Michele and Kitty have experienced many stressful events in their lives, the most recent one for both of them being the death of a brother from cancer. The grief and associated stress from their brothers’ diagnosis, caring responsibilities, deaths, and estate difficulties from these heartbreaking events intertwined with both Michele and Kitty experiencing their own health issues. After numerous doctors, medical specialists, scans, and time off work, the medical model failed to provide an answer to their various conditions. It was then that both Michele and Kitty realised the mind and body connection and what the grief and stress was doing to their body. Through healing their own illnesses through alternative methods Michele and Kitty realised the power of energy and intuitive healing and being able to heal yourself.

Michele and Kitty met in primary school in 1976 and have been best friends ever since! Their lives have had many parallels, beginning, as young adults, with both Michele and Kitty developing a strong drive and commitment to working with people and helping others, and ultimately choosing to become Social Workers and Holistic Counsellors. See some photos of us here throughout the years, with Michele’s grandma making us matching dresses at 8 years old.

Michele has experienced many challenges in her life, starting in her childhood moving around with her father’s job, sometimes swapping two different schools and locations in a year. As Michele became older, she also had to overcome abusive relationships and mentally unstable partners, bullying and toxic behaviour in numerous workplaces, completing her social work degree when her daughter was a baby, and juggling single parenting and working full-time. Michele’s most recent life upheaval was the loss of her only sibling which has inspired her to broaden her Energy Psychology skills to assist other people going through grief, loss, and other transitions in life. Having a huge change in your life can make you re-evaluate your life and look at your emotional baggage that you need to remove to lighten your load, so you can move towards your life purpose. This has been Michele’s journey and has led to the formation of Compass Counselling with Kitty so we can support others on their healing journey.

While Michele’s brother was on his cancer journey, she became ill with extreme stomach pain and nausea, that appeared every fortnight. Doctors, specialists, and every scan possible revealed no cause. Through commencing practicing meditation, using acupuncture, emotion clearing using the Emotion Code technique, and using Intuitive Healing practices (chakra and aura cleansing, forgiveness protocols, and emotion clearing), all symptoms disappeared. This highlights the mind and body connection, and the stress and grief impacting Michele’s stomach. Once this was rebalanced and emotions cleared, health was restored. Michele has also been diagnosed with osteo arthritis in her knee about 5 years ago, which initially she could not sleep without taking painkillers at night, and she was told she would need a knee replacement in the next few years as the degeneration was severe. Using Intuitive Healing practices and chromotherapy, Michele has no more knee pain and has required no painkillers for the last few years. Intuitive Healing can be very powerful in stopping pain and restoring balance to your health and wellbeing.

Kitty is herself a survivor of childhood trauma, having been the victim of sexual assault between the ages of 6 and 7. This experience had many long-term implications for Kitty, including depression, anxious attachment, co-dependency and entering abusive relationships as a young adult. Through years of counselling, study and wonderful support in healthy relationships, Kitty has developed sophisticated self-awareness and insight, and ultimately healing from the trauma. Kitty has been in a loving marriage for 21 years and is passionate about working with other survivors of sexual assault, abuse and neglect, supporting them on a journey of understanding the implications of trauma and in their own growth and healing. Kitty works with children, young people and adults.

Due to Michele and Kitty experiencing many of life’s challenges, now in their mid-life they have the wisdom, maturity and learning that comes from these experiences to strengthen their work with others going through similar difficulties.

Michele and Kitty have over 30 years of combined experience working in social work and holistic counselling roles and bring together their experience and training to create the best possible treatment approach to meet your individual needs.

We look forward to walking alongside you in your healing and wellbeing journey and celebrating with you, your positive change and empowerment.