Qualifications & Memberships

Hi there, welcome to the Qualifications & Membership section of Gaia’s Light Spiritual Consultancy. If you are here, it’s because you are doing your due diligence before making a decision as to whether we are going to walk together on your healing or spiritual journey. 

I am grateful you are taking this time to get to know my background and that you have already shown the discernment necessary to proceed on your path. I am a firm believer that we are all responsible for our own healing and we must have clear boundaries around who we let into our lives, whether that’s through work, friendships, healing, or on our spiritual path. 

Trauma-informed Practitioner

First and foremost, I’d like you to be aware I am a Trauma-informed practitioner. You will find information about CPTSD, PTSD, and trauma-informed care on this site, but if you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I believe as a practitioner, I have a duty of care to you and make a commitment to ensure ‘trauma-informed’ practices are upheld, with your safety being front and foremost at all times. 

Please note I am not a qualified Trauma Psychologist (top-down approach) with a degree. I am, however, a practitioner with ‘Lived Experience’ and am committed to ongoing study with a policy of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) in aspects of Trauma therapy and care. I have completed training as a Trauma-informed coach and I hold certification across a range of related disciplines such as ‘soul retrieval (disassociation therapy), narrative therapy, bibliotherapy, and grief and bereavement counselling. If you need help accessing a Trauma Psychologist in Australia please do reach out to me so I can point you in the right direction. 

Finally, and most importantly, please ensure you continue to visit a doctor, attend medical appointments, and follow your prescribed treatment plans. Continue to take your medication and consult with your GP for all your medical needs.

Disclaimer: The aim of Reiki or any other healing modality I offer is intended to support your overall health and well-being journey. Gaia’s Light offers “Complementary therapy”  alongside your traditional treatment plan – not “Alternative therapy” sessions. Please be aware no ‘ethical’ practitioner will assert claims or provide guarantees that their modality will ‘heal’ a ‘diagnosed’ condition.

Healing Practitioner & Spiritual Journey

I have been a Reiki practitioner following the USUI Lineage since the late 90s. In the UK I was an accredited member of the Reiki Federation. In Australia, I am an Accredited Reiki Practitioner + Fully Insured + First Aid & CPR.

I am, however, in the process of transitioning membership to the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM) which provides Worldwide Accreditation across all my ‘recognised’ qualifications (rather than a Queensland-centric/Reiki-specific body).

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Limit of Liability
Section ‐ Professional Indemnity

$1,000,000 any one claim, $2,000,000 in the aggregate

Section ‐ Public & Products Liability

Public Liability: $10,000,000 any one claim, $20,000,000 in the aggregate
Products Liability: $10,000,000 for any one claim and in the aggregate

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The Centre for Healing – an Approved Training Provider by the International Institute for Complementary Therapists.

The Dulwich Centre

  • Aboriginal Narrative Practice
  • “Re-membering” and reclaiming lives from abuse

Bibliotherapy, Literature & Mental Health 

Mentor/Coach/Facilitator and tester – Valentina Mathias

  • Akashic Records Reader
  • Akashic Records Healer
  • Shamanic Earth /Akashic Records

 

Accredited by Complementary Medical Association 
Grade: Centre of Excellence. Merit

Death and loss are a part of all our ‘lives’ and our experiences vary significantly. Following the loss of a good friend and then almost immediately afterward, my daughter’s fiance, I embarked on a deeper journey of death, loss, grief, and bereavement. It was while on this journey, supporting my daughter,  I came to the realization I had not taken time to mourn the loss of my own mother from many years before. Through the many faces of loss – particularly in 2022, I came to view the transition from the physical body back ‘home’ as a deeply sacred time. This course allows me to help support you on your journey through grief should it come up during one of our sessions.

Accredited by Complementary Medical Association 
Grade: Centre of Excellence. Merit

  • Usui & Tibetan Reiki I (Facilitator/Mentor Peter Warnock)
  • Usui & Tibetan Reiki II (Facilitator/Mentor Peter Warnock)
  • Formerly accredited by UK Reiki Federation

Accredited by Reiki Australia (and will transition to the Worldwide Accreditation body IPHM in the latter part of 2023)

Biddy Tarot is an IICT-Approved Training Provider.
I offer readings to clients all over the world in the Biddy Tarot community.

