Hello!

I started studying counselling and graduated as a Holistic Counsellor in 2013 before graduating as a Kinesiologist in 2017 and continuing my education to certify as a Neurofeedback Practitioner soon after. Loving this approach and seeing the positive impact it was having on trauma sufferers and complex PTSD, I delved deeper into trauma studies and was accredited in TRTP™ - The Richards Trauma Process - in 2020. During these years and combining all of my study, research and experience, I wrote and began teaching ‘Informed Communication & Counselling for Practitioners’ which was later accredited as a continued professional education course. During this time I was also privileged to study the Buddha Dharma education including spiritual nutrition and fasting at the Dharma International Healing Centre on the beautiful island of Koh Samui in Thailand. 

 

Having a specific interest and passion for the neurological aspect of the impact stress and trauma has on our ability to think, process, function and thrive, I have participated in further trauma training and specialised kinesiology programs addressing Neuro-emotional pathways, Neuroplasticity and Brain Nutrition. Combined with a specific counselling model and  TRTP™, I have worked successfully with PTSD, grief, chronic anxiety and stress, as well as many neurological disorders, chronic illness, learning delays, sleep disturbances including insomnia and night terrors, migraines, hormonal imbalances and many more issues that affect an individual’s ability to fully function in the world. 

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More about NeurOptimal®! After experiencing the benefits of this cutting edge neuro-technology as a synergistic and incredibly beneficial addition to each session, it was only natural to join this global community and introduce the most advanced, non-linear neurofeedback system in the world to my practice and therapeutic approach. Natural and non-invasive, neurofeedback specifically trains your brain to perform optimally, tapping into your innate wisdom and ability to heal and thrive. 

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In the past I've wandered into many little short courses and studied a certificate in Nutritional Wellness & Lifestyle Coaching, became a level 2 Usui Reiki practitioner, and participated in a number of workshops including co-facilitating wellness retreats in Bali and Costa Rica (with some incredible international wellness coaches), held yoga and breath meditations, spoke on nutrition, and dived into fermentation and raw food classes. Functional movement, yoga, and a passion for community and connectedness are an essential part of my life. As a mother of two young children, working with kids, sharing this approach with my own children and paving the way to keep our kids conscious, connected and enlivened in a world of growing technology is also a passion of mine. 

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My philosophy and approach to health and wellness coaching is that it is important to work with the physical, emotional and spiritual body, and to become an authentic, empowered and motivated human being, it is essential to connect and synergise each of these parts of ourselves. Being able to listen to your body, connect and hold your emotions in mindfulness and develop a greater awareness of yourself is an amazing and empowering journey that can bring about healing emotional difficulties and struggles, identify and address physical blocks and reconnect us to our innate physical intelligence, opening us to the creative and divine aspect of our higher selves, our spiritual self.

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2022 was the year to bring it all together and open Perth's first and very own specialised Neurofeedback + Kinesiology + Naturopathic Wellness Clinic. All of our practitioners are trained in Neurofeedback and combine this neuro-technology with their own unique therapeutic approach. You can read more about the clinic by clicking here.

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If you would like to learn more, click the link below and we will be in touch!

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I look forward to meeting you soon!

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Yours in health,

Jo

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