Franceska is an internationally recognised counsellor, speaker, author and healer. She was awarded the Australian Medal (AM) in the Order of Australia Day Award for her work with the aged, community care, disability and mental health. Franceska has worked extensively in Africa, Europe, Latin America, Asia and India and now resides amongst her beloved trees in Queensland Australia.

Franceska’s personal studies extend to Buddhism, Shamanic healing, non-dualism and Jungian analysis. She comes from the university of life (her own life has been fraught with difficulties), as well as extensive main stream study and practice in  psychological, emotional, neuro-psychology and group work.

Franceska is a mother and grandmother, keen gardener and enjoys having Lucius (alias Prince Fluff) for doggie day care and sleep overs while her son is working.

Franceska recently retired from her life’s work in the health industry to complete her memoir, Under The Boab Tree. This is a story of love, abuse, loss and exile. Franceska is dedicated to sharing her and her mother’s story to honour their journey of being tenacious survivors who choose to live with a loving heart. To inspire and give hope to triumph through adversity and find growth. The courageous story alerts, soothes and caresses when life is hard, and offers strength and comfort when it seems as though we can no longer continue to bear pain, exclusion, isolation, abuse and disrespect.

Then the winds change and another story is born - to seek joy in the saddest of places.