on the clients they are working with, the impact of this work for them personally and professionally. Career goals may be explored.

Tapping for Emotional Eating/ other addictions

1hr
$175 Per session

Emotional Freedom technique is a self applied/ self administered technique that is effective in managing cravings and calming the body and mind. EFT assists is working through the trauma(s) that may have resulted in addictions towards food and/or other su

Business Hours

We're open 3 days.

Wednesday

9:30 am To 5:00 pm

Thursday

9:30 am To 5:00 pm

Friday

9:30 am To 5:00 pm

Qualifications

  • Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs
  • Bachelor In Social Work With Honours
  • Master of Social Work
  • Diploma In Family Therapy
  • Diploma of Art Therapy
  • Diploma In Eating Disorders
  • Certificate In Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Certificate In Sandplay Therapy & Symbol Work
  • EMDR Practitioner
  • EMDR Therapist
  • Diploma of Dream Therapy

Professional Membership

  • AASW - Australian Association of Social Workers
  • Australian Association of Social Workers

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