About me.

| Me | Qualified Psychologist, EMDR and Trauma Informed Therapist, Paramedic | Professional Dancer | 

GDIpSDMT (currently), MPsych(ProfPrac), MProfPsych, BSc(Hons)(Psych), GDIpPsych, BHealthSc(Paramedics)

Human. Continuously adapting my relationship to everything, both internally & externally.

Connection, collaboration, empathy, and open-mindedness are values that lay the foundation for my clinical work. I am passionate about cultivating a safe, non-judgemental and supportive space for my clients to freely express and explore their experiences. I utilise inner child work, re - parenting strategies, parts/internal family systems, EMDR therapy, Hakoumi psychotherapy, gestalt therapy, somatic and dance movement therapy, imagery rescripting, ACT, mindfulness and positive psychology to help my clients move towards a deep exploration of oneself, self-compassion and peace of mind/body/soul.

I deeply care about humanity. I care about helping individuals disentangle their existence, in order to find their truth and a sense of wholeness.

Outside of the therapeutic setting, I engage in Butoh dancing, yoga, studying philosophy, cultivating deep relationships, and being close to nature, particularly the ocean. Also, I love my cat Bu-Shi (meaning samurai in Japanese).

| Degrees | Qualifications | Training |

  • Graduate Diploma of Somatics and Dance - Movement Therapy (currently completing)

  • Masters of Professional Psychological Practice, Cairnmillar Institute of Psychology

  • Masters of Psychological Practice, Cairnmillar Institute of Psychology

  • Psychology Thesis Honours (First Class Honours), Swinburne University of Technology

  • Graduate Diploma of Psychology, Melbourne University

  • Bachelor of Health Science Paramedics, Queensland University of Technology

  • Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy Certified (Dr Christopher Lee; Melbourne, Aus)

  • Advanced Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy Certified (Graham Taylor)

  • Trauma, Brain & Body Certified Practitioner (Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk; Sydney, Aus)

  • Somatic embodiment training: Body-Mind-Centring, Butoh dance.

  • Retreats: 1 month Panchakarma detoxification retreat (India), 2 week juice fast (Indonesia), 3 week juice fast (MFS - Canada), 1 month retreat guided by the Shipibo tribe utilising Ayahuasca (South America), a 12 day Dieta guided by the Shipibo tribe (South America).

  • 35 Ayahuasca ceremonies, 4 San Pedro cactus ceremonies, 5 Kambo ceremonies utilising frog poison from South America for body/mind/soul detoxification (guided by shamans across the world); MDMA assisted psychotherapeutic sessions; and Psilocybin mushroom micro-dosing sessions.

  • Reiki 1 & 2 certfiication

  • Lived experience through living and working with medicine women within traditional tribal communities (South America & Papua New Guinea)

  • Psychic Development (on-going weekly psychic development with a mentor 2016 - 2022)

  • On-going personal development on a weekly basis with various practitioners (e.g., psychologist, psychotherapist, kinesiologist, chinese medicine doctor, quantum hypnotherapist, shamans, and somatic/embodiment/dance teachers).

| Sessions with Me |

Please note these are psychological sessions, and therefore they all subject to the AHPRA code of ethics.