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

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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

Melbourne Institute for Experiential and Creative Arts Therapy

Psychodrama Institute of Melbourne

Aastha Foundation

Service Areas

Eve studio

In-person & Online

Melbourne, Victoria

Australia

Watsonia, Australia