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People don't wake up thinking: "Today I'd like to rethink civilization."
They wake up thinking:
- Why am I exhausted?
- Why do relationships hurt?
- Why do I feel disconnected?
- Why is everyone so lonely?
- Why does the world feel so violent?
- Why does life feel meaningless?
- What do I do?
- Who do I go to for support?
We need to start where we are and be honest about the ways we choose to organise our lives, before we can begin thinking more intentionally and imaginatively. I offer talks, workshops, and facilitated conversations exploring a powerful theory of change that starts with our own lives.
My work explores new ways of relating -- to ourselves, to others, and to the wider systems we're part of. Whether we're talking about relationships, communication, healing, ecology, or culture, I'm interested in the same question:
What is possible?
speaking TOPICS
Intentional Healing Therapy (IHT): Deep listening, foundational questions, and reconnecting with your internal compass.
Relational Dynamics: Practical and imaginative tools to navigate intimacy, commitment, relationships, and community.
Breaking Up The Pact: Exploring The Pact, a web of convention we've inherited about love, family, success, and belonging.
Life's Culture: What is possible when we consciously choose a direction?
Custom Talks:
Community and belonging
Building capacity
Sex and intimacy
Healing and self-inquiry
Modern relationship culture
Non-monogamy
Ecological perspectives on relationships
Get creative, I can start from anywhere!
Audiences
Festivals
Retreats
Conferences
Universities
Community organisations
Wellness spaces
Podcasts
Bookstores
Invite Aria
If you're interested in bringing a workshop, keynote, facilitated conversation, or podcast guest to your community, I'd love to hear from you.
About
Aria Gallant is an author, facilitator, and co-founder of Intentional Healing Therapy.
Originally from the United States and now based in Australia, her work explores how inherited ideas shape the way humans live, love, heal, and organise society. She addresses this one-on-one through a private practice, in essays and books, and in workshops, retreats, and speaking events.
She is the co-author of one book and is currently writing Breaking Up The Pact, a philosophy and memoir examining the invisible agreements that shape modern life and what becomes possible when think outside the box and begin consciously choosing our direction.
one-on-one sessions
My approach:
My approach is collaborative, intuitive, and dynamic. Together, we will drop into a space of deep listening in order to explore the question “what is here to understand?” You will be left with more clarity and skills to navigate your life, and more personal freedom.
We will identify limiting subconscious beliefs, and bring in balanced beliefs to align you with a more settled version of yourself. You can expect a spacious environment where you feel deeply led and guided, and also empowered to explore your own internal compass.
The aim is to provide the circumstances to meet your needs as much as possible, and get straight to the heart of the matter. Working together, we will begin a process of genuine and lasting change. With over nine years of experience working with people in more than 25 countries, I have developed a compassionate and holistic understanding of how to help people move forward in their lives. Primarily, I use Intentional Healing Therapy (IHT), a simple and effective deep listening process, designed to complement other modalities (such as psychotherapy, bodywork, Nonviolent Communication, etc). Learn more about IHT here.
My work is informed by kinesiology, nature connection, global context, CBT, and integrated philosophy. I am also deeply informed by my personal experiences overcoming sexual abuse, addiction, low self-esteem, limiting beliefs and behaviors, and chronic pain. I am privileged to be able to use my first-hand experiences, to now help others make sense of some of the darker parts of being a human. My approach is designed to remove bias, decolonise the mind and body from limited internalised systems, and to empower my clients to achieve deeper understanding, more personal power, more compassion, and more interpersonal skills.
We will explore your session material using guided inquiry, conversation, integrated philosophy, meditations, and thought experiments. What is session material? Session material is anything in your life that is present with you. A relationship or person, a physical symptom, something from the past, a specific situation, housing, finances, an ongoing situation, ecological grief, etc. We can start anywhere, and we can also start with nothing. Just show up as you are, without judgment, and allow us to see what comes up, together.
I will always put the power back into your hands, which can at times be confronting, as people are not often used to being genuinely empowered. Though sessions can be stand-alone, you will get more out of them if we work together on-goingly. The sessions are only as powerful as the clients’ intentions, which we can clarify together in our initial call.
DETAILS:
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Sessions are offered over the phone (audio) or in-person.
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Sessions are 50 minutes and $90 AUD.
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Scheduling is flexible. You may prefer a daily time, a weekly time, monthly, or as-needed calls
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Please speak with me if you want to discuss financial accessibility.
intentional healing therapy courses
Level 1, 2, and 3 online and in-person courses coming soon. Intentional Healing Therapy (IHT) process is the future of mind/body/spirit healing. New and experienced practitioners of any healing/therapeutic modality can use this to complement their work. Individuals, couples, and friends, can use this to deepen their tools for growing and communicating in relationships. To learn more about what Intentional Healing Therapy is, click the button below.
retreats
workshops and events
