Silena Hancock
As a visionary, entrepreneur, coach, mentor, certified mindfulness & meditation teacher, and community services member currently studying counselling and mental health, Silena is a single mother with two beautiful daughters.
Silena’s previous career included over 20 years of experience at the Lismore Base Hospital with a strong personal interest in health. Silena has established strong community connections with NSW HEALTH employees, patients and their loved ones, with a clear understanding of all policies & procedures and the corporate value of working within a highly diverse community. Silena works alongside professional healthcare workers providing high-quality, specialised services in both public & private healthcare sectors, placing a substantial value on community health & wellbeing.
Silena holds a Working With Children’s Check issued by the NSW Government Office of the Children’s Guardian for child safety and protection.
Silena has continued to focus her energies on supporting and helping people with preventative healthcare measures. As a Certified Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher, Silena contributes to participants’ health benefits through evident-based practices, self-awareness, breaking through negative behavioural patterns and automatic responses, developing love, kindness and compassion, healthy belief systems, positive thinking, human values and natural healing. Silena now bases her services on goal achievements in self-development for the highest powers in preventative healthcare management and holistic human health & wellness.
A Qualified Life Coach (10382NAT Cert IV in Life Coaching), Silena emphasises the greater importance of a healthy life balance for spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional development and life improvements in all key areas; career/education, lifestyle, finance, and relationships. Through her ‘mastery’ in the powers of positivity, Silena will get you moving towards personal and meaningful goals based on your highest values, life dreams, and genuine desires through continuous success in goal achievements. Through her strong commitment to the heart of love and living a life with inner passion and appreciation, you’ll work together to honour an extraordinary human existence with confident strategies and courageous actions based on your unique identity and individuality. Silena is a Member of the ICF- International Coaching Federation
Silena continues to provide guidance, motivation and support to others through Mentoring in holistic human development and life improvements in all key areas. Based on her life experiences, Silena will continue shining the light on the bigger picture of self-love and love for all others, moving forward in personal growth and professional development by providing a safe working environment for enhancing unique strengths & abilities.
Silena’s Community Services Diploma (CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services) provided insights and connections that have allowed her to refer to other professional organisations. These services support self-development and life improvements in a wide variety of areas, including; child, youth and family support programs; social support services & networks; violence protection programs, playgroups & parenting; legal support services; homelessness, ethnic interpreters & translators CALD-Culturally & Linguistically Diverse groups and services, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, LBGT-lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgender, social groups, clubs & services for seniors, etc.
Silena’s passion and commitment to Advocating for Human Rights have provided the opportunity to protect those most vulnerable to the fear of judgement, criticism, and discrimination. As a result, Silena’s driven to provide a holistic service with community social support groups of diverse cultures to empower self-development and the global movement for World Equality. In addition, Silena assists those in finding their voice for equal rights and respecting the unique differences of others, developing interpersonal communication skills within a highly diverse community and the entire human family.
As a Single Mother of two, the eldest reached a high level of sports training & success at the Australian Ballet School with successful re-auditions into the Intensive Training Program each year for 6-7 years. Silena understands the high demands of parenthood, particularly elite sports training, travel and competitions, dealing with conflicting priorities, part-time work, and home management duties. Silena’s time management skills and life priorities allow her to assist others with true independence, resilience, and success regardless of the dream or situation. Most importantly, without putting health aside to achieve life goals and successes.
Silena also holds a Reiki I certificate and has participated in Mediumship workshops to develop spiritual awareness and her unique personal practice. Silena is open to the many different spiritual & cultural beliefs and religions for connecting as one in universal energy, respecting the differences of others to support individuality, unique identity, life purpose, meaning, and healing from past & present pain, hurt and trauma.
We are learning to live in the sacred space of love and healing to achieve higher levels of spiritual connection beyond the five senses and receive powerful guidance & spiritual messages. “A truly extraordinary way of living – which I believe is just the natural told for all human existence. Sometimes, we lose our path and must find our way back again.” Silena is a Member of the IICT- International Institute for Complementary Therapies, an organisation recognising humanity’s diverse interests and unique gifts, skills & abilities.
The Legacy Silena would like to leave behind is to be the shining light in developing LOVE, self-love and love for all others, for the highest powers in holistic human development, health & wellness and the global movement for world equality.
Today, Silena is completing her Counselling Diploma (CHC51015 Diploma of Counselling) with three Statements of Achievements – Advanced Study Majors in Abuse Counselling, Relationship Counselling & Conflict Resolution, and Mindfulness-Based Therapies. Silena is a Member of the ACA- Australian Counselling Association.
For ongoing professional development, Silena is also currently completing her Diploma in Mental Health (CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health)
Silena is a Published Author with a chapter in ‘Mother’s Making a Difference’– The Power of LOVE by Selina Hancock. This book launched in May 2021, in time for Mother’s Day. In this book, you can find many incredible short life stories of twenty-one different Authors and some specially available links & resources. Women who have turned their pain into purpose and life into passion & now provide deep and meaningful services. Silena is a survivor of single parenting due to saying- ‘NO’ to the various types of partner abuse, including psychological & emotional abuse. (See link/below: Many different types of abuse that are not always obvious.) https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/domestic-violence-and-abusive-relationships#types Other short life stories in ‘Mother’s making a Difference’ include survivors of domestic violence, child sexual abuse, young stroke survivors, suicide, parents of children diagnosed with ADHD and Down Syndrome, etc.
To ask Silena a question or make a personal booking with her, please use the Connect form.