About us

Hi, my name is Jodie. I'm a certified practicing counsellor and principal psychotherapist with Your Knowledge.

After a 25 year career in libraries, corporate knowledge, business research, and information management, I decided to shift gears during COVID-19, having realised my true passion was in helping real people address real problems, and journeying with them towards those "ah ha" moment of clarity and personal insight.

Your Knowledge came about because I realised that, through this earlier career,  what it is to know, to understand, and to experience is completely different for every single person. Where we come from, the people in our lives, the cultures and communities of which we are a part, as well as the massive range of social, spiritual, environmental, political, sexual/gender, and even technological influences combine to create a rich, entirely individual, and multi-layered story. That story, that narrative, is knowledge and it makes us the expert of our own lives.

What catches some of us though, are unhelpful, problem-laden interpretations of those narratives. They weigh us down, hold us back or dominate our thinking in a way that makes it difficult to lead an authentic and value-driven life. By working with a variety of therapies, I help people retell their story in a way that affirms their perspective, encourages them to focus on their strengths, and helps them develop life-long skills in interpreting, re-interpreting, and reinventing how they see themselves and the world around us.

Qualifications:

• ~ PACFA Reg.Certified Practising 32311

• ~ Master of Counselling (Monash)

• ~ Grad.Dip.Information Management (UniSA)

• ~ BA Hons. (Newcastle)

• ~ Certified Facilitator - LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (Progressive Play)

• ~ Psychosocial Risk Management (Griffith)

• ~ Change Management Practitioner (APMG)

• ~ Level 1 and 2 Narrative Practices (Dulwich Centre)

• ~ Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (LivingWorks)

• ~ Mental Health First Aider