Mindful Pathways

About Me

Amber Owen
B Psych (Hons) M Psych (Clin) MAPS

"I am a Clinical Psychologist living in Adelaide with a passion for guiding people to find ways to live more meaningful, fulfilling lives. My goal is to empower, inspire and transform individuals and organisations."

Amber’s approach draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness skills, and interventions drawn from best practice evidence-based models for specific issues including interpersonal conflict, post natal adjustment, and post traumatic stress.

Amber was educated in Australia and the United Kingdom, and has worked as a Psychologist in Adelaide, Sydney and London. She has a Master of Psychology (Clinical), Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), and is a member of the Australian Psychological Society.

During her time in the United Kingdom, Amber completed further studies in CBT and was employed by the National Health Service (NHS) Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) program and Reading University. Her training and employment has provided a solid foundation for the treatment of a range of psychological issues including anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship and family issues. She has also developed group therapy programs to assist with post natal adjustment, generalised anxiety and social phobia.

Amber has a passion for empowering women to experience calm, joy, and mindfulness throughout their motherhood journey from conception to birth and beyond. Amber has experience working with women having difficulties adjusting to motherhood, and previously ran Postnatal Adjustment groups whilst working for the National Health Service in London. She facilitates Postnatal Wellbeing groups in Adelaide for women experiencing depression, anxiety and adjustment issues.

Amber is a certified HypnoBirthing® Practitioner and has experienced the births of two beautiful daughters, free from fear and tension, using HypnoBirthing® techniques. She runs HypnoBirthing® (Mongan Method) classes for mums-to-be and their birth companions.

Amber has experience working with children and families from a range of backgrounds and understands the importance of strong attachments and resilience for child wellbeing. She provides group and individual therapy to allow better social integration, emotional literacy, and trauma resolution for children.

Amber provides consulting services to organisations, to improve employee engagement, productivity and satisfaction. In addition, she provides crisis management services following critical incidents and group and individual counselling services following large scale business transfers and redundancies. She also provides a number of training packages to organisations, including Mental Health First Aid training and short workshops on a range of topics including Peer Support and Resilience.

Mindful Motherhood

Empowering women to experience calm, joy, and mindfulness throughout their motherhood journey from conception to birth and beyond.

Birth Preparation Workshops

Many pregnant women are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information available about pregnancy and birth, and don't know where to start!

This one-hour birth preparation workshop provides women with a simple tool-kit of psychological strategies and information to assist with the pregnancy and birth journey.

Mothers who register for the HypnoBirthing® course following this workshop will receive a $30.00 discount towards the HypnoBirthing® course.

A maximum of 5 couples attend each group session, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

$30.00 per couple

Course cost includes:

• 1 hour workshop


• Take-home materials


• Refreshments and snacks

HypnoBirthing Courses

HypnoBirthing® aims to empower women to have calm, relaxed, stress-free births, and is based on the premise that all babies should be born into a peaceful, joyful environment.

The HypnoBirthing® program teaches deep relaxation, self-hypnosis, breathing techniques, visualization, affirmations and provides comprehensive birthing education. The program equips mothers and their birth companions to successfully prepare for an easy, enjoyable birthing experience.

HypnoBirthing® group courses run for 5 weeks, and run for 2.5 hours each week.

Mothers should ideally start classes when they are approximately 20 to 30 weeks pregnant.

A maximum of 5 couples attend each group session, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Private sessions at your home or in my consulting rooms are available upon request. Please contact me for cost and availability.

$650.00 per couple

Course cost includes:

• Five, 2.5 hour classes


• HypnoBirthing® book and CD


• Package of take-home resources


• Comprehensive birthplan


• Ongoing phone and email support


• Refreshments and snacks


• Private health rebates may apply.

Postnatal Wellbeing Groups

The period after childbirth can be overwhelming. Having a new baby comes with hormonal changes, psychological adjustment to motherhood, and fatigue.

The Postnatal Wellbeing Group is designed for mothers experiencing postnatal depression, anxiety or adjustment disorder, and:

• Creates an opportunity for mothers to meet in a non-judgmental and supportive environment.


• Enables mothers to share experiences, feel heard and provide support to others.


• Allows mothers to develop and extend upon their social network.

Allows mothers to explore different ways of managing postnatal challenges with the assistance of a Clinical Psychologist.

The Postnatal Wellbeing Group program uses the Five Areas model of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), helping mothers to make key changes by examining five important aspects of their lives.

The Postnatal Wellbeing Group runs for ten weeks. Mothers participate in weekly 1½ hour sessions in a group of 6-10.

Those with an eligible Medicare referral will be able to claim a rebate. Patients being managed by their GP under a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan (GP Medicare item 2700, 2701, 2715 or 2717) are eligible to receive the Medicare rebate. These group services are separate from individual psychological services and do not count towards the maximum for those items. Talk to your GP for further information about the Mental Health Treatment Plan and a referral.

Those without a Medicare referral may be able to claim a rebate through private health insurance.

Total out-of-pocket cost for those with a Medicare referral is $140 ($14 per session) or $90 ($9 per session) for concession holders.

Total cost for those without a Medicare referral is $300 ($30 per session) or $150 ($15 per session) for concession holders. Private health rebates may apply.

Group cost includes:

• Ten, 1.5 hour group sessions


• Package of take-home resources


• Phone and email support


• Access to support network


• Refreshments and snacks

Mindful Child

Creating opportunities for children to thrive. Building resilience and nurturing positive behaviours to allow children to become their very best and live life to the fullest.

School PROGRAM

By introducing Mindfulness techniques to school communities, and involving students, teachers, principals and parents, the Mindful Child Program effectively promotes a positive culture of wellbeing, resilience and management of daily challenges.

Mindful Child aims to build happier, healthier and more resilient children, families, teachers, schools and communities.

The Mindful Child program does this by:

• Providing children with tools to better manage their behaviour


• Increasing children's awareness of emotions


• Improving staff wellbeing and confidence


• Increasing children's focus and attention
  
  The Mindful Child Program is a School-based Program facilitated by a Psychologist and Counsellor.

It includes:

• A tailored introductory workshop for teachers


• 8 x 30-minute weekly sessions with structured activities to teach mindfulness techniques to children and staff.


• Take-home resources for staff and students


• Ongoing support during and after the Program for Principals, teachers and school counsellors


• Evaluation of improvements in student wellbeing.

Mindful Child CURIOUS CLOUD Workshop

The Mindful Child Curious Cloud school holiday workshop will focus on helping children to develop mindfulness skills to enhance good mental health, manage stress and increase their sense of calm in a busy world.

Through the use of fun mindfulness exercises and exploration of the senses, children will have the opportunity to develop:

• Coping skills


• Resilience


• Emotional literacy


• Improved focus and attention and more!

$110 per child (Private health rebates may apply - contact us for more info)

Cost includes:

• Full day workshop facilitated by a Psychologist and Counsellor


• Package of take-home resources

Parenting Education & Child Therapy

Our Psychologists and Counsellors provide a number of education and therapy services to assist children and families to face life's challenges successfully. We create opportunities for children to thrive, building resilience and increasing positive behaviours to allow children to become their very best and live life to the fullest.