Hello and Welcome to Ignite your Light Counselling.
If you are in need of some self care, you have found a haven of authentic soul comfort.
With each treatment I draw on a wide range of healing practices which release all kinds of limitations, pain, trauma, fears, anxiety and childhood past patterns.These sessions help bring you balance, peace and understanding of your own inner true self and strength.
Offering many years of experience helping Adolescents, Women, Families, Children and Youth in all areas of mind, body and soul strength/resilience and healing. I believe in genuine holistic care for all people, is the only path to recovery for mental and physical wellbeing. The therapies I use are CBT ( Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ), IPT ( Interpersonal Psychotherapy ), Motivational Interviewing and Gestalt Therapy. Complimentary holistic therapies are EFT ( Emotional Freedom Therapy ), Narrative Therapy, Psychomotoric exercise,Somatic therapy, SOUL CONNECTIONS Art Therapy, Meditation, light Hypnotherapy.
I am a Qualified and registered Adult and Paediatric Counsellor/ Psychotherapist. I have a Diploma of Child Psychology with a Distinction and have a Criminal Psychologist qualification with a distinction. I am a qualified Creative Arts Therapist, Tibetan Reiki Master, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Artist, Author, Illustrator and my greatest love, a mother of two beautiful grown children aged 21 and 24.
I have had the privilege of working with Palliative Care Victoria in the role of Grief and Bereavement Counsellor/ Holistic Psychotherapist. My Art Therapy was welcomed in Palliative care with some beautiful art work created by patients and carers.
This role was very humbling and special, working with dedicated Palliative Care Nurses, Doctors and Social Workers, supporting Community and Unit Palliative Care patients and their Families. In this role I was also referred to work with patients with Motor neurone Disease, which I received valued recognition from Barwon Health.
I have previously worked with children and youth with Cerebral Palsy, Vision Impairment, ADHD, Aspergers, Muscular Dystrophy and Autism. For the past 15 years I have been employed by the Education Department in Schools supporting students Educational
and Emotional Wellbeing, which is a whole school approach to thriving children. I have been previously been employed as the Welfare Officer at the gorgeous Bellbrae Primary school, and with the Raise Youth Mentoring Foundation as a Program Counsellor. I am also employed at Surf Coast Secondary College in Education Support and may do some private consultation with legal teams in Criminal Psychology.
I feel blessed to have these positions and love my work.
I published my 10th book 'Soul Connections'.
One of my books ZEN MUMS IGNITE your LIGHT was rated in the top four books for family help in early 2015.
The photo on the home page is my daughter Madeline and I, swapping our books at a book Launch with the beautiful and inspirational Author Elizabeth Gilbert ,who wrote the Best Seller EAT PRAY LOVE. My favourite Book. Elizabeth spoke openly and warmly with my daughter and I about believing in your own inner strength and abilities, and to share those with others. I especially love helping children express their feelings through Art and words. Have a look at my shop page for a gorgeous little story written by a year 7 student Alyarne, called "The wind and the Sky". Other books I have written and published are : I whaley Love you, The Love Bug, The Love bug and the furious flea, Star Child and a number of journals. All found on AMAZON. My shop has links to these books and other heart felt books I have had published.
Ignite Your Light is a personal home based Private business I created just for women, mothers, teenage girls and children.
It is a warm, non judgemental, comforting private and personalised SOUL rejuvenation sanctuary.
Here you can feel at home, relaxed and have a SOUL tea,( made from plants off our land) feel calm, balanced, re charged and take in beautiful natural coastal/ country surrounds. You will be greeted by the friendly chickens and may meet Cody the counsellor guinea pig. .
Lets start your inner journey back to YOU.
Click on the contact Link above to begin Igniting !
Much Love and Light Marley.
If you are in need of some self care, you have found a haven of authentic soul comfort.
With each treatment I draw on a wide range of healing practices which release all kinds of limitations, pain, trauma, fears, anxiety and childhood past patterns.These sessions help bring you balance, peace and understanding of your own inner true self and strength.
