HOLISTIC COACH · GESTALT THERAPIST · NORTHERN NSW
You leave knowing yourself
a little better than when you arrived.
No fixing and no formulas. Just an honest encounter with yourself held carefully, taken seriously and at whatever pace makes sense for you.
THE REALITY
Most people spend a lifetime managing themselves rather than knowing themselves.
The overthinking, the keeping the peace, the version of yourself you put forward so things go smoothly - these aren't character flaws, they're adaptations. Things that made complete sense at some point and probably served you well for a long time.
But at some point the effort of maintaining them starts to cost more than they give. Something feels off. The same situations keep finding you and the same feelings keep surfacing, even when the circumstances are completely different.
That's usually when people find their way here - not with a clear question or a neat problem to solve, just a sense that there's something worth looking at and that looking at it alone isn't working anymore.
“Most of what keeps us stuck happens in isolation and most of what shifts it happens in connection…”
WHO I AM
Hey, I’m Rick...
I'm a holistic coach and gestalt therapist-in-training based in Murwillumbah, Northern NSW.
The work I do sits at the intersection of three things: understanding your patterns, developing emotional intelligence and learning how you show up in relationship with others. In my experience these are inseparable because getting to know yourself doesn't happen in isolation.
Unfortunately, a lot of what gets in the way is shame, guilt and judgment which has clever ways of blocking us from feeling the bigger emotions and cutting us off from the ease, joy and connection that's actually available.
That's the territory I work in. Not fixing you, just helping you build a different relationship with what's actually there through unlearning and opening.
I work with both men and women. The specifics of what someone brings are always different, but the underneath is usually more similar than people expect.
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
Different spaces. Different depths.
Same intention.
People come to this work from different places and need different things. Some want the privacy of 1:1 work. Others find something unlocks in a group that can't happen alone.
1 on 1 Work
A private space to slow down, get honest and understand what's really going on underneath the surface. Sessions in person in Murwillumbah or online.
Weekly Men's Circle
A weekly space for men to show up as they are without having to fix it, explain it or carry it alone. Currently at capacity with a waitlist.
Making Space Retreats
Quarterly in-person retreats designed to give you more time and space than a regular session allows. A chance to go deeper with a small group.
Common Ground
A monthly group for people who've already done some of this work and want to continue in community, with ongoing support between sessions.