Hi, I’m Lauren Heaydon.
I’m a wife, a mother, a daughter, and a friend.
I passionately believe all women deserve to live their best life possible, and that creating your best life requires balance and perspective. Through my work as a Strategic Coach, Strategic Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist, I help provide the perspective that can lead you to the life balance and happiness you are looking for.
My Background:
I used to work as a school teacher. But quickly observed behavioural and learning issues in students that made it difficult for them to learn and thrive. I decided to branch out on my own. I studied to become a specialist in helping young people achieve their full potential. Through my tutoring and mentoring businesses (Educate Your Child and Mentor You) I helped hundreds of students fulfil their dreams of passing a difficult exam, getting into their chosen Uni, landing a hard-to-get apprenticeship, or scoring a job in a satisfying career.
Along the way I discovered that the mothers of the young people I helped needed just as much (if not more) support than their young people. And that by empowering a parent, I empowered the child, and made the world a slightly better place for everyone. This led me to begin coaching parents. And to gain qualifications as a Master Practitioner of NLP and Strategic Coaching with the Institute of Applied Psychology, and to work towards a Diploma of Counselling through the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors. My work with parents grew into a desire to not only help them navigate the challenges of parenthood but to delve into changes that happen during all stages of a woman’s life from career, to relationships and marriage, separation and divorce, to pregnancy, birth, post-birth, to raising healthy children, to managing anxiety and a range of mental health issues - all so you can maintain a sense of sanity and balance in an ever-changing world. All this led me to where I am now.
Primary focus:
Helping women deal with the mental and emotional challenges of life through Strategic Psychotherapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Coaching plus navigating a successful pregnancy, birth, and post-birth through Hypnobirthing.
My Qualifications:
Diploma of Strategic Psychotherapy and Clinical Hypnotherapy – Institute of Applied Psychology
Master Practitioner of NLP and Diploma of Strategic Coaching – Institute of Applied Psychology
Diploma of Counselling – Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
Bachelor of Education – University of Sydney
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment from Plenty Training
Certified Hypno-Birthing Childbirth Education Practitioner – Hypno-Birthing Australia
Certificate Three and Four in Fitness – Fitness Network Australia
Pilates matwork and reformer instructor – Studio Pilates
My Experience:
Experience working as a Primary School Teacher for 12 years as a Classroom, Reading Recovery and Learning Support Teacher.
Experience tutoring, and mentoring children and young people. Including supporting students with disabilities in mainstream school and NDIS participants. This also includes supporting their families.
Experience providing coaching and therapy to corporate workplaces and educational settings
Board Member of the International Psychotherapists Association (ISPA)
Faculty Member and Assessor at the Institute of Applied Psychology (IAP)
Business owner of Mentor You and Educate Your Child
Wife, stepmother and mother