Heartspace Therapy

Heartspace Therapy Heartspace Therapy is a gentle, grounded space for inner listening, healing and integration. Sessions are available online and in person.

Heartspace Therapy with Kristie Ives
Transpersonal Therapist · Kinesiologist

Inner Work sessions and small creative circles in the Perth Hills, supporting reflection, insight and meaningful change. Held by Kristie Ives, Transpersonal Therapist and Kinesiologist, Heartspace offers attuned, person-centred support for those seeking deeper connection with themselves. Kristie works through a transpers

onal and holistic lens, drawing on Kinesiology, Art Therapy and Counselling to support nervous system regulation, emotional processing, personal growth and integration. Sessions are guided by presence and curiosity, allowing what needs attention to emerge at a pace that feels safe and supportive. Heartspace is not about fixing or pushing for change, but about creating the conditions where insight, healing and integration can naturally unfold. This work is especially supportive during times of transition, overwhelm, grief, or when something within is calling for deeper listening.

This week has felt quieter.Cave-likeCocooningAnd instead of rushing to fill the space, I’ve allowed myself to embrace it...
29/05/2026

This week has felt quieter.

Cave-like
Cocooning

And instead of rushing to fill the space, I’ve allowed myself to embrace it.

This wasn’t always my go-to. There was a time when quieter weeks would have immediately activated panic in me.
A need to push.
Produce.
Keep things moving.

I think part of me learned very early that usefulness and productivity were tied to safety somehow.

But I’m slowly learning that not every season is meant for outward movement.

And perhaps there’s something about midlife in this too.

The body eventually asks different things of us.

Different rhythms.
Different pacing.
Different ways of measuring worth.

And after years of stretching, the recent spaciousness has quietly become a gift.

I’ve worked on my website.
Written poetry.
Made art again.
Returned to things that nourish a deeper part of me.

Some things only take shape in the dark.

Sometimes the cocoon isn’t a pause in the becoming.

It is the becoming.

As we move toward the Winter Solstice, I find myself drawn back to slower, quieter ways of reflecting.The deepest pause ...
22/05/2026

As we move toward the Winter Solstice, I find myself drawn back to slower, quieter ways of reflecting.

The deepest pause point of the year.
The longest night.
A threshold between darkness and the gradual returning of the light.

For me, the season carries an invitation to descend a little more deeply into the psyche — to listen beneath the surface of everyday life and gently bring into awareness what has been hidden, overlooked, or quietly waiting for attention.

This June, I’ll be holding a small Soul Card Circle here in the Perth Hills.

Together, we’ll explore some of the themes and invitations the Winter Solstice offers through guided meditation, symbolic exploration, intuitive art-making, and reflective journalling.

Sometimes things become easier to recognise once they take symbolic form.

No artistic experience is needed — only curiosity and a willingness to explore.

Winter Solstice Soul Card Circle
Sunday 21 June · 1–4pm
Lesmurdie · Perth Hills

This circle is now fully booked. You’re warmly invited to join the waitlist or register your interest for future circles via the link below.

https://www.heartspacetherapy.com.au/circles-register-interest

People often assume I must feel comfortable in group spaces by now.Trainings. Workshops. Women’s circles. New environmen...
18/05/2026

People often assume I must feel comfortable in group spaces by now.

Trainings.
Workshops.
Women’s circles.
New environments.
Rooms full of unfamiliar people.

After all, I’ve done it enough times.

But truthfully, these spaces still feel vulnerable and intimidating for me.

I had to coax myself to enrol in Transpersonal Therapy training.

Artwork.
Group sharing.
Online classes.
Role play.

Being observed and witnessed.

Some of my greatest fears, all gathered neatly into one training.

Some nights, the only way I could stay the course was by reminding myself:

If it gets too much, I can always disconnect the Zoom call.

I was on the other side of Australia after all.
What could they really do?

And yet… I stayed.

Eventually, I moved from a very large class into a much smaller weekend cohort of five.

A soothing balm to my nervous system.

There, something changed.

I could connect.
Learn.
Exhale a little.

I felt safe enough to share.

What began as terror slowly became something meaningful.
Something nourishing.
Something I began to look forward to.

And I think this is partly why I now facilitate small groups the way I do.

Not everyone thrives in large spaces.

Sometimes depth needs gentleness.
Sometimes creativity needs safety.
Sometimes people need smaller circles in order to hear themselves think.

Truthfully, I still get nervous too.

One of my most experienced and admired teachers once told me she still gets nervous before each and every group she facilitates.

And that if she ever stopped feeling that way, she would know it was time to stop.

I found something deeply reassuring in this.

An acknowledgement that we’re all meeting each other in some shared vulnerability, regardless of our role, experience, or background.

There’s a mutual tenderness in it.

A quiet tentativeness.

But we’re showing up anyway.

Perhaps the nervousness signals the call.

And sometimes, the places that first feel uncomfortable become the very places we feel most at home.

I didn’t enter transpersonal art therapy training as “an artist.”I entered from a somewhat vulnerable place — knowing I ...
11/05/2026

I didn’t enter transpersonal art therapy training as “an artist.”

I entered from a somewhat vulnerable place — knowing I longed to explore my creativity, but needing the therapeutic container around it to make it feel safe… or, if I’m honest, justified.

My cohort was filled with incredibly talented artists and creatives.

So the vulnerability…
the self-consciousness…
the fear of showing your work…

I truly understand that.

But something unexpected happened during that training.

Very slowly, I began to form a different relationship with creativity.

I stopped seeing it as something to perform well at —
and began experiencing it as a way of listening.

