About Me

I have over a decade of experience supporting individuals, families and groups through challenging life transitions, as well as consulting with organisations seeking to develop or improve systems and programmes for client‑centred care. Since 2012, I have worked across both state and private health and mental health sectors, in hospitals and in the community. My qualifications include a master’s degree in social science, specialising in clinical social work with a focus on individual, family and group psychotherapy; an honours bachelor’s degree in social work (majoring in psychology); and a master of philosophy specialising in palliative medicine. I also hold certificates in coaching and mentoring, as well as in grief, bereavement and trauma counselling.

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​My journey of wanting to ease people’s suffering began in childhood, when I found myself searching for solutions to others’ problems. I distinctly remember approaching strangers in a shopping mall, asking them to share their struggles and give me their telephone numbers so I could call them later with possible solutions – which I did.

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After school, I became a personal trainer and pilates instructor in an effort to help people meet their health and fitness goals, driven by my passion for supporting wellbeing through movement and healthy living. I also worked as a basic life support practitioner in the emergency services, and it was in this chapter of my life that I witnessed great suffering (physical, emotional, social and spiritual) and was also forced to face my own losses and mortality.

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Wanting to do more than merely attend to physical suffering, and in my search for greater purpose and meaning, I completed various counselling courses before embarking on a bachelor’s degree in social work. At that point, the values of the profession and my own core values aligned. One value that stood out most for me was ‘respect for persons’ worth and dignity,’ which I became an advocate for in all my work. I witnessed many instances where dignity was lost, particularly among the ill, and in an effort to address this I went on to complete a diploma and then a master’s degree in palliative medicine. Palliative care promotes dignified care and aims to enhance quality of life, and its principles can be applied to many other aspects of our lives.

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Years later, I am doing what feels true to me: serving others on their journey of healing and growth, though I now understand that it is not I who can find solutions for people, but rather I who can provide a safe space and invite awareness, reflection, and embodied healing.​

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