Qualifications + Training

  • Intermediate level student in the Somatic Experiencing SE™ Professional Training. 

  • Nuero Affective Touch Foundation Graduate.

  • MA Social Work (MSW - UNE) AASW Accredited.

  • Graduate Certificate Adolescent Counselling (Monash University)

  • BA International Community Development (Victoria University)

​   Professional Development ​

  • “Bathing the Bones” - Continuum Movement Exploration Workshop - Dr Amber Elizabeth Gray.

  • “Loss and Grief - A Return to Wholeness” Culturally Informed Trauma Integrated Healing Approach, participants will learn to create safe and culturally sensitive spaces for healing (We-al-li).

  • Saltwater Sista’s - Participant Reef School for Women - Garlambirla/Coffs Harbour.

  • Collective Healing Conference 2024 (Online gathering to explore trauma informed pathways for personal, ancestral and collective healing). Bayo Akomolafe, Staci Haines, Thomas Hubl, Gabor Maté, Dr Mariel Buque, Richard C Schwartz, Judith Herman, Oleksandra Matviichuk.

  • Advanced strategies for working with Sexual Trauma - Ariel Giaretto (2023).

  • Essential Elements of Continuum Movement (Breath and Sound, Movement, Sensations, Innovation).

  • Cultural Somatics E-Course Resmaa Menakem - Cultural Somatics Institute (2023-24)

  • Attachment and Dependency in the Therapeutic Relationship with Kathy Steele - The Hummingbird Centre Victoria (2023)

  • Moving and Soothing - Australian Childhood Foundation (2023)

  • Understanding the challenges + intricacies of Groupwork 3 day Intensive (Adam MacClean + Harbour Therapy Clinic - 2022)

  • Cultural Safety Training (Bularri Murray Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation - 2022). 

  • Narcissistic Caregivers, Trauma and Addiction, Polyvagal Deep Dive (Birchtree Masterclass- 2022)

  • Janina Fisher Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Training (Online -2019)

  • Understanding and working with Autism in Young People (Orygen Clinical Training - 2021)

  • DV Alert (2020-Lifeline).

  • Foundations of IFS Model - Immersion (Psychotherapy Networker Online - 2019-2020). 

  • Trauma informed practice + advanced (Blue Knot Foundation - 2019). 

  • Working with Complex Trauma : Trans and gender diversity (Dragan Zan Wright - 2017). 

  • International Certified AOD Recovery Coach (Ubuntu Academy of Coaching + Training - South Africa)

  • ASSIST Applied Suicide Intervention Skills (2017)

  • Save a Mate Lead Facilitation (2016 - Red Cross)

  • Lovebites Facilitator Training (2016 & 2019 Napcan).

  • Self Injury Intensive (Coffs Harbour - 2016)

  • Child Protection Dynamics (2015).

  • Professional Mindfulness Certificate (University of California - Awareness Training Institute 2015). 

    Youth Mental Health First Aid (2013 – MHFA). 

  • Ten week applied mindfulness practice with youth (Victoria 2012).

  • Non violent crisis intervention (2012).

  • Non violent Communication (2012

  • Restorative Justice Facilitation (Worawa 2012).

  • Sharkcage Training (Worawa 2012)

  • Art of Peace Group Facilitation (Makampom Foundation, 2011).

  • Responding to Difficult Behaviors/Strengths-based Practice (2011 Education Victoria -five day intensive).

  • Primer Taller - Educación Para La Paz - Rectificación Mundial AC (2008).