Offering many years of experience helping Adolescents, Women, Families, Children and Youth in all areas of mind, body and soul strength/resilience and healing. I believe in genuine holistic care for all people, is the only path to recovery for mental and physical wellbeing. The therapies I use are CBT ( Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ), IPT ( Interpersonal Psychotherapy ), Motivational Interviewing and Gestalt Therapy. Complimentary holistic therapies are EFT ( Emotional Freedom Therapy ), Narrative Therapy, Psychomotoric exercise,Somatic therapy, SOUL CONNECTIONS Art Therapy, Meditation, light Hypnotherapy.
I am a Qualified and registered Adult and Paediatric Counsellor/ Psychotherapist. I have a Diploma of Child Psychology with a Distinction and have a Criminal Psychologist qualification with a distinction. I am a qualified Creative Arts Therapist, Tibetan Reiki Master, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Artist, Author, Illustrator and my greatest love, a mother of two beautiful grown children aged 21 and 24.
I have had the privilege of working with Palliative Care Victoria in the role of Grief and Bereavement Counsellor/ Holistic Psychotherapist. My Art Therapy was welcomed in Palliative care with some beautiful art work created by patients and carers.
This role was very humbling and special, working with dedicated Palliative Care Nurses, Doctors and Social Workers, supporting Community and Unit Palliative Care patients and their Families. In this role I was also referred to work with patients with Motor neurone Disease, which I received valued recognition from Barwon Health.
I have previously worked with children and youth with Cerebral Palsy, Vision Impairment, ADHD, Aspergers, Muscular Dystrophy and Autism. For the past 15 years I have been employed by the Education Department in Schools supporting students Educational
and Emotional Wellbeing, which is a whole school approach to thriving children. I have been previously been employed as the Welfare Officer at the gorgeous Bellbrae Primary school, and with the Raise Youth Mentoring Foundation as a Program Counsellor. I am also employed at Surf Coast Secondary College in Education Support and may do some private consultation with legal teams in Criminal Psychology.
I feel blessed to have these positions and love my work.
I published my 10th book 'Soul Connections'.
One of my books ZEN MUMS IGNITE your LIGHT was rated in the top four books for family help in early 2015.
The photo on the home page is my daughter Madeline and I, swapping our books at a book Launch with the beautiful and inspirational Author Elizabeth Gilbert ,who wrote the Best Seller EAT PRAY LOVE. My favourite Book. Elizabeth spoke openly and warmly with my daughter and I about believing in your own inner strength and abilities, and to share those with others. I especially love helping children express their feelings through Art and words. Have a look at my shop page for a gorgeous little story written by a year 7 student Alyarne, called "The wind and the Sky". Other books I have written and published are : I whaley Love you, The Love Bug, The Love bug and the furious flea, Star Child and a number of journals. All found on AMAZON. My shop has links to these books and other heart felt books I have had published.
Ignite Your Light is a personal home based Private business I created just for women, mothers, teenage girls and children.
It is a warm, non judgemental, comforting private and personalised SOUL rejuvenation sanctuary.
Here you can feel at home, relaxed and have a SOUL tea,( made from plants off our land) feel calm, balanced, re charged and take in beautiful natural coastal/ country surrounds. You will be greeted by the friendly chickens and may meet Cody the counsellor guinea pig. .
Lets start your inner journey back to YOU.
Click on the contact Link above to begin Igniting !
Much Love and Light Marley.
QUALIFICATIONS ~ Degree, Diplomas and Certifications
My most proud achievement : Two incredible good hearted Young adults age 20 & 23. .
