Soulful and heart centered therapy for transformation
Fáilte ó mo chroí.
Welcome from my heart
You’re in the right place if you’re yearn for a true sense of purpose in a world that does not make sense anymore.
You may be feeling:
- A prisoner in your own body held back by fear, trauma and anxiety.
- That your life that has no sense of meaning or purpose.
- Like you’re in relationships that lack true connection.
- That you do not have a true sense of belonging.
I support individuals that know deep down to their bones that there is so much more to this life. You don’t have to settle for your current reality, a life of deep connection, purpose, belonging and freedom is entirely possible.
I’d love to support you…
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The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious.
If you have a deep scar, that is a door.
If you have an old, old story, that is a door.
If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door.
If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
My Story
I was born and raised in Ireland. I have always felt a deep connection to the energy of the land, the mist, the wind, the colours and the energy of the ancestors. This early introduction to the mythical and magical realms was to provide deep healing and connection later in my own life.
Only when I acknowledged my suffering, rather than avoiding the pain; I was able to see what was hurting me from within. By denying the darkness, I also abandoned the very part of me that sought comfort. This was transformational in gifting me the guidance to reclaim my own power – my sovereignty.
After doing my own deep inner work, it revealed my true life’s purpose which is to support individuals on their own transformational journeys to true sovereignty and belonging.
For over a decade I provided counselling support to individuals affected by discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment in the corporate space.
With a desire to set up a community for healing, I opened a holistic healing centre in 2017 with fellow psychotherapist Kristin Hall.
Co-founding and building the http://www.elysianholisticcentre.com.au has been a truly enriching and rewarding part of my life providing me with the opportunity to work with many women. The centre is home to 18 different therapists and hosts regular workshops, seminars and healing.
I am a Registered licensed therapist, accredited with PACFA. Since my initial Post Graduate study in ‘Integrative Psychotherapy’, I have continued my studies in the field of trauma therapy, EDMR, Quantum Healing, Energy Work, Sound and Vibrational medicine and indepth studies into Celtic Spirituality & Folklore since 2015.
With age comes wisdom and having reached my mid fifties, I am a bean feasa (woman of knowing). I truly believe that we all have a choice in every now moment to see how magical and powerful we really are and become the creators of our own reality.
If this resonates, I invite you to walk this path with me…
What to expect working with me
Central to all my work is a strong belief that the mind and body are not only interdependent but are inseparable therefore my approach to healing and therapy acknowledges and offers the potential to work creatively and on many different levels. This approach recognises that painful experiences are often stored in the body.
When emotions are repressed, denied or not allowed our systems to become contracted and blocked resulting in unease, anxiety, unhappiness and this can create pain.
Many of us can feel this in our physical bodies, feeling anxious, stressed, a weak immune system, depleted energy, an inability to move forward and an overwhelming sense of just not feeling right.
This imbalance often keeps us feeling stuck and has a negative impact on our relationships and our general perception of the world. I will educate you with practical tools and practices as part of your toolkit to empower you to feel supported, calm and in control as you embed the changes you are making to your life.
Some of the techniques I use with clients in practice:
Holistic Psychotherapy
My work is deeply rooted in going beyond the ‘thinking mind’. We know that crisis affect not just our mind but our heart and soul. I use a range of different therapeutic modalities from Process Work, Informed Trauma Therapy, CBT, EFT Tapping, Attachment Theory – all which offer the ability to work with issues that arise.
Somatic Body Work
As our mind and body are connected, we can often find that our emotions have been stored in the body such as a constant shoulder pain. In a session we may use gentle movement to unfold meaning in somatic symptoms. This will support the emotions to leave your body.
Heart Centered Meditation
We may use the power of the breath to heal and restore the body, Guided meditation to connect to the heart space can can support you to reduce stored emotions.
Celtic Spiritality & Ancient Tradition
We may use journeying or work with the directions of the Celtic Wisdom Wheel to take you away from the rational confines of the mind and deeper into your heart space and soul life.
Celtic Spirituality beautifully combines the healing energy and the ancient wisdom of the Celts. My focus is on my own birth place of Ireland and the ancient Irishways.
Sound & Vibrational Medicine
The power of sound can profoundly affect us on so many different levels; from the flow of energy in our bodies, our cellular function, our brain waves and on our bioelectrical field. In a session I may diagnostically use a combination of instruments to support your mind and body.
Creative Therapy
In a session we may use drawing, painting, clay, sandplay, sand other forms of visual art expression. You don’t need to be artistically gifted to benefit from this creative therapy as we often focus on the symbolic meaning of the images, colours and the creative process.
