Mission Statement

I’m Alison, founder of Soulchology - Esoteric Analysis and Strategy for Life Path, Pivots and Transitions.

This practice sits outside spiritual escapism and rigid systems that stifle individuality and perpetuate cycles of self-abandonment. The work specialises in the symbolic exploration of ancestral lineage: the patterns, archetypes, and inherited narratives that shape identity and choice today.

Soulchology is a living practice where ancient languages meet depth psychology and evidence-based therapeutic tools. We explore and translate your esoteric experiences, symbology, astrological imprints and numerological expression to uncover hidden influences.

Where you want to move, not just understand, those insights translate into practical skills and daily practices using my own frameworks to support the changes you choose - restoring trust in your own judgement and grounding awareness in action.

Background & Approach

As an adopted child of the closed-era 1970s, early attachment and abandonment experiences deepened my sensitivity and emotional awareness. Naturally attuned to subtle energies, I’ve experienced paranormal phenomena and psychic abilities since childhood. Over time, I learned to channel this sensitivity with discernment, transforming it into a guiding strength rather than a defining wound.

With over fifty years of personal and professional experience and over 10,000 coaching hours, my approach is considered, discerning, grounded, and trauma-aware. Sessions combine intuitive guidance with evidence-based methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and somatic awareness. Whilst I’m not a licensed mental health professional by choice, my trauma-informed practice ensures care, integrity, and appropriate referral where needed.

I’m committed to making support accessible whilst maintaining professional standards and authenticity. Session investments reflect this commitment; are intentionally accessible for Australasian clients and highly cost-effective for those internationally.

My professional journey has also included volunteering as a Youth Mentor with the Graeme Dingle Foundation and participation in Toastmasters International, reflecting my dedication to service, confidence-building, and community contribution. A lifelong learner and researcher, I continue to evolve my practice to better serve others, integrating emerging understanding with lived experience.

Survival Instincts Are Not A Trend

I value formal education; however, I don’t believe the intuitive and holistic arts should be commercialised or confined by academic gatekeeping. ‘Back in the day’, I spent cringe-tastic amounts of money on ‘certificates’ in crystals, energy healing, and similar modalities - learning nothing I hadn’t already gained naturally or from books, all whilst believing I needed to be ‘certified’ to practise.

Pick up a book, listen to your feelings, and learn to trust your own instincts. You should never need a ‘certificate’ to practise these skills - they’re an innate language of the soul, not a credential to be earned. Real wisdom grows through experience, humility, and attentive observation, not through systems that profit from spiritual curiosity.

We live in a world where fear of independent thought has become an epidemic - and, unsurprisingly, it’s often exploited and marketed. Too many people are afraid to trust their own judgement, and that hesitation has become a booming industry. Independent thought is in short supply, and someone is more than happy to sell you a roadmap, package it in a ‘certificate’, or convince you that you can’t practise your own intuition without formal validation.

Soulchology, by contrast, focuses on an independent path and draws from symbolism. Astrology, among other systems, helps highlight the general lineage and inherited patterns shaping your life, so you can recognise and break the cycles that may have kept you dependent on external authority. In this climate, learning to trust yourself is revolutionary - and a far better teacher than any overpriced workshop or ‘certification’ could ever be.

Formal Qualifications…

Professional Coaching & ACT

• Level 4 Diploma in Life Coaching with Distinction – Association for Coaching, Blackford Centre, UK

• Internationally Accredited NLP & Neuro-Semantics Practitioner – The Coaching Room, Auckland

• Communication & Coaching Essentials Graduate – The Coaching Room, Auckland

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), ACT for Trauma, ACT for Excessive Compliance (People-Pleasing), and Focused ACT (FACT) Brief Intervention – all with Dr Russ Harris, Australia.

• The Power of Embodied Transformation for Somatic Awareness Coaching – Coaches Rising (ICF Continuing Coach Education)

• DISC Training - London, UK

Trauma & Mindfulness

• Becoming Trauma-Sensitive: Theory and Skills to Make Meditation Safe and Effective – David Treleaven, Auckland

• Online courses in Transpersonal Psychology, CBT, and DBT

Mentoring & Community Work

• Youth Mentoring – Graeme Dingle Foundation, Auckland & Tauranga, New Zealand

Academic & Professional Development

• FdA Degree with Distinction in Graphic and Digital Design – Staffordshire University UK

• Speed Plus Business Mentoring Programme (Grant Awarded) – Staffordshire University UK

• Certified Practitioner in DISC Psychometric Profiling – The Coaching Academy UK

Psychometric & Intuitive Profiling

• Enneagram - Profile Four, The Individualist

• Human Design - Profile 6/2 (Role Model Hermit)

• DISC Profile - D/I (Determined and Inspiring)

• Numerology - Master Number 11 with Master Number 22 Pinnacles

• Astrology - Ask and I may tell you - but guard your Sun, Moon, and especially your Rising online info. In a digital sci-fi world, those details get used in places they shouldn’t. High-level view: strong psychic placements, a Grand Cross, a Mystic Rectangle, and two Yods.

• Tarot Birth Cards - Judgement and The High Priestess

… & The Woo Woo Wonderland

Rackets, Rubbish & Revelations

• Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master, Australia

• Crystology by Melody Levels 1 & 2, Auckland

• Meditation & Mindfulness incorporating Energy Healing with Colour and Art, Australia

• Plus several other ‘taking one for the team’ pricey, eye-rolling courses and workshops hosted by Tarot’s reversed Magician, that excels only in teaching you only how fast your money can flawlessly disappear.