I support teens and young adults to manage stress, mood, school pressures, and relationships using skills they can apply day to day.
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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Grief counselling can make life after a loss feel less confusing and less overwhelming, especially when emotions come in waves, and day-to-day routines start to feel hard. We create a calm, supportive space where people can speak openly, process what has happened at their own pace, and learn practical ways to cope with the changes
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Counselling is often where we start when young people are finding school, friendships, and everyday routines harder to manage. In Australia, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) estimates that about 14% of children and adolescents aged 4 to 17 experienced a mental illness in the previous 12 months, and ADHD was among the
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Family therapy is becoming increasingly important as rates of teen anxiety climb, with Australian surveys showing that around 1 in 7 young people aged 4 to 17 experience a mental health disorder in any given year, and anxiety is one of the most common. In this context, family therapy offers a supportive space for everyone
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Counselling for depression matters when millions of people are struggling in silence. In Australia alone, around 2.1 million people, or roughly 9 percent of the population, are living with some form of depression right now, and about one in seven will experience it at some point in their lives. Globally, around 5 percent of adults
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Therapy for anxiety and depression in adults sits against a sizeable burden in Australia, where about 1 in 5 people had a 12-month mental disorder in 2020–21, including 16.8 percent with an anxiety disorder and 7.5 percent with an affective disorder. In this guide, I explain psychodynamic therapy as an evidence-informed talk therapy that explores
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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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