About Karena

 

Karena is an Occupational Therapist and Family Systemic Constellation Practitioner.

Karena walks beside you with her occupational therapy and family systems lens. Karena helps individual children, parents and families, teachers and caregivers, to support a child's therapy goals and developmental needs within the natural setting of home and community. 

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Karena provides a welcoming space for adults and children for therapy, individual counselling or small group work. Together, we look at issues that may feel stuck, stagnant, or persistently difficult.  

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Karena is committed to support you with a sensitive and gentle presence and with curiosity, compassion and joy for the journey. 

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Karena has a background of working and volunteering in health, educational and community settings, and holds a Bachelor of Arts, General Nursing Certificate (RN) and a Master of Occupational Therapy Practice.

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Karena has previously completed certificate training and has many years of experience supporting children with disability and learning difficulties in schools and supporting their teachers.

 

Karena has recently completed Holly Bridges, Anxiety Reframe Technique (A.R.T) Express Somatic Practices for Alignment and Resilience (Complete Course Plus) in 2023 and Francine Jorda's, Family Constellation Resources for the Individual Practice in 2024.

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Karena has for 20 years been gaining both personal and professional experience in Family Systemic Constellation Work, attending many Master classes and courses with Australian and International Master Facilitators.