Holistic psychotherapy
Drawing on somatic and narrative therapy approaches, I’ll walk the edges of life with you. I’ll hold space, guide, and sometimes teach. My intention is to listen deeply, trusting the wisdom that arises when we are present with one another. Often the most difficult seasons in life are preparing us for the most beautiful times ahead. However, this is not work we need to do alone.
In a society that promotes individualism, I’m passionate about contributing to the repair of our sense of connection; to ourselves, each other and the world around us. Connection truly is a balm like no other. If you are struggling with culture in this late stage capitalism and haven’t found a therapist that really “gets it” please get in touch to find out more, including about payment options and concession rates.
Remote, holistic psychotherapy sessions for individuals and couples available now.
What is holistic psychotherapy?
To me, holistic therapy means supporting you to get real, not to fix or tell you what to do. I’m deeply moved by the courage it takes to ask for help and I will meet you there with reverence and care.
Psychotherapy is a practice that works deeply on all levels, working with the whole of us, including our various parts and the stories we hold. The focus I have is on identifying and ultimately meeting unmet needs by the process of digesting the stored emotional distress that’s been stored.
“Even when the truth isn’t hopeful, the telling of it is”
Poetry has the capacity to turn despair into art and discrimination into advocacy and it’s why I believe poetry belongs in mental health.
This year I performed at the annual Mental Health Services Conference: Envisioning 2050, towards a better mental health system in Brisbane, QLD. I’ve also performed for national Mental Health agency NEAMI as a guest speaker.
My poetry demonstrates the power of story-telling and emphasizes the significance of creativity in improving well-being.
If you’d like a poetry perfromance from the persepctive of a consumer respresentative and mental health advocate at your school, workplace or organisation, please get in touch
Poetry performance/guest speaker
“Unused creativity is not benign. It metastasizes. It turns to grief, rage, judgement, sorrow, shame.”
Community Services Consulting
With a near decade experience working in community services; in education, homelessness support and more recently as a lived experience consultant - I’m particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, especially for those marginalised due to their sexuality, gender identity or emotional distress.
If you are in the midst of including client voice in your strategic planning and policy development, I can offer my experience in facilitating client consultations with the utmost care and professionalism, ensuring people feel heard and that useful, meaningful information is gathered for reporting requirements.
“People are flowers of their environment. To solve the problem of human difference we need to look at nature.”
