Helping you learn, heal and grow.
My services
Clients come to me for a variety of different reasons, but the one thing they all tend to have in common is that other health professionals that they’ve seen haven’t really helped them. While the medical profession tends to focus on the physical body, the psychological profession tends to focus just on the mind. My service sits between the two worlds, with the understanding that sexual and body related issues arise from a complex interplay between your body and your mind. My therapy aims to bring your body and your mind into balance and alignment, so that you can better function and improve your sexual, mental and physical wellbeing. I use a range of different therapeutic approaches in combination, based on what your goals and needs are.
I have supported clients who come to me with:
Negative self-perception and body image
Chronic conditions such as low immune function or pain
Recovery from surgery or significant injury
Acceptance of bodily limitations and/or changes
Sexual dysfunction (performance issues, erectile issues, anorgasm etc)
Sexual pain disorders
Lack of sexual libido and/or pleasure
Recovery from negative relationship and sexual experiences
Recovery from trauma (relational, sexual or job related)
Lack of sexual feeling or ‘numbness’
Gender identity transitions
Psychotherapy
As a fully registered psychologist, I provide a range of psycho-therapeutic services with a specific focus on mind-body (or somatic) psychology. I specialise in improving psycho-sexual and physical wellbeing through a combination of psychotherapy and embodiment counselling. I can help you better understand the causes of your physical and/or sexual issues and implement strategies and exercises that improve your physical, mental and sexual health and function. I treat people who have concerns about the physical limitations of their bodies (such as performance issues related to the aging process) as well as to those wanting to improving physical functioning (such as sexual function).
Embodiment Counselling
Embodiment counselling, also known as somatic psychology, is about helping people to develop self-awareness of their body’s sensations, emotions, energies and physiological processes and how their body interacts with their mind. Embodiment literally means ‘in body’, so as a therapy it’s useful for helping physical body conditions by generating the awareness needed to resolve it. Awareness always precedes a solution, so to fix something, we must first become deeply aware of what is causing it.
Embodiment counselling relies heavily on psychological techniques which have been popularised in recent years such as mindfulness, breathwork, movement therapy, sensory awareness and body scan exercises. This body-oriented therapy uses techniques and holistic approaches to help you alleviate both physical and mental issues and improve your overall health and wellbeing. As an embodiment counsellor, I work with you to understand where you are now with your mind and body, what’s happened to you leading up to this point that might be contributing and what your individual health goals are. From there I work with you to develop strategies and exercises that enable you to create balance between your mind and body, and to take control of your body, rather than it controlling you.
Clinical Aromatherapy
Clinical aromatherapy, as opposed to standard aromatherapy (like during an aromatherapy massage) is the use of essential oils to treat conditions of the body and mind. Essential oils are applied directly to the skin or inhaled through the use of diffusers or vaporisers. Clinical aromatherapy requires in-depth knowledge of physical anatomy, the chemical properties of various essential oils and the physiological impact these oils have on the body and mind to treat various conditions. In France, clinical aromatherapy is a recognised specialisation and certification used by doctors in the medical profession, whom can also develop treatments for ingestion, similar to compounding pharmacists. Clinical aromatherapists here in Australia are extremely rare, with aromatherapy services typically only offered for relaxation purposes, with nil to low therapeutic value. I am passionate about the efficacy of aromatherapy as a complementary treatment and have helped many clients with difficult to treat conditions. I typically provide aromatherapy consultations within my broader services, but offer standalone sessions as well on request. Depending on your treating condition this is available as a half hour or hour appointment.
During a clinical aromatherapy session, I will take your history and ask questions about your general health and wellbeing to determine what your individual health goals are and likely contributors to current dis-ease. From there I will recommend and then test beneficial essential oils with you to develop a personalised aromatherapy treatment for you. My aromatherapy blends could be for use in a vaporiser but most commonly are topical treatments which you apply to your skin. I do not provide aromatherapy massage, nor treatments for children.
The medical and psychological conditions that aromatherapy helps with are numerous and too varied to list here. Clients often come to me concerned about: their immune function, mental health, pain disorder, sleep, libido and sexual desire, energetic system, headaches and migraines, skin conditions and complex health conditions.
NB. Aromatherapy treatments should be used with the same caution given to medical treatments, but aromatherapy should never replace medical treatments. Always consult your doctor first about medical problems.