Centre for Mind Body Wellness

26/09/2025

A big welcome to Heidi Vial!

Heidi is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, who is passionate about supporting people to live a life that is right for them. Her approach is grounded in empathy, collaboration, and respect—she’s there to walk alongside you, help make sense of the tough stuff, and figure things out together.

Heidi believes that each person is the author of their own story. Her role is to help you reconnect with your voice, explore your experiences with compassion, and move forward with clarity and confidence.

She’s worked with teenagers and adults going through grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, issues with substance use, challenges at school and with friends, parenting challenges, relationship ups and downs, and all kinds of other life struggles. Heidi brings a calm, caring, and down-to-earth approach to her work, creating a space where people feel safe to talk, reflect, and grow.

To support healing and growth, Heidi offers a range of evidence-based interventions tailored to each person’s unique needs, including:

✨ EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) – for processing trauma and distressing memories
✨ ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) – to foster psychological flexibility and values-based living
✨ CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) – for managing thoughts, emotions, and behaviours
✨ Narrative Therapy – to explore and reshape personal stories
✨ Interpersonal Therapy – to strengthen emotional wellbeing and relationship dynamics

Whether you’re seeking support through a difficult time, healing from past experiences, or looking to create meaningful change, Heidi provides a safe and supportive space to explore, grow, and move forward—on your terms.

Heidi currently has availability to see new clients on Mondays!

Heidi VialAccredited Mental Health Social Worker Heidi Vial AMHSW Book an appointmentPhone 0417 274 152Get in touch Name Phone Email Address Message Heidi is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, who is passionate about supporting people to live a life that is right for them. Her approach is gr...

23/09/2025

Meet our incredible new Psychologist - Orly Miller!

Orly is a psychologist dedicated to supporting healing and holistic wellbeing. She helps individuals and couples navigate mental health challenges like anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, limerence and parenting issues.

Her approach creates a safe, nurturing space to explore concerns, address root causes and build resilience. With a focus on the mind-body connection and evidence-based techniques, Orly empowers you to cultivate self-awareness, overcome difficulties, and move toward a more fulfilling life.

Orly is currently accepting new referrals on Tuesdays!

Orly MillerPsychologist Orly Miller BPSych (Hons) Book an appointmentPhone 03 7003 2040Get in touch Name Phone Email Address Message Orly Miller is a psychologist dedicated to supporting healing and holistic wellbeing. She helps individuals and couples navigate mental health challenges like anxiety,...

22/09/2025

Calling health and wellness professionals! 📣

The Centre for Mind Body Wellness is now welcoming applications from experienced and passionate wellness practitioners.

We’d love to hear from you if you’re a Psychologist, Social Worker, Counsellor, Holistic GP, Naturopath, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Nutritionist, Dietician, Yoga Therapist, Somatic Therapist, Physiotherapist, Osteopath, Acupuncturist or other mind body wellness practitioner.

A little bit about us…..
We are a collective of experienced and passionate wellness practitioners, including Dr Daniel Jones, Dr Lauren Tober, Azriel Re'Shel, Suzy Gavey, Orly Miller, Heidi Vial and .Patrick Twomey

Drawing on the wisdom of ancient healing traditions and modern science, we specialise in working with people who are ready to let go of illness and fear and step into a life of wholeness, happiness, health and authenticity.

We believe that our role is to support people to access their own wisdom and healing, and we’re honoured to accompany our clients on this journey.

The Centre for Mind Body Wellness is a beautiful space, tucked away right in the heart of Mullumbimby. We are all independent practitioners who work together to wholeheartedly serve our community. Our work is soulful without being new-agey. It’s evidence based, without being clinical. It’s authentic, heartfelt and life changing.

Beautiful space. Awesome colleagues. Monthly peer supervision.
Sound like a place you’d like to work?

Find out more and apply at www.centreformindbodywellness.com.au/join/

17/09/2025

Ten Medicare covered psychology sessions per year is not enough. For most people, it's nowhere near enough.
If you'd like this to change, please sign....

Increase the psychology 10-session Medicare cap

04/06/2025

Calling health and wellness professionals! 📣

The Centre for Mind Body Wellness is now welcoming applications from experienced and passionate wellness practitioners.

