About Me
Emilie Alciato
Counselling and Art Therapy for Women and Mothers
Life transition
Pregnancy, Birth, Motherhood
Recovery.
Sometimes life isn’t going the way you dreamed it would...
Are you feeling alone?
Have you lost your worth?
Are you feeling confused?
Are you feeling overwhelmed?
Are you feeling like no one seems to validate or understand your struggles?
If so, I would love to work with you.
There is a way through loneliness, challenges and overwhelm.
Know that there is hope, connection and joy.
I know this because I met huge challenges while being pregnant, birthing and mothering my babies.
I have learnt to rebuild my confidence and worth, connect with my inner wisdom, and be free.
Hi, I am Emilie.
I am a registered Counsellor and Art Therapist based in the Yarra Valley (East of Melbourne), Australia, and I also work online.
I started my career as a social worker and early childhood educator dedicated to providing a creative and artistic environment for young children to flourish and express themselves.
My interest in creativity led me to become an art therapist.
A year later I was initiated to motherhood, and my experience through it was a huge wake up call for me on how women are treated during pregnancy, birth and postpartum. I was in shock! I held trauma and silence. There must be another way! From naivety was born awareness and a deep desire to bring positive change.
From that day on, I dedicated my time to heal and support women to be empowered and I became a counsellor.
My passion is to provide a sacred space for you to be heard, be guided through positive transformation, move through the challenges you are facing and find joy in your day to day life.
You can feel free.
I strongly believe in resilience, that you are the expert of your own life, and that you have the resources you need to become the woman/mother you aspire to be.
Are you ready to take the next step and connect?
I provide online counselling and art therapy through video call, and also see clients face to face in the Yarra Valley, Australia.
I also run workshops and circles.
My experience specialised in helping women crossing life changing events, particularly around pregnancy, birth, the perinatal period and motherhood.
If you’d like to inquire about counselling with me, you can schedule a 20-minute free “meet and greet” inquiry here. This is an opportunity for you to ‘meet me’, ask questions, and have a sense if we are a good match to work together.
I also have the privilege to be able to share my services in two languages: in English or French. I understand the importance of being mindful of the culture of origin.
To book your first session, simply click here: book session
Training:
Diploma Counselling, AIPC 2024.
Diploma Transpersonal Art Therapy, ICON Institute 2007.
Bachelor Early Childhood Educator, ESSSE 2001.
I am a member with:
ACA Australian Counselling Association ,
IICT International Institute for Complementary Therapists
Birth Counselling
Birth counselling can help you to feel confident and resilient while facing the challenges, the change and unknown of pregnancy, birth and parenthood.
Counselling - Art Therapy can help you to:
- express your feelings and thoughts
- gain insights into your challenges
- identify patterns in your behaviour
- develop coping strategies
- improve your emotional wellbeing
- navigate life transition and make decision
- increase your creativity and playfulness
A little bit more about me...
I was very lucky to be born and to have spent the first 25 years of my life in France in the beautiful Alps. I spent lots of time in nature and the mountains gifted me an incredible inner strength. My personal journey really deepened as I walked through the path of motherhood.
I gave birth to 4 babies. Each birth impacted me profoundly and transformed me. I learnt from my first birth to stand up for my rights, while facing a complex scenario of birth with pre-eclampsia, to be with the unknown, to release and open. The following 2 pregnancies ended early (2 miscarriages). I felt devastated. Those 2 births taught me a lot about myself, my worthiness (or lack of) and my values. I learnt to accept death, to accept life the way it is, to be humble, to surrender and surrender even more. My fourth baby was born at home with my husband, my son and my birthkeeper friend. I had chosen a freebirth. I chose and took entire responsibility for the birth and my life choices and through that process I’ve healed many parts of myself and learnt to be free.
My passion for understanding the rite of passage into birth and motherhood—its profound impact, challenges, and potential for transformation—continues to deepen.
I feel a strong calling and responsibility to offer counselling support to mothers, especially as they navigate the often unspoken struggles of loneliness, trauma, and emotional overwhelm.
Every mother’s path is unique, and I’m here to offer a safe, compassionate space for whatever that journey may bring.
Working with me
As an art therapist and counsellor, I help women to be resilient and find joy in their day to day life
I work:
- with women needing support during their pregnancy or perinatal time.
- with women who have experienced birth trauma or loss
- with women crossing a life transition
I help women to be grounded, confident and resilient.
I work with your intention and have a ‘person centred’ approach which focuses on your emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
This approach is dynamic, requiring your active participation.
Podcast
This podcast aligns with the beautiful nature of birth and transformation. Listen to Emilie as she shares interesting lessons about what comes up for her during her birth experiences.
To support a customized emotional and sacred approach of birth and pregnancy.
Birth sets the foundations of love, attachment and trust for life.
Be fully aware of your fears and how they impact the choices you are making, and release them. Clear the way to allow and welcome authenticity and responsibility.
There is spirit and sacredness in birth. This is true for every birth (this includes miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, difficult or traumatic birth experience).
Birth is a peak experience that touches you and transforms you. Let’s take the time to honor that process.
Rather than tolerate my role of motherhood, working with Emilie helped me to uncover some of the unexpected superpowers that came to me by being a mum – like validating feelings (my own and others) and finding my voice. Now I move forward through the world strongly and confidently. Emilie has a wealth of resources to create a ceremony that is tailored to your needs and intent.
- Felicity
The work I did with Emilie was incredibly profound. I was seeking a shift in myself, and a deeper understanding of my life and deeper understanding of pregnancy. Emilie supported me in all these areas. She supported me to journey within, so I could understand myself in ways that I needed to prepare for my next baby. She introduced me to a whole new way of seeing pregnancy and birth and it was because of her I chose to have a home birth which turned out to be one of the most beautiful experiences of my life.