Marie Makinson
My practice includes Sandplay
Therapy which is a 
creative form of therapy
based on Jungian principles. Clients can choose to have Jungian psychotherapy, sandplay therapy or a combination of the two. I have worked in Lismore since 2005, and in 2009 I began a second practice in Brisbane. I continue to see people in both places.
As a therapist, I focus on the creative spirit as an agent for healing and transformation, holding that this is the heart of Jungian work. Alongside the personal creative processes, one of the most important ways to engage with the creative spirit is by working with dreams. I encourage my clients to do this and to take an imaginative approach to their problems. These fluid and open ways of working activate inner resources and facilitate a "dialogue" with the unconscious.
At the same time the therapy is grounded in the experience of the present moment and the continuous work of developing awareness about what is occurring. The therapeutic relationship itself presents many opportunities for increased awareness of internal emotional dynamics. Habitual though unconscious ways of relating and feeling emerge into consciousness by paying attention to the subtle interactions occurring between client and therapist. Deep empathy and the recognition of beauty and spirituality are also central aspects of this interpersonal therapeutic process.
My Jungian training was with the Guild of Analytical Psychology and Spirituality in London. This training emphasised the interface between psychology and spirituality. I am interested in religious experience and imagery, and the different ways that spiritual practice engages and develops the inner life.
I have worked as a therapist since 1979. The first 23 years of my professional practice were primarily in bodywork. Attending to the language and expressions of "the holy body" is the fourth major focus of my current therapeutic work.
Overall my approach is holistic, working specifically with the "self regulating" aspects of the psyche: the "drive towards wholeness" that Jung observed. An essential part of this integrative work is a deep belief in the healing power of nature.
Qualifications
Diploma of Psychological Counselling: (University of Surrey, UK)
Diploma Analytical Psychology (GAPS-London, UK)
Professional Affiliations and Associations
Australia and New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists ANZAP
Guild of Analytical Psychology and Spirituality GAPS
Psychotherapists and Counsellors Federation of Australia PACFA
PACFA Register Ð Registration Number 21530
Contact Details:
Email: marie@northcoastpsychotherapy.com.au
Lismore Practice:
62 Diadem St.,
Lismore, NSW 2480
Mobile: 0423206682
Google map for Lismore practice
Brisbane Practice:
78 Enoggera Terrace,
Paddington QLD 4064
Mobile: 0423206682