We’d love to hear from you if you’re a Psychologist, Social Worker, Counsellor, Holistic GP, Naturopath, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Nutritionist, Dietician, Yoga Therapist, Somatic Therapist, Physiotherapist, Osteopath, Acupuncturist or other mind body wellness practitioner.

A little bit about us…..

We are a collective of experienced and passionate wellness practitioners, including Dr Daniel Jones, Dr Lauren Tober, Azriel Re'Shel and Suzy Gavey.

Drawing on the wisdom of ancient healing traditions and modern science, we specialise in working with people who are ready to let go of illness and fear and step into a life of wholeness, happiness, health and authenticity. We believe that our role is to support people to access their own wisdom and healing, and we’re honoured to accompany our clients on this journey.

The Centre for Mind Body Wellness is a beautiful space, tucked away right in the heart of Mullumbimby. We are all independent practitioners who work together to wholeheartedly serve our community. Our work is soulful without being new-agey. It’s evidence based, without being clinical. It’s authentic, heartfelt and life changing.

Beautiful space. Awesome colleagues. Monthly peer supervision.

Sound like a place you’d like to work?

Find out more and apply at www.centreformindbodywellness.com.au/join/

05/03/2025

Stay safe everyone

UPDATE: OFFICIAL EVACUATION CENTRES ANNOUNCED BY THE SES - ⚠️ SOME LOCATIONS HAVE CHANGED ⚠️
- 2pm, 5 March 2025

This is the most recent, up-to-date list of evacuation centres. They are all scheduled to open at 4pm today (NSW time).

Below are the official evacuation centres that have been established across northeast NSW. Please note the Tweed Heads/Banora Point evacuation centre is NOW LINDISFARNE.
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❗️ ALL ARE OPEN FROM 4PM, WED 5 MAR
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🏠 ALSTONVILLE
Alstonville High School
Cawley Close, Alstonville

🏠 BALLINA
Southern Cross Public School
Chickiba Drive, East Ballina

🏠 BURRINGBAR
Burringbar Sports Club
Fourth Ave, Burringbar

🏠 CORAKI
Coraki Public School
48-52 Adams Street, Coraki

🏠 EVANS HEAD
Evans Head RSL
11-13 McDonald Place, Evans Head

🏠 KINGSCLIFF
Kingscliff TAFE
806 Cudgen Road, Kingscliff

🏠 KYOGLE
Kyogle Memorial Hall
Stratheden Street, Kyogle

🏠 LISMORE
Southern Cross University
Military Road, East Lismore

🏠 MURWILLUMBAH
Murwillumbah TAFE
146 Murwillumbah Street, Murwillumbah

🏠 MULLUMBIMBY
Mullumbimby RSL
58 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby

🏠 OCEAN SHORES
Ocean Shores County Club
113A Orana Road, Ocean Shores

🏠 TERRANORA
Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School
86 Maher Lane, Terranora

🏠 TYALGUM
Tyalgum Hall
Coolman St, Tyalgum

🏠 UKI
Uki Hall
1426 Kyogle Rd, Uki

For more information: https://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/during-an-emergency/evacuation-centres
If you require emergency help, call the NSW SES on 132 500 and if life-threatening, call 000

20/11/2024

A Medicare rebate for just 10 sessions to see a psychologist or mental health social worker is just not enough. For many, 10 sessions is just the tip of the iceberg, just enough to start the process, but nowhere near enough to make the real and lasting change that's needed to overcome mental health challenges and build long term resilience.
Initially, we could get up 18 sessions in a year, then it was reduced to 12, then 10. It went up to 20 during COVID, but is currently back down to 10 sessions per year.
We need to do better.
If you feel called, help by signing this petition to increase the number of sessions that Medicare offers a rebate for.

Increase the psychology 10-session Medicare cap

05/09/2024

Meet our founder, Lauren Tober (she/her)!

Lauren is an experienced Clinical Psychologist, Senior Yoga Teacher and mother of two. She is the founder of the Centre for Mind Body Wellness and the Psychology Institute , the author of Mental Health Aware Yoga: A Guide for Yoga Teachers and hosts the A Grateful Life podcast.

She has been working as a psychologist for over 20 years, and has current availability to see new clients for counselling, supervision and coaching.

