Holos Counselling and Therapies

11/09/2025

Sometimes, the concept of self-care can feel a bit vague and even overwhelming if we're not feeling our best. Dr. Mary Anderson suggested this simple acronym that is grounded in really good evidence and research to support us. If you want to step up your self-care but don't know where to start, getting these 4 ducks in a row can make a huge difference.

10/08/2025

Your weekly somatic release and still mind inner peace- Subud Hall- 530pm

08/08/2025

Next time you feel challenged by your emotions remember this 90 second rule🩵When an emotion is triggered, the body experiences a wave of chemicals which is what then creates the physical sensations we associate with an emotion. Anxiety - heart racing, tingling, or that classic general uneasiness. After 90 seconds, this chemical surge fades and our body will return to its normal steady state.
BUT if we continue to dwell on the emotion by feeding it with mental narratives like 'oh no I'm feeling anxious again or what if that super far fetched worst case scenario does happen' we will then re-trigger the chemical surge and maintain that anxious state with these mental emotional loops.
Understanding this can help us to navigate these tricky emotional states.

Recognise the initial brief surge, notice the sensations, observer, no story, breathe, notice let it pass. 90 seconds and you're done ✨️

05/08/2025

Sitting down at the alter of the Self is a radical act of reclamation. To hold deep reverence for the self in a world that demands so much from our bodies and minds is one of the best ways to tune into our authenticity.
Because If we are not in reverence with ourselves then we must ask -what am I in reverence to? What am I giving my energy to? What has my attention? And are these things in alignment with who I am and where I want to be going.

Developing rituals of self-awareness - lighting candles at our feet-taking deep long breaths and making space in the mind for our spirit to speak. A quiet rebellion, a radical act of self reverence.

26/07/2025

“This is the gift of the Great Turning. When we open our eyes to what is happening, even when it breaks our hearts, we discover our true size; for our heart, when it breaks open, can hold the whole universe.”– Joanna Macy

The heaviness and heartbreak of the world at the moment feels palpable- interestingly heartbreak often moves us equally to action as it does to turn our backs and run the other way. How in baring witness to the deep suffering and pain of other human beings can we keep our hearts open?

Deep reverent presence is what holds me to account and keeps me open.
Through breath, meditation and heart centred movement we work to develop our capacity to hold more and keep our heart open and forever compassionate.

Join us Sunday evenings at 530pm Subud Hall to tend to the heart space and expand our capacity to hold this weight bending toward action and justice

06/07/2025

Join me in my first blog post as we unpack all things 'Trauma Informed'. A term we hear so much about- but what does it actually mean and why is it important to find a therapist aligned with this modality?

💛 Read the full post here- https://www.holostherapies.com.au/

02/08/2023

A mid week invite to allow yourself to feel.

The only thing that is required when feelings arise is to experience them- fully, wholly and with presence.

So often when a strong feeling arises we are tempted to numb, distract or dilute which usually maintains or postpones the uncomfortable experience.

By allowing ourseves to notice the sensations in the body without narrative just a stripped back experience of feeling we can then catch a glimpse of the role, purpose and gift the feeling has to offer us ✨️

11/05/2023

A note on the pervasiveness of love, our natural basic essence 🤍

from-
The Dreaming Path by Uncle Paul Gordon and Paul Callaghan

13/04/2023

I had a conversation recently with a client about the constraints that exist within our current medical model and the limitations in the approaches to mental health.

The more I work in this area the more I notice a shared experience of people feeling misunderstood and isolated from the basic support and care needed in times of crisis and vulnerability.

One beautiful act of resistance that came through this conversation from a person facing adversity was the concept of 'using the gift of our nervous system to overcome the broken system'. Through a variety of practices and methods we can equip ourselves to strengthen our nervous systems and move through obstacles with more ease and peace. I love the age old methods of breath work, kundalini yoga and meditation but there are countless ways to do this, to use our own internal power to breakthrough the system ✨️

09/04/2023

Slow Sunday blessings today as we notice the special sweetness that is invited in when we get this extra time to rest, reset and play 🤍 noticing the changing of the light, the seasons and our own internal shifts that come with this. Celebrating new insights, beginnings and honouring this time of lightness ✨️🌸

29/03/2023

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15/09/2022