Welcome!
I have a well established Psychotherapy and Counselling practice in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges, Melbourne. I am a Clinical Soul Centred Psychotherapist, with almost 20 years of clinical experience. Soul Centred Psychotherapy is an accredited therapeutic approach in which mindfulness, embodied experience, relationship with Self and other, meaning, and honouring the individual process are held as fundamental.
I am immensely curious about people and hold a genuine investment in the well being of my clients. In accordance with the principals of Soul Centred Psychotherapy, I work with people to help them to have greater access to their emotional world, improved relationships and to grow into more of themselves. Often this comes with a sense of deeper connection to the natural world around them.
I am committed to the constant development of my skills and undertake fortnightly supervision sessions with an accredited supervisor. I also undertake annual Professional Development work, in the form of workshops, seminars and reading, which hone my understanding of the work and open me to new areas of practice. These components are also requirements of ongoing Clinical Membership with my professional association, the Association of Soul Centred Psychotherapists (ASCP) and Clinical Membership with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). Together, these memberships provide me with listing on the Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ARCAP register). I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psych (Hons) from The Australian National University in Canberra where I double majored in psychology and philosophy. Subsequently, I completed a 4 year Diploma of Soul Centred Psychotherapy from the Kairos Centre in Melbourne.
Currently, I am Co President of the Association of Soul Centred Psychotherapists.
I am informed and continually inspired by the thinking of people such as Carl Jung, Thomas Moore, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Marie Louise von Franz, James Hillman, Bessel van der Kolk, Gabor Mate, Robert Johnson, Sylvan Tomkins, Milton Erikson and Babette Rothschild.
My work is enriched by the mythologies of Ancient civilizations, fables and faerytales from around the world, and the insights of the ancient tradition of Alchemy.
I welcome your enquiries by phone and look forward to meeting with you in person.
Warmest wishes, Kat