A registered counsellor with more than 25 years of experience supporting individuals, families and parents across community services, therapeutic settings and in private practice. I have worked with a wide range of presentations, including trauma, domestic violence, abuse, addiction, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, parenting, emotional overwhelm and the impact of long‑term pressure and stress.

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My early work in community counselling gave me a strong understanding of the complexity people experience, their courage and how important it is to offer a safe space that is respectful, practical and centred on each person’s needs. I learned that people arrive with different histories, responsibilities and coping strategies, and that effective support needs to meet each person where they are at.

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As my work developed, I recognised that talk‑based therapy alone didn’t always reach the deeper layers; the patterns held in the body, the beliefs formed early in life and the protective responses shaped by stress and trauma. This led me to integrate somatic approaches, nervous‑system‑informed work, kinesiology and PSYCH‑K® into my practice.

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My professional experience has also been shaped by raising a child with a disability, which gave me insight into the emotional and practical realities families navigate. I have supported parents who have children with challenging behaviours, regulation difficulties and ongoing demands that come with caring for a child with additional needs.

I also spent many years working in the domestic and family violence sector, gaining a clearer understanding of trauma, risk, safety, relational patterns and the long‑term effects of living in high‑stress/risk environments.

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I work with a range of evidence based and evidence informed mind–body modalities, including Clinical Hypnotherapy, EMDR, EFT, CBT, DDP, Narrative Therapy, somatic processing, kinesiology and PSYCH‑K®.