Mindfulness training & Counselling in Sydney's Inner west

Welcome, I'm Tienne Simons and I am the founder of HeadRest. HeadRest provides counselling/psychotherapy and mindfulness training to individuals and the community.

I established HeadRest  in 2014 when I became convinced that the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction group program was a useful addition to individual counselling and in some cases more appropriate. From 20144 -2-22, I offered 4-6 MBSR courses a year in Marrickville. These are now on hold but I will run courses where there are expressions of interest.

I have a commitment to providing personalised affordable and accessible services and attempt where possible, to accommodate all income brackets. Please call if cost is an issue for you.
Counselling
Counselling and psychotherapy in my Marrickville rooms or by telehealth. Medicare rebates available with GP referral and a MHTP. I am a registered PSS Provider, SIRA Work Cover provider, Victims Support ACT provider and Open Arms provider.
Mindfulness courses for all 
After 7 years of courses these are now on hold.  I now run courses for organisations or if there are enough expressions of local interest.
 
​Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 
The gold-standard 8- week Mindfulness course for stress reduction.

Living Compassionately With Mindfulness
An annual 8-week course to cultivate compassion for MBSR grads. This will begin in August.

Mindful Parenting Courses
We run Mindful Parenting courses in community centres and schools. We also run NDIS groups. for parents of children with a disability or developmental delay. These groups run when we have a quorum of 5 and may be paid for through NDIS.
Quarterly Day of Mindfulness 
Once you have done a MBSR course you are welcome to return and join an online Day of Mindfulness.
Refresh Your MBSR
This will often run in Term 3 (August-Sept) instead of a practice group. 6 x 1.5 hours for anyone who has ever done an MBSR course. ​
Our school courses; mindfulness in education.
An Introduction to Mindfulness for Teachers
A 2-hour NESA accredited workshop for proficient teacher PD

Mindfulness for teachers- a 6-week in-school course
A 6 x 1.5-hour NESA accredited in-school course for teachers' wellbeing
 
Mindful students
We teach mindfulness to students in short lessons that are then reinforced by your classroom teacher.

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for teens (MBSR-Teens)
An 6-8 week x 1.5-hour teens group program (MBSR-T)

Mindful Parenting
 A 6-8 week  x 1.5-hour group to support your parents
Mindfulness in the Workplace
We offer a 6-week program and an introductory workshop. Speak to us if you would like to tailor a program to your
needs.

From the blog.

MBSR-on ABC Catalyst iview

ABC Catalyst filmed an MBSR class in Sydney in late 2018 and this screened in early Feb.   I was impressed to see how many personal stories and how much of the research they were able to cpature and present in just 1 hour. The courage and determination of the participants was humbling, and I found myself cheering them on throughout the program.

It's still on Iview and worth watching if you've done an MBSR course before or if you are contemplating one. I won’t give away too many spoilers but will share  2 things that stood out for me.

It's still on Iview and worth watching if you've done an MBSR course before and if you are contemplating one. I won’t give away too many spoilers but will share  2 things that stood out for me.