{"id":36,"date":"2011-12-13T04:33:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T04:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wholeself.com.au\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-08-21T05:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:52:32","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tBecome the Leader of Your Life\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p>Develop skills to handle stress in a positive way<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/home-woman.png\" alt=\"home-woman\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"494\" width=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/home-woman.png 540w, https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/home-woman-300x274.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" title=\"home-woman\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tPsychotherapy and counselling for individuals and couples\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<h3>My methods are Internal Family Systems Therapy, Sensorimotor and Hakomi psychotherapy, Havening Technique, and PACT Institute for Couple Therapy.<\/h3>\n<h3>I work with you to raise your self awareness and ground you in your body awareness to better understand who you are in the world.<\/h3>\n<h3>My approaches are grounded in knowledge and skill, formed from in excess of 16 years of professional somatic body psychotherapy training.<\/h3>\n<h3>This involves working with the body and using a psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapy approach to help create transformations in personal development and significant psychological issues that impact our daily lives.<\/h3>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tAreas of specialisation\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/individual-therapy\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Individual Therapy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/couples-therapy\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Couples Therapy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/depression-test\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Depression<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/how-to-treat-anxiety-with-psychotherapy\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Anxiety<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/how-to-overcome-low-self-esteem\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Low Self-Esteem<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/treating-relationship-difficulties-couples-counselling-with-psychotherapy\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Relationship Difficulties<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>PTSD Trauma<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/family-origin-issues\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Family of Origin<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/dealing-with-divorce-and-separation-issues\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Separation Issues<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsdemowebsites.com\/safenet\/grief-counseling\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Grief &#038; 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