Counselling | Somatic Therapy
Yoga | Meditation | Communication
improved communication
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healthy relationships: with self + others
What do you need help with?
As a Counsellor and Somatic Therapist, I specialise in working with adoptees, people who are single and/or dating, people in new relationships, people going through major life changes (such as identity and existential transformations, career changes, lifestyle changes), and those who feel stuck or in a rut.
As a Therapeutic Guide, I offer reflective prompts to support your exploration of Self and personal goals. This may include improving your emotional intelligence (EQ), EQ in leadership, and personal growth through developing mindful practices and communication skills.
Our work together in these capacities may include:
Personal development through emotional growth
Improved communication skills
Developing healthier relationships – with yourself and others
Finding a more consistent sense of calm and stable state of Being
Making sense of self - values, purpose, exploring “why I am the way I am, why I think the way I think, why I feel the way I feel”
Working through a specific challenge, or emotional block
Counselling + Therapy + Guidance
Kimberley works with people to make sense and meaning of life's experiences to understand why they are the way they are today, and what to do with this information moving forward. This includes getting to know how they process emotions and experiences, leaning into what it feels like to Be in every feeling - the warm, the sweet, the icky, the sticky, the wobbly, the light and shade and everything in between; felt Sense of Self.
Kimberley draws on her training in counselling, somatic psychotherapy, trauma-informed yoga teaching, meditation teaching, EMDR, and communications. She works somatically, looking at how the body stores and reacts to stress, trauma, inputs and stimulation of everyday life, to work through bringing mind, body, and essence together.
Personal growth and transformation: nurture your natural intelligence
Emotional Intelligence growth to meet yourself where you are by understanding why you think the way you do, then identifying ways to grow your compassion and tolerance.
Improved communication skills by finding your voice and honouring your needs - define your values and boundaries, and know how to communicate these with yourself and others.
Cultivate a daily meditation practice to release stress from the body, mind, and soul.
What I do
I work with people to make sense and meaning of life's experiences so we can understand why we are the way we are today, and what we want to do with that information in decision making and ways of being.
This includes getting to know how you process emotions and experiences, leaning into what it feels like to be you in every feeling - the warm, the icky, the sticky, the wobbly, the light and shade and everything in between.
I work somatically - looking at how the body stores stress and trauma, and body memories - so we can work on bringing mind and body mind together. Often, the internal conflict we feel comes from heart and head not agreeing/aligning, or when we exist predominantly in the thinking or the feeling rather than operating from both equally.
I'm also a trained meditation teacher, trauma-informed yoga teacher, and offer EMDR.
Drawing on the different qualifications and skills I have attained, as a Therapeutic Guide, I offer guided reflective support to help you identify and achieve personal goals.
The paperwork
PACFA Certified Practising Member: 26903
IOSP Somatic Psychotherapy training (2021-ongoing)
Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher with The Yoga Impact Charity (2023)
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling (2019)
Certified Meditation Teacher (2019)
Business owner and consultant (since 2013)
BA Communications (Honours) (2005)
Get in touch to book a session.
Private Practice: Potts Point NSW
My private practice is in Potts Point, Sydney, or we can work online via zoom.
I work with people to build felt Sense of Self through somatic practices and talk therapy. I am also a certified yoga and meditation teacher and can bring these practices into our work together if it’s of interest and helpful.
I work with people navigating major life changes, people who are single and dating, single on purpose, people navigating challenging relationships, and those feeling a stuckness they want to understand and move through.
Working with adoptees is a specialist focus that draws on my lived experience of adoption. I also facilitate a monthly peer group online meet-up for adoptees.
I work with people who identify as LGBTQIA+, people who work in the sex industry, and those seeking to understand repetitive self-soothing behaviours like drug and alcohol use.
For those who are feeling well and looking to deepen relationships - with Self and others - this can be a good time to engage in therapy to explore your embodied experience of Self, and reflect on what’s next in the growth journey.
I have also developed a program for conscious and intentional dating suitable for those looking for more structured support instead of, or to support, counselling.
Leichardt Practice: Rough Patch Counselling
I am also a counsellor at Rough Patch Counselling (since 2020), a social enterprise providing affordable counselling. Find out more about here, or get in touch if you have any questions about this service.
I work with building sense of self and identity, dating and relationships, LGBTQI+ issues, anxiety, workplace issues, young people, people who work in the sex industry, or if you're feeling 'stuck' and need help finding movement forward.
Limited places available for reduced fee sessions. I work with Rough Patch clients online or at my Potts Point space.