Whether you’re facing stress, anxiety, burnout, grief, identity questions, relationship difficulties, or patterns that don’t quite make sense, therapy can offer a space to pause, reflect, and begin to feel more grounded.

You don’t need a diagnosis or a crisis to begin therapy. Sometimes it starts with a knowing that something’s not quite right—or a hope to feel more like yourself again.

Individual Therapy & Emotional Support

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Common Reasons People Reach Out

People often seek therapy for a wide range of reasons, including:

Anxiety, stress, or panic
Low mood, burnout, or emotional overwhelm
Self-criticism, perfectionism, or shame
Grief, loss, or life transitions
Relationship or family stress
Parenting support or identity shifts
The impact of trauma or past experiences
Feeling stuck, disconnected, or unsure where to start

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What Therapy Can Offer

Therapy is not about advice-giving or quick fixes. It’s a collaborative process that supports you to:

Make sense of your emotional landscape
Recognise unhelpful patterns with care and curiosity
Learn ways to regulate, reflect, and respond more compassionately
Feel seen and supported in the midst of pain, change, or confusion
Reconnect with what matters most to you

Each session is tailored to your pace, preferences, and needs. Whether you want to talk, reflect, notice patterns, or just breathe in a space where you don’t have to be “on,” therapy can meet you there.

Approach and Values

Therapy is offered with a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, and relational lens. This means:

Your identity, history, and lived experience are respected
Language and strategies are adapted to suit your nervous system and context
We don’t pathologise—we get curious, together
Safety, collaboration, and choice are central to the work

Some therapeutic approaches that may be used include EMDR, attachment-based therapy, emotion-focused approaches, and body-aware strategies—always shaped around what works for you.

Fees and Mental Health Care Plans

Individual therapy sessions are available for adolescents and adults, and may be eligible for Medicare rebates under a Mental Health Care Plan. If you're not sure whether this applies to you, you’re welcome to get in touch to find out more.

You might find these resources helpful when things feel heavy.

Understanding the Nervous System
Explore how stress and overwhelm can shape responses like fight, flight, freeze, and shutdown—and why these patterns make sense.

Breathing and Grounding Practices
Simple tools to help your body and mind feel more settled, even in moments of discomfort or low motivation.

Self-Compassion Phrases for Difficult Moments
Short, kind phrases to support yourself with care—especially when you’re feeling stuck, self-critical, or unsure what you need.