Degree : Art and Design ~: Melbourne College /RMIT
TOP ARTS finalist
Diploma Counselling /Interpersonal and Transpersonal Psychotherapy ~ Distinction
Diploma Child Psychology ~ Distinction
Diploma Criminal Psychology ~ Distinction
Sensorimotor psychotherapy and art therapy~ Distinction
Advanced Life Coaching~ Distinction
Life Coaching~ Distinction
Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy~ Distinction
Adolescent Psychology ~ Distinction
Creative Arts therapy ~Distinction
Paediatric Counselling/Psychotherapy~ Distinction
Supporting Suicide Bereaved
Interpersonal Psychotherapy /Post Natal Depression
Persistent Complex Bereavement
Disorder/ Complicated Grief
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Identifying & Responding to Child Abuse
Counselling Children using EMDR & Play Therapy
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Neurological Linguistic Programming
Certified Tibetan Reiki Master
*Registered ~ Own Business
Ignite Your Light Counselling & Psychotherapy (current)
Certified ~ TOP Arts ~ Ron Reynolds
*Marley Art sold through Melbourne Galleries, Fine Art America, Red Bubble,
Art Pal, Society 6, Instagram on line globally.
Certified ~ Building a Business
Centre of Excellence Award ~ Runner Up~ Best Therapist Award
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Degree ~ Art and Design
Architectural and Interior Drafting and Design
Commercial and Private Design and Drafting.
Marley's Angels Personal Training for Women and children ~
15 years in Melbourne's leading Health Clubs:
Pregnancy Yoga, Belly Mums and Beyond, Super Mums, Super Kids, Super Teens,
Music and Movement for Munchkins.
(My Fitness & Wellness Groups)
Certified ~C.O.T.A (Care Of The Active Aged ~ Wellbeing and Fitness Group Leader.
Certified ~ Think Light Health and Nutrition Coach
Certified ~ Pregnancy/ Post Natal Care and Yoga Instruction.
Certified ~ Education Support /Integration~ Autism Spectrum and special Needs.
Member ~ Registered with The Australian Counselling Association.Reg no:2987
Member ~ Registered with The Mental Health Academy.
Member ~ Registered with The Mind Valley Academy.
Member ~ Light Workers Association. (www.lightworkers.org)
Member of the Drol Kar Buddhist Temple.
Honourable Initiation~ White Tara (Bodhisattva of Compassion) Initiation by Venerable Geshe Doga~
Lama Gelugpa Lineage Tibetan Buddhism.
Member Ziran Qi Gong : 5elementskungfu.com.au
Member Psychology Blog Spring.Org.uk.
Safe at Work Certificate Current
National Crime Check Current
Working with Children Check Current
First Aid ~ Current
Artist, Author and Illustrator~
*Soul Connections Oracle Book ( Author and Illustrator)
*Soul Connections Oracle cards ( Author and Illustrator)
*Zen Mums Ignite Your Light (Author & Illustrator)
*Dollies and Dragons (Illustrator)
*Paynten's Nuffin (Illustrator)
*Marley Art Book 1&2 (Author & Illustrator)
*The Wind and the Sky (Illustrator)
*Bella Butterfly finds her Wings (Author & Illustrator)
*I Whaley Love you (Author & Illustrator)
*Bun bun & Moo ( Author and Illustrator)
Artist and Hand made Spiritual Jewellery.
* The Love Bug and The Love Bug and the furious flea (Sold via Amazon)
*STAR Child (Amazon)
*My Soul Connection Journals (Amazon)
MARLEY ART SOLD On Products ~ World Wide ~ SEE SHOP PAGE FOR LINKS to :
Fine Art America, Amazon, Red Bubble, Art Pal, Society 6, Instagram @marleyart123, Amazon, Blurb and Facebook. Aspire Wellbeing, Twisted Sister gallery, Galleria De Mar, Custom Wharf Gallery Melbourne, Wild Earth shop & gallery.
Also originals in private Collections world wide.
My most proud achievement : Two incredible good hearted Young adults age 20 & 23. .
Degree : Art and Design ~: Melbourne College /RMIT
TOP ARTS finalist
Diploma Counselling /Interpersonal and Transpersonal Psychotherapy ~ Distinction
Diploma Child Psychology ~ Distinction
Diploma Criminal Psychology ~ Distinction
Sensorimotor psychotherapy and art therapy~ Distinction
Advanced Life Coaching~ Distinction
Life Coaching~ Distinction
Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy~ Distinction
Adolescent Psychology ~ Distinction
Creative Arts therapy ~Distinction
Paediatric Counselling/Psychotherapy~ Distinction
Supporting Suicide Bereaved
Interpersonal Psychotherapy /Post Natal Depression
Persistent Complex Bereavement
Disorder/ Complicated Grief
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Identifying & Responding to Child Abuse
Counselling Children using EMDR & Play Therapy
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Neurological Linguistic Programming
Certified Tibetan Reiki Master
*Registered ~ Own Business
Ignite Your Light Counselling & Psychotherapy (current)
Certified ~ TOP Arts ~ Ron Reynolds
*Marley Art sold through Melbourne Galleries, Fine Art America, Red Bubble,
Art Pal, Society 6, Instagram on line globally.
Certified ~ Building a Business
Centre of Excellence Award ~ Runner Up~ Best Therapist Award
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Degree ~ Art and Design
Architectural and Interior Drafting and Design
Commercial and Private Design and Drafting.
Marley's Angels Personal Training for Women and children ~
15 years in Melbourne's leading Health Clubs:
Pregnancy Yoga, Belly Mums and Beyond, Super Mums, Super Kids, Super Teens,
Music and Movement for Munchkins.
(My Fitness & Wellness Groups)
Certified ~C.O.T.A (Care Of The Active Aged ~ Wellbeing and Fitness Group Leader.
Certified ~ Think Light Health and Nutrition Coach
Certified ~ Pregnancy/ Post Natal Care and Yoga Instruction.
Certified ~ Education Support /Integration~ Autism Spectrum and special Needs.
Member ~ Registered with The Australian Counselling Association.Reg no:2987
Member ~ Registered with The Mental Health Academy.
Member ~ Registered with The Mind Valley Academy.
Member ~ Light Workers Association. (www.lightworkers.org)
Member of the Drol Kar Buddhist Temple.
Honourable Initiation~ White Tara (Bodhisattva of Compassion) Initiation by Venerable Geshe Doga~
Lama Gelugpa Lineage Tibetan Buddhism.
Member Ziran Qi Gong : 5elementskungfu.com.au
Member Psychology Blog Spring.Org.uk.
Safe at Work Certificate Current
National Crime Check Current
Working with Children Check Current
First Aid ~ Current
Artist, Author and Illustrator~
*Soul Connections Oracle Book ( Author and Illustrator)
*Soul Connections Oracle cards ( Author and Illustrator)
*Zen Mums Ignite Your Light (Author & Illustrator)
*Dollies and Dragons (Illustrator)
*Paynten's Nuffin (Illustrator)
*Marley Art Book 1&2 (Author & Illustrator)
*The Wind and the Sky (Illustrator)
*Bella Butterfly finds her Wings (Author & Illustrator)
*I Whaley Love you (Author & Illustrator)
*Bun bun & Moo ( Author and Illustrator)
Artist and Hand made Spiritual Jewellery.
* The Love Bug and The Love Bug and the furious flea (Sold via Amazon)
*STAR Child (Amazon)
*My Soul Connection Journals (Amazon)
MARLEY ART SOLD On Products ~ World Wide ~ SEE SHOP PAGE FOR LINKS to :
Fine Art America, Amazon, Red Bubble, Art Pal, Society 6, Instagram @marleyart123, Amazon, Blurb and Facebook. Aspire Wellbeing, Twisted Sister gallery, Galleria De Mar, Custom Wharf Gallery Melbourne, Wild Earth shop & gallery.
Also originals in private Collections world wide.
The many beautiful cards and letters of Thanks I receive from
patients, staff, clients and students.
