Hi, I'm Karena, 

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​I am a practitioner living in the beautiful countryside of West Gippsland, Victoria. This area is also known as Gunakurnia and Bunurong Country. ​​​​​​​​I holiday at Wilson's Promontory also known as Yiruk and Wamoon. North, south, east, west, my gaze follows the light. I walk, swim and relax beside the sea.​

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My three leading heart-led principles as revealed to me are 1. seeing beauty in the eyes of others & kindness, 2. a clay pot - formed on the outside, empty, filled and overflowing on the inside - all three at once and 3. joy for the journey.  In three phrases they became my values in leading and sharing in my work; beauty, compassion and joy.

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​I have learned in my own journey, that moments of heartfelt awareness help us to transform our life's challenges into our life's gems. ​​

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I have created Beside the Sea as the combination of my 35+ years experience in health, education, and family wellbeing and 20+ years immersed in Family Systemic Constellation Work. As an Occupational Therapist and Constellation Facilitator, I bring a deeply informed therapeutic approach to all my work, with you at the centre.

I tie in my love of writing haiku and playing sound bowls as forms of creative expression to support my offerings.

If you are in need of help in your day-to-day life, are stuck in a dynamic that you need support understanding or want to be part of a healing space for yourself and others, I invite you to reach out and we can discuss which offering may best suit your needs.

My offerings inculde, Occupational Therapy sessions, Family Systemic Constellation Workshops and individual sessions, and Coaching Circles (for therapists, carers, educators, and others caring for children).
 

I look forward to sharing life with you, as walking beside one another on the seashore, Karena