Cultivating Change

I assist people to cultivate change through practical therapeutic approaches to improve the quality of their life, to live, manage, and respond to their experiences and themselves in a way that feels right for them. 

I focus on assisting people to become aware of and work with parts of their nervous system that respond to threat/stress/ emotional pain, specifically the fight/flight/freeze/fawn responses. In addition, I work with assisting people to understand and work with parts of their personality that also try to protect them from feeling and re-experiencing emotional pain. One or a combination of these survival mechanisms and parts can be stuck 'on' (due to experiences of the past and now) and as a result they act as a lens through which we view ourselves, our life, our capacity to sooth ourselves/cope, get healthier/learn, how safe we feel within and around others, our ability to think/remember,  ability to sleep and can drive us to seek soothing through substances/compulsive behaviours.  

 If you are interested in understanding how I may assist you, have questions, or would like to send me referral information, feel free to email me at admin@jftherapy.com.au or SMS/call on 0489 222 803. I will return your message. 

If you are experiencing any of the situations below and feel ready to do some work, you should find therapy helpful: 

• Anxiety and/or depression
• Stress, burnout, anger/frustration 
• Can't get to sleep or get back to sleep
• Addiction - Seeking to reduce or stop how much you use alcohol/drugs or a behaviour (porn, shopping, eating, gambling...) 
• Nightmares / Flashbacks / Freezing
• Rebuilding life after relationship breakdown/separation for children
• Rebuilding life after sexual/physical abuse 
• Trauma associated with medical treatment
• Trauma associated with an accident
• Seeking support to withdraw from and/or live without medication 
• Coping with physical illness, chronic pain, and fatigue 
• Have previously tried therapy and feel the same or worse 
• Fears (ie, flying)
• Grief 
• Unable to leave the house, go to shopping centres, or attend social events 
• Find yourself triggered or simply stuck, unmotivated, or just off track. 
• Seeking a confidential space to share what needs to be shared 
• Uncontrollable rage/anger

• Therapy Sessions - I provide in-person, video conference, or telephone-based therapy of 50 min or 75 min in length. A longer session can assist trauma and addiction processing. 
• Guide Practice Call - In recognition of how we best learn and change (through daily repetition), I offer a 10-minute Guided Practice Call. Calls are at a pre-arranged time, during which time you will be guided in a therapeutic practice of your choice (ie, urge surfing/self-compassion/relaxation).  This is only for clients who have attended at least one 50-minute session.  There is no minimum number of calls that you need to purchase, so feel free to simply purchase one.  
• Mental Health, Addiction, Trauma, Reduce Stress presentations - please contact me for details. 
• Intensive Substance Addiction / Behavioural Compulsion Treatment (see section below for more info)

• $180 per 50-minute Therapy Session - Medicare rebate available
• $270 per 75-minute Therapy Session (generally reserved for trauma or addiction/compulsion processing)- Medicare rebate available
• $36 per 10-minute Guided Practice Call - must be pre-purchased, no Medicare rebate for this treatment.
• $810 Intensive Substance / Behavioural Compulsion Treatment - must be pre-purchased, no Medicare rebate for this treatment. 
• Clients referred to the service via Open Arms and Work Safe Victoria have their costs covered by these organisations.  

• Confidentially: Please note that what you share in session is confidential; it is not shared with anyone without your permission and direction as to what can be shared.  
• Cancellation Policy: If you cancel/reschedule more than 48 hours before the start of the session, there is no fee. After that, you will be charged the full fee for the session. Note: Medicare/Work Safe does not pay for cancellation/rescheduling fees. To assist you, I send reminder emails and SMS reminders one week and 72 hours before the session. 

•  Intensive treatment blending Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Addiction/Compulsion Protocols and Internal Family Systems. 
• This approach aligns with the scientific understanding of how humans learn and change, which is through regular/daily practice. 
• This treatment format is not suitable for people in states of crisis/suicidality.
• The schedule below can also be spread out over three weeks. 
• Week 1

Monday - In Person / VC session up to 75 min

Tuesday - Daily Practice Call 10 min

Wednesday Daily Practice Call 10 min

Thursday Daily Practice Call 10 min

Friday In Person /VC session up to 75min

• Week 2 

Monday - Daily Practice Call 10 min

Tuesday - Daily Practice Call 10 min

Wednesday - In Person /VC session up to 75min

Thursday - Daily Practice Call 10 min

Friday - Daily Practice Call 10 min

Below is a collection of resources that you may find interesting/helpful.  

1. Self Compassion Practice. A YouTube link to a Self-Compassion Practice which is the opposite to self-criticism. 

2. Urge Surfing - A PDF that provides a great description of the practice of Urge Surfing, useful for people seeking to change how they respond to urges, cravings or compulsions   

3. Relaxation and Support Audio Recordings. This is a link to my Google Drive that contains short audio recording that I made to assist people to Relax their nervous system and provide inner Support. This will give you a good idea of how I work with people.  

5. Article discussing being blended vs unblended with parts of personality. 

6. Courage - Guided Meditation