JANET O'SULLIVAN


  • 46-year-old Counsellor, Psychotherapist & Somatic Practitioner.
  • Passionate about supporting others and building safe, authentic relationships.
  • Wife of 20+ years, with lived experience of marriage’s ups and downs and a mother to two young adults (21 & 19).
  • Deeply curious and committed to exploring new perspectives, wellbeing, and personal growth.
  • Lover of nature, travel, storytelling, and wellbeing practices like Yoga and Pilates.
  • Share my life with two energetic red kelpies, Kody & Indy.
  • Living with autoimmune illness, bringing compassion and real-life experience to my work.​​​

AREAS OF INTEREST

  • Identity & Self-Understanding – exploring sense of self, values, beliefs, purpose, and meaning.
  • Mind–Body Connection – somatic awareness, trauma-informed support, emotional language, and self-regulation.
  • Healing & Growth – unpacking past wounds, embracing accountability, building resilience, self-compassion, and agency.
  • Emotions & Behaviours – understanding primal responses (fight, flight, freeze), anger, anxiety, and addiction with curiosity and care.
  • Relationships & Attachment – marriage, partnerships, and the role of attachment in shaping connection and trust.
  • Wellbeing & Spirituality – cultivating conscious living, spiritual growth, and awareness of how environment influences health.

EDUCATION + TRAINING

Academic Training
  • Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • Graduate Diploma Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • Bachelor of Nursing – Registered Nurse

Psychotherapy Practitioner Training
  • Psychosynthesis Psychoanalysis – Unit 1

Relationship Practitioner Training 
  • Integrated Couples Therapy: Presence Orientated Relationship Therapy (PORT) Level 1 & 2

Somatic Practitioner Training
  • NeuroAffective Touch Foundation Training
  • Polyvagal Foundations Training - Deb Dana
  • Biodynamic Craniosacral - Core Practices
  • Reiki - Usui Method - Level 1 ​

​Supervision Training
  • Group and Individual Supervision – RISEUP Model

Other Training
  • Diploma in Integral Yoga – Yoga Teacher Training
  • Yoga student for 20 years

Relevant Professional Experience & Certifications
  • Casual Academic Marking - University of Adelaide
  • Disability Support Worker
  • Youth Support Worker
  • Safe Environments for Children and Young People – ‘Through Their Eyes’
  • Positive Behaviour Support Training
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