QUALIFICATIONS

I am 57, a mother of two young adult children and live on the land of the Dja Dja Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, in the beautiful town of Daylesford.

Graduate of Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, 2022.

ISITTA Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach, 2021 - 2022.

Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples, 2022 - 2023.

Master of Counselling, University of Canberra, 2024.

Graduate Diploma of Counselling, University of Canberra, 2016-2019.

Diploma of Counselling, Jansen Newman Institute, 2013-2015.

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Other Training & Workshops:

Hakomi in the Fishbowl, Halko Weiss, 2019

Cognitive Processing Therapy 2018

Comprehensive Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), NEABPD, 2015-2016

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy 2016

Family Connections Leader Training 2016

Parent Effectiveness Training 2016

Lifeline Telephone Counselling 2015

Mental Health First Aid 2015

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What is the difference between Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Psychology?

Counsellors and Psychologists have different training at the undergraduate level,

but often have similar post-graduate training in treatment methodologies.

Psychologists are qualified to make diagnoses of mental health conditions and mental illness, such as depression or bipolar disorder, as well as neuro-developmental and neurological issues such as Autism or Intellectual Disability.  

Counsellors have training in using interventions to assist people to work on problems in their lives creating space for change and ways to live more effectively. 

Counsellors can work with people experiencing mental health, mental illness or neuro-developmental issues once a diagnosis is formed. 

Psychotherapy is the name given to longer-term work that aims to create deep change in beliefs, behaviour and emotional states that develop from a combination of our upbringing, culture and genetics.

Psychologists are often also counsellors and psychotherapists.

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