Trust
Choosing the right practitioner to work with you is paramount, it comes down to trust. A distinction of trust to consider is that it has 5 elements;
Benevolence: I care about what I do.
Capability: I can do what I say I can do
Authenticity: I own what I do or don’t do
Integrity: I do what I say I am going to do
Being: More than what I do, who I am being.
Peter Saxon
Why entrust me with your development?
Embodied Transformation
Born into adoption and violent childhood abuse, I attended 7 different schools in my first 12 years. As my adopted parents fighting intensified, I ran away from home at 15 and joined a punk rock subculture as my new family. By 20 I was addicted to heroin to cope with my unresolved childhood trauma. After years of addiction and the reprehensible behaviour that came with it, I rehabilitated. Mentors and guides appeared to support me to study and give back as a community worker.
Here I began the transformation from trauma to triumph.
While I had overcome my addiction, I hadn’t yet dealt with the underlying issues, I compensated for my low self-worth by going on to work for a decade working in the corporate sector in Industrial Property Developement. I exceeded all expectations and became a high acheiver, negotiating numerous multi-million dollar deals, however then subsequent loss through the Global Financial Crisis.
Here I learned to go from street smarts to navigate success in the business world. I developed resilience and found my true value.
What I gained in the GFC loss was a catalyst for over a decade of intensive personal development. I found what works and what is rubbish in spiritual practices, I studyed and worked under many teachers and mentor at mastery in their field and obtained further qualifications. My biological parents found me, I rebuilt my relationship with my adopted Father and resolved the past to embody post traumatic stress to post traumatic growth.
Here I discovered my true nature, I developed the integrity of truthfulness, accountability and responsibility. I learned how skilful living creates everyday joy and how to experience fulfilment in life in the face of adversity.
I’ve now been professionally coaching and facilitating for over 8 years. Coaching CEO’s and facilitating their C-Suite teams. Coupled with coaching individuals in private practice as I continue my lifelong learning being on a path of embodied personal transformation…
In service to yours.
Past & current work
I have worked with people in a variety of roles from Social Worker to Corporate Consultancy over 20 years. However my profession in working with people became embodied upon the full commitment to my own personal and professional development.
Here’s a timeline of my relevant professional career;
2010: Menswellbeing 3 day Retreats Facilitator - 10 years
2012: Lead Facilitator Men’s Common Ground - 7 years
2012: Counselor in Clinical Practice - 2 years
2012: Private Practice in Coaching, Counselling & Facilitation - 8 years
2013: Path Retreats Organiser - 1 year
2014: Path Retreats Facilitator - Awakening of Love 3 day retreat - 5 years (Personal development retreat operating in 25 countries for 22 years)
2014: Path Retreats Assistant Facilitator - Path of Love 7 day retreat - 2 years (Personal development retreat operating in 11 countries for 22 years)
2016: Men’s Domestic Violence Group Facilitator - 2 years
2015: CEO Leadership Coaching and C- Suite Team Facilitation - 5 years
Formal Qualifications
- Bachelor of Coaching & Counselling
- Diploma of Holistic Counselling
- Diploma of Social Work
- Foundations of Somatic Experiencing - Body Based Psychotherapy
- Cert IV Trainer and Assessor
- Certifcate in Sociometry Facilitation
- Certificate in Lead Facilitation of Common Ground Men’s Group
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course
- Currently undertaking Mindfulness Teacher Training Pathway
Informal Qualifications
- 3 years of Diamond Aproach Student
- 20 + years of personal development workshops
- 3 Years Zen Buddhism Practitioner
Ongoing Personal Practice
- Fortnightly Supervision
- Fortnightly Mens Group - 10 + years
- Yoga & Meditation - 10 + years
- Mindfulness Practitioner
- Circling Practitioner