Learn how to be your own therapist!
There’s nothing wrong with you that what’s right with you can’t cure
Learn how to be your own best friend!
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Service Details
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My practice is trauma-informed and lived-experience (this means that I have personal experience of life-changing abuse, trauma, recovery and post-traumatic growth)
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Person-centred (this means that I integrate numerous psychotherapy modalities to tailor a unique treatment plan for each individual client, in collaboration with you)
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Mindfulness (just like you might choose to train in mindfulness, I have daily practice in training my mind to be here now)
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Diversity (your gender, sexuality, cultural, faith, disability, mental health identity will be appreciated and honoured)
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Integrative practice (this means that I bring together Eastern Buddhist Psychology and evidence-based Western psychology, including Gestalt, Somatic Experiencing, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Positive Psychology, Coaching Techniques Mindful Self Compassion, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
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Recovery-oriented practice (this means our work together is about your recovery long-term and not just about feeling better immediately)
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Empowerment (your voice is central to the way we work, with your world view respected and listened to. You remain the expert in your life)
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Accountability (it is essential for me to adhere to ethical guidelines and the law, and to be honest and trustworthy with you)
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• Simply a space to debrief
• Support with a current situation, decision or strategy
• Support for When Things Fall Apart
• Provides tools for longer-term self-determined recovery
Specialist Counselling for Narcissistic Abuse Syndrome
(Recovery from Pathological Relationships - Partners, Parents, Children, Workplace)
Meet Your Counsellor
Hear it from me
Am I the right counsellor for you? Watch this video to find out whether or not I resonate with you. Can you relate to me, my lived experience, my background, my professional qualifications and my general demeanour? Because counselling is a unique and sometimes ongoing relationship.
In the spirit of reconciliation Compassionate Counselling Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
Call for a chat and see if it’s right for you.
There’s no commitment, pressure, or obligation.
Book a Counselling Session
Using Zoom, or Phone
Or Ask About Walk’N Talk Sessions
Try a Compassion Practice
Mindfulness practice, when adopted as repetitive ‘training’, accesses more than just the rational mind to heal issues of shame, poor self-worth, and poor body-image.
Try it for yourself?