Meet Janeen
I am an experienced Art and Sensorimotor Psychotherapist and Counsellor based in Perth, offering trauma-informed therapy, clinical supervision, and support for complex trauma, bereavement, and NDIA clients. With a background in mental health nursing and occupational health, I also engage in university lecturing, facilitate workshops on domestic violence and workplace issues, and provide services such as EAP, life coaching, business mentoring, and online courses for a diverse range of clients. Almost 70 % of my private practice is online and practicing in the digital space. I look forward to sharing my experience in your healing journey
I discovered after my own journey through illness and loss that while one person may like to talk about their issues, another might prefer to use movement, journaling, art or a combination of methods to focus not on artistic outcomes but rather on the process of creating new ways of understanding how they live in the world.
Professional Background and Practice
I am an Art Psychotherapist, Sensorimotor Psychotherapist (Trauma: event and attachment Level 2), and Clinical Counsellor operating in private practice in Perth. My professional journey began as a registered nurse specialising in mental health, followed by experience as an occupational health and rehabilitation consultant in both industrial and health sectors. These roles have equipped me with a broad range of transferrable skills, which I now bring to my full-time private practice. As an adjunct to this, as a senior consultant in Employee Assistance Programs within Australia, I am keenly aware how our health impacts our work and the impacts of workplace psychosocial hazards/risk in employment .
My primary focus is working creatively with clients who have experienced complex trauma, medical trauma and bereavement (grief & loss). I utilise a range of therapeutic modalities, drawing on my background in mental health to inform a compassionate and integrative approach tailored to each individual’s needs.
- Facilitation and Lecturing: I facilitate on the accelerated Master of Counselling program at Edith Cowan University and previously lectured at the Ikon Institute Australia for twelve years in Arts Therapy, psychotherapy and counselling.
- Workshop Facilitation: I have facilitated Domestic Family Violence Indigenous Stream Workshops in collaboration with the Aboriginal Consultant Group; and delivered Violence in the Workplace courses for LifelineWA, supporting organisations and front-line workers in communities throughout Western Australia.
- NDIS Registered Provider: I work with complex adult NDIA clients, providing tailored support to those with intricate needs.
- Clinical Supervision: I provide clinical supervision for integrated creative arts therapists, counsellors, and professionals who apply trauma-informed and creative models for wellbeing in their practice.
- Other Services: My services also include Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), life coaching, and business mentoring for individuals, teams, and corporate clients, as well as the delivery of online courses and workshops.
With thirteen years of experience delivering therapy via e-therapy, I am passionate about expanding access to therapeutic services for both communities and professionals. My approach is integrative, combining behaviouralist, humanist, and predominantly psychodynamic frameworks. I have a particular interest in active imagination, dreamwork, and creative and experiential therapies, including the use of play, sand and clay in therapeutic settings.
Currently, I am an active member of the leadership group of the PACFA College of Creative and Experiential Therapy (C.CET), contributing to the advancement of creative and experiential therapeutic practices within the profession.
