ABOUT
ELBOWROOM AUSTRALIA© provides trauma informed, movement and active-defence recovery programs for women who have experienced family violence and other forms of interpersonal trauma. Providing a safe and supportive environment, this evidence based program increases trust in body awareness, ways to regulate anxiety, assertiveness skills and confidence in re-claiming the right to be safe.
COMMITMENT TO SAFETY
ELBOWROOM is committed to serving our community to reduce incidences of violence and provide a safe space to recover. Assessment procedures ensure participants are group ready. Pre and post psychological tests assist in evaluating outcomes.
TRAUMA INFORMED
ELBOWROOM modules are informed by current trauma research and self defence programs. Neurobiology, somatic psychotherapy and cognitive behaviour exposure therapy are embedded in the program. These evidence-based approaches are known to reduce symptoms of PTSD. Improvement comes from neurological remapping; enhancing awareness, insight and articulation of the felt sense, cognitions and emotions; attuning to peri-personal space and asserting boundaries.
Facilitation Team
Jennifer Dawson
Jennifer Dawson
Jennifer Dawson
Jennifer is a Psychologist. She developed the ELBOWROOM training modules, based on current trauma informed research and self defence programs. Jennifer has extensive experience working with survivors of interpersonal trauma and holds a Ni Dan (2nd Dan WGKA Black belt). She has a private practice where she supports adolescents and adults.
Kerrie Baryczka
Jennifer Dawson
Jennifer Dawson
Kerrie is a registered yoga teacher/therapist, with over 25 years of personal practice and has a particular interest in trauma recovery
and neurodiversity. She shares a range of diverse strategies to assist in self-regulation, through breath, grounding and calming exercises.
Katie Ferguson
Katie Ferguson
Katie Ferguson
Katie has been practicing yoga and meditation for over 20 years and has qualifications and training in Kundalini yoga, Prenatal Hatha Yoga, Conscious Birth, Radiant Child Yoga and sound healing. She has a keen interest in trauma recovery and personal development and is currently studying Therapeutic coaching.
Integrating key principles of
Katie has been practicing yoga and meditation for over 20 years and has qualifications and training in Kundalini yoga, Prenatal Hatha Yoga, Conscious Birth, Radiant Child Yoga and sound healing. She has a keen interest in trauma recovery and personal development and is currently studying Therapeutic coaching.
Integrating key principles of NLP, hypnotherapy, developmental psychology, life coaching, EFT and mindfulness training, to help people live a healthier, happier and more relaxed life.
Irena Krol
Katie Ferguson
Katie Ferguson
Irena has trained in the martial art of Aikido since 2002 and holds a 4th degree black belt. She and her husband run an Aikido dojo, SANGEN Melbourne Aikikai, in Surrey Hills. Irena is a certified shiatsu practitioner with extensive experience in teaching people about selfcare and wellbeing practices. She has also been working as a certif
Irena has trained in the martial art of Aikido since 2002 and holds a 4th degree black belt. She and her husband run an Aikido dojo, SANGEN Melbourne Aikikai, in Surrey Hills. Irena is a certified shiatsu practitioner with extensive experience in teaching people about selfcare and wellbeing practices. She has also been working as a certified life skills instructor for the last 10 years, helping to empower young people to better manage the challenges in their lives.