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about me

Welcome.

My heartfelt intention is to hold a safe and supportive space for you to feel heard, healed and whole. 

Through my own growth and experience, I have unearthed that the healing process is an upward spiral, akin to the natural cycle of the seasons. 

My passion is in nurturing and empowering other women to reconnect with their experience, their body and their environment - thereby cultivating a safe and healthful way of relating and functioning within self, with others and with their world.

Blending gestalt philosophy, polyvagal theory and somatic practices, my process attends to both mind and body for effective and sustainable change (so that you may heal and not just deal).

I am a PACFA qualified Gestalt Psychotherapist having completed my therapy training with The Relational Institute Australia (TRIA). I am also a Sacred Circle Facilitator mentored by Kate Schubert and coached in emotional neuroscience and somatic processing (nervous system regulation) by Diana Bird.

My areas of interest are in gestalt philosophy, polyvagal theory, compassionate inquiry, and somatic processing.

My greatest skillset however is my lived experience as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, coworker, entrepreneur and lifelong student. 

I continue my own personal and professional development as I believe sustaining authentic connection with self and others is vital for a full and satisfying human existence.

I am committed to working with you through ups and downs; exploring with you any opportunities and challenges; and walking with you on a path towards awareness, change and empowerment. 

I am available Wednesday to Friday in person at Penshurst (St George area of Sydney) as well as online. A hybrid approach combining both face-to-face and virtual sessions is also possible.

Learn more about Gestalt and my therapeutic process.

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my philosophy

Acceptance of both shadow and light parts of ourselves restores our natural sense of wholeness and inner peace.

Meeting the warmth of grey within black & white thinking opens the possibility to viewing life in vivid colour.

Join me for a powerful, life-changing journey of self-discovery, self-agency and self-love.

contact me

irene valis

irene@irenevalis.com

Body Wisdom Practice

​Level 2

2C Penshurst Street, Penshurst

Thank you for your message! I will be in touch within the next 1-2 business days.

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