Part of wellness is honouring who you are. Expansion of a human potential is what this service offers. By connecting with Alya you will release old stresses and outdated limiting beliefs and gain more clarity and happiness in your life.

• Alya is an Independent Teacher of Vedic Meditation following her study in Himalayas under Shankaracharya tradition under tutelage of her Master Teacher Maharishi Vyasanand Saraswati, Thom Knoles. Alya is offering courses in vedic meditation “Learn Vedic Meditation” for beginners in Australia and Europe.

  Alya teaches Vedic Meditation seperate from her allied health professional work.

• Alya has 25 years’ of professional experience as a Clinical Social Worker (Europe, Australia) and has worked in an Australian frontline trauma relief settings since 2007 in therapeutic specialised care.

• Alya is a Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques Practitioner and mentor for Evidence Based EFT accreditation program led by Dr Peta Stapleton; Training Facilitator for Mind Heart Connect Foundation; and is Gary Craig Certified Official EFT™ Master, fully certified in both Gold Standard EFT Tapping and Optimal EFT™.

services

Individual SESSIonS

These are suited to your individual needs. Offering service to all ages. Online from anywhere in the world, or in person if you’re local to Mid North Coast, NSW, Australia.

for Professionals

Mentoring & Self-work sessions

VEDIC MEDITATION -

• Complimentary Intro Talk

• Beginner Course “ Learn Vedic Meditation”

 CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Social Work & Masters in Science in Clinical Mental Health Counselling ( 1999, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, EU ):

• 25 years’ of experience in clinical social work,

  (Europe and Australia), over 17 of these years’ Alya worked in an Australian frontline setting, both government and non-government, and is specialised in trauma relief therapeutic care | AASW (Australian Association of Social Workers)

• a Facilitator/Trainer for the Mind Heart Connect Foundation

• Gary Craig Certified Official EFT™ Master,

  fully Certified in both Gold Standard EFT Tapping and Optimal EFT™ ; Gary Craig’s Official EFT Training Centres (USA).

• Certified Evidence Based EFT Practitioner by Dr Peta Stapleton (Australia)

• Mentored and trained by internationally renowned trauma healing expert Dr Lori Leyden (USA)

• HeartMath system certified mentor and coach by HeartMath Institute (USA)

• Seperate from her allied health professional work Alya is an Independent Teacher of Vedic Meditation following her study in Himalayas under Shankaracharya tradition as taught and endorsed by her Master Teacher Maharishi Vyasanand Saraswati, Thom Knoles.

Areas of expertise

• Trauma relief

• PTSD, including complex PTSD

• Anxiety incl. based disorders

• Trauma relief and resiliency building for children and young people in out of home care

• General health & pain (including chronic health issues, and those of acute nature).

• Perinatal maternal and family health.

Testimonial

Simon’s testimonial using Optimal EFT

“ I commenced to look at what I then thought was a part of my personality which was exceedingly selfish, irresponsible and self-absorbed. I have been aware of it for a long time but recently more so as its desire to consume sweet things resulted in my arthritis becoming very painful and limiting. I commenced the Unseen Therapist procedure with Alya in which the self-absorbed part of me was placed in the centre of the earth but it spread out and dissolved. What happened next was a bit confusing. I closed my eyes and looked for but could not find it. On Alya’s request I looked for the residue of it and saw a dark brown object covered in tendrils. Then that to become difficult to locate. I was left in a stressed state looking for something that I really did not want to find but expected to re-emerge but which did not. I felt bent out of shape like a tree which had been shaded from the sunlight the obstruction had been removed but still my personal twists and distortions remained. I found the whole process hard to get my head around. I had to type for sometime afterwards except what had happened. I found the whole process inexplicable. Today the next day I placed a butterscotch lozenge my favourite on my tongue. There was no effort in resisting its temptations. It’s early days but hopefully this continues.”

Amanda’s testimonial

“Sessions with Alja have immensely helped me with dealing with my journey with obsessive thoughts and anxiety. The techniques and methods she uses help me calm down and observe my thought rather than engage with them. I’m better able to seperate myself from these, often disturbing, thoughts and feel much calmer now when they occur. Her gentle and unjudging nature makes me feel supported and safe during sessions.”

Tammy’s testimonial

“Sessions with Alja are helping me connect with my true feelings. Due to being deeply hurt in my youth and later also in my marriage, I now better understand where my needs were not met. I carried a deep hurt from these experiences well into my fifties. I now feel that I can finally breathe again. Glimpses of hope are surfacing as I clear old traumas during sessions. Alja is a compassionate, non-judgmental therapist, I cannot recommend her highly enough”.

Melissa’s testimonial

“I have been incredibly blessed to have been introduced to Alya and EFT at a pivotal point in my life. I was pregnant with my first child when I was referred to Alya. I was highly anxious and overwhelmed by my situation, changes to my work environment and bringing my wedding forward. Being pregnant and living with so much chaos (physical and mental) was triggering of childhood trauma and sexual assault. Unresolved issues with my family affected my confidence going into motherhood.

I have previously seen other therapists. Tried talk therapy with multiple psychologists and counsellors which allowed me to understand some of my reactions to situations and stress intellectually. However, it hadn't lead to a change in those reactions. I hadn't been able to resolve the unfinished internal conversations and conflict.

I didn't feel loved, worthy for who I am now, have been or could be. I was scared to feel joy and trust in someone else to share my life's experiences and journey. I wasn't asking for what I needed. I was often in physical pain or discomfort.

I have been seeing Alya for three years. I highly recommend the investment in self. Healing from past trauma and learning tapping. With an open mind, time and space so much is possible.

I find myself using EFT in a range of settings. At work, driving. Walking. It works for me. Dealing with my daughter being a determined toddler.

As a practitioner I find Alya to be easy to be around. Her office space is very welcoming. A genuine warmth. I will continue to see Alya as I feel it's required.”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

My service, Coherence Personal Counselling & Vedic Meditation operates on the land of Garlambirla. I am honoured to be living and working on the ancestral lands of the Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung people. I acknowledge the First Australians as the traditional custodians of the continent, whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants who are present for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

I also express my absolute gratitude and respect to the Shankaracharya lineage, the source from where our Vedic knowledge and the technique of Vedic meditation comes from, to the tradition - Jai Guru Deva.