This has led to my commitment to work holistically in support of the body’s native intelligence coming into balance and harmony, to facilitate healing, self-empowerment and transformation that deepens our innate experience of aliveness, freedom, joy, connection. and purpose.

 

My approach is client-centred, trauma-responsive, strengths-based and culturally-sensitive; and my style is respectful, compassionate, collaborative, attuned and intuitive. I honour each client’s unique experience and innate capacity to heal and grow, and I create the space for their nervous system to do this at their own pace, while supporting them to strengthen their internal and external resources. I invite mindfulness and curiosity as we explore the issues collaboratively, with a focus on my client’s cognitive, emotional and somatic/body-based experience.

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I aim to provide a safe therapeutic container for individuals to navigate through their struggles and expand the connection to different aspects of themselves, to achieve a fuller experience of wholeness, and live a life that they truly desire.

 

Experience & Focus Areas

I have 15 years of clinical experience counselling adults, adolescents and children in mental health, trauma recovery, educational, paediatric, and private practice settings. My clients come from many walks of life, including individuals in leadership positions, corporate professionals, therapists, teachers, doctors, nurses, paramedics, retirees, victim-survivors of abuse and violence, the LGBTQIA community, and those from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds. Individuals who wish to resolve their issues at the core through a holistic and gentle yet deeply transformative approach are likely to find my work most beneficial, especially those who have engaged in therapy previously but still feel stuck. 

 

With over 20 years of professional and personal development experience, my therapeutic skills now include somatic/body-oriented, creative/expressive, and other holistic techniques. The modalities I offer are informed by leading-edge research and understanding of neuroscience, trauma and attachment theory, as well as practices based on ancient wisdom that are gaining increasing recognition from emerging scientific evidence. These include humanistic therapies, creative arts therapies, play therapy, parts work and trauma resolution/body-centred therapies such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Attachment-Focused EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing), Havening Techniques,  DBR (Deep Brain Reorienting), TRE (Tension & Trauma Release Exercises), and the MAP (Make Anything Possible) Method.

 

My therapeutic work focuses on assisting individuals to heal and transform from different types of trauma, including PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), Complex/Developmental Trauma, physical/ sexual/ emotional abuse, early attachment disruptions, neglect, shocking/terrifying events, and vicarious trauma. I also support people to navigate other life challenges such as overwhelm/burnout, compassion fatigue, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, disconnection/dissociation, relational issues, self-esteem issues, disordered eating, identity issues, life transitions, grief and loss, lack of purpose, as well as psychedelic harm reduction and integration.​​

 

I offer therapy sessions online via Zoom, and in-person in Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia. I also offer one-to-one and in group wellness coaching sessions. You are warmly welcome to contact me, I would love the opportunity and privilege to work with you or your child.

 

For enquiries, please email info.evolvetherapies@gmail.com

 

Guiding Principles

• Compassion - Honouring each individual's experiences through recognising and witnessing their difficulties and challenges
• Cultural Humility - Ongoing process of self-reflection with a willingness to learn from others; acknowledging and accepting differences; accepting myself as a fellow imperfect human
• Respect - Suspending judgment, honouring all parts, beliefs and values of individuals; adhering to boundaries
• Self-Empowerment - Understanding that everyone has the innate capacity to heal, and respecting personal sovereignty
• Alliance - Collaborating with each client in their healing process and responding to their individual needs
• Holism - Recognising the interconnectedness of mind, body and spirit, and working with the whole person
• Presence - Engaging with each client in a deeply attuned manner
• Creativity - Harnessing individual creativity and using personalised pathways for healing
• Curiosity - Keeping an open mind and letting go of assumptions and expectations
• Professional responsibility - Undertaking regular supervision, professional and personal development to continuously expand my knowledge and capacity, and refine my skills.

 

Qualifications & Training​

• Master of Social Science (Counselling) - Swinburne University of Technology
• Master of Art Therapy - La Trobe University
• Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) - James Cook University
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Level 1 - Treatment of Trauma & Level 2 - Treatment of Developmental Injury), assisted in Level 1 & 2 trainings - Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
• EMDR Basic Training Program (Levels 1 & 2) - Dr Sarah Schubert & Pamela Brown
• Attachment-Focused EMDR for Healing Relational Trauma and Adults Abused in Childhood - Dr Laurel Parnell
• EMDR Structural Dissociation Training & EMDR Masterclass - Dr Roger Solomon
• Structural Dissociation Therapy Training - Prof Onno van der Hart, Suzette Boon, Kathy Steele
• Use of Imagery in Treating Complex Dissociation - Prof Onno van der Hart
• Healing Trauma with Guided Drawing - Cornelia Elbrecht from Institute for Sensorimotor Art Therapy 
• Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) in Trauma, Dissociative & Personality Disorders (Levels 1-3) - Dr Frank Corrigan
• Havening Techniques Training - Louise Carmi & Donna Ryen
• NeuroAffective Touch: A Somatic Toolkit for Healing Emotional & Relational Trauma - Dr Aline LaPierre 
• Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE) Training (Modules 1 & 2) - Richmond Heath from TRE Australia
• Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies - Mind Medicine Australia
• Introduction to Synergetic Play Therapy - Lisa Dion from Synergetic Play Therapy Institute
• Theraplay Training (Level 1) - Kate Lewer & Dr Alison Saxton
• Introduction to the IFS Model - Simon d'Orsogna
• Foundation Certificate in Grief & Loss (Level 1) - Liz Gleeson
• Natural Success Curriculum & Advanced Trainings (Create Your Destiny, Alchemy for Success, Creative Warrior, Mastery)                                 - William Whitecloud from Natural Success

• Magnetic Mind Coaching Certification - Christopher Duncan from Conscious Education

• MAP Certification - MAP Coaching Institute

• The Non-Linear Movement Method Teacher Training - Michaela Boehm & Steve James

• The Wild Woman's Circle Teacher Training -  Michaela Boehm & Steve James

 

Other Trainings​​

• Shamanic Magician Foundations (Spirit Journey, Spirit Animals, Spirit Allies & Mythical Creatures, Pendulum) - Joseph Callender from Ascension Shamanism (previously Shamanic Energy Training)    
• Spiritual Foundations Mentoring, Sacred Space Weaver, The Galactic Coven Mentoring, Kingdoms of Light (Plant, Tree, Crystal & Dragon Kingdoms) - Sharon Bolt from The Temple of Shamanic Magick (previously Shamanic Energy Training)
• Peter Hess Sound Massage (Levels 1 & 2) - Alex Andrzejewski & Janusz Urzykowski from Peter Hess Academy Australia

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• Foundations of Integral Sound Healing (Level 1) - Sound Healing Academy

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Funding Options

• NDIS (plan- or self-managed participants)
• NSW Victim Services
• Private Health Funds - Medibank, ahm, BUPA, HCF, ARHG (St Luke's Health, Police Health, GMHBA, Westfund, Emergency Services Health, Phoenix Health, CUA Health, AIA Health and Teachers Union Health)

 

Mental Health Care Plan sessions are not available as qualified counsellors and psychotherapists are currently not included in Medicare's Better Access Scheme to offer these sessions.