A way of uncovering parts of myself I couldn’t have accessed through thinking alone.

At times, it felt like a kind of treasure map of the psyche —
image, symbol, feeling, dream, memory…
all revealing themselves in ways that surprised me.

And my affinities emerged in unexpected places.

Digital collage, for example.

I never would have predicted that.
I’m not especially technologically-minded, and I never even felt particularly drawn to collage.

Yet it has become one of the most meaningful creative practices in my life —
a way of exploring dreams, inner movements, emotions, symbols, and the deeper layers unfolding beneath the surface.

I don’t create to produce something impressive.

I create to explore.

And in some ways, I think not having formal artistic training helped me.

I didn’t feel bound by technique or perfection.
I could approach creativity more like a child might —
curious, instinctive, immersed in process.

So if you feel anxious about creative work…
if you’re worried you’re “not artistic” enough…
if the idea of being seen feels vulnerable…

please know there is absolutely no judgement from me.

Creative process, as I hold it, isn’t about performance.

It’s about relationship.
Listening.
Discovery.
And allowing something honest to emerge.
Something that speaks uniquely to you.

I’ve been sitting a lot lately with the idea of the Medicine Wheel as a way of holding therapeutic and creative work.Not...
08/05/2026

I’ve been sitting a lot lately with the idea of the Medicine Wheel as a way of holding therapeutic and creative work.

Not so much as a fixed framework, but more as a gentle orientation.

A remembering that healing and inner change aren’t usually linear. We move through different landscapes within ourselves —
vision,
challenge,
healing,
wisdom,
integration —
often circling through them many times over.

I think there’s also something powerful about following a deeper journey over time. Gathering the insights, images, emotions, and understandings from each “stop” along the way, before gradually integrating them into a greater sense of meaning and wholeness at the centre.

Not rushed.
Not surface level.
Not a one-off session.

But a deeper and more intentional process of journeying inward 🌀

Something new has been slowly taking shape around this. I’ll be sharing more soon.

Thank you to the beautiful women who shared in yesterday’s Autumn Soul Card Circle.It was intimate, meaningful, and nour...
29/03/2026

Thank you to the beautiful women who shared in yesterday’s Autumn Soul Card Circle.
It was intimate, meaningful, and nourishing ❤️

Together we moved gently into depth — listening inwardly, exploring the psyche, and allowing what was ready to emerge to take form.

Such a privilege to hold space and witness this work.

Pictured: Soul Cards created in yesterday’s circle.

Next Soul Card gathering — Winter Solstice · 21 June ❄️

Inner WorkInner Work is the one-to-one process I offer through Heartspace.It brings together transpersonal counselling, ...
13/03/2026

Inner Work

Inner Work is the one-to-one process I offer through Heartspace.

It brings together transpersonal counselling, art therapy, kinesiology and subtle energy-based approaches within an integrative, whole-person framework.

Together we listen for what is asking for attention beneath the surface — through the body, through image and symbol, and through the quieter movements of the psyche.

The work unfolds at a pace that honours your own process, creating space for reflection, insight and meaningful change.

Sessions are offered in the Perth Hills and online.

If you feel drawn to explore this work, you’re welcome to learn more or book a session via the link in my bio.

Autumn Visioning CircleI’ll be holding the next Visioning Circle on Saturday 28 March here in the Perth Hills.These smal...
10/03/2026

Autumn Visioning Circle

I’ll be holding the next Visioning Circle on Saturday 28 March here in the Perth Hills.

These small gatherings offer space to pause and listen more deeply — to image, symbol and the quieter movements shaping your inner landscape.

At the heart of the circle is the creation of a personal Soul Card: a symbolic collaged image reflecting what is emerging or quietly asking to be met.

No artistic experience is needed.

Saturday 28 March
1–4pm
Lesmurdie · Perth Hills

These circles are intentionally small (maximum 6 people).

Tea and cake will be shared — something I personally consider essential at any good gathering.

You’re warmly welcome if this speaks to you.

Booking link in bio.

It feels like a good moment to introduce myself again.I’m Kristie — the person behind Heartspace.I’m a Transpersonal The...
09/03/2026

It feels like a good moment to introduce myself again.

I’m Kristie — the person behind Heartspace.

I’m a Transpersonal Therapist and Kinesiologist, holding spaces for inner work through one-to-one sessions and small creative circles.

My work sits at the meeting place of psyche, symbol and body, drawing on transpersonal counselling, art therapy, kinesiology and subtle energy-based practices.

Most days you’ll find me working from my home practice here in the Perth Hills, or meeting with clients online.

To those who have been walking alongside this work for some time now — thank you.
And to those who are new here, welcome.

Heartspace has been quietly evolving over the past year.I’ve been clarifying the language, softening the structure, and ...
06/03/2026

Heartspace has been quietly evolving over the past year.

I’ve been clarifying the language, softening the structure, and allowing the work to feel more fully aligned with how I now practise.

It’s been a thoughtful process, and I’m so grateful to the wonderful Sam at for seeing my vision and helping bring it to life.

The new website is now live.

Here you’ll find a clearer expression of Inner Work, along with Heartspace Circles — small gatherings for symbolic exploration and creative inquiry.

While the look has changed, the heart of my work hasn’t.

It remains a steady, attuned space for inner listening, reflection, and becoming.

If you feel curious, you’re warmly welcome to wander through the new space.

Link in bio.

Address

Lesmurdie, WA

Telephone

+61417959745

Website

https://HeartspaceTherapy.as.me/circlebookings, https://www.heartspacetherapy.com

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