Let me help you Discover your Potential

Sometimes life becomes a little too challenging and you need some extra assistance to help you to get past a difficult time.

Welcome to Beyond Words
Holistic Counselling

Amaya Rei is a holistic counsellor, psychotherapist and Breathwork practitioner. Amaya works with people who wish to discover their full potential and feel more at ease within themselves and their relationships with others.

You will be supported you to go beyond your symptoms or issues to understand the source of your concern, assisting you to untangle the beliefs, emotions and behaviour patterns that have been limiting your life choices so that you can choose to be who you really are, not the issues that have confined you.

In a non-judgmental, caring and confidential therapeutic relationship you will be guided to deepen your self-awareness and bring more insight, clarity and empowerment into your life.

‘You and your purpose are the same thing.

Your purpose is to be you.’

(George Alexiou)

We respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we work. We pay respect to First Nations people and their elders past present and future.

Our Services

Take the first step Discover your Full Potential

Discover your full potential and feel more at ease within yourself and your relationships with others

Why visit a Therapist

People may visit a therapist because they:

experience relationship difficulties with partners, parents or children
are facing a ‘major crisis’ in their life
suffer body symptoms, pain or illness
lack direction in their life
are unable to fully engage in life
suffer anxiety or depression
experience self-destructive emotional patterns
have difficulty managing anger and the underlying emotions
seek stress management
have concerns about body image
have low confidence or lack of self-esteem
are dealing with trauma, whether recent or in the past
experience addictions
suffer loss and grief
have a spiritual curiosity or concerns

What to Expect from a therapy Session

In our first session I take time to ensure we feel comfortable with each other to enable a therapeutic relationship of trust to develop. I will support you to go beyond talking about your issue to developing a more refined, deeper inner awareness. In this process you may discover hidden and precious aspects of yourself that have been ignored or devalued. Too often this deeper aspect of yourself can easily go unnoticed if you are engaged solely on the level of discussion and thoughts. Often a sense of wellbeing, release and empowerment is experienced as you sense who you truly are.

Throughout the process your understanding of your inner beliefs, emotions, physical sensations, thoughts and behaviour patterns that have impacted your relationships and life choices is unfolded and revealed. Your experiences are witnessed and valued without judgment. Curiosity and respect are an essential part of the process.

What is the difference between counselling and psychotherapy?

When you are dealing with a specific problem or short term situation, then a few counselling sessions may be all you need. If you feel the current situation is part of a deeper, long standing issue, you may want to work more consistently in psychotherapy sessions over a longer period of time to reach the source of your concern, to ensure you achieve clarity and a long term resolution.

Within a therapy session I use a variety of techniques depending on the needs of each client.

Therapeutic techniques include:

Process Orientated Psychology (Arnold Mindell)
Breathwork
Working with physical body symptoms or sensations
Inner child work
Systemic (Family) Constellations
Relaxation and body awareness
Mindfulness
Brainspotting

Schedule of fees for Counselling and Psychotherapy

1 hour session – $135
1.5 hours – $180
2 hours – $200

Online sessions are available.

All sessions and client information remains confidential under the standard Counselling code of Ethics (PACFA).

Private Healthcare Rebates may be applicable depending on your Private Healthcare cover for counselling.

What is Breathwork

Breathwork is a body-mind practice which uses conscious connected breathing to reduce stress and anxiety. It improves health and wellbeing by facilitating personal change and transformation.

Breathwork helps you to integrate the sensations and feelings experienced within your body by bringing them into your conscious awareness through the conscious breath and relaxation.

Making a positive change in your life.

Often from early childhood we have learnt to inhibit our breath to disconnect ourselves from our feelings, pain and trauma in our bodies. Throughout our life, in order to ‘get on with life’ we have learnt to hold on, shut down or become numb to the experiences and feelings which we feel are too intense to integrate fully.

To maintain this disconnection we learn to use behaviours to avoid feeling. Always being busy, using food, work, drugs, alcohol, gambling, daydreaming, gaming,TV, Facebook/internet, drama, shopping, anger/fighting, sex, whatever works to keep us distracted and disconnected from feeling these sensations.

The problem is this numbing also prevents us from connecting with the depth and fullness of who we really are, what we want and our intuitive knowing about how to live fully in our lives.

Through Breathwork these previous avoided sensations and feelings are experienced, brought into awareness and integrated.

The Benefits of Breathwork

The outcomes of a Breathwork session may include:

Deep inner relaxation and peace
Reduced tension/pain
Increased energy, focus and sense of well being due to healthier Breathing patterns
An understanding of core issues
A release of emotional blocks
Becoming empowered and more confident to make positive changes in your life.
Increased connection with self and others (improving relationships, self compassion)

The following video will give an overview of the benefits of Breathwork

Breathwork Sessions

Our first introductory appointment will be 2 hours to allow us to get to know each other and discuss your concerns and goals.

A Breathwork session requires time to process and integrate the experience and it is important not to feel rushed.

Breathwork Schedule of Fees

Breathwork Session – 2 hours $200
Breathwork Session – 1.5 hours – $180
Breathwork for Stress Release, Mindfulness Education – 1 hour – $135