Maria Carr Counselling & Wellbeing

29/09/2025

I'm back from an absolutely beautiful holiday in Japan.

Japan felt like coming home, the energy was incredible. Wandering through temples, absorbing the rituals and customs, eating the most incredible food, making beautiful memories with my son and just being.

Not healing, not giving, not doing but just being present with myself and my son.

Spending time walking and meditating at the temples and gardens I was reminded of the Japanese concept of 'ma' (間)—the sacred space between things. The pauses. The stillness. The empty spaces that allow us to breathe and just exist without needing a purpose.

Last week I eased back into sessions, and I've felt a real shift. There's clearer intuition and so much more energy to hold space for my clients.

I'm so grateful to be back, feeling refreshed, renewed, and ready to guide you through your healing journey.

With love, Maria

www.mariacarr.com.au

06/09/2025

01/09/2025

Just as nature sheds its winter layers, it's time to release what no longer serves you.

Spring cleaning isn't just for your home - discover if your inner child is calling for attention and healing this season.

Your inner child holds the key to your deepest healing. When childhood wounds remain unhealed, they show up as protective patterns in our adult lives - patterns that once kept us safe but now keep us stuck.

DM for a free 15 minute discovery call or for more information or bookings visit www.mariacarr.com.au

28/08/2025

'Who would I be if I wasn't this version of myself?'

The question hung in the air during our session last week. In that profound silence that followed, I watched my client recognize what she had been running from all along.

For years, she'd wrapped herself so tightly in the identity of being damaged, of being the one who'd been hurt, that she couldn't imagine existing any other way. Her pain had become her personality. Her wounds, her worth. Her trauma, her truth.

I understand this completely. After losing Dan, I unconsciously wrapped myself in the identity of 'the struggling widow and single mum'—and while that reality was necessary to survive those early days, somewhere along the way I started believing that's all I could ever be. I unconsciously held onto the story of the widow who had to do everything alone, the single mum who couldn't ask for help, who wasn't worthy of receiving support, love, or abundance. It felt safer to stay in that familiar pain than to risk being seen as anything more. But what I didn't realise was that by clinging to this identity, I was blocking myself from receiving all the healing, opportunities, and love that were trying to reach me. I had to learn that honoring my journey didn't mean staying trapped in that story forever.

What I've discovered through my own journey of healing and 18 years of walking alongside others in their darkest moments:

You are not your trauma. You are not your grief. You are not your past mistakes. You are not the pain that happened to you.

These experiences shaped you, yes. But they are not your identity - they are chapters in your story, not the entire book.

I know how frightening it can feel to consider letting go of the version of yourself you've known for so long. There's safety in the familiar, even when it's painful. There's certainty in staying small, even when your soul is aching to expand.

But releasing old versions of yourself isn't about forgetting your journey or dismissing your pain. It's about honouring how far you've travelled whilst making space for the person you're becoming. It's recognising that you can hold your grief or trauma AND your joy. Your wounds AND your wisdom. Your past AND your potential.

When we cling to old identities - even painful ones - we're essentially telling the universe: 'This is all I'm capable of being.' But what if you're meant for so much more?

I offer holistic sessions both in person and online, combining counselling and energy healing to support your transformation. Message me for a complimentary 15-minute chat to explore if my approach feels right for you.

www.mariacarr.com.au

27/08/2025

If you've been struggling with:
* Deflecting compliments or opportunities
* Feeling guilty when good things happen
* Pushing away love or abundance
* Believing you have to earn your worth
* Feeling 'too much' or 'not enough'
..then it's time we worked together.

I'm offering a limited number of Receiving Breakthrough Sessions this month - 60 minutes of deep, transformational work where we'll:
- Uncover the root cause of your receiving blocks (often hidden in childhood or generational patterns)
- Release the stored emotions and trauma keeping you stuck
- Clear energetic blockages in your body and field
- Heal the inner child wounds affecting your adult relationships
- Rewire your nervous system for safety in receiving

Using my unique combination of counselling and energy work, we'll address both your conscious and subconscious patterns, creating the deep transformation you've been seeking.

Through my experience as a holistic therapist, I understand this: you weren't meant to struggle. You were meant to receive all the love, abundance, and joy your heart desires.

But first, we need to heal what's blocking the way - and you have full permission to let these old wounds go.

All sessions are available both in-person and online

I work with clients around the world through online sessions and consistently achieve the same profound results as in-person work. Energy knows no boundaries, and transformation happens just as powerfully through our virtual connection.

Whether you're dealing with grief, trauma, seeking to heal your inner child, wanting to break free from limiting beliefs, or ready to step into your authentic power - I'm here to guide you through your unique healing journey.

I offer a FREE 15-minute discovery call where we can explore your needs and see if my approach feels right for you.

For more information about my services and approach, visit: www.mariacarr.com.au

Ready to take the first step? DM to book your free discovery or for bookings use the Calendly link on my website.

Your healing matters. Your transformation is possible. And I'm honored to walk this journey with you.

26/08/2025

The protection layers that once served are now holding you back from receiving.

In my years supporting people through their deepest healing, I've witnessed this pattern countless times. The person who can't accept a compliment. The talented entrepreneur who undercharges for their services. The loving soul who keeps everyone at arm's length.

What I know from combining counselling with energy healing is this: your receiving blocks live in your nervous system. They're not just thoughts you can think your way out of.

When someone wants to help you, you insist you're fine. When you accomplish something amazing, you downplay it. When life gets really good, you find something to worry about.

This is your nervous system doing its job - the job it learnt when you were young and the world felt unsafe.