Lauren offers counselling for adults navigating:

depression (including pre and postnatal)
anxiety
stress
trauma
overwhelm
burnout
periods of transition
chronic illness
high sensitivity
peri-/menopause

In counselling sessions, Lauren aims to create a safe and inspiring space to explore what is going on for you.

Her focus is not just on helping you to overcome the difficulties that you are facing, but also to support you in living vibrantly, meaningfully and passionately. She believes in living a life that is authentic, compassionate, mindful, wholehearted and joyful, and she carries this through into her work.

She is also available for coaching and mentoring/supervision.

Lauren draws from a broad range of traditions and therapies, and her work is based in somatics, mindfulness and yoga. She has trained extensively in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, various somatic-based psychotherapies and yoga and meditation, and is a continual student of psychology and life (at present she is studying Hakomi Somatic Psychotherapy).

Lauren sees her role as helping you find your way in overcoming obstacles and creating the kind of life you want to lead. She won’t tell you what to do or make your decisions for you. She will listen, non-judgementally and compassionately, and support you on your journey.

Sessions are available online from anywhere in the world and in-person at the Centre for Mind Body Wellness in Mullumbimby.

To find out more and book your session, visit

Dr Lauren ToberClinical Psychologist Dr Lauren Tober (she/her)BSc (Hons) DPsych (Clin) MAPSBook an appointmentPhone 042 037 6469Fax 02 6190 1386 BOOK ONLINEFor new clients – we will be in touch after you have booked online to organise payment for the deposit (required to confirm your appointment)....

01/09/2024

Introducing our in-house holistic GP and acupuncturist Dr Daniel Jones!

Daniel (he/him) has been with us we opened the Centre for Mind Body Wellness eight years ago, and works with us on Mondays and Fridays.

Daniel has been in the health profession for over 20 years. Having completed a Bachelor of nursing with honours he then went on to study and complete his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS).

After working in a number of rural and urban hospitals across Queensland he then moved to north NSW to follow his dream of practicing holistic health care. As such he successfully completed his GP training and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

His interest in mind, body and spirit health led him to study Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a member of the Australian Medical Acupuncture College after finishing his Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture studies.

Dan is passionate about grass roots, community driven health care initiatives and has volunteered overseas in helping build local capacity and to train and empower local health practitioners to provide culturally appropriate and sustainable care.

He is passionate about holistic and preventative health care, believing that health is more than the absence of disease and has dedicated his time to fostering client education, empowerment and ultimately conscious wellbeing.

Find out more about Dr Daniel and book you session in at

Dr Daniel JonesHolistic GP and Acupuncturist Dr Daniel Jones (he/him)MBBS BaNu (Hons)Book an appointmentPhone 0403 626 959Get in touch Name Phone Email Address Message Dr Daniel Jones has been in the health profession for 20 years. Having completed a Bachelor of nursing with honours he then went on....

30/08/2024

Have you met our Gestalt Psychotherapist, Suzy Gavey?

Suzy works with us on Thursdays at the Centre for Mind Body Wellness, and currently has availability to see new clients.

Suzy is a masters-trained Gestalt-psychotherapist who resonates deeply with the concept of psychotherapy as soul healing. Gestalt therapy offers a place where individuals can honestly bring themselves to each moment, developing their own insight and healing within the support of a therapeutic relationship. With a presence of warmth and inclusion, Suzy creates a safe holding for her clients to enquire into themselves and their life circumstance.

Suzy has lived through her own life challenges and initiations. She offers a depth of resource, resilience and humility. She is an advocate for embracing diversity within the human experience. Through Gestalt methodology she supports individuals to inhabit themselves more fully by building personal awareness and acting as an anchor where things may feel a bit rocky. There is no pressure to fix anything or even to have a final destination. She accompanies her clients on their personal journey to feeling better resourced in their lives and relationships. Suzy practices anti-oppressive therapy in which people can have deeper conversations with themselves, whilst being witnessed, and skilfully supported, in shifting their perspective on life in order to find greater connection to the life that is unique to them.

Suzy works with individuals, couples and teenagers. In her major Masters paper, she explored Beyond a binary view of gender in psychotherapy: working alongside trans and gender diverse people.

