Mary (Sherry) RODWELL RN, mother of three adult children, migrated to Australia in 1991 from the UK. A former nurse, midwife, and a health educator in the UK. She has also worked as a counsellor in a medical practice and for several years for two Professional counselling agencies in Perth, West Australia before branching out into private practice. For the past 9 years, Mary has been working as a counsellor, hypnotherapist, metaphysical teacher, intuitive healer, researcher, and writer.
Mary became involved in the UFO/Abduction phenomena whilst studying for an advanced diploma in counselling. The lack of professional support for this experience was instrumental in her forming the first Professional support network in Australia, the Australian Close Encounter Resource Network (ACERN).
Profession Clinical Hypnotherapist Professional Counsellor 1987 Nurse (RN) 1966-1976 Midwife, (SCM) 1969-1976 Metaphysician, healer and Reiki Master 1996 Lecturer. Nationally and Internationally on the UFO/Contact Phenomenon Researcher, specializing in Contact/Abduction and Ufology. Author ‘Awakening” ( Fortune Books. UK) 2002. Published articles i.e.“Star Children.” “The Abductee Support group.” "Awakening to Contact." " Why did you take my son?" “ Honouring Multidimensional Realities”
Clinical Member of ACCET (Academy of Clinical Close Encounter Therapists) USA Committee member of ASPR/UFORUM (Australian Society for Psychical Research) Producer of Documentary video “Expressions of ET Contact…..A visual blueprint?’ Co-producer of Metaphysical CD’s i.e. "Journey to the Stars" and audioTape ‘Feel like you are having Contact experiences? Committee Member of Exopolitics Institute. Consultant, researcher for UFO exhibit “Phenomena.” 2000 Fremantle Perth. International Lecturer, Both in America and United Kingdom. Speaker at the International UFO Congress, Laughliin, Nevada 2000 and 2004. Group facilitator for ‘Experiencers’ at International UFO Congress Laughlin Nevada USA 1999 and 2000. Lectured Murdoch University Perth WA 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. Sydney 1998 and 1999 Conscious Living Expo 1999 and 2000 Speaker at Leeds UFO International Conference 2002 ( UK) Speaker at such venues as: Probus Rotary University of the third age Society for Psychic development Metaphysical groups
Media, National and International Presentations: Television/media appearances on Australian Television Channel 2, (ABC) Channel 7, 9, & 10. Channel 7 Today, Tonight. Appearances in various documentaries - Paranormal Files UK (2002), Hard Evidence 7 (2003) and Discovery Channel Animal X (2005). Media presentations radio, also in America, Jeff Rense Show and Radio in San Francisco. Magazines, newspaper articles locally and nationally Participated in TV documentary “OZ Encounters in Australia.”
Professional history: Nurse and midwife 1966-1975 (UK) Counselling from 1987 Counsellor for Medical practice 5 years (UK) Grief Counselling with Silver Chain Perth. 2 years Samaritan Befrienders ( Telephone link for life crisis) Centrecare Catholic Counselling Agency (4) years Clinical Hypnotherapist ……. Certified Reiki Master Master Teacher Magnified Healing.
Presently, Principal of ACERN, counsellor, therapist and researcher of anomalous paranormal experiences