Monique Beaver

Meet our team

MY AREAS OF INTEREST:

  • Anxiety/Stress/Burn out
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Grief and Loss
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Nervous System Regulation
  • Attachment
  • Women’s Health

MONIQUE BEAVER

Psychologist, Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator

Hi there, I’m Monique. I’m a down to earth and warm Psychologist and Trauma Sensitive Yoga Facilitator who supports women (18 years +) to find harmony in their minds and bodies.

From a mind perspective, I’m passionate about helping women make sense of their thoughts; express their emotions; process their pasts; and become more self reflective, self aware and self loving.

From a body perspective, I’m devoted to helping women get out of their heads and into their hearts; feel safe and grounded in the skin they’re in; nourish their nervous systems; and unapologetically show up in the world as their real and raw selves.

In this space, all of you is welcome. No masks, no limits, no pretenses and no expectations. We find what works for you. That is, I work from a holistic, evidence-based perspective that is trauma informed and has a focus on embodied living. 

Find out more about Monique at her website, Mindfully Curious.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

I am a registered, Medicare-approved Psychologist in NSW and a Member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi). I studied my 4-year undergraduate at Wollongong University where I obtained a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and completed a fifth year of study at Macquarie University where I obtained a Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology.

I have also been fortunate to gain a wealth of experience in the community sector for the past 15 years where I have worked in the drug and alcohol/mental health sector, adolescent mental health and non-government organisation settings as well as in private practice. In 2012-2013, I also spent time in rural India mentoring young Australians who were teaching English and helping locals start their own self-sustaining businesses.

Since then I have worked in private practice providing both individual and group therapy for a range of clients in office-based, outdoor-based and online settings. In 2018, I completed my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training via Embodied Flow™ which has provided an immense amount of knowledge and skills which I now bring into my work with clients including individual work and Trauma Sensitive Yoga programs.

Here’s the summary of my qualifications;

  • Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) – University of Wollongong
  • Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology – Macquarie University
  • Medicare Approved
  • Approved Psychologist by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
  • Member of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi)
  • Member of the Blue Knot Professional Community (National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma)
  • 200hr Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) in Hatha Yoga via Embodied Flow™
  • Trauma Sensitive Yoga Australia training and Professional Development program
  • Completed Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate via The Embody Lab
  • Completed Womankind Pelvic Floor and Hormone Rebalancing Yoga Teacher Training

Plus some examples of ongoing learning and development (let’s be honest, this list could go on and on!)

  • Treating PTSD and Complex Trauma with Dr Leah Giarratano
  • Recognising & Resolving Traumatic Stress with Bessel van der Kolk
  • Narrative Therapy with David Epston
  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Practical Skills Training: Foundations and Updates with Dr Marsha Linehan
  • Addressing non-melancholic depression in the anxious worrier and the perfectionist (Black Dog Institute)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) training (Dr Louise Hayes)
  • Sacred Cycles Course (Alisha Rose Kruger)
  • Introduction to Energy Psychology (Blue Knot Foundation, Robert Schwarz)
  • Working with Dissociation (Blue Knot Foundation)
  • Master Workshop – Freeing the Fascial Body (Eric Franklin)
  • Certificate in Applied Polyvagal Theory in Yoga Level 1 and 2 (Dr Arielle Schwartz)
  • Embodied Yin Teacher Training (50hrs)
  • EFT Tapping with Dr Peta Stapleton

My work is informed by:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Somatic Attachment Therapy (including Somatic Experiencing and Inner Relationship Focussing methods)
  • Mindfulness-based Therapies
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) techniques
  • Energy Psychology techniques
  • Somatic, body-based therapies, including Trauma Sensitive Yoga.

OFFERINGS:

  • 1:1 Psychology sessions (Partial rebates using a Mental Health Care Plan available)
  • Reconnect: An online, 10 week Trauma Sensitive Yoga and Coaching course
  • Remembrance: An online, monthly Trauma Sensitive Yoga membership
  • Online workshops and on demand Trauma Sensitive Yoga classes

For free resources and info, you can follow Mindfully Curious on social media;

Insta: @mindfully.curious
Facebook: /mindfullycurious

Click here to access a free Trauma Sensitive Yoga recording.

HOURS:

Monique is available for appointments on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Both online and in person appointments available.

CONTACT MONIQUE

Further info and bookings can be made via her website at www.mindfullycurious.org/psychology or send her an email at info@mindfullycurious.org