Jaya

Ms Jaya Narayan

Psychotherapist

“My journey of adversity, grief, loss & marginalisation led me to uncover the creative intelligence of our brain and nervous system. I focus on body-led creative processes that ground us in the tumultuous inner world and resource us in the outer environment. I can be your ally in your mental and emotional health.”

About Me

Navigating feelings of loss, grief, or marginalisation can feel overwhelming. I offer a supportive space where we use body-led creative processes to explore your experiences. This approach helps you tap into your innate creative intelligence, finding stability in a tumultuous inner world. If you seek an ally to help you feel more grounded and resourced, I am here to support your mental and emotional health.

Approach

Rooted in that creative intelligence, sessions move at a careful, sensory pace where small, embodied experiments help translate feeling into steady ground. From gentle movement and image-making to enacted scenes and interoceptive noticing, we treat the body as a source of information and new possibility; I offer prompts, mirrored feedback and simple practices to try between meetings. I work from Watsonia, Victoria, and offer English and Hindi/Urdu appointments, including online. People facing loss, chronic illness, transition or marginalisation often find this way steadying.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Art Therapy

    A form of therapy that uses visual art-making (drawing, painting, sculpture) as a means of expression and emotional processing.

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  • Coaching

    A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.

  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Drama Therapy

    A form of therapy that uses role-play, storytelling, and movement as tools for emotional expression and exploration.

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  • Wellness Support

    Holistic support focused on overall well-being, including stress management, lifestyle balance, and building sustainable healthy habits.

  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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  • Somatic Psychotherapy

    A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.

  • Online Therapy

    Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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Works With:

  • All ages
  • Adolescents
  • Communities
  • Groups
  • Individuals
  • Organisations
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Chronic Illness

    A long-term health condition (e.g., diabetes, autoimmune disease, chronic pain) that persists over time and affects physical, emotional, and social well-being.

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  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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Professional Title:

  • Psychotherapist

    A professional trained to provide in-depth therapy that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting change.

Credentials

Registrations

Self Employed

Qualifications

Master's degree in Creative Arts Therapy

MIECAT

Year: 2019

Psychodrama Director

Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne

Year: 2019

Accredited Facilitator of Process Work

Aastha Foundation

Year: 1991

Service Areas

Eve studio

In-person & Online

Watsonia, Victoria

Australia

Watsonia, Australia