Trauma Support Providers

Professional Biography

I am a Clinical Psychotherapist and Counsellor with 12 years of combined formal training.
I began in the ’80’s as a Reg Psych nurse, then switched careers in the ’90’s to Professional Scuba diver, and sailor (as life predicted..I was living in South East Asia) I became a mother in the mid ’90’s and began a business in remedial massage and associated bodywork and as my children became older (teens) I began training in Psychotherapy. Upon graduation as an Holistic Psychotherapist, I set up a full time practice and now have a busy home office and a part-time position at a tertiary college. I also work for VOCAT with victims of crime. My interest is in trauma informed therapy and I am attending regular PD in this regard. I am an Accredited EMDR Practitioner, and Level 2 Brainspotting Practitioner. As the field and research into neuropsychology expands, I continue to learn the absolute power of our own inner resources.

Today, I consult with and support those suffering from trauma and also work with family dynamics.

My particular interest/s are in Anthroposophical medicine and how to apply this to traumatised individuals and most particularly children, youth and families.
For more information on Anthroposophical medicine, please see this link - https://medsektion-goetheanum.org/en/anthroposophic-medicine/
I have completed a five year postgraduate training in Anthroposophical medicine as a psychotherapist and served two years as the Chair on the Board of the Anthroposophical Medical Association of Australia in 2018/19.

One of my most enduring concerns presently is the emphasis being placed on diagnosing over effective treatment; on managing over true healing and health. My practice takes this concern into account and I expand on my treatment approaches encompassing the whole human being. This can mean that therapy will usually provide artistic impulses and make room for spontaneity as well as approaches not based on evidence as the gold standard, but placing complete trust in the hands of the relationship, skills and experience, the process and the intentions behind the participants.

At the same time, I choose to use therapeutic models which are oriented in bodily sensations and experiences. My belief and now knowledge is that the human being is by definition already equipped to heal.

My role is to support that to occur.

Client Types

• Child
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Couple
• Family
• Groups