Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng PhD is the Founder of Aboriginal Women's Business Retreats, Sacred Ceremonials and the First Nations Soul Spirit and Mind Wellness holistic healing practice based in Canberra which provides traditional Ngungkari Medicine sessions, counselling in recovery from dysfunctional families and childhood sexual abuse and trauma recovery.
I'm a Wakka Wakka and Wulli Wulli Traditional Custodian of Central Queensland, a grandmother, mother and at 67 yrs am an Elder in our First Nations traditions.
I am educated as a psychotherapist, social worker and currently studying to register as a psychologist. I am an author and academic with a PhD in sacred leadership theory and how First Nations peoples develop 'sacred leaders'.
I have worked in the USA, Canada, Denmark, Mexico, India, France, UK and Italy as a consultant and conference keynote speaker, facilitating healing workshops and Women's Business Retreats.
Women's Business started as 2 day workshops at Universities around the country for all women to learn about our cultural traditions as women, as part of the process of reconciliation and developed into 1 and 2 day retreats in Queensland in the late 1990's to workshops and Women's Business Retreats for All Women in the ACT and NSW.
I did workshops in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and outside at venues in the bush near Canberra based on requests.
Since then I have been joined by Kerrie Shepherd a Kamilaroi women and Trish Frail a Nyemba Elder both from NSW who come and help faciliate and organise the retreats.
My daughter Arika owns Tukka By the Bush and with her chef partner they provide beautiful bush tucker full catering for our retreats.
We partner with the
Foundation for Indigenous REcovery & Development, Aust. (FIRDA)
which I co-founded in 2000 and our retreats provide income to FIRDAs trauma recovery service
First Nations Therapy Services
which provides free counselling and recovery services for all First Nations peoples.
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Contact
tjanara@aboriginalwomensbusiness.com
and
nationalconvenor@firda.com.au
M +61 458239480
Find us on Facebook and Instagram under Aboriginal Women's Business and Foundation for Indigenous Recovery & Development Aust. (FIRDA)
FOUNDER ABORIGINAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS
NGUNGKARI MEDICINE
I offer sessions of traditional First Nations which is psycho/spiritual healing. Bookings for 60-90 min sessions either face to face in ACT/NSW or via sending. Please phone for this.
This medicine works on the psych-spiritual aspects of your being and then on the emotional, mental & physical aspects that follow a session.
You will experience wellness, calm, and deep relaxation as you ground yourself in your body & mind, and any blockages or illnesses will be addressed through this medicine. I have been working in Ngungkari medicine since a Ngungkari took me under their wing in the 1990s, and have greatly developed my gifts since.
Sessions usually last 1 hour or a bit longer and require a face-to-face visit. You can also ask me about sending medicine to you. Payment can be made via cash, credit card, or by offering a gift of similar value.
COUNSELLING
THERAPY
I am a trained psychotherapist with a practice in Canberra.
I specialise in Indigenous methods and utilise an eclectic mix of counselling methodologies. My areas include recovery from abuse, violence & addiction in family therapy contexts, interventions, and counselling for abuse & addiction recovery.
I am a member of AASW and the APS in Australia. I have postgraduate degrees in social work and psychology, and am currently studying hypnotherapy and NLP. I have a PhD from the Australian National University and currently teach Indigenous Health in the School of Medicine and Psychology.
I trained as a psychotherapist in Non-Shaming Therapy at Rosemead Hospital in Los Angeles under the guidance of the John Bradshaw Centre for use in family generational recovery from issues such as childhood sexual abuse and family violence recovery. I have community development experience in generational trauma recovery in First Nations communities in Australia.
I volunteer my time at FIRDA, providing long-term recovery and therapy for First Nations people who suffered child sexual abuse.
SACRED CEREMONIALS
Creation and participation in ceremonials designed with you around developmental transitions in life where ritual is so important emotionally, culturally and spiritually to growth and development as a human.
Using our First Nations knowledge we will co-create and co-design your ceremony with you or your group.
I am a senior cultural leader and teacher of my traditions. I was adopted into an Anangu cultural family, from which I have been engaging in ceremony for over 40 years with permission.
