Testimonials
"I would like to express our appreciation for the amazing experience that you and your team provided to the Mankind Project national meeting in November. Several of the men that came from around the country to meet together questioned the value of such an exercise before the event, and especially spending the best part of a whole day of our rare weekend together on 'that stuff'.
While I had expected a useful piece of learning from the constellation work I have to say that we were all greatly surprised at both the relevance and the impact of that process. It was a powerful experience, both insightful for those of us relatively new to the organisation (myself only three years in an organisation that is 25 years old) and impactful in helping us bridge gaps and reach powerful outcomes as the weekend progressed.
After the weekend was over virtually every man who came cited your work and its flow on outcomes as the biggest contributor to the success of the weekend."
Peter Lee
"I had been concerned for some time about the communication in our company and was unsure of what to do about it. I asked Maria if she work with our company and facilitate an organisational constellation day to help bring to light any issues we may be stuck on. Our workforce is made up of mostly males whose work it very labour intensive and have little to no experience in the company of doing this type of 'emotional work'.
It was amazing to watch Maria work, she intuitively knew what the next best thing was to do throughout the day. She held the space with such ease and confidence and I saw employees that I believed would not participate sharing experiences and feelings of their own. It was a big stepping stone for our company to move forward. Those who still don't know what it was about have felt a change on some level. I would recommend everyone to do this work, especially those who own or run a business."
Kylie Beattie
"I have known Maria for over six years. Over that time Maria has been my therapist via one-to-one sessions, group work and weekend retreats that Maria facilitates. I always come away from my experiential work with Maria with a better understanding of who I am and how I operate in this world through the stories and belief systems running through my mind. This process of re-discovery, as I have learnt, has allowed me the choice to keep operating in the same way or to take a different path.
I have learnt through the tools that Maria has taught me that my primary addiction, gambling, does not have to be seen as something "bad" - needing to be overcome and beaten into submission. Rather if I choose to listen and pay attention to the messages coming from within I can learn more about myself and hence what my addictive behaviour is trying to teach me. I have found that I can apply this technique to all facets of my life.
Without Maria's experience and guidance over the years I know I would not be where I am today - the ability to love myself and others as they are, at every single moment."
Sean
"I met Maria in 2001 when I was admitted to South Pacific Private Hospital in Harbord. I was at a stage in my life where I had reached rock bottom and was almost ready to 'throw in the towel'. As I walked into the reception area of South Pacific I noticed a sign which read 'Expect a miracle' and for me, that miracle was Maria.
Over the next six weeks Maria gently guided me through the minefield that had been my life, and brought me to a place where I felt whole again. More importantly, she helped me discover the real 'me' and to realise that I am responsible for my own happiness and that I had choices.
I was so impressed with Maria's teachings that in the five years since leaving South Pacific, I have attended regular counselling sessions with her and have also attended a couple of her weekend workshops. I can honestly say that Maria has opened my eyes, my mind and my soul.
In the years since meeting Maria I have found the courage and tenacity to start my own successful business. I have also been able to guide my children with the wisdom gleaned from Maria's teachings and have witnessed first hand the miraculous transformation of my fragmented and dysfunctional family to a place of wholeness and healing.
It's not always been an easy ride and Maria has challenged me and 'pushed my buttons' on many occassions - which is exactly what I needed to grow.
I am now busy studying a 4 year diploma to become a Gestalt Therapist myself. My dream is to be able to give back to others what Maria has given to me!"
Wendy
