I am an Artist and a Writer and I come from a background as a Counsellor/Psychotherapist, Child Therapist and Healer and an internationally renowned trainer and workshop presenter. My qualifications include a Master of Arts in Art Therapy, Diploma of Child Psychotherapy, Certificate of Rebalancing Bodywork and a Bachelor of Education.
I am the founder and Director of the Play Therapy Online Training Academy and offer online training internationally in Child Centered Play Therapy, a beautiful form of counselling and psychotherapy for children. For many years I was in private practice and was also the founder and Director of a leading training organisation from 2001-2015, offering Play Therapy clinical training programs and workshops for mental health professionals, and presenting workshops for agencies, organisations and universities across Australia.
I have a deep interest in healing and spirituality and am passionate about Painting and Writing as a Spiritual Practice, energy healing and dogs!
I love painting and mostly do large paintings in acrylics. I also incorporate art and creative processes into journaling and other reflective practices that I engage in. I am participating in painting classes at the Freedom School of Art with the inspirational and incredibly supportive international artist and painting teacher, David Giles. David is the winner of 20 art awards and has exhibited in New York, Paris, Singapore and in Sydney, Melbourne and WA. I was awarded a High Commendation for my painting in the Student Exhibition in 2023 and now exhibit at the David Giles High Street Gallery in Fremantle, Western Australia. More about my paintings: I have also recently joined the Art of Flow Creative Community with the inspiring Gabbi Kitchener from Sydney and am excited to be deepening into painting intuitively and from the heart.
Writing has also been a great passion of mine over the past 15 years and I have discovered the joys and transcendent experience that writing can offer. I have immersed in expressive and reflective writing, narrative expressive, fiction/novel writing, non fiction and Writing as a Spiritual Practice. I have participated in writing workshops in Bali, Perth, Sydney, Byron Bay and Melbourne and in many inspiring online programs and writing retreats including with the wonderful Shelley Kenigsberg.
I have trained in many energy healing approaches including Reiki 1 & 2 and I have participated in the Energy Healing Training Intensives with the wonderful healer Charlie Goldsmith, who is now based in Los Angeles.
I have a great love of dogs! I have experienced the immense love and joy that dogs can bring with their unconditional love and beautiful hearts and souls. I have been a volunteer/foster carer and on the Admin team and Committee with Retriever Rescue WA. I am also really interested in animal communication and healing, and in the incredible roles dogs can have in animal assisted therapy and as assistance dogs.
Other things that bring me joy are: Reading novels, listening to music, watching movies and series, delicious food and eating out, the beach and travel. I live near the coastal city of Fremantle in Western Australia.