Professionals
Counsellors I Social Workers I Psychologists I Spiritual/Cultural healers
My approach is grounded in creating spaces that centre presence, safety and a deep curiosity that honours the full humanity of those I support, an approach nurtured through reflective listening, self-awareness, and trauma-informed care. I believe wellbeing begins with my client’s story, which is why I consider identity exploration, meaning-making, cultural humility and intergenerational narratives alongside mental and emotional wellbeing. This has made me incredibly aware of the need for a holistic model within community care, especially the importance of culture and spirituality in formalising identity. I have since built on my experiences, graduating from a Graduate Diploma of Counselling in 2025, which has strengthened my passion for social and cultural advocacy within community mental health initiatives.
A Cultural Approach to Collaborative Wellbeing
In line with my belief in holistic care, I love to embody a collaborative approach to client support between various spiritual and wellbeing services. This recognises that I do not have capacity to incorporate my counselling role separate from my cultural practice, which means my counselling skills focus on healing through socio-cultural and familial narratives which contribute to my client’s distress. My counselling combines cultural ceremony, storytelling and education (cultural therapies & psychoeducation). As such, I will encourage clients to maintain their relationships with relevant spiritual and health professionals, where my services can be used in conjunction with other professionals where appropriate.
My services can be incorporated as part of strengths-based phases in a client’s therapeutic development, where themes of culture and family are significant, or where grief/loss and connections to death are present. Cultural and associated spiritual connections are protective factors that support client’s overall wellbeing and are useful in strengthening relational bonds with self, others and the client’s world.
What Therapeutic Modalities do you Use?
Trauma-informed, person-centred counselling
Narrative/Storytelling to re-author identity and belonging
Ritual/Ceremony
IFS (Internal Family Systems) & parts work
Somatic regulation techniques
Creative & Expressive Therapies
SFBT (Solution-focused brief therapy)
Animist and Eco-psychology
How can I Refer a Client?
Please send your referral via the email below, which includes a summary of your work with the client and the reason for your referral.
If you would like to find out more about my process, I can be contacted via email. I love chatting with and getting to know other practitioners with a desire to provide holistic community care to clients! Professionals are most welcome to organise meetings in-person (Geelong & Surf Coast) or online.
