Evgeniya
Psychotherapist, PACFA
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Upper Coomera, QLD 4209
Let's Connect (07) 2801 6442
My clients often look confident and capable but feel unsettled inside. They long for connection yet fear being truly seen. Relationships can feel too intense or too distant. Many live with a harsh inner critic and a need to prove their worth, while quietly feeling empty or ashamed. What they want most is to feel real, to find a steadier sense of self not tied to success or approval. In our work, they begin to trust, connect more deeply, and relate to themselves and others with greater honesty and ease.
I work psychodynamically, helping clients understand the deeper patterns shaping their relationships and self-perception. Drawing on psychoanalysis and studies of identity, I help uncover hidden emotions and defences, making space for authenticity, connection, and a more alive experience of self.
Therapy is a space where you don’t have to hold it all together. We can explore what feels painful, confusing, or stuck, at a pace that feels safe. If you’re ready to understand yourself more deeply and live with greater ease and honesty, I’d be glad to support you in that process.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Evgeniya Smith now - (07) 2801 6442
Let's Connect (07) 2801 6442
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $140
Payment Methods
Bank transfer, Cash, Mastercard, Paypal, VisaQualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia Evgeniya Smith
- In Practice for 5 years
- Counselling and Psychotherapy, Masters of Counselling and Psychotherapy, Graduated 2025
- Membership with Eurasian Confederation of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy member / 2018
- Degree/Diploma from Eastern European Institute of Psychoanalysis in Psychoanalysis Bachelor of Psychology and Psychoanalysis / 2018
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Expertise and Interests
Top Expertise
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Women's Issues
- Personality Disorders
Practice Areas
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioural Issues
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Depression
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Infertility
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Single Parent
I also speak
Russian
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Single Parent
I also speak
Russian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Existential
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational