About our Founder
Empress Rising is the manifestation of a vision shown to our founder Ali in 2020.
At the time Ali was standing against covid mandates in her private counselling practice, while raising 2 boys under 5 and navigating the breakdown of her relationship amidst an intense spiritual awakening.
Empress Rising was conceptualised and birthed as Ali rebuilt her life as a fiercely independent single mother whilst navigating the discovery of repressed childhood sexual trauma and a series of profound spiritual experiences.
This period of Ali's life took her into an intricate journey of surrender and transformation as her insight and experience as a therapist, mother and spiritual practitioner deepened.
Ali's experience of Australia's mental health and maternity systems since beginning her own therapy in 2012 and becoming a mother in 2017 has brought a deeper understanding of the systemic abuse that trauma survivors and the collective Feminine have endured. Having traversed as both client and therapist, it is her belief that proper healing cannot be achieved within the current systems as they are. It is her heartfelt mission to build a strong and thriving community where women are able to access genuine, equitable and spiritually safe healing and support while advocating for change at a grassroots level.
Ali is committed to supporting women to stand in their truth, ground and protect their energy and learn how to heal on all levels so that they may build healthy, reciprocal and fulfilling relationships that support their growth, evolution and femininity and shine brightly for their families, wider communities and all of humanity.
It is Ali's heartfelt mission to build a legacy that supports the restoration and balance of Sacred Femininity and Masculinity. This healing is the foundation for the freedom we have been calling for in the wake of the events of 2020 and in the face of what is still yet to come.
After the birth of her third son in 2024, Ali is recommencing work with mothers and healers across the Widjabul & Nyangbul homelands of the Bundjalung group of original nations, on the east coast of Australia while caring for her blended family of 6.
Offerings
Counselling & Group Healing
Support to navigate motherhood, matrescence, relationships, spirituality and self care.
Walk and talk, nature based, in home, pram walks, online, mothers circles.
To access group offerings and events, you will need to become a member of our association.
Sign up is free, simply create an account via the Community & Events page and login to access our current events and projects.
Psychotherapy & Trauma Release
Childhood trauma and relational healing, womb work, shadow work, soul retrieval, past life & ancestral healing.
Sexual abuse, narcissistic abuse, codependency, separation, single parenting, soul contracts, sacred sexuality, feminine embodiment.
Sessions are unstructured and woman-centred, incorporating talk therapy, inner child work, somatic therapy, ecotherapy, psychic guidance, energy healing and spiritual mentoring.
Mentoring for Healers
Mentoring, coaching & supervision for healers requiring support or guidance
- Birthing or transforming your practice or mission
- Discernment between intuition and manipulation, grounding and moving into alignment
- Activation, anointment and the significance of the land & water you're working on or called to
- Psychic development & protection
- Understanding spiritual law and karmic balance
- Self-worth and learning to trust your abilities and guidance
- Integrity, client safety, self-disclosure, boundaries and dealing with difficult clients
- Breaking through "imposter syndrome"
- Debriefing difficult sessions, personal triggers or spiritual experiences
- Supervision or support of your work as required (with your clients advance consent)
Psychic Readings & Energy Work
Tarot & Related Counselling - Approx. 1hr. In person or online.
Energy Healing - Conducted in nature, via home visit, or via distance online.
Home Clearing - In home visit to clear and reset the energy in your home.
Land Healing - Support to connect and work in integrity with the land you live on (fee negotiated based on location and size of property)
Fee & Session Info
Counselling fees are $120 per hour.
All other session fees (excluding land healing) are $150 (1-1.5hrs)
- Women are supported to choose where they feel most comfortable: At home, walk and talk, sitting by the water or somewhere green and beautiful, a quiet cafe or meeting online.
- If childcare is an issue for you, we can work to find a solution that best meets your needs.
- Most sessions can be conducted with young children present, however this may not be appropriate for deeper therapeutic work or where older kids may overhear.
- Fee reductions and payment plans are offered for women experiencing financial hardship. Fee free places are available on assessment for circle or group work. No woman should ever be excluded from accessing support due to cost barriers.