I provide evidence-based counselling and psychotherapy in Norwest to help with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, and life changes. Sessions are tailored in person or online.
Counselling confidentiality is the foundation that helps you speak openly, especially when the topics feel personal, sensitive, or hard to name. Australians commonly seek support, with more than 3.4 million people reporting that they sought help from a health care professional for their mental health in 2020–21, so you have a good reason to want […]
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Therapy sessions go better when the first appointment is treated as a practical starting point, not a test. In Australia, Medicare data shows how often people use mental health support, with 12.6 million Medicare mental health services delivered in 2023–24 and 2.7 million people (10% of the population) accessing these services, so first sessions are
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Counselling for anxiety can feel a lot less overwhelming when you know what the first appointment is actually for. The first session is usually a calm, structured starting point where your counsellor explains confidentiality and its safety limits, asks about your current symptoms and triggers, and explores how anxiety is affecting sleep, work or study,
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Counselling can support people from any background, but Christian counselling is different because it intentionally integrates evidence-informed counselling skills with a Christian worldview, values, and spiritual meaning-making when you want that included. This means the work can explore not only thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, but also faith, identity, purpose, guilt, forgiveness, hope, and spiritual practices
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Counselling for teenagers is designed to feel safe, structured, and practical, so a young person can talk openly and build skills that make everyday life easier. In most teen counselling sessions, the first appointment focuses on what is happening right now, what the teenager wants to change, and what support will feel most helpful at
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Trauma-informed care in therapy means your therapist recognises that many people have lived through distressing experiences that can still affect how they think, feel, and respond today, and they work in ways that reduce the risk of you feeling overwhelmed, blamed, or unsafe. In Australia, it’s estimated that 75% of adults have experienced a traumatic
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Mental health can feel like something you only notice when it’s under pressure, but it affects how you think, regulate emotion, relate to others, and cope with everyday stressors. In Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that one in five people (21.5%) aged 16–85 experienced a mental disorder in the previous 12 months (from
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Therapy can help families move from stuck patterns to healthier ways of relating by improving communication, strengthening problem-solving, and rebuilding trust over time. In Australia, the ABS reports that 32.6% of people living in one-parent families with dependent childrenexperienced a 12-month mental disorder, showing how family stress can closely link with mental wellbeing. At Where’s
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Anxiety can be hard to spot in teenagers because it does not always present as constant worrying or obvious fear. In my sessions, I often notice it first through avoidance, irritability, perfectionism, changes in sleep, or physical symptoms like stomach aches and headaches that keep coming back. Australian clinical guidance also highlights how common this
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Counsellor support is often the first place people look when they want a safe space to talk through stress, relationships, grief, or life transitions, but the titles counsellor, psychologist, and psychotherapist are often used interchangeably. That confusion is common because many Australians access professional help each year, and in 2023–24, about 2.7 million Australians (10%
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I’m here to listen, understand, and help you figure out where your head is at.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you or anyone you know are in crisis or in need of urgent intervention, please contact the 24-hour counselling service Lifeline on 13 11 14, or if it’s an emergency, please contact 000.
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