Damian Marshall
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Spiritual Direction and Mentoring; Transpersonal Counselling; Deep Listening from the Heart with Wisdom, Compassion and Gentleness.
Damian Marshall
Servicing area
Servicing the Dandenongs and Eastern SuburbsFocus areas
Growth
Anxiety
Stress Management
Love
Depression
Spiritual guidance
About Me
We are surrounded by a world and society that seems increasingly harsh, unforgiving and demanding and yet what we are crying out for is compassion, kindness and gentleness. It is not by seeking outwards that we will find this, but by reconnecting to our deepest and most authentic Self.
I have always had a dedication to the search for insight and wisdom. This has been a journey of love and determination that has led to a lifetime of personal and academic exploration of Interspirituality, Comparative Religion, Anthropology, Shamanism, Healing and Psychotherapy, all of which I bring to my sessions.
But I don't only come from a theoretical, academic place. I also qualify as a "Wounded Healer". I suffered and struggled with chronic depression with suicidal episodes from my childhood to well into adulthood. I tried the conventional approaches with some small success, but none of the usual methods did more than take some of the edge off.
Only through years of searching, researching, trying, practicing and study did I finally come to understand deeper meanings and causes of our human experience of suffering. Only once I saw that my depression was not a demon to be defeated, or a fault to be fixed, but a call from disconnected parts of my Self to be brought back to Wholeness, was I able to leave the nightmare behind.
Not that every day is unadulterated bliss. Life still goes on, with its disappointments and sorrows, its frustrating days along with its 'successful' ones. A life that had no peaks and valleys would be flat and unvaried. What matters is not what happens TO us, but how we respond, who we choose to Be, regardless of what is happening around us.
I draw from an extensive reserve of modalities I have learned on my journeys, including energy healing techniques such as EFT and TAT; Meditation, Mindfulness and Self Compassion; Mystic Wisdom, Working with the Shadow and Projection, Transpersonal counselling and Seeking Stillness. I combine my professional skills with an intuitive approach to offer spiritual support and guidance, helping you to find and know your authentic Self.
I work with many concerns, Depression, anxiety and stress; Relationships; Death and Dying; Working with The Shadow; Spiritual Crisis; "Dark Night of the Soul"; Spiritual guidance and growth; Spiritual Emergency and Emergence; Shifting Consciousness and Paths to Serenity. I approach my sessions with a spirit of exploration and wonder as a guide who is repeatedly surprised by the joy that is found in the privilege of being allowed to serve.
I offer a deep, rich, inclusive path as a shared journey of discovery through and beyond dissatisfaction, sorrow and pain to your natural, true, unique, grace-filled state of wholeness. With insight and wisdom, we compassionately and gently uncover what your experiences are calling you to be.
I utilise a wide variety of techniques and approaches from many modalities to fit your needs, rather than trying to fit you to a modality. This honours and welcomes personal spirituality and religious belief, but does not require or expect it.
I see our struggles in life not as wounds to be mended or problems to be solved, but a journey of healing and integration to resolution, freedom, wholeness and wisdom.
We are continually being called to be more than we are. When we ignore that call we find ourselves unsatisfied and in pain, regardless of how we try to fix things.
When, instead, we take the time to hear what our pain is trying to tell us, we discover an inner wisdom we could not have imagined was there, which shows us our way to healing and peace.
We are being invited by life to explore new possibilities and layers by entering into and coming to an understanding of our True Self. Life is a Mystery we uncover gently, honestly and compassionately to reveal our authentic Self with integrity and Love.
Qualifications
Interfaith Doctorate of Divinity (ULC)
B.A. Comparative Religion (Deakin)
B.A. Anthropology (Deakin)
Dip. Trans. Couns. (Phoenix)
Bruadaraiche (1983)
Member of Spiritual Director's International (SDI)
I am a member of The Gary Craig Optimal EFT Course: www.emofree.com.
Sessions
Consultations are $100, 2 hours for the first session and approx 1½ hours for all following consultations. Reduced rates available with concession cards.
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