My Qualifications
Accreditation to practice is held with PACFA – Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia. Member registration # 24435
In order to maintain my registration extensive additional training and supervision is undertaken annually.
Qualifications
- Post Graduate Holistic Psychotherapy & Counselling
- Advanced Master Program – Treatment of Trauma
- EDMR Training, Process Oriented Psychology, Internal Family Systems.
- Celtic Shamanism Accredited Dip
- Dip Sound Therapy – Integral Advanced Multi Instrument Diploma
- Celtic School Sound Healing – Level 1
- Celtic Reiki Mastery Foundation
- Certificate Wellness Coaching Lv1/2
- Holistic Lifestyle Coach HLC 1 CHEK.
- Suicide Prevention Training
- Treatment of Disordered Eating Dip
- Reiki Level 1 & 2
Courses
Ongoing courses in the field of trauma, mental health, anxiety, somatic and body oriented therapy are undertaken on an annual basis in order to maintain my license and registration to practice.
Member Associations
PACFA (Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia)
Society for Shamanic Practice
International Sound Therapy Association
A few things about me!
- I love the mythical Celtic stories of ‘Tir na nÓg’, the ‘Tuatha Dé Danann’ and the wild tales of Gods and Goddess.
- I love drumming and credit my bodhrán drum for grounding me when nothing else can. I play the piano and compose my own music.
- My Celtic ancestral roots run deep; my grandfather fought in the 1916 Rising and was captured and put in prison in England. He fought for liberty, for sovereignty, for his love of the land, for the stories and teachings of our culture, for our mother tongue.
- I lived in France for a few years where worked as an interpreter for chefs at the Ritz Hotel in Paris.
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Kind Words
A few kinds words from many of my happy clients.
Let's Connect
As I played this piece I wrote, three crows came to listen.
Perhaps the Goddess Morrigan was near.
In Celtic Myth, Morrigan is the goddess of strife, battle and Sovereignty. She flies over fighting warriors guiding throughout the course of battle.
A beautiful reminder that regardless of what arises from the external world, I am light, sovereign and the creator of my own reality✨
#music
#create
#celtic
#soul
#sovereignty
#heart
Narcissism is not hard to detect in our political system.
Leaders filled with a sense of grandeur displaying psychopathic behaviour with reckless disregard to the consequences of their actions.
My deepest wish is that somehow these tyrants will encounter a dark night of the soul and recognise the ‘malfeasance’ of their actions.
Wishful thinking, as in reality I know that these power hungry ego driven maniacs don’t operate or resonate from a place of love.
So for those with love in their hearts who may feel less powerful at this time. Rise up. Stand up for everything you believe in.
The root of all evil is the abuse of power.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important.
#courage #love #australia #reclaimtheline #prochoice #freedom #bethelight #turningpointaustralia #holdtheline #lightworkers #mybodymychoice #mybodymyrules #truth
For Belonging
May you listen to your longing to be free.
May the frames of your belonging be generous enough for your dreams.
May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart.
May you find a harmony between your soul and your life.
May the sanctuary of your soul never become haunted.
May you know the eternal longing that lives at the heart of time.
May there be kindness in your gaze when you look within.
May you never place walls between the light and yourself.
May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world to gather you, mind you and embrace you in belonging.
John O’Donohue
#poetry
#soul
#free
#freedom
#spirituality
#courage
#truth
#love
#shamanism
#believe
#sound
#healing
#light
#kindness
#mentalhealth
#therapist
#celtic
#johnodonohue
#harmony
#choice
#gong
I will always honour and respect the rights of each individual to make a choice that is right for them.
When we detach from the ego and into the heart space, we can inquire with compassion as to why somebody is making a different choice.
Shouting people down or labelling them as anti this or that is not productive. It’s an easy deflection.
Understanding and respecting their WHY, will always take precedent for me.
As a mental health therapist working in private practice and also working in crisis support, I have witnessed the complete despair and anxiety these jab mandates are causing.
This post isn’t about being pro or anti, it’s about respecting the rights of each individual to choose and importantly the right for transparent, non censored information. Sadly lacking.
We have to be open to hearing all sides of this. It can’t continue to be a one sided discussion driven by fear and coercion.
Sorry if this puts anyone out but when you spend hours each day listening to people on the edge, tethering on the brink of total collapse and go to sleep wondering if they are going to be still here tomorrow because they feel they have no choice, enough Is enough.
I I would never advocate making a decision that is based on fear or pressure in any circumstance that is not in alignment with your intuition.
Helen x
#choice
#freedom
#sydneylockdown
#respect
#love
#compassion
#righttochoose
#humanrights
#health
#mandates
#anxiety
#australia
#sydney
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