About Me
Hi, I’m Nadine.
My journey has brought me, sometimes wildly, sometimes painfully, to a path with heart.
Along the way, I’ve come to understand something of the ways suffering can shape our lives, and of the longing to live with greater ease, connection and freedom. My own path has been one of turning inward, asking questions, and learning to listen more deeply to what is here.
My work is grounded in psychotherapy, somatic practice and many years of dedicated meditation practice and study within the Buddhist traditions. Meditation has been a significant thread throughout my life, beginning when I was young and continuing through many years of dedicated practice. This ongoing inquiry deeply informs how I meet myself, others and the work I do.
I hold a Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Counselling), am a graduate of Hakomi Mindfulness-Based Somatic Psychotherapy, and have undertaken further training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, and trauma-informed practice.
My work has also been shaped by many years of working alongside people in different settings and at different points in their lives — as a relationship counsellor within a not-for-profit organisation, supporting young people in out-of-home care, including in a crisis response role, working with people in private drug rehabilitation, providing support within the NDIS, and accompanying people and their loved ones through death and dying.
These experiences have given me a deep respect for the complexity of being human, and for the different ways people find their way through difficulty, relationship, change and the thresholds of life.
They have also reinforced for me how important it is to meet each person as an individual, rather than reducing them to a diagnosis, circumstance or story.
I see therapy as a space where we can slow down enough to notice what is happening beneath the surface — in the body, in our emotions, in our relationships and in the patterns we have developed over time.
Rather than trying to change or overcome these aspects of ourselves, we can begin by meeting them with curiosity and compassion, allowing a deeper understanding to emerge.
My Buddhist practice has also deeply influenced the way I hold this space. Through many years of practice, study and inquiry across the Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions, including non-dual teachings, I have come to value the wisdom that can emerge when we slow down, listen and become present to what is here.
My practice has included more than four years of combined silent retreat in Australia and abroad, as well as three months in India studying Tibetan Buddhist death practices. Together, these influences allow me to offer a therapeutic space that is grounded, embodied and contemplative — one where there is room to explore what has shaped you, without reducing you to your history or your difficulties.
My intention is to support you in developing a more intimate relationship with yourself, so that over time, there may be greater freedom, choice and aliveness in how you meet your life.
Training and Experience
Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Counselling) — 4 years
Graduate of Hakomi Mindfulness-Based Somatic Psychotherapy — 3 years
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT)
The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy — currently studying
Trauma-informed and somatic trauma training
Buddhist Chaplain
Tibetan Buddhist Death and Dying Training
More than four and a half years of accumulated silent meditation retreat
Lifelong practice, study and inquiry within Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions and non-dual wisdom
Let's connect
I welcome your questions and invite you to get in touch for a free 10-minute conversation. It’s a chance to briefly connect, share a little about what you’re looking for, and see whether working together feels right.