About
Mental health & well-being counsellor
with experience of addiction & depression
The greatest asset I bring to my role as a mental health counsellor and well being coach is my personal experience with depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma and limiting beliefs.
I was an addict most of my early adult life, swapping one substance or destructive behaviour for another, and self-medicating to bury the pain locked deep in my subconscious.
I am proud that I’m now in my second decade of sobriety, and living a healthy, happy and rewarding life.
“I am proud that I’m now in my second decade of sobriety, and living a healthy, happy and rewarding life.”
My introduction to professional mental health treatment and addiction recovery was traditional Talk Therapy, which after many years still left my trauma unresolved. It was Change Work at the subconscious level that gave me the tools to trust myself, and rewrite my personal narrative - to become the hero, not the victim - and this approach continues to enable my journey of healing, recovery, and growth.
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My journey is also the passion behind me becoming the practitioner I am, and it gave me the best training ground I could ask for - Life. It was the inspiration for the therapeutic modalities, techniques and tools I use in my practice - compassionate, medication-free, holistic counselling with deep mind techniques, like modern hypnosis and subconscious reprogramming.
And the beauty of it is that I know this combination of therapeutic approaches work - because they worked for me. Through them, I healed and resolved the past, and gained a set of resources that profoundly changed my life.
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Now I use these experiences to build trust, and transform the lives of my clients. I know, first hand, the impact many of these mental health conditions can have on your life, because I have also lived with them.
So whether you’re navigating addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, burnout or life transitions, I am here to guide you to a place where you make positive lifestyle choices and live your best life.
"I will guide you from where you are now to where you want to be."
My professional certifications
After graduating from counselling in 2020, I trained as a clinical hypnotherapist, neuro linguistic practitioner and neuro feedback trainer. Now, with over 15 years of practice under my belt, I continue to study advances in modern psychology that will allow my clients to become the best version of themself - quickly and permanently.
I have earned the following accreditation.
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Mental Health Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
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Clinical Hypnotherapist with the Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists (ASCH)
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Addiction Recovery Coach with the Ubuntu Addiction Community Trust (U-ACT)
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Success Coach with the International Coaching Register (ICR)
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Modern Hypnotherapy, NLP, and Coaching (The Mind Academy)
I‘m proud to be an active volunteer with The ManKind Project Australia, a community that supports men facing life challenges, to explore and strengthen their connection to healthy, mature masculinity.
Through MKP's powerful learning experiences and network of support I help men become more responsible, compassionate individuals who can lead purposeful lives and maintain healthier relationships.
Testimonial
I was sure that I was always going to feel this broken. I've gotta thank you man you have no idea how life changing our time together has been.
Jackson, student, 24