Leonie White & Laura Hawkins

Laura & Leonie's Systemic Stories: Practice & Possibilities

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Our hope and vision is that this podcast will help us grow family therapy in Australia by sharing the love of systemic therapy and practice, highlighting how it can be used in so many different services, settings and roles and showcasing how it looks on the ground in real life. Our podcast is called “Systemic Stories: Practice and Possibilities” and our goal is to have relaxed conversations with a range of professionals who operate from or incorporate a systemic lens in their practice. We will be chatting to guests from a range of professional settings who draw on systemic thinking and systemi...

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Leonie White & Laura Hawkins

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Anne Holloway, Private Practitioner and President of AAFT 10.07.2026 56:05

In Systemic Stories this week, Leonie and Laura interview Anne Holloway from Perth, Western Australia. Anne is a Family Therapist in private practice, AHA Counselling, and the current President of the Australian Association of Family Therapy (AAFT). We learn about: Anne's journey of becoming a systemic family therapist and her current private practice work. Supporting individual clients to u...

Alex Tregenza on the topic of Leadership 14.06.2026 33:33

In Systemic Stories this week, Leonie and Laura interview Alex Tregenza, a Child and Youth Mental Health Social Worker and Family Therapist, working in a leadership position. We learn about: Alex's systemic family therapy journey and how it has influenced her clinical work and leadership experience Key theories and concepts that have supported Alex's leadership experience. The ripple...

Michael Derby from Anchor Point Therapy 13.05.2026 43:07

In this 3rd installment of Systemic Stories, Leonie and Laura interview Michael Derby from Anchor Point Therapy in Geelong, Victoria. We learn about: Michael's first introduction to systemic practice Hearing stories of Michael's experience working with trauma, harm and shame as a family therapist Practical tips, frameworks and ideas on working with harm and shame with an individual, a...

Dr Kerri Webb & Jordana Rigby from ARBRE Developmental Pediatrics and Family Therapies 11.04.2026 45:04

In this second episode of Systemic Stories, Leonie and Laura interview Dr. Kerri-Lyn Webb and Jordana Rigby from Arbre Developmental Paediatrics and Family Therapies. We learn about: Dr. Kerri and Jordana's journey into systemic practice Working with a systemic framework from the therapy room to business processes Systemic family therapy and developmental diagnoses - how we can hold both to...

What is "Systemic Stories"? 26.03.2026 13:42

In this first episode of Systemic Stories, you will meet Laura and Leonie and find out: Where we are from How we got into systemic practice How systemic practice fits with our "disciplines of origin" (Occupational Therapy and Psychology) Why we created the podcast What our hopes are for the podcast What to expect in future episodes This podcast isn't about a "right" way t...