Bachelor of Social Work 1994
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Somatic therapy workshops, counselling and supervision.

• AASW (Social Worker Association)
• Accredited Mental Heath Social Worker
• Somatic Experiencing Practitioner
• EMDR practitioner
• Outreach Counsellor for VVCS
• Workers Cover and Victims of Crime
• Presenter at Great Southern Domestic Violence conference in Albany on "Somatic Therapy for victims of Domestic Violence" (2013)
• Conference in Ballina, NSW:
  Presenter in the main forum: “The social brain and a new attitude towards emotion” (2007)
• Nominated for Kids in Community award
  Awards in the category of Individual Supporting Youth or Youth Programs (2008)

2026:

• Masterclass with Peter Levine "Dreams, Imagination and Somatic Experiencing". Peter worked with me personally on stage.
• Awakening Aliveness: Somatic Approaches to Healing Attachment Trauma with Peter A. Levine, Ph.D, and Dr. Diane Poole Heller
• Shame and Grief: How Trauma Lives in the Body, with Peter Levine and Dr. Diane Poole Heller

2025:

• Polyvagal Theory: Pathways to stillness with Deb Dana

2024:

• Dr. Arielle Schwartz: Trauma Recovery and Post traumatic growth

2023:

• Touch Skills for Therapists review (Kathy Kain)
• Somatic qigong teacher training ongoing (Holden Lee)

2022:

• Somatic qigong teacher training (Holden Lee)

2021:

• Pre and Perinatal Training in Integral Somatic Psychology (Raja Selvam)

2020:

• Personal deep Transformation Journey after death of husband

2019:

• Assistant for Somatic Experiencing training 6 days, Advanced II
• Touch Skills for therapists (Kathy Kain): Module 4
• Touch Skills for therapists (Kathy Kain): Module 3

2018:

• Touch Skills for Therapists (Kathy Kain) Module 2
• Touch Skills for Therapists (Kathy Kain) Module 1
• Assistant for Somatic Experiencing training 6 days, Advanced I
• Assistant for Somatic Experiencing training 6 days, Intermediate II

2017:

• Assistant for Somatic Experiencing training 6 days, Intermediate II
• Assistant for Somatic Experiencing training 6 days, Beginners II
• Tom Powell – Founder Red Dust Healing, Aboriginal awareness
• Assistant for Somatic Experiencing training 6 days, Beginners I
• Living with Loss and Uncertainty with Rosemarie Watkins
• Language of SE with Twig (DVD option)

2016:

• Brainspotting training with Robby Abeles
• Assistant for one week Somatic Experiencing Training in Perth

2015:

• Language of Somatic Experiencing with Twig Wheeler
• Assistant for Somatic Experiencing intro day
• Somatic Experiencing Training advanced II with Berns Galloway - completes 3 years of SE training

2014:

• Somatic Experiencing training, Advanced, with Berns Galloway
• Violence against parents by Eddie Gallagher 
• Trauma in children by Australian Childhood foundation
• Somatic Experiencing, Intermediate Level (Maggie Kline) completed
• Healing Early attachment wounds (DAR1)

2013:

• Great Southern Domestic Violence Conference
• Assessment and Interventions of Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
• Somatic Experiencing Intermediate Level: Module I/II
• Somatic Experiencing Training (Peter Levine/ Maggie Kline) Part II

2012:

• Somatic Experiencing Training (Peter Levine/ Maggie Kline) Part I
• The Paradigm shift (Peter Gibbons)
• Domestic Violence common risk assessment (CRARMF)

2011:

• Organizing EMDR Workshop on Dissociation with Mary Sutton
• Somatic Experiencing Supervisions with Devi Kuebli
• “The art of EMDR” in Venice with Roger Soloman
• Psychiatric drugs (Mhpn, Harry Freeman)
• Supervision with Roby Abeles (monthly)
• Ten week Gestalt Supervision group (Brendan Healey)
• Organizing of EMDR supervision groups (meet monthly since 2010)
• Structural Dissociation training (Roger Solomon)

2010:

• Stabilizing and Resource building with EMDR (Christine Rost)
• EMDR II with Mary Sutton
• DVA training (Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health)
• Mental Health and HTMA (Interclinical Laboratories)

2009:

• Supervison with James Alexander (24 sessions since 2010)
• DVA training (Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health)
• Mental Health Professionals Network (Emma Boucher)
• EMDR I with Sigmund Burzyski
• Modalities of Transpersonal & Emotional Release Counseling (Journeylines)
• Voice Dialogue with Ana Barner
• Professional Supervision with Isabell Rogers (20 sessions since 2008)

2008:

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Mindfulness by Mal Huxter (Clinical Psychologist)
• Professional Development, (Journeylines)
• Youth Mental Health First Aid (Psych-ed)

2007:

• Professional supervision with Carol Perry (12 sessions)
• Challenging Complex Trauma Behaviors by Australian Childhood Foundation
• Work effectively with culturally diverse client and co-workers
• Handling Chaotic Emotions by Denise Oxborough (Psychologist)
• Course in OH&S consultation by Michael Heffernan (4 days)
• Communicating and relating powerfully by Carol Perry (12 hr)
• Identifying & responding to risk of harm by DoCs

2006:

• Mental health liberation by Jane Foner (Re-evaluation counseling)
• Motivational Interviewing by DoCs (2 days)
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy by Michael Durrant (CCWT) (12hr)
• Narrative practice group (2hrs monthly for 8 months)

2005:

• Three day Facilitator Training for P5 parenting programs by Kate Birch
• Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
• Narrative training group with Lisa Mc Phie (2hrs monthly for one year)

2002 - 2007:

• Re-evaluation counseling workshops on:
  • Parenting issues by Louise Mel (2007)
  • Teachers and Leaders by Tim Jackins (2007)
  • Early Sexual Memories by Joana Karp (2003)
  • Ending rasism with Kerrie Tim (2003)
  • World Wide Change by Julian Weissglas (2002)
  • Parenting by Patty Wipfler (2002)

1998:

• family systems and professional work, Prof. W. Koegler (university lecturer)

1996:

• One week Family Constellations by Peter Kriester (family therapist):

1995:

• Video seminar “Medienzentrum Muenchen”’
• Holding Therapy by Jirina Prekop:

1993:

• Weekly Balint group with Dr. med. R. Schmidts Freudian analysis of client/work situations (20 hrs)