Dr Karen Baikie, Certified Hakomi Trainer
Dr Karen Baikie (PhD, MClinPsych, MAPS, FCCLP, CHT, SEP) is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Certified Hakomi Therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner with over 25 years experience working with individuals and couples, and providing supervision. She is Director and Founder of Grow Mindfully: Centre for Psychology, Psychotherapy and Health, a group private practice in Sydney. Karen is a Certified Hakomi Trainer with the Hakomi Institute Pacifica Team and co-facilitator in the Hakomi Embodied and Aware Relationships Training (H.E.A.R.T.). Karen holds a PhD in psychology on the use of expressive writing as a therapeutic tool for survivors of trauma. She is passionate about assisting individuals, couples and other therapists in using mindfulness-based approaches to support healing as well as deepening awareness and connection with themselves and others. Karen lives in Sydney with her husband Ian and their two sons.
Pernilla Siebenfreund, Certified Hakomi Trainer
Pernilla Siebenfreund is a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer with the Hakomi Institute Pacifica Team. She is the Lead Trainer of the Brisbane Professional Training and also teaches on the Sydney Training. She is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and has over 20 years of experience in private practice in Brisbane, working with couples and individuals, as well as providing supervision. Pernilla has been a meditation practitioner for over 25 years. As a psychotherapist and teacher, Pernilla has a particular interest in cultivating embodied compassion and wisdom for the healing of complex trauma, lack of meaning and relationship difficulties. She lives in Brisbane with her partner, Paul, together with their chickens and bees.