Monika, is a psychotherapist who is passionate about assisting people to reach their full potential. She utilises expressive arts, humanistic, transpersonal and mindful approaches to therapy to assist with authentic self-enquiry, connection with values and taking purposeful action to create positive change.
Monika has worked as a psychologist for 20 years, taught transpersonal counselling within higher education throughout Australia, teaches mindfulness meditation and yoga, and assists people with integrating their psychedelic and extreme psychological experiences.
Monika is a visiting research fellow at the University of Adelaide with a scholarly interest in non-medical models of psychosis, transformative life experiences and healing through meditation and traditional plant medicines. Monika is also a member of the Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research and has presented her research nationally and internationally.
Join Monika as she shares an alternative and empowering framework for viewing certain psychological crises as developmentally healthy. This talk will provide a roadmap for alternative ways of understanding and working with extreme psychological states, specifically, seeing these experiences as a reorganisation of the psyche, recognising the spiritual content in these experiences and finding ways to support people in a holistic and empowering way.
Monika can be contacted at drmonikaellen@proton.me