But through my unique combination of counselling and energy work, I've seen people completely release the layers of protection and transform their relationship with receiving. We work with:

- The subconscious beliefs running your life
- The emotional blockages stored in your body
- The generational patterns you've inherited
- The inner child wounds that shaped your protection
- The energetic cords keeping you tied to old stories

When we heal at this depth - addressing both the conscious and subconscious, the mind and the body - everything changes.

Whether you're dealing with grief, trauma, seeking to heal your inner child, wanting to break free from limiting beliefs, or ready to step into your authentic power - I'm here to guide you through your unique healing journey.

For more information about my services and approach, visit: www.mariacarr.com.au

Ready to take the first step? DM to book your free 15 minute discovery

All sessions are available both in-person and online
I work with clients around the world through online sessions and consistently achieve the same profound results as in-person work. Energy knows no boundaries, and transformation happens just as powerfully through our virtual connection.

25/08/2025

Why do you push away the very things you desire most?
I see this pattern constantly with my clients - brilliant, deserving people who sabotage opportunities, deflect compliments, and struggle to accept help, love, or abundance.

Through my experience as a holistic therapist combining counselling and energy work: your inability to receive isn't a character flaw. It's protection.

When you were young, perhaps receiving came with conditions. Maybe love felt unsafe. Maybe you learnt that being 'too much' meant rejection. Or maybe generations before you carried the belief that struggle equals worth.

Your nervous system remembers every moment you reached out and were met with disappointment, criticism, or abandonment. So now, even when good things come your way, that protective part whispers: 'Don't get too comfortable. Don't expect too much. You'll only get hurt.'

But here's what your protective parts don't know - you're not that vulnerable child anymore. You have the power to heal these wounds, to release the old programming, and to give yourself permission to receive all the love, money, success, and joy that's waiting for you.

Your inability to receive is costing you everything you desire. But you have permission to let this go. You have permission to heal. You don't have to stay this way.

What would change in your life if you could truly, deeply receive?

Ready to Begin Your Healing Journey?

All sessions are available both in-person and online

I work with clients around the world through online sessions and consistently achieve the same profound results as in-person work.

For more information about my services and approach, visit: www.mariacarr.com.au

Ready to take the first step? DM to book your free 15 minute discovery or for bookings use the Calendly link on my website.

18/08/2025

Grief isn't about "moving on" or "getting over" someone you love.
It's about learning to carry your connection with them in a new way - one that brings comfort rather than overwhelming pain.

Continuing bonds is about maintaining a healthy, ongoing relationship with your loved one after they've passed. It's recognising that love doesn't end with death - it transforms.

Through my Grief Sessions, I help you:
*Release the trauma and pain stored in your body around the loss
*Heal the guilt, regret, or unfinished business that keeps you stuck
*Connect with the loving essence of your person in a peaceful way
*Transform overwhelming grief into a gentle, enduring bond
*Find your way forward while keeping your loved one close to your heart

Using a combination of grief counselling and energy healing, we work on multiple levels:
- Emotional release of trapped grief and trauma
- Inner child healing around abandonment and loss
- Energy work to clear blockages and restore balance
-Practical tools for ongoing connection and healing

Having walked this path myself as a young widow, I understand the depth of loss and the journey of rebuilding life while keeping love alive.

Your grief deserves to be honoured. Your bond deserves to be cherished.

Send me a message or comment below. Let's explore how Continuing Bonds sessions can support your healing journey.

All sessions are available both in-person and online

I work with clients around the world through online sessions and consistently achieve the same profound results as in-person work. Energy knows no boundaries, and transformation happens just as powerfully through our virtual connection.

I offer a FREE 15-minute discovery call where we can explore your needs and see if my approach feels right for you.

For more information about my services and approach, visit: www.mariacarr.com.au

Ready to take the first step? DM to book your free discovery or for bookings use the Calendly link on my website.

Your healing matters. Your transformation is possible. And I'm honored to walk this journey with you. 💙

12/08/2025

Your inner child isn't just some therapy concept - it's the part of you that carries your earliest wounds, unmet needs, and those protective patterns you've been carrying around for years.

When your inner child is wounded, you might find yourself:
• Constantly seeking validation from others
• Feeling like you're "too much" or "not enough"
• Struggling with boundaries or falling into people-pleasing
• Reacting from fear instead of responding from your own wisdom
• Repeating the same relationship patterns that just don't serve you

But when your inner child is healed, everything shifts:
• You trust your own judgement and intuition
• You feel worthy of love and all the good things life has to offer
• You set boundaries without the guilt
• You make decisions from your authentic self
• You attract relationships that truly honour who you are

Inner child healing isn't about blaming your past - it's about freeing your future from those old patterns and conditioning that keep you stuck.

Through my own grief journey and 17 years of supporting others, I've learnt that true transformation happens when we address these deeper wounds. When we heal the child within, we release the trauma, fears, and limiting beliefs that have been running the show from our subconscious.

*What would your life look like if that wounded child within you felt completely safe and loved?*

If you're ready to heal those old wounds and step into your authentic power, I'm here to guide you. Together, we can transform the pain that's been holding you back into the strength that propels you forward.

All sessions are available both in-person and online

I work with clients around the world through online sessions and consistently achieve the same profound results as in-person work. Energy knows no boundaries, and transformation happens just as powerfully through our virtual connection.

Whether you're dealing with grief, trauma, seeking to heal your inner child, wanting to break free from limiting beliefs, or ready to step into your authentic power - I'm here to guide you through your unique healing journey.

I offer a FREE 15-minute discovery call where we can explore your needs and see if my approach feels right for you.

For more information about my services and approach, visit: www.mariacarr.com.au

Ready to take the first step? DM to book your free discovery or for bookings use the Calendly link on my website.