About pam
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Somatic Experiencing® | Therapy | Counselling | Yoga Therapy | Breathwork | Supervision
Byron Bay | Mullumbimby | Brunswick Heads | Northern Rivers | Online Hello and thank you for finding my website. My name is Pam Kirkley, aka Flow With Pam and I'm a mental health clinician, accredited social worker, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, yoga and breathwork teacher and yoga therapist. My passion is providing high quality holistic support for the treatment of mental health, physical health conditions, chronic illness conditions, and trauma including attachment and developmental trauma. I practice in Northern New South Wales (NNSW) in the Byronshire, covering Byron Bay, Mullumbimby and Brunswick Heads. I see clients at a clinic space in Brunswick Heads and I also see clients online across Australia, including online supervision of social workers. For 18 years, I have worked with adults, children, and families, supporting a wide range of needs, including mental health, trauma, family violence, abuse and neglect, illness, disability, and complex family dynamics. My work is my passion, and I am committed to continually developing my skills to provide the best quality service I can. I hold a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Clinical Psychology (2005), an MSc in Social Work (2013), a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner Certificate (2024) and a Graduate Certificate in Gestalt Psychotherapy (2024). My qualifications are complemented by 1440 hours of advanced training in therapeutic body-based modalities, including a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate (2021), Yin Yoga Teacher Training Certificate (2021), Rebirthing Breathwork Certificate (2021, 2025), and a Graduate Certificate in Yoga Therapy (2022). As an accredited social worker registered with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), I have completed post-graduate studies in mental health-focused psychological strategies. I support clients with the following experiences and needs: Anxiety Depression Trauma and PTSD Physical and chronic health conditions Mobility challenges I am trained in the following evidence-based focussed psychological strategies: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) - distress tolerance skills Solution-Focussed Therapy Breathing techniques and diaphragmatic breathwork Relaxation strategies Psycho-education Positive psychology I am also trained in the following complementary and integrative therapies: Somatic Experiencing® Gestalt Psychotherapy - graduate certificate Yoga therapy Counselling skills Rebirthing breathwork Pranayama To learn more about the different modalities I use and the ways we can work together, please explore the dedicated pages on my website. I'm an NDIS provider and I see clients for a range of psychosocial disabilities, including chronic illness, syndromes, disease, mental health needs, mobility issues, nervous system disorders and trauma including developmental and attachment-based trauma. I offer social work supervision and professional coaching. I have social work leadership experience having previously supervised multi-disciplinary teams of social workers, clinical psychologists, counselling psychologists, counsellors and mental health occupational therapists. I have formally been the team leader of family violence teams, a family services team and clinical lead at headspace youth mental health service. I am currently available for social work supervision. See the supervision and professional mentoring page for more information. If you would like to book a session, please click onto the contact page to send an enquiry, my response time to website enquiries is 1-2 days. |
Pam Kirkley is an Accredited Social Worker and member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and a provider of the NDIS.
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