My name is Jimena and I am a qualified and registered psychotherapist working from my private practice Momento Psychotherapy in St Kilda East. I came to be a therapist by first being a client. After experiencing the healing and growth that came from the relationship with my therapist, I trained to become one and have never looked back. There is no other job that I would rather do. Nothing interests me more than the human experience in all its’ complexity.

Since obtaining a Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy, I have worked in a variety of contexts such as a community mental health clinic, women’s prisons and more recently a private hospital specialising in trauma and addiction.

Two other modalities that I work with are Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Group Therapy. I have completed specialist training in both and continue to deliver group therapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy in my clinical work at a private hospital.

My approach to mental health:

My approach is grounded in a humanistic, person-centred and existential framework. I see suffering as an inherent and unavoidable part of the human experience. As painful as it is to suffer, I firmly believe that it is when we stop and confront our pain, problems or issues that growth happens, relief ensues and beauty emerges.

My aim is to provide you with a nurturing, collaborative, safe, non-judgemental space to do deep psychological work. I do this with empathy, by actively listening to your story, looking for patterns and connections and reflecting them back to you which in turn will support you to increase your self-awareness, process emotions and empower you to live a life that feels authentic and meaningful to you.

Ultimately, my goal is to support you to connect to yourself, others and the world around you in more meaningful ways.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) - Trinity College Dublin (2015)

Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy - The Cairnmillar Intitute (2021)

Certificate in Existential Psychotherapy (2024)

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training - Psychedelic Institute of Australia (2024)

Group Therapy Training - Change Happens Consulting (2024)

Group Facilitation Training - Change Happens Consulting (2022)

Authentic Relating Level 1- Authentikora (2023)

Authentic Relating Level 2 - Authentikora (2024)