Lois Whiteman Counselling and Psychotherapy in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Mental health service

Lois Whiteman Counselling and Psychotherapy

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 449 882 488

Address: Salisbury 4107 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.loiswhitemanpsychotherapy.com.au

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25.01.2022 The Workbook for the Yoga Sutras course.

24.01.2022 Approach to Therapy Bringing Meaning and Connection to Life The most important factor in any type of therapy is the development of a safe, confidential and open relationship between the therapist and their client. Through the establishment of this therapeutic relationship a space is created where together the tasks at hand can be explored bringing understanding and change to not only day to day life at home, work and play, but also to ones inner sense of self. What suits the... needs and style of each person shapes each therapeutic encounter. It could be a thoughtful conversation to identify and exchange insights and understandings that bring about change or, an exploration of a dream, sandplay therapy or a body awareness approach. What happens in a therapy session draws on various therapeutic approaches but most importantly is guided by the unique experience of each person rather than any specific modality. See more

22.01.2022 NEW COURSE 2020!! The Depth of Yoga: Yogas Holistic Approach to Life as Instructed in the The Eight Limbs of Yoga Yoga Sutras Six, two and a half hour sessions, one per month, over six months + a one day retreat... IF YOU MISSED OUT LAST YEAR, REGISTER NOW Commencing 1 February 2020 Feedback from the 2019 Course: The course has given me a great resource to bring to my teaching of yoga and to share with other yoga enthusiasts. (Yoga teacher participant) I think about yoga less as (just) a physical practice after this course. The material is so useful to life in general as well as in a yoga class. Thank you for your kind and compassionate teaching. To Register: Please contact the course facilitator, Lois Whiteman at: [email protected]. Registration and payment details will then be provided.

21.01.2022 New additions to my website!! Updated information about yoga services including yoga therapy; individual yoga classes; yoga courses to deepen knowledge about the depths yoga can offer, as well as specific training for yoga teachers and counsellor/psychotherapists about how yoga works to heal from psychological trauma Please click on the link on this page to visit my website!

20.01.2022 The newly renovated yoga room for yoga therapy and individual yoga classes. The website will soon be updated with details on these services.

17.01.2022 The International FASSTT Conference on Refugee Trauma convened by The Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma was a huge success. Feedback rated the workshops and keynote speakers highly. My workshop on The Place of Yoga in Trauma Recovery was well attended. We explored yogic ideas, how trauma is held in the body causing ongoing somatic and emotional pain and how it can be released in safe supported ways. We talked, contemplated and explored the teachings on the yoga mats!

16.01.2022 Yoga Updates! The Yoga Course based on the 8 Limbs of the Yoga Sutras is well underway with a full house. Each month we look at one limb of yoga thoroughly. For more information contact me through my website. This course is likely to be run again in 2020. 27th March 2019. I am presenting a 1/2 day workshop for counsellors and yoga teachers on "The Place of Yoga in Trauma Recovery" at the FASSTT International Conference in Brisbane. There are still places left. Register at www.FASSTT.org.au.

16.01.2022 Last week I attended FASSTTs International Conference on Refugee Trauma where I presented, in my role as a QPASTT counsellor and clinical supervisor, a half day workshop entitled, "The Internalisation of Trauma: How Trauma Manifests and is Worked Through Symbolically in the Psyche". A big title and a big topic. In my view an essential topic when supporting those healing from complex trauma. Whether such trauma is caused by war, domestic or family violence, traumatic or multiple and unable to be grieved losses, or, a childhood and early adulthood where there was less than enough emotional security, a persons inner life may continue to experience emotional pain long after the event(s). It is these situations that my workshop addressed.

13.01.2022 On Saturday 21 Oct, I attended the opening of the new venue for Bo Tree Therapies. I presented on the interface between psychotherapy and yoga to approx. 20 people and facilitated a guided deep relaxation. For more about how yoga and psychotherapy interface visit my website. For great yoga visit the Bo Tree Therapies website.

13.01.2022 The 2019 Yoga Course on the Eight Limbs of Yoga concluded with a full day retreat in the quiet of Mercy Place amongst the trees and birds on the slopes of Mt Cootha. Here are some of the comments made in the evaluations: "I can bring more ease into yoga poses; I feel more able to work with breath (pranayama), I judge myself less now; I learnt the value of withdrawing the senses (Pratyahara); I learnt practical skills for meditation; I leant the importance of intention and min...dfulness in asana practice and life; I learnt how the breath can help with anxiety; I will bring the yamas and niyamas into my practice and daily life (the value base of yoga, the external and internal observances); I learnt to move more slowly with greater emphasis and understanding of why a yoga pose is as it is; I learnt how to better quiet my mind and concentrate." "Now I think about yoga less as a physical practice after this course, the material is so useful to life in general not just in a yoga class." "The course material is a great resource to bring to my (yoga) teaching and to (share) with other yoga enthusiasts." "Thank you for your kind and compassionate teaching." See more

08.01.2022 My website has gone live today. www.loiswhitemanpsychotherapy.com.au. Here you will find comprehensive information about my services and the way I practice.

06.01.2022 Last week I attended FASSTT's International Conference on Refugee Trauma where I presented, in my role as a QPASTT counsellor and clinical supervisor, a half day workshop entitled, "The Internalisation of Trauma: How Trauma Manifests and is Worked Through Symbolically in the Psyche". A big title and a big topic. In my view an essential topic when supporting those healing from complex trauma. Whether such trauma is caused by war, domestic or family violence, traumatic or multiple and unable to be grieved losses, or, a childhood and early adulthood where there was less than enough emotional security, a person's inner life may continue to experience emotional pain long after the event(s). It is these situations that my workshop addressed.

06.01.2022 NEW COURSE 2020!! The Depth of Yoga: Yoga’s Holistic Approach to Life as Instructed in the The Eight Limbs of Yoga Yoga Sutras Six, two and a half hour sessions, one per month, over six months + a one day retreat... IF YOU MISSED OUT LAST YEAR, REGISTER NOW Commencing 1 February 2020 Feedback from the 2019 Course: The course has given me a great resource to bring to my teaching of yoga and to share with other yoga enthusiasts. (Yoga teacher participant) I think about yoga less as (just) a physical practice after this course. The material is so useful to life in general as well as in a yoga class. Thank you for your kind and compassionate teaching. To Register: Please contact the course facilitator, Lois Whiteman at: [email protected]. Registration and payment details will then be provided.

02.01.2022 Yoga Wheeling at 6am every Thursday morning at Bo Tree is fun & challenging! Locust Pose to Chin Balance. Our yogis are strong in body and mind. Namaste

01.01.2022 In the next month "Lois Whiteman Psychotherapy" will have a website with detailed information about services and resources. Watch this space for news of the website going live!