Experience a journey rich in eastern & western wisdom, traditions & practices

Hi, my name is Stelle ✨ I aim to create a warm, safe & nurturing space where you feel heard, understood and supported - offering tools, strategies, rituals & modalities to heal, empower, release & transform.

I help women to reconnect with themselves, their body & their own inner wisdom, so they can feel calm, centred & thrive as conscious creators of their life! I use a unique combination of trauma-informed psychotherapy, Reiki-energy healing, spiritual mentoring, self-care rituals & embodiment practices. I am also a strong advocate of spending time in Nature to help calm & rebalance your nervous system, support embodiment & reconnection to your sensory body.

Come experience deep inner healing of mind, body & soul on a journey steeped in science, biology & psychology - infused with spiritual eastern philosophies including Rudolf Steiner’s Anthroposophy, Taoism, mindfulness, Reiki energy healing, human design and numerology.

Please note that I only work with clients who are ready to commit to a journey of self-discovery & who will be fully present in our sessions together. Those who are willing to gently explore their emotions, triggers & traumas, reprogram their mental & emotional patterns, experience more love & journey with an empowered sense of inner knowing & renewed love of life.

BSc, Hons, PhD in Molecular Genetics & Developmental Biology, Professional Training in Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy | Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) certified practicing member: 28384

Stelle Shakti, PhD

Trauma-informed Holistic Counsellor & Psychotherapist

I am a fully accredited Holistic Counsellor & Psychotherapist and a registered member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). I completed my training at Metavision Institute, which hold a deeply beautiful holistic approach on how to heal the effects of living in a fragmented world.

My three year study journey at Metavision began with a certificate in Holistic Counselling Skills, and then dived in deep with a 2 year full time, PACFA accredited course of Professional Training in Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy. Apart from providing me with the necessary skills to establish myself as an holistic therapist, my time at Metavision was a journey of self discovery and personal growth that was more rewarding and enriching than I could have ever anticipated.

What does Trauma-informed Mean?

A Trauma-informed approach to therapy asks and considers the entire effects of “What happened to you?” It acknowledges the widespread impact of trauma & abuse on the mind and behaviours, but also recognises the impact of how trauma manifests in the body. I have been trained to work with the body & somatic awareness and have the ability to read sensitive feedback. This ensures that any uncomfortable feelings are negotiated with gentleness & awareness. Although re-traumatization is actively avoided, there may be times along the journey that are triggering (for both the client & the therapist). I therefore place tremendous importance on creating a space where you feel safe & helping you develop your own unique self-soothing & self-care practices.

I was also specifically trained in understanding the neurobiopsychological effects of trauma, which refers to the mechanisms biologically programmed in our brains as a natural healing process. Integrating the knowledge of how your brain was programmed to protect itself, will assist us in developing a pathway of recovery and practical tools unique to your experience.

Biologist / Research Scientist

I completed a PhD in Molecular Genetics and Developmental Biology and spent over 25 years working in the field of stem cell biology and cancer research. Since leaving academia, I now work with individuals & groups in the cancer industry as a change agent, organisational consultant, group facilitator and leader in research partnerships & stakeholder engagement. My soul is deeply inquisitive & curious and I am always eager to dive in deep (on my own or alongside others) to help build people’s capacity to engage in healthy conversations and respond positively to complex issues and challenges.

I have always been fascinated by ✨CHOICE✨

For example - what made the veins in these leaves decide to continue straight or to branch? The Developmental Biologist brain in me is forever curious to know how & why these decisions are made. Are there external signals/messages instructing them to do so? Or is it an internal decision?

And what about us as human individuals… are we making choices based on what we have been told we “should” do & what we have been shaped to believe is right? How many of us actually press PAUSE - & tune into our bodies long enough to hear what our true selves deeply desire to do? How many of us make decisions based on external influences rather than tuning into what feels right for US?

I dream of a time when everyone experiences decision making as a beautifully personal & intimate relationship with Self - instead of a dictated one 💕

Psychotherapeutic Reiki Practitioner

I am a fully certified Reiki energy healing practitioner, trained across the lineages of Usui, Tibetan & Karuna Reiki, taught & attuned by Grand Reiki Master, Kaya Slater.

Combining Reiki energy healing alongside traditional talk therapy allows you to move out of your head to be more aware & present in your body. This allows you to subsequently explore where deep-seated ‘protective’ emotional patterns or trauma are held in the body & then lovingly work to release them from your energy field. In a deep state of relaxation often achieved in a Reiki session, it also allows for the reprogramming of old beliefs & installation of new healthy adaptive strategies & cognitive processes. This helps you fast forward your ability to make cognitive, emotional, and behavioural change.

Sacred Space Holder

Holding sacred space refers to the ability to open, create & tend to a safe space - ensuring an area of protection around us to keep us safe. A Sacred Space Holder is therefore someone who can support you in a well held and energetically protected environment. This is essential for your emotional body & energetic fields to trust in the journey of telling your story.

As a sacred space holder, we invoke & manage the energies of spirits & everyone in the room. This allows for the sacred unfolding of your full experience - without harm, interruption or energetic exposure to anything that does not serve your highest good. Holding sacred space is a ceremony that creates a place of utmost safety that honours your unique process, your tears, your darkness, your fears and respects whatever time it takes for your story to unfold & at a pace that feels right for you. Whatever is ready to be experienced is welcomed & loved.

Nature / Eco-Therapist

As an eco-therapist, I trust in the healing potential of deep, wild, nature connection because I believe in the ancestral wisdom of our co-creation, belonging & reciprocity with nature. 

Traditional western psychology largely ignores our relationship to nature. Most counselling & psychotherapy sessions are held in a typical ‘therapeutic’ space furnished with chairs, a desk, air-conditioning & books. Eco-therapists on the other hand explore different ways of incorporating the healing power of nature into their session. This includes the presence of plants in consulting room or even taking therapy outside (such as walk-talk therapy).

Eco-therapy consists of a wide range & variety of practices that promote opportunities for humans to spend time connected to nature and her elements, allowing for healthy & healing experiences.This includes short daily practices such as sit-spots, bird -watching and nature-based mindfulness practices, or deep, wild earth connection practices such as vision quests, soulcraft practices & Forest bathing. I whole-heartedly support you to learn more & incorporate any of these practices into your recovery journey because I believe that anytime spent in nature is fertile ground for healing.