Marion Miller
Mindfulness Teacher, Life Coach, Ecotherapist, Artist & Writer.
Sometimes in life we feel called to live in an authentic way, rather than a conventional path. We may be seeking more fulfilment, joy and impact in what we do or just ready for a different direction. But everyday life can get stressful, we can face many challenges and be juggling daily demands on our time, energy, and attention. We may begin to notice the old ways of working in the world are no longer serving us and we may find we feel stuck, stressed or not living the path that matters most.
If you’re a professional, leader, creative or seeker looking for support you've come to the right place. Mindful life and leadership coaching and counselling with me is a practical, creative and evidence-based approach blending western coaching psychology with eastern spiritual practices, to help you deepen self awareness, reclaim your vision, cultivate inner calm and steadiness. I'll support you to develop the resilience, presence and insight needed to transform conditions, act on your goals, and experience more opportunities to flourish in your life, community and work.
Live with Mindfulness, Lead with Presence
What is Coaching?
Coaching is a collaborative, goal-oriented process where a practitioner uses structured conversations, deep listening, and purposeful inquiry to help individuals gain clarity and unlock their potential. Rather than giving advice or fixing problems, it empowers clients to bridge the gap between where they are today and where they want to be across their personal, professional career, or creative life.
What is Holistic Counselling?
Holistic counselling is an integrative approach to therapy that treats the whole person, mind, body, emotions, and spirit, rather than focusing solely on isolated symptoms. It includes talk therapy, somatic practices, mindfulness meditation, creative and nature-based modalities. It focusses on the whole person perspective, examining root causes of suffering, trauma-informed somatic, embodied experience and meaning making.
What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is the way of being fully present with awareness, openness, and curiosity. It's about consciously engaging with life rather than reacting on autopilot. It doesn't mean escaping life but rather being inter-connected, open and wholehearted. The heart of mindfulness is an ancient Eastern philosophy but is now well researched in science.
What is Mindful Leadership?
Mindful leadership is the practice of leading with clarity, emotional intelligence, and deep presence. It involves moving away from reactive habits and fear-based thinking toward calm, conscious, values-driven decision-making and action. By cultivating mindfulness, you foster psychological safety, trust, and an interconnected culture that can help you individually and others wake up to the present moment.
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Mindfulness Life & Leadership Coaching & Counselling:
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Increased Courage and Resilience: Reduce stress, navigate challenges with greater ease and even mindedness to step out of your comfort zone but still protect against burnout.
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Quiet Your Inner Critic: Discover strategies to lead and be visible, from connection instead of fear and self-doubt.
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Improved Communication: Become a better listener and connect with more empathy. Speak with integrity and confidence while improving collaboration with others.
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Stronger Relationships: Build trust and rapport with kindness and compassion, fostering psychological safety, a sense of belonging and emotional intimacy with loved one, friends and community.
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Greater Authenticity: Understand your values, strengths and passions, be more motivated, increasing energy, daily vitality, and alignment with purposeful life goals.
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Discover Your Calling: Discover the authentic work or action you're here to do or if you know, align more and take action.
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Mindful Leadership: Develop self and social awareness, emotional intelligence, big vision creative thinking and strategy.
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Nature Connection: Cultivate a greater sense of peace and belonging by connecting with the natural world around you, using somatic techniques to settle the nervous system, attune with the living world and feel spiritually connected.
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Mental Health & Wellbeing: Proactively reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, build self-efficacy, and foster a greater sense of inner calm, emotional balance, and mental fitness.
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Enhanced Creativity: Access the imaginal world of dreams, symbols, archetypes for authentic self-expression.
Philosophy & Approach
Humans thrive through presence, care, and social connection. Mindfulness, positive psychology, insight meditation, life and leadership coaching and depth psychology help us move beyond isolation and reactive patterns, fostering a deeper ecology of relationships, with ourselves, our spirituality, our families, communities, our workplaces, nature and the wider world.
Service Delivery & Session Structures
1. Life & Leadership Coaching/Counselling
Packages for 3 or 6 -weeks available.
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Session Focus: Intake assessment, functional goal setting, psycho education, real-time grounding techniques, and habit integration.
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Online Learning Hub Integration: Clients receiving a 6-session package gain access to 6 structured modules containing guided audio practices, clinical reflection workbooks, and psycho educational materials to reinforce skill application between sessions.
2. Professional Development (CPD) & Leadership Track
Designed for leaders, managers, and health professionals seeking accredited skill development under corporate EAP or professional development sponsorship.
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Structure: 6 live coaching hours + 2 structured online learning hours.
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Outcome: Fulfils formal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. Includes a formal Graduation Certificate, workplace invoices, and itemised receipts for EAP sponsorship or tax deduction.
What Clients & Leaders Say
"Marion provided that clarity on how to move forward, and the tools! I knew any action points taken by me were going to be based on a solid and accurate platform. I really can't thank you enough for our time together!"
— Program Manager, MYOB
"She has been extremely helpful in assessing my strengths and passion to build a vision for my professional and personal life. Marion is an inspiration."
— Enterprise Architect, Coles
"Thanks again for all your help, support, and guidance. I’m grateful for your assistance in reconnecting with my values and understanding what I really value in life, as well as the steps I need to take."
— Manager, Department of Education
Marion Miller Qualifications & Professional Experience
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Registered Professional Counsellor. Full Registration with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). Clinical Provider number: 33362.
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Tertiary Qualified: Bachelor of Counselling (Coaching).
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Certified MBSR Teacher: Formal international certification in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (the gold standard in clinical mindfulness).
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Proven Institutional Facilitation: Delivered mindfulness and leadership programs for the Department of Education, the Supreme Court of Victoria, and Smiling Mind research pilots.
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Clinical Governance: Adheres to PACFA ethical frameworks, maintains formal clinical supervision, and provides structured progress reporting (within client confidentiality guidelines).
I have facilitated leadership development and mindfulness training for a wide range of organisations, including the Department of Education, the Supreme Court of Victoria, and a twelve-month leadership and mindfulness research pilot program for Smiling Mind.
With deep personal and professional experience, I'm committed to helping individuals and organisations cultivate greater clarity, resilience, purpose, and connection through mindfulness.
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