Molly is a registered nurse, counsellor, counselling supervisor and educator. She has extensive experience in Palliative Care as an advanced practice consultant, administrator and educator. She has held executive positions in both regional and metropolitan health care services and currently project manages for the largest metropolitan palliative care consortia in Victoria. As an accredited counsellor, educator and university lecturer she has provided grief and bereavement support for clients of all ages, in addition to providing extensive education programs for health professionals, schools and community organisations.
Molly has worked in a range of environments from acute metropolitan health services to designated inpatient units and the community. Her roles have enabled Molly to establish a process of supervision, self care and staff support for staff members from a range of disciplines. Molly has a firm commitment to the philosophy of holistic care for clients and holistic self care for professionals.
Molly’s private consultancy practice has seen her provide consultancy, education and project management for a wide range of clients including Victoria and Monash Universities, Victorian Department of Human Services, Palliative Care Victoria and numerous metropolitan and regional Palliative Care consortia.
As a Reiki Master/ Teacher in addition to her health and education qualifications, Molly has demonstrated her eagerness to embrace both conventional and complementary approaches to her work. Molly has a firm commitment to the “compassionate workplace” concept and actively promotes this approach both in the health and corporate sectors, in her regular speaking engagements. Molly regularly contributes articles to a variety of professional and mainstream publications and is currently working on her second book, her first children’s book, “Jelly Bean’s Secret” was published in 2005 by Innovative Resources www.innovativeresources.org
Molly has been a frequent guest on radio and television, most recently interviewed on “Drive” on 774 ABC Melbourne, by Lindy Burn to discuss strategies for discussing with children, the sudden deaths of high profile Australians, Steve Irwin and Peter Brock.
Molly produces and hosts a program on The Podcast Network called Dead Serious which addresses issues of spirituality, life, death and how we make meaning in an increasingly isolated social world. Accessible world wide, it can be downloaded from http://deadserious.thepodcastnetwork.com/
Molly is a passionate and entertaining speaker who challenges her audiences to embrace their “life mission”. In her public speaking role, Molly promotes personal reflection, empowerment and compassion as essential tools to developing rewarding personal and professional relationships and ultimately to contributing positively to humanity.
Accredited Grief and Loss Counsellor, Educator and Supervisor with the National Association for Loss and Grief (NALAG)
Accredited Reiki Master/Teacher (ARC Inc.)
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
Associate Fellow Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE)
Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC)
Accredited Counsellor, Supervisor, Member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
Member Royal College of Nursing Australia
Board member Altruism Australia
Board member Chaplains without Borders
Past Member of the Board of Management of Palliative Care Victoria (PCV)
Past Board member Bass Coast Regional Health
Judge Australian Turtle Awards (Australian Altruism Foundation)
Judge Australian Humanitarian Awards (AAF)