Maddy Goodwolf

My work has been shaped by a lifelong curiosity about human experience and a deep interest in the nature of life and consciousness. Over more than twenty-five years, this enquiry has taken form through visual art, psychotherapy, contemplative practice and embodied disciplines including yoga, meditation and qigong.

I spent eighteen years working as a visual artist before undertaking further study and training in therapeutic practice. Alongside my professional life, I have devoted many years to contemplative enquiry and practice, exploring the relationship between body, mind, energy and consciousness, and the possibilities for living with greater awareness and presence.

Looking back, I see these not as separate chapters, but as interconnected expressions of the same enquiry. Each has deepened my understanding of attention, relationship, creativity and what allows meaningful change to unfold. Together, they have shaped my understanding of healing — not as something we force, but as something that becomes possible through our relationship with ourselves, the practices we return to, and the conditions in which we live.

Today, I bring these threads together through psychotherapy, practice and retreat. My psychotherapy work is grounded in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, informed by my Master's in Therapeutic Arts Practice and many years of contemplative and embodied study.

Whether working one-to-one or facilitating a retreat, I bring a thoughtful, grounded approach that honours the complexity of human experience and the many dimensions of being alive.

Beyond my work, I remain endlessly curious about people, beauty, the natural world and the small moments that make a life feel deeply lived.