NeLi Martin is a Psychologist in Private Practice using Mindfulness techniques.
I also teach Yoga & Meditation.
I'm located in Wilston, Brisbane, Qld Australia
If Stress, Anxiety, Depression or Performance Pressure is affecting your life and / or work, you could benefit from counselling / coaching.
Is Counselling / Coaching for You?
Counselling or coaching is for anyone who wants to reach their potential and be well in their lives. Many people now realise that our psychological health is as important as our physical health. Seeing a psychologist is about taking care of your mind! Medicare rebates are available with referrals from GPs.
Depending on your cover, Private Health Funds may also offer rebates for Psychological services.
Contact for bookings & inquiries 0420 221 461 (Wilston)
ACTing with Mindfulness Course
Embedding Mindfulness and Core Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Skills into Your Life
10 week course: Wednesdays 6.45 - 8.30pm
Beginning 2 May 2012 for 6 weeks (Break for 1 week) Resuming 20 June for 4 weeks
WHO
I’ll be leading a small group of people who are interested in putting ACT and mindfulness principles into practice their lives.While there is no prerequisite I encourage people who have some exposure to Mindfulness and/or ACT to participate. Steve Hayes one of the founders of ACT says this about the aim of ACT:
Psychological flexibility is the ability to contact the present moment, fully and without defence, as a conscious human being, engaged in life as it is – not as your mind says it is – and, based on what the situation affords, changing or persisting in behaviour in the service of chosen values.
HOW
Using ACTion Learning Principles, the course will cover some basic theory and will focus on developing and embedding Mindfulness and core Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Skills into your daily life. While this is a primarily skills building course, (rather than group therapy) you will meet others and form connections.
WHAT
There will be formal guided sitting practices as well as moving the body practices and interactive practices.
We will develop skills in the six core ACT processes.
- Present Moment Focus (being here and now with flexibility)
- Defusion (noticing thoughts and feelings)
- Self as Context (perspective taking)
- Acceptance (willingness as attitude to our internal experiences)
- Values Clarification (what really matters to us as people?)
- Committed Actions (doing what works in our lives)
It will be expected that participants will undertake some between session practice.
Each week we will reflect and review the impact of the practices in our lives.
Participants will be encouraged to keep a Journal throughout the time of the course.
WHERE
The course will be held in Wilston Qld 4051 (inner north of Brisbane)
WHEN
6.45- 8.30pm Wednesday evenings Beginning 2nd May for 6 weeks, then a break for 1 week Resuming 20th June 2012 for 4 weeks
COST
The course fee is $450 (register by 11th April for only $430) – sliding scale concessions available by negotiation. Close to half of the cost of the course may be rebated by Medicare with a referral from your GP for “Group Focussed Psychological Strategies” x 10 - This is a “Better Access to Mental Health” initiative and you will need your GP to complete a “Mental Health Care Plan”. If you already have a MHCP, your GP can add group FPS sessions to this during a “consultation”. People are entitled to 10 individual and 10 group FPS sessions per year. The course is open to others as well.
HOW TO REGISTER AND SECURE YOUR PLACE IN THE COURSE
Please email me and I will send a registration form with details of payment options.
Also Yoga Teaching Classes + small group sessions (sorry no sessions currently open)
Other Psychological Services Available
- Individual counselling and coaching using Acceptance and Commitment Training / Therapy (ACT)
- Couples’ sessions using ACT and Non-Violent Communication (NVC)
- Mindfulness Groups & Workshops for anyone
- ACT and Mindfulness training for Psychologists, Counsellors, Psychotherapists and others
- Resilience in life and work, work-life balance, stress management, team building, leadership, conflict resolution & mediation
- Supervision / Coaching for psychologists (not for registration), counsellors and other leaders
NeLi’s Values and Mission
As humans we have great potential for living a free and vital life. Deep connection to our struggles and pain with authentic acceptance allows a transformation that opens one to this deep joy, happiness and vitality.You can expect me to be focussed on your potential and your well being in a compassionate, caring and professional manner.
I primarily use evidence based Acceptance & Commitment Training/Therapy (ACT)
The serenity creed sums this work up nicely.
Grant me the serenity to
Accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can; and
Wisdom to know the difference.
This work is about the development of that wisdom.
NeLi (Janelle Louise) Martin (B.A. Hons Psych. Dip Yoga T)
Psychologist (Fully Registered in Australia, Assoc MAPS)
Yoga and Meditation Teacher (Senior Teacher Yoga Australia)
Call 0420 221 461