Suzy GaveyGestalt Psychotherapist & WomanSpeak Circle Leader Suzy Gavey (she/her)MA GestTherapyJoin WomanSpeakPhone 049 036 5713 BOOK ONLINEGet in touch Name Phone Email Address Message Gestalt TherapySuzy is a masters-trained Gestalt-psychotherapist who resonates deeply with the concept of psychoth...

23/08/2024

Meet the wonderful Jocelyn Strong!

Jocelyn (she/her) is an Integrative and Trauma-Informed Counsellor, Woman, Mother of three and local to the Northern Rivers for over ten years.

She works with us at the Centre for Mind Body Wellness on Thursdays and currently has availbility to see new clients.

Jocelyn possesses a vibrancy and warmth that immediately communicates a strong message of safety. She is passionate about facilitating a space where individuals can freely express themselves, face their past, and move towards a meaningful future.

Jocelyn is a skilled practitioner with much experience in working with trauma, loss, and mental health. She has a background in Psychology and post graduate studies in Counselling and Psychotherapy and is currently studying Emotionally Focussed Therapy (EFT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) as she expands her practice to include couples and families.

Jocelyn adopts a client led and integrative approach. She understands that we are all unique and at different stages in our healing journey where there is no ‘one size’ that fits all. Her work thus melds aspects of Neuroscience, Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, with Experiential, Creative and Somatic processes.

Jocelyn’s aim is to support you to grow beyond the limits imposed by your history, disability and/or diagnosis. She believes that no matter what we have endured, there is a self that remains intact and unbroken. To work with Jocelyn is to get in touch with a sense of self again and to move through and forward, from a place of self leadership and self empowerment.

A long-term psychotherapy model is favoured where with time, care, consistency and a strong therapeutic alliance, great change can take form.

“Trauma isn’t the thing that we experience; it’s the pain we hold inside in the absence of an empathic witness.” (Peter Levine).

Jocelyn specialises in:

Emotion regulation
Coping skills and strategies
Anxiety
Trauma
Grief & Loss
Mental health
Relationships
Spiritual integration

Client groups:

Youth (12+)
Adults
Couples
NDIS

Jocelyn welcomes ALL individuals 12 years and over. She especially ensures her services are accessible to minority, marginalised and at-risk populations.

Jocelyn StrongIntegrative, Trauma-Informed Counsellor and Psychotherapist Jocelyn Strong (she/her)BA(Psych), GDipCouns, PACFABook an appointmentPhone 0416 801 847Get in touch Name Phone Email Address Message Jocelyn is an Integrative and Trauma-Informed Counsellor, Woman, Mother of three and local t...

16/08/2024

Have you met Azriel Re'Shel yet?

Azriel (she/her) is a psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner, art therapist and yoga teacher and works with us at the Centre for Mind Body Wellness on Thursdays. And she is currently available to take on new clients.

As Azriel is also a Mental Health Social Worker, with a referral from your GP you may be able to claim a Medicare rebate for up to 10 sessions each year with Azriel.

Azriel works with individuals seeking a deeper meaning to life who are wanting to resolve past trauma to rediscover clarity, wellbeing, joy and purpose.

With a focus on working holistically, Azriel creates individualised therapeutic programs drawing on a range of expressive and evidence-based tools and modalities to heal the past and create embodied wellbeing.

Azriel is committed to facilitating a kind, safe and open place for clients to access their own inner wisdom so they can embody their strengths and gifts, sustained by new skills. She draws on her training in trauma healing, Art Therapy, Mindfulness & Yoga, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, CBT, Emotional Freedom Technique, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy and Narrative Therapy to create a container for transformation with compassionate support.

Azriel has nine years counselling experience and has worked in private practice and the community sector with a variety of organisations in mental health care, family violence and trauma. She has coached clients in stress reduction, conflict resolution, and work-life balance and has provided supervision for social workers and counsellors.

Azriel works with adults and young people, specialising in support for:

Depression
Anxiety
PTSD
Resolving trauma
Coping skills and strategies
Stress reduction
Life transitions
Family violence

Book in today at the link below

Azriel Re’ShelPsychotherapist, EMDR, Art Therapist, Yoga Teacher Azriel Re’Shel (she/her)BA. Psych M. Social WorkDip Art TherapyPsychotherapist, EMDR,Art Therapist, Yoga TeacherBook an appointmentPhone 0417 064 976Get in touch Name Phone Email Address Message Azriel is an accredited counsellor, ...