Welcome to Beside the Sea
Karena J Coller

 

Supporting children, young people, families and individuals to live well. 

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A 15-minute complimentary call will help to determine if one of these options may be suitable for you.

 

Occupational Therapy: An Occupational Therapy lens considers the whole person - their social, emotional, spiritual, mental and physical being - their environments and their day-to-day life tasks and activities form sleeping to playing to domestic, caring and work tasks. Occupational Therapists support engagement and participation in everyday life. Karena works with children, young people, their parents, families and caregivers to live, work, play and learn and to thrive in their natural settings of home

and in community.

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Family Systemic Constellation Work: Family Systemic Constellation Work (FSCW) offers a unique approach to gain clarity and a new perspective for understanding the dynamic interplay of our relationships and our roles in life. Often, when problems arise again and again or an issue or situation remains stuck, we see that often transgenerational (war, famine, drought, bushfires, migration and exile etc.) and/or intergenerational personal and family events affecting us in the present. Karena brings an open heart and compassionate inquiry to her workshops, cafe circles and individual sessions for young people and adults. Issues that keep us longing for something better, recurring surprising or unhelpful family patterns, unresolved trauma, entanglements and enmeshments, financial, health or mental health difficulties can be addressed with this brief, experiential therapeutic approach. Together during individual sessions, group workshops or small 'cafe' circles we can gain awareness and insight for resolving current issues in our life. This can often have a ripple effect in our personal, family, relationship/friendships, work or wider community/world. 

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Coaching Circles 2026: 

Small groups Coaching Circle for therapists, educators, health or care workers and parents and caregivers. Groups are in-person or online. Facilitated by Karena, with up to 3 people attending each time.  The duration of the small group varies according to the no. of participants with 30min to begin followed by 30mins per participant to bring their own inquiry about a current issue they are facing.  Held on Wednesday mornings monthly at Warragul Natural Health, Warragul. Online Zoom group also available on Monday evenings with expression of interest. 

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Haiku Workshops and Nature Walks 2026: Haiku is a short form of poetry originating in Japan. Haiku helps us to focus on the moment and to notice nature and ourselves in the world around us, in the moment of Now.  Writing haiku, despite or within all of our life situations, helps us to become aware of the poignancy or beauty and to draw inspiration form everyday life that may otherwise pass us by. Karena teaches you not only the poem format but creates a supportive and creative space for you to write haiku from the heart.  See www.haikuhearts.au for more inspiration.

 

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