Stress and pain may be a natural part of a full life – but it doesn’t have to cancel your subscription to your preferred future.
DEAR BUSY AND BRILLIANT WOMAN
Being an audiologist and counsellor means I get to help people with chronic hearing loss, tinnitus and other ongoing conditions. Around 20% of my job is executing my training; the remaining 80% is spent communicating with my clients, which provides a firm foundation for change and growth.
Because as I have discovered, healing the physical condition is only one part of wellbeing. The best outcomes are created when I listen to my client’s concerns, explore what they want in life, and guide them in working through their challenges not only physically but emotionally and mentally, too.
I’VE SPENT 20 YEARS CARRYING OUT REHABILITATIVE AUDIOLOGY AND COUNSELLING FOR CLIENTS ADJUSTING TO AUDIOLOGICAL DISORDERS.
At Minutes to Happy I work with you to plan your wellness and travel towards greater wellbeing mentally and physically. Life brings stress but small steps bring great success.
After managing my own stress and chronic pain for years, I intimately related to the struggles my clients faced. The things that used to bring me joy started to spark my stress instead. I turned down social invites, stopped cycling, and waited for things to get better – putting my life and happiness on hold for way too long.
Because while the specialists I saw were able to give my physical health attention, my emotional needs remained unseen and unmet.
“This is where you’re needed, Gab.” My inner voice told me. “Not just in the physical, but in the emotional; being a supportive flashlight for others walking the same path with similar struggles and setbacks.”
And so, I’ve come to happily embrace my purpose: Helping women to boost their mental and physical health and develop their strengths so they can live peaceful, purposeful and productive lives.
My realisation arrived quietly in the middle of the night
In nature, I saw myself and my struggles illuminated clearly. As my boots broke sticks and I stood amidst the birds and the leaves, I felt my burdens lightened and loosened.
The natural world became a place where I went not only to heal, but where I escaped to take a deep breath and explore my wellness.
The natural world, and nature therapy principles inspired my signature counselling programs, the Forest Journey and the hike program.
Blending insights from nature with explorative and therapeutic healing techniques, I’ll take you on a journey from waiting and wishing for your dreams, to defining and discovering the path towards your best self and life.
NATURE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY place of peace.
It’s about pausing for a moment of peace and taking a minute to treat yourself with kindness.
Got a minute?
MINUTES TO HAPPY IS ABOUT MAKING SPACE EACH DAY TO HONOUR YOUR SELF-CARE.
Bachelor of Psychology
Master of Clinical Audiology (MAudSA, CCP)
graduate cert Counselling (CC)
Diploma of Counselling (Health counselling, ACT)
Australian counselling association accredited counsellor
cert IV in Life Coaching (wellness and life stage coaching) C.C
Trained in positive psychology interventions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy trained (AIPC and actmindfully)
QUALIFICATIONS AND ACCREDITATIONS
KINDNESS
COMPASSION
COMMUNITY
HONESTY
HEART
VALUES:
WE NEVER STOP LEARNING, EVOLVING AND GROWING.
YOU’LL BE AT HOME WITH OUR COMMUNITY OF:
BRIGHt and BRILLIANT WOMEN pursuing their best lives in the middle of their challenges.
I BELIEVE:
about minutes to happy and Gab
Lots of things but definitely not great at missing out on sleep.
i'm not so good AT...
Planning your your program for your needs, researching healing tools, and cheering you on through our private app.
how I help you between sessions
All things psychology, audiology, counselling, and the natural world for healing and relaxing.
MY loves
Nestled amidst the natural beauty of the Blue Mountains. Serving clients nationally across Australia
counselling clinic location
a bit about me behind the scenes..
