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Honoring the Journey

Your healing journey begins upon realizing that it is not the challenges you face in life that define you, but how you choose to respond. Your greatest allies will be those who believe in you, and who can help you transform your experiences into a powerful new perspective on your life. I am one of the many who will emerge to offer support along your path.

My Approach

I believe in the Humanistic approach to healing, which holds that within you there is an authentic voice that knows better than anyone else what is right for you. My personal goal is to put you in touch with that voice.  

Carl Jung said each person requires their own unique therapy, and I have found this to be true. I have an ability to see, understand and respect your unique way of being in the world, and to match it with techniques that enable insight and movement.

We will create a world in which your individuality is central, where you are able to meet hidden aspects of yourself, uncover your natural confidence, and find true direction. Together, we will work to dissolve the deep hidden blocks that prevent you from living, feeling and thinking authentically.  

Appointments & Enquiries

0402 244 618


Services of Care

Person Centered Psychotherapy

Emotion Focused Therapy


Transpersonal Counselling

Existentialism


Jungian Analysis

The Therapeutic Relationship

Decades of research have shown that there are two key ingredients that determine the success of therapy: the first is your commitment to the process, and the second is the strength of our therapeutic relationship. This means we both have an important role to play. I will give 100% in our time together, and will support you to give what you can. As trust builds naturally over time, you will find that you want to open more and go further, thereby creating more opportunities for deep work. 

It is important to know that in my Humanistic approach, you set the pace for your therapy. In addition to the feedback you will give me, I know how to listen to and trust your body, which is always communicating accurately. It will tell us when it is time to listen and talk, when we can go deep into emotional processing, and when we need to step back and make meaning of the experiences you've had.

In addition to our time together, I continue to invest in our therapeutic relationship between sessions. I prioritise my professional development and personal growth, and travel internationally to learn from teachers who inspire me. I believe this makes me a better person and a better therapist, and provides me with a constant richness in life that I am honoured to pass on to others.

Teaching & Public Speaking

In 2010 I founded Dream Lab, an educational organization dedicated to the study of dreams. I teach Dream Lab's annual educational program, and speak at public events about the therapeutic application of dreams. 

Lived Experience

Perhaps the most valuable thing I bring to my private and group work is my life experience, and the intensity, passion and empathy it has instilled in me. I never cease from exploring the human psyche, and my clients benefit from my thirst for knowledge.

"There can be no transforming of darkness into light, or of 
apathy into movement, without emotion." 
- Carl G. Jung 

 Person Centered Psychotherapy     Emotion FocusedTherapy     Existentialism     Transpersonal Counselling     Jungian Analysis

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