Fenella Hansen: Dealing with Trauma

The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall

Fenella Hansen brings her own life experiences of grief, loss, mental health and trauma to her counselling work. After losing her mother to cancer, she made a dramatic career change from IT into counselling, and has since worked extensively with survivors of various forms of trauma.

Fenella has herself also suffered medical PTSD and family violence, which she believes gives her a unique perspective and level of empathy in her work with her clients.

Fenella worked in mental health for 7 years before moving to work with survivors of childhood sexual abuse. She has worked with complex trauma clients and is also a trained expert in trauma sensitive yoga and mindfulness. Fenella has her own private practice in Melbourne, and is currently training in psychedelic therapy.

Follow Up

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• Find out more about Fenella’s counselling practice
• Learn about the course in psychedelic therapy Fenella is currently studying.
• Follow up on some trauma resources discussed in this episode / recommended by Fenella:
  • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van der Kolk.
  • Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma by Peter Levine
  • Psychedelics: Where we are now, why we got here, what we must do by Sean J. Belouin & Jack E. Henningfield.
  • Some useful breathing exercises
• Follow Fenella on Instagram @betweenthelinestherapy
• Read Andrew’s book Wake Up and Change Your Life: How to Survive a Crisis and be Stronger, Wiser and Happier
• Get Andrew’s advice on dealing with painful feelings: https://andrewgmarshall.com/seven-ways-to-cope-with-painful-feelings/

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