Jo wants you to find care that will help you grow and heal.
Who is Jo?
Jo has worked as a Social Worker for over 27 years. Social Workers are practitioners who have completed a 4 year degree and are trained in a broad, holistic approach that considers systemic and structural factors as well as individual factors. This has allowed Jo to work in a range of areas including counselling, health, family support, early intervention, case management, disability and family preservation.
Currently, as well as managing Mountain Light, Jo works part time in an NGO counselling service, specialising in post separation and family law. Jo is trained to build trusting relationships, hold space for complex emotions and support people through change, trauma, grief, and growth.
With a commitment to ongoing professional development and membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW), Jo completes over 20 hours of ongoing professional development every year. Some recent trainings include:
EMDR
Anxiety
Somatic work
Trauma- informed
Safer and Stronger Together (Domestic violence framework)
Nature lover
You will likely hear Jo talk about finding glimmers in your day if you come and work with her. Nature is a big one for her. Whether it’s light breaking through clouds at sunset, or glistening raindrops on a fresh gum leaf, Jo is at home exploring the beauty of the Blue Mountains and surrounds. Some of the photos on the website are ones she has taken when out enjoying the wonder of creation.
Community lover
Jo is passionate about people. Having a chat, sharing a meal with her favourite people, or sitting around a campfire listening to a guitar, Jo loves being connected to others. Jo believes we are made for relationship and can be our best when we carry a deep knowledge there are others that care for us, and that we care about. What that looks like varies from person to person; there is a balance in being both reflective and outward focused.
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