“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” – Carl Jung
Our emotional health cannot be separated from our physical health. Or put another way, the mind cannot be separated from the body. You may have noticed that your body has a physical reaction to the way you think, feel and act. It is known that the microbiome in our gut influence our mind, mood, and behaviour (both positively or negatively). In turn, our thoughts, breathing habits, muscular tensions and posture also affect the behaviour and integrity of our gut and every organ system.
Stresses and upsets in our personal or work lives can all take their toll, both emotionally and physically. To re-balance our physical body, we often need to look at our emotional health and attitudes that we may have taken for granted.
Unresolved emotions or mental health issues can affect the physical body in many ways.
Talking with someone in a private and safe environment
Most of us know how it feels to be really genuinely seen and heard by another person…or perhaps it was a cherished pet if it wasn’t a human. Even if it has been a rare occurrence, it can feel like a thirst quenching relief. If this has been a rare experience for you, it can really help to have somebody who is experienced and objective to listen to you and see you.
Someone who:
Together we develop tools and resources, to bring about gentle change in a supportive, safe and confidential environment.
Why see a Psychotherapist or Counsellor?
The overall aim of Psychotherapy is to facilitate the development of self awareness.
For example; Counselling & Psychotherapy can help bring more awareness and understanding to our automatic and habitual emotional responses (what I term our “reactions”). These automatic reactions may be what we have always done, but somewhere deep within ourselves, we wonder if there was a different way? These automatic responses may look something like…
Psychotherapy can support you to develop more resources to give you more scope to choose a different response in your relating to others…and yourself. Perhaps mindfully working towards a response (rather than an old familiar reaction) which ideally supports you to feel more joy, peace and happiness in your life and relationships.
Are you caught in behavioural patterns that are not working for you? We all face challenges in our lives that at times can feel unrelenting and overwhelming. How we respond to these particular challenges will be determined by our nature, environment past and present, our learned behaviours…and even our DNA (we now know that past traumas from previous generations affect DNA through epigenetics).
I gained a Masters degree in the somatic/body inclusive modality of Gestalt Psychotherapy and Counselling, with post graduate education in Mindfulness, Positive Neuroplasticity Training and Somatic/Sensorymotor Psychotherapy.
And in the spirit of approaching anyone I meet holistically, I also have extensive experience and scientific training as a Naturopath and Nutritionist. In particular this knowledge supports me to understand the many underlying reasons why an individual can feel mood imbalances or mentally unwell (e.g. Hashimotos thyroiditis; auto-immunity; food sensitivities; gut micro-biome imbalances; infections; environmental toxic burdens such as heavy metals or mould/water damage in your environment etc)
I believe my job is assist you to discover your own uniqueness and your own answers. By bringing your whole being (body, mind and soul/spirit) and taking into account your environment and relationship influences, Gestalt is a holistic modality which invites you into the present moment. To deepen awareness of how you are in the world, or relate to the world. I aim to work collaboratively with you, and ultimately eventually make myself redundant!
I have professional memberships with Pacfa (Psychotherapy And Counselling Federation of Australia) and GANZ (Gestalt Australia and New Zealand). Psychotherapy consultations can be claimed through private health insurers Medibank Private, and in late July 2020 Bupa and Police Health.
Would you like to be able to voice your concerns and beliefs in a supportive environment?
Sometimes life can feel simply overwhelming, confusing or lonely and too difficult to see the way forward. If you feel like you’re in a fog, confused or unable to make decisions about your life, Counselling and Psychotherapy is an opportunity for you to be heard in a safe confidential environment. To gain some clarity, some new tools or even a new perspective.
It can help you with:
All counselling and Psychotherapy consultations are scheduled independently to Naturopathic/Nutrition consultations. They run for 55 minutes and all sessions are private and confidential.
Contact me to find out more about counselling and Psychotherapy.