I hold a Bachelor of Social Work with Honours, and a Graduate Diploma in Gestalt Supervision, and I've had rich and varied work experiences in Social Work roles in Australia, New Zealand and Scotland, with a career in counselling spanning more than 2 decades.

I’ve supported people from all walks of life, and I’m always moved by the capacity and drive of people to step into their power and forge a new path for themselves and their family, regardless of their background.

I am a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW,) an EMDR therapist (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and I’ve also trained in Internal Family Systems, Schema Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which inform my counselling approach.

I am an 'Aware Parenting' instructor, a Women's Circle facilitator, an accredited ‘Circle of Security’ facilitator, and a certified ‘Newborn Observation’ practitioner. I've also completed a Birth Debriefing Mentorship with Lael Stone and Bernadette Lack, along with countless other courses and workshops related to pregnancy, birth, parenting, grief, loss, addiction and trauma. 

Along with my offerings of online counselling, supervision for care professionals, and Women's Circles via my private practice, I continue to work in a tertiary hospital providing specialist training and clinical supervision to health professionals in the maternity sector.

I practice from a strengths-based, trauma-informed lens, and I believe in the healing power of sharing stories- that when we are heard, held and honoured, we all have the innate ability to heal.

I offer a supportive and practical approach to counselling and to supervision- a safe space for reflection and processing, where values-based and person-centred decision making is encouraged, and embodied awareness is honoured and celebrated.

I am a Level 2 EMDR Therapist (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and I’m also trained in Internal Family systems, Schema Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which adds another dimension to my counselling approach.

In both my Counselling and Supervision work, I am influenced by the rich philosophical traditions of Relational Gestalt Therapy. The Gestalt approach “builds capacity for awareness, allowing people to be more receptive to their own needs, the experience of others, and the world.” Learn more here - What is Relational Gestalt Therapy?

As a certified Aware Parenting Instructor, I am deeply influenced by the philosophies of 'Aware Parenting.' Aware Parenting is an attachment-style of parenting developed by Dr Aletha Solter (The Aware Parenting Institute) in the 1980’s, and is supported by research in attachment, child development, neurobiology, trauma, psychotherapy and education.

I'm so passionate about this approach - Learn more here: What is Aware Parenting? What Does it Mean to Consciously Raise our Children? - Aware Parenting with Joss

I've also completed 'Circle of Security' parenting (COSP) training in 2019. COSP is a parenting model that offers us confidence as parents to provide a secure base from which our children can explore the world, and a safe haven where they can return for comfort.

Learn more here: What is the Circle of Security - Circle of Security International

I’m also really passionate about my work as a Women’s Circle faciliator, and I believe circles are the ULTIMATE space for meaningful connection and community-building. Circle offers a safe place to skip the small talk and speak freely about all the juicy stuff together, without judgement or a need to be 'fixed.’ When we connect with each other in this way, we often experience big, beautiful ripple effects in other aspects of our lives -

• Less judgement & more compassion for ourselves & others

• A deeper connection to self (heart, mind, body & intuition,)

• Acceptance of each other, exactly as we are, in all our mess & our magic,

• More willingness to step into our power as women, individually & collectively,

• More capacity to show up for ourselves, our families & our community with integrity

• More connection, love, joy & intention in our everyday lives.