Accredited by Complementary Medical Association 
Grade: Centre of Excellence. Merit

Somatic, NLP, EFT, Kinesiology, Meditation – Techniques

Accredited by Complementary Medical Association 
Grade: Centre of Excellence. Merit

Professional Writing & Publishing

I’ve created, mentored, authored, or ghostwritten a number of publications throughout my career as a professional writer and coach.

I’m the former Deputy Editor of Natural Health & Wellbeing magazine, feature writer, and a commissioned writer across numerous titles such as Good Health Magazine (formerly Good Medicine & Health), The Telegraph’s Body & Soul, Mind Body Spirit, and Wellbeing Australia. I’m also a former Editor across numerous industry, membership, and corporate publications in the UK and Australia. 

The most recent book published was, ‘Searching Spirit’ a Memoir by International Psychic Medium & Spiritual Teacher, Peter Williams. The Memoir weaves my interviews with Williams around his life, combined with testimonials from his clients, and melds them together in a ‘slice of life’ narrative about how he became an internationally acclaimed psychic medium.

I have been a Reiki practitioner following the USUI Lineage since the late 90s. In the UK I was an accredited member of the UK Reiki Federation. In Australia, I am an Accredited Reiki Practitioner + Fully Insured + First Aid & CPR.

I am, however, in the process of transitioning membership to the International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM) which provides Worldwide Accreditation across all my qualifications (rather than a Queensland-centric/Reiki-specific body).

The Publishing Industry’s certification body
Certificate: Inside Book Publishing Industry
Grade: Merit

Master Class Editing
The Agent Pitch

  • Best Practice SEO
  • Best Practice Writing for the Web

Next Gen Branding (Secret Power of Brands)
Grade: Merit

  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Advanced Editing & Proofreading

Grade: Distinction
Distinctions in Journalism, PR, Marketing, and Graphic Design.

  • Designer/copywriter – NHS Scotland (late 80s)
  • Copywriter & Marketing Manager – Boutique Design Consultancy London (early 90s)
  • Deputy Editor of Natural Health & Wellbeing Magazine, UK (mid-90s onward)
  • Contributing Writer/Journalist/Feature Writer across a range of publications across UK, Europe, US, and Australia (2000 -2007 )
  • Global MarComms Professional Blue Chip/Fortune 500 brands (strategy/branding and creative) (2007 – onward)

You don’t need to be a writer to use writing as a ‘tool’ for healing, growth, and transformation. I have developed workshops and courses to help you connect with Source.

  • Source (Spiritual ‘one’ – all that is in the Akash)
  • Source (Lived experience)
  • Source (Primary/Secondary)

Write from Source also offers professional services including ghostwriting and coaching for message-driven work (memoirs/blogs etc)

  • Editorial – 
  • PR & Media
  • Branding
  • Marketing
  • Advertising
  • Graphic Design 
  • EOIs/RFPs/RFTs

Clients across the Private sector/Not-for-Profit/Government/Sydney Opera House/Publishing Entities/SMEs – 2007 onward

Miscellaneous Developmental Circles & Workshops

  • Psychic Development Michael Combes – Australia
  • Advanced Psychic Development with Michael Combes Australia
  • Level 1 Mediumship:Lisa Williams – UK
  • Level 2 Mediumship:Lisa Williams – UK
  • Sitting in Circle: Scotland and London, UK
  • Mediumship Mentor: Maureen Flynn – UK
  • Past Life Regression Therapy Mentorship:
  • Colour Therapy: Brown
  • Crystal Therapy
  • Feldenkrais Method
  • Meditation

When it comes to channelling, psychic awareness, intuition or connection with Spirit, I do not necessarily believe a certificate makes you ‘psychic’ or makes you a gifted energetic healer.

My Scottish/Irish grandparents were hereditary practitioners and  both were spiritual mediums. I always had an awareness of something more out there, so for me, these miscellaneous courses were just a way to explore an interest,  deepen my knowledge, or to provide a structure when I was starting out on my own path over 30 years ago.

 I urge you to always use your own discernment, gut feeling and intuition when it comes to choosing the person you wish to work with. The most important things are ‘safety’ and connection – these will help you get the ‘results’ you are looking for. Always look for someone that wants to help you identify your own power.

I  had the benefit of working with and being mentored by, many gifted healers and practitioners throughout my life. My career as a writer helped me connect with Source and communicate healing concepts and ideas by weaving spell craft, codes and words to stir and awaken mass consciousness.

In love, light and creative spirit Evie x

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