SERVICES

I can help you:

• Explore different ways of viewing your pain to reduce your pain struggle
• Identify pain triggers and ways to minimise them
• Manage your medication and side effects
• Understand your pain cycles to better control your pain
• Come up with creative ways to modify how you do things that increase your pain
• Learn energy conservation and activity pacing techniques
• Explore different stress reduction and relaxation strategies 
• Modify your environment to improve your posture and positioning for working and more restorative sleep
• Learn communication strategies that help you advocate for yourself 
• Make a plan to manage pain flare-ups

Headaches and migraines can be triggered by a wide range of environmental and lifestyle factors. The medical recommendation alongside medication option is often to modify risk factors and to develop healthy lifestyle behaviours. However, it can be difficult to know where to start and how to sustain them when the headaches feel all-consuming. 

I can help you:

• Track your symptoms and identify triggers and ways to minimise them
• Find most effective ways to manage your medication and side effects 
• Implement pacing and energy conservation techniques to get the most out of your day
• Create daily regulating routines for eating, sleep and physical activity 
• Recognise stress, anxiety and depression and explore healthy management strategies
• Explore different stress reduction and relaxation techniques 
• Create an ergonomic workplace, car and home environment
• Modify your environment to meet your sensory needs
• Practice assertive communication strategies to help you advocate for yourself
• Increase participation in social and leisure activities you enjoy 

I can help you:

• Examine how you use your energy and where you need it the most in your day
• Learn activity pacing and energy conservation techniques 
• Modify activities and equipment to enable a just-right challenge 
• Learn strategies to manage pain, brain fog, digestive and other symptoms 
• Develop a restorative sleep routine and healthy eating routine
• Explore different stress reduction and relaxation techniques 
• Increase fun, enjoyment and social participation in your life
• Gradually build up physical activity levels you can manage well in your day
• Develop communication skills that help you advocate for yourself 
• Manage flare-ups

If you experience unexplained persistent fatigue that worsens with physical or mental activity and does improve with rest, you should consult your doctor to seek medical guidance and rule out causes first.  

I can help you:

• Learn more about how sleep and sleep cycles work
• Explore your beliefs and thoughts about sleep
• Examine the potential impact of medication side effects and your other health conditions on your sleep
• Create healthy sleep habits and schedules
• Creative a calming sleep environment
• Manage stress, worries and anxiety
• Explore different options and adaptive equipment for comfortable sleep positioning
• Increase day-time physical activity 
• Explore different relaxation and mindfulness techniques
• Minimise the impact of your shift-work pattern on your sleep

If you think you might have a sleep disorder or condition that requires medical attention, like sleep apnoea, depression, restless leg syndrome or frequent night-time urination, it is important that you consult your doctor first. 

I can help you:

• Explore different ways of viewing your condition to reduce your struggle
• Learn to track and self-monitor symptoms, dietary and lifestyle triggers and ways to manage them
• Manage pain and medication side effects
• Create sustainable routines and habits around healthy eating, fluid intake and physical activity
• Create a restorative sleep routine
• Prepare for digestive emergencies
• Reduce stress for digestive tranquillity and explore different relaxation techniques
• Learn energy conservation and activity pacing techniques to combat fatigue
• Learn assertive communication strategies that help you advocate for yourself especially in social settings
• Make a plan to manage symptom flare-ups

Whether you were diagnosed with Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes a long time ago or recently, today is always a good time to start implementing healthy habits and routines. We work on how to incorporate lifestyle changes recommended by your specialists within the context your work and school schedules and preferences to reduce the long-term risk of complications whilst enabling you to live a fulfilled life. 

I can help you: 

• Understand your diabetes and related chronic conditions 
• Engage in self-monitoring of your symptoms and wellbeing
• Develop sustainable healthy eating and physical activity routines
• Manage stress and feelings of anxiety and low mood
• Create a restorative sleep routine
• Learn effective medication management 
• Explore leisure activities that are meaningful to you
• Increase your energy levels and focus in your daily activities
• Manage your health within the context of your culture and religious practices
• Create lifestyle balance and increase overall wellbeing

I offer life management coaching for people with high-functioning Autism, ADHD/ ADD, Dyspraxia and Dyslexia, with and without formal diagnosis. 

I can help you with:

• Goals and how to work towards them
• Focusing and staying on task
• Prioritising, structuring and planning tasks and managing time
• Accessing support networks and advocating for yourself
• Communication skills and building relationships
• Sensory sensitivities, managing feelings and behaviour
• Stress and anxiety, and using relaxation techniques
• Exercise choices and set-up
• Healthy eating and sleep habits and routines
• Reading and writing supports

I offer lifestyle redesign and life management coaching for people adjusting to life after a heart attack, a stroke, cancer, a life-changing physical, spinal or mild brain injury or similar major health event.  Together we work on how to adapt to functional changes in your body and how to implement recommended lifestyle changes to reduce the risks of reoccurrence so that you regain control and confidence in your life. 

I can help you:

• Explore different ways of viewing functional changes and challenges to reduce your struggle
• Get to know, understand and trust your body again and manage ongoing symptoms
• Break challenges and goals into smaller chunks to plan for success
• Recognise symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression, support your resilience and explore different relaxation techniques
• Identify adaptive equipment and activity and environmental modification options that work best for you 
• Implement energy conservation and pacing techniques to manage fatigue and stress
• Minimise smoking, alcohol intake and exposure to environmental toxins
• Implement healthy routines and habits for eating, fluid intake and sleep 
• Explore and implement options for increasing regular physical activity in your day
• Put fun and enjoyment back into your life 

There are many different conditions, such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s or Motor-Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Epilepsy. It can be difficult to understand the changes in your functioning and communicate your needs and experiences to the people in your life, especially when symptoms begin to impact your ability to engage in your activities, roles and responsibilities. I use a holistic approach to support you with optimising your functioning and with learning to better manage your condition with confidence.

I can help you:

• Learn to conserve energy and pace activities to better manage fatigue
• Develop self-monitoring routines to increase awareness of your symptoms and sustain lifestyle adjustments 
• Recognise and manage stress, anxiety and depression 
• Explore different relaxation techniques 
• Create a restorative sleep routine to maximise your energy levels
• Manage cognitive changes and improve organisation
• Adapt activities and use equipment for managing physical changes and maximising participation in your daily tasks and social and leisure activities
• Improve home safety and manage falls risks 
• Develop sustainable routines around eating, fluid intake and physical activity
• Learn assertive communication strategies to help you advocate for yourself