About Me

Deeply listening in authentic relationship and living life with authentic creativity are my passions. Person-centred counselling skills are at the heart of my holistic counselling pracitce, which means I listen with empathy and without judgement. When you feel heard in a trusted, safe, and authentic relationship, you begin to feel better, heal and grow in your sense of well-being. core self and relationships.

My counselling practice draws on my life-long calling to a career that is fundamentally about listening to others. My personal background includes both early childhood and visual art teaching. I am a Painting Fine Art major from the University of Sydney (Sydney College of the Arts SCA)..

I’ve found an Holistic counselling approach especially restorative for navigating oneself through grief, the experience and aftermath of domestic violence and /or attachment trauma and through the challenges of decreased mobility, isolation and loneliness of aging.

A therapeutic relationship is a safe space where you are no longer alone or isolated. Deeply personal and relational challenges emerge as you deep-dive into the parts of yiourself that seek emergence, love, and respect. Together, we may explore social norms that might judge, ignore, and mock you. A genuine therapeutic relationship brings compassionate understanding towards your increased self-awareness so that life can be lived with enhanced hope, love, joy, deeper interpersonal connections and meaningful change...

I embrace the whole of life with love and soul and belief in each human being’s capacity for moving through pain, growth and change. Hands On Holistic whole-heartedly welcomes cultural, religious, familial, and personal differences.

  • At Hands on Holistic, I invite you to tap into your inner courage, opening doors to new perspectives and renewed self-awareness. Let me help you uncover strength you didn’t know you had, revealing a clearer, truer vision of yourself.

  • By engaging in ’not just words’ as well as talk therapy, you can experience an expanded sense of self and shift in unhelpful belief systems. Hands On Holistic engages the processes of grief, anxiety and depression, domestic violence and attachment with person-centred and trauma-informed care.

  • Embrace the beautiful paradox of imperfection with us, recognising that while perfection is unattainable, your unique self is inherently whole and complete. Celebrate your imperfections as vital parts of your distinct journey toward growth.

  • Join us in stepping into the serene wisdom of the natural world, where every leaf and stream teaches resilience and renewal. At Hands on Holistic, I integrate nature’s timeless lessons into the fabric of our therapeutic practice.

  • Dive into the creative process and express your individuality through art at Hands on Holistic, where every creation is valued as a profound articulation of self. I celebrate your unique artistic expressions as essential components of your healing journey.

  • Learn to listen to the profound wisdom of your body with me, as it guides you towards healing, behavioural and emotional equilibrium. I emphasise the importance of somatic awareness as part of psychological first aid and for gaining insight into less known parts of yourself.

  • Discover and understand the recurring themes and behaviours in your life and relationships. I provide a reflective space to explore these patterns, helping you to make informed changes that enhance your interactions and personal development.

  • Honour the insights that come from your dreams, as they hold keys to your subconscious and your deepest needs. At Hands on Holistic, I help you decode these messages to gain clarity and direction in your waking life.

  • Encourage your artistic and reflective practices through journaling, a powerful tool for self-expression and introspection at Hands on Holistic. Your journals become treasured maps of your personal evolution, filled with your words and artworks.

  • Experience the full spectrum of your emotions within a supportive and secure environment at Hands on Holistic. Here, every expression is valid and every emotion is met with empathy and safety, helping you navigate through your feelings without judgment.

Why Hands on Holistic?

.Taking that first step is often the hardest and might include recognising your unique vulnerability or “imperfections” or sense you need a helping hand and listening ear. Talking about things, being in nature, and arts-based activities can gently help you to safely and confidentially acknowledge what inspires or pains you or makes you feel sad, worried, or confused. Wherever you’re at right now is 100% “right” in so many ways to be recognised, witnessed and unfolded further.in a therapeutic and collaborative way. Together, we navigate difficult emotions with newly discovered insights for strengthening your core self and sense of hope and happiness in life.

My practice values both experiential (here and now) and creative arts practices that focus on your whole person, feelings, imagination and body wisdom. This doesn’t mean you need to be imaginative or artistic but can include being curious about what appears in your dreams, chance encounters, everyday world events and body symptoms. From a “process” perspective, all of your experiences hold the potential for personal insights, meaning, and new ways of navigating life events, mental health concerns, Self and relationship changes and challenges.

Nicole Terlier offers multiple skill sets, therefore a choice of modalities and versatile service. She has a creative art background, having a degree in Visual Arts from the University of Sydney (Sydney College of Arts). Nicole is registered Counsellor.with PACFA (Psychotherapy And Counselling Federation of Australia) as Experiential & Transpersonal therapist.. Nicole practices as an Holistic, process-oriented and person-centred therapist and is working towwards formal registration as a PACFA Creative and Experiential Therapist in 2025.

Nicole currently works in private practice and as Supply Counsellor with Senior - Adult and Aging clients. She brings many years of experience in her own life, family, friends, and colleagues’ practice of person-centred, creative and experiential (present-moment) modalities.

Qualifications

  • Completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Painting) at the University of Sydney

  • Postgraduate education in Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy through Metavision Institute.

    Currently completing a Graduate Diploma in Therapeutic Arts Practice at the Melbourne Institute of Experiential and Creative Therapies (MIECAT).

  • PACFA and ARCAP Registers of Counselors Psychotherapists. Registration no. 28320

  • Blue Card: Queensland’s working with Children Check. Used as a prevention and monitoring system for people working with children and young people.

    Yellow Card: Queensland's disability worker screening aims to improve the safety and quality of services being delivered to people living with disability.

“I understand how difficult life can be to navigate a complex world that demands so much from us. I know how painful it can be not to know how to feel, what to think, what to do next, and to feel alienated from ourselves and others. My services may help you deeply reconnect with your core sense of self through ‘more than words’, including nature and art, through deep listening with a non-judgemental and respectful therapeutic relationship. My services are guided by your uniqueness for feeling better, easing suffering, enhancing hopefulness, self-compassion, heart-wisdom and authentic relationship.

I believe your dreams, body symptoms, relationship conflicts, and everyday occurrences truly matter, and when you allow time in a therapeutic relationship for your curiosities and difficulties, your engagement with life will expand, and you will heal and thrive in authentic and empowered ways. I understand that taking small steps can be difficult and seem impossible. But I also believe in who you are, in your courage and capacity for growing and healing, especially on days when you don’t. I am here to support your journey wherever it begins, needs and dreams of being.

— Nicole Terlier