Rachel Wilkinson Counselling

23/11/2025

Congratulations to the freshly minted Reiki 1 therapists today! Thank you for bringing your curiosity, vulnerability and compassion. 😊🙏🏻 If you missed this one, the next Reiki 1 workshop will be around February or March next year.

21/11/2025

After heading to a music festival last week we were chatting in the car about hard times and how we got through the loss, heartbreak and difficulties in our lives. We all worked in the helping industry so we agreed on the importance of supportive friends and work buddies, family, exercise, good food, sleep. 😴 I was ruminating on these things the next day swimming my laps. I realised that no matter what else I did to support myself I couldn't have done it without music. For me, it's always been music. Soothing heartbreak, easing anxiety, processing sadness and motivating me to move, exercise, keep going, pushing through life, lulling me to sleep or lifting me into joy and celebration. I'm grateful for musicians, for artists, for writers every day. 💕 I am also guilty of repeating songs obsessively. Now I know I'm changing my neurochemistry. ⬇️ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRNE_vzjuyh/?igsh=MWNxbmllOW80

11/11/2025

Farewell Heidi, George and Socks! I am very grateful to Skills4Life for hosting me for the last 2+ years in their beautiful practice. However, I will no longer be working at Ormiston on Tues/Thursdays. You can find me at Zest Infusion psychology, Birkdale on Monday afternoon/nights from 1-5.30pm and Friday 8am - 2pm. Please contact Zest Infusion Psychology for your initial appointment or if you've been before you can book online. ☺️ From December 1 please contact Zest Infusion on 3822 9983 for individual and couples counselling or reiki treatments.

06/11/2025

When my children were little I would read a story at night then tell a makeup story. The made up story was usually about naughty children who didn't clean their rooms being swallowed up by a swamp monster but sometimes they were fantasy stories disguising my daily adventures at work as a maketing manager. Keep up the story telling! The more realistic the better it seems. ☺️https://www.instagram.com/p/DQKdOZjggnq/?img_index=2&igsh=MTE2ZHF5YWFnajhsZg==

29/10/2025

Grateful for my international goodies!

20/10/2025

Would you like to learn the powerful hands-on healing technique of Reiki? Learn how to tap into universal energy to heal yourself and others with Reiki Level 1 on Sunday 23 November, 2025 in leafy Ormiston, Brisbane. Reiki is a perfect addition to your healing or body-work practice. Learn about balancing energy using the chakra system, the history of reiki plus receive four sacred atunements. Morning and afternoon tea will be provided and a full colour manual for $349.

Please DM me or email info@rachelwilkinson.com.au to secure your place. Numbers will be kept small to enhance the experience. This will be the last Reiki workshop for this year - if you have been waiting for a sign, this might be it. 🍃

Read more about the benefits of reiki and studies showing how this simple treatment can enhance the immune system, improve sleep, reduce pain and manage anxiety and depression. https://zestinfusion.com.au/reiki-enhancing-holistic-wellbeing-by-rachel-wilkinson-holistic-psychotherapist-reiki-master/

07/10/2025

17/09/2025

You know you want to...for all my crafty people...🧶

*Reminder*. Our Sidewalk Sale is on this Friday and Saturday (19th and 20th September). Lots of craft and sewing supplies at bargain prices. Don't miss out! Look forward to seeing you there!

07/09/2025

Happy Father's Day to all who play a role as a father figure, dads, grandfathers, uncles, big brothers, step-dads, and solo parents who do some heavy lifting! 🙏🏼 Sending lots of love to those who spent the day missing their Dads or have an empty chair at the table. Happy Father's Dad to my Dad who has been the best therapist I have ever had. Love you Dad. 😊

31/08/2025

Last week, we wrapped up our 6-week Mindful Moments course at Zest Infusion. What a wonderful way to complete this educational meditation course, learning how to use breath to calm the nervous system and concluding with a grounding tree meditation, envisaging our branches reaching skyward and strong roots tethering us deep within the earth. 🌳

Feedback from the course included "The combination of psychology and mindfulness is very beneficial," and "Rachel runs amazing workshops, I'm keen for the next one!" If you would like to register your interest for upcoming Mindfulness and Meditation workshops at Zest Infusion, contact our reception team on 3822 9983 or email info@zestinfusion.com.au. 🙏🏼📿

14/08/2025

This week in our Zest Infusion Mindful Moments workshop, we learned about the seven chakras, or energy centres of the body, what they represent and how we can support ourselves as energetic beings. We finished off the night with a rainbow meditation, visualising the colours of the chakras cleansing and clearing our energy 🌈. I'm looking forward to demonstrating breathwork next week in our final session showing how the breath calms our nervous system to support stress and anxiety.

30/07/2025

The gentle meditation and insight of Mindfulness' Modern Mistress Tara Brach soothed us in Week 2 of Mindful Moments. We learned about the "Sacred Pause" between reactivity and response by accessing the breath. We took time to allow space for emotions and acknowledged these while working on keeping the body calm in times of stress. This week, we explored the Top-Down/Bottom-Up approach, inquiring how our thoughts affect our emotions and vice versa. 🎭It's hard to believe we are halfway through our course! If you missed out this time, we have a waiting list for the next series in a few months. Please contact Zest Infusion Psychology on 3822 9983 or email info@zestinfusion.com.au to register your interest.🧘‍♀️🧘