Feminist Counselling in Mitcham, VIC
Rodney Walsh
Psychologist, MPsych, MACPA
Verified Verified
Mitcham, VIC 3132
Rodney is an experienced Clinical Psychologist who has been providing help to Ringwood and the surrounding community since 2015. He is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), and a Fellow of the APS Clinical College, as well as a member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA).
Rodney is an experienced Clinical Psychologist who has been providing help to Ringwood and the surrounding community since 2015. He is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), and a Fellow of the APS Clinical College, as well as a member of the Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA).
Thea Baker Wellbeing
Psychotherapist, MA, PACFA
Verified Verified
Mitcham, VIC 3132
I am a counsellor and body-based psychotherapist with special interests in all aspects women’s health, trauma and couples therapy. I work collaboratively with clients to find a place of healing and recovery and I'm not the kind of therapist that is ok with “feeling better” if better is still a long way off being truly well. That’s why I feel such an affinity with the word ‘wellbeing’. as it is much more than the absence of disease or illness. Wellbeing is a multidimensional mix of getting your physical, mental and social health in balance, and I have a team of Counsellors working at the practice to support you in your healing.
I am a counsellor and body-based psychotherapist with special interests in all aspects women’s health, trauma and couples therapy. I work collaboratively with clients to find a place of healing and recovery and I'm not the kind of therapist that is ok with “feeling better” if better is still a long way off being truly well. That’s why I feel such an affinity with the word ‘wellbeing’. as it is much more than the absence of disease or illness. Wellbeing is a multidimensional mix of getting your physical, mental and social health in balance, and I have a team of Counsellors working at the practice to support you in your healing.
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Elisha Ebdon
Psychotherapist, AMHSW
Verified Verified
Blackburn North, VIC 3130
My name is Elisha Ebdon and I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Psychotherapist. I offer counseling and psychotherapy to people who are experiencing emotional, relational and mental health related difficulties. I have a particular interest in working with people who are experiencing difficulties as a result of past or recent experiences of trauma, as well as anxiety and depression symptoms.
My name is Elisha Ebdon and I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Psychotherapist. I offer counseling and psychotherapy to people who are experiencing emotional, relational and mental health related difficulties. I have a particular interest in working with people who are experiencing difficulties as a result of past or recent experiences of trauma, as well as anxiety and depression symptoms.
Lena Risteski
Counsellor, ACA-L3
Verified Verified
Eltham, VIC 3095
Do you wonder whether your goals and aspirations have been influenced by society? Perhaps if you were truly living for YOU, your goals would look quite different. Anxiety can dominate our lives until we start uncovering what we truly want out of life. Radically accepting yourself - and understanding your true desires and values - can set you on a more meaningful and fulfilling path. Looking at our issues in a Holistic way allows us to understand ourselves better, which fosters self-compassion.
Do you wonder whether your goals and aspirations have been influenced by society? Perhaps if you were truly living for YOU, your goals would look quite different. Anxiety can dominate our lives until we start uncovering what we truly want out of life. Radically accepting yourself - and understanding your true desires and values - can set you on a more meaningful and fulfilling path. Looking at our issues in a Holistic way allows us to understand ourselves better, which fosters self-compassion.
Amanda (Aj) D'Costa
Counsellor, MA, ACA-L2
Verified Verified
Malvern, VIC 3144 (Online Only)
Hello, I'm Amanda (aka AJ), a professional counsellor, psychotherapist, meditation teacher & artist. I work with clients in Melbourne and throughout Australia. Appointments are currently available in Malvern and online. I also offer Bush Therapy sessions in Kew, Brunswick East and Brighton.
Hello, I'm Amanda (aka AJ), a professional counsellor, psychotherapist, meditation teacher & artist. I work with clients in Melbourne and throughout Australia. Appointments are currently available in Malvern and online. I also offer Bush Therapy sessions in Kew, Brunswick East and Brighton.
Niamh Connellan
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
Verified Verified
Bellfield, VIC 3081 (Online Only)
I provide specialised counselling support to people with diverse experiences, including neurodivergence, gender, race, sexuality, disability, and fatness. My work centres anti-oppressive practices and values. I prioritise lived experience values and draw on my own journey and the journeys of others in my work.
I provide specialised counselling support to people with diverse experiences, including neurodivergence, gender, race, sexuality, disability, and fatness. My work centres anti-oppressive practices and values. I prioritise lived experience values and draw on my own journey and the journeys of others in my work.
Marlee Greer
Counsellor, PACFA
Verified Verified
Ringwood North, VIC 3134 (Online Only)
I offer online counselling and advocacy services for people who are LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, in diverse relationship structures or with complex health challenges or disability. I am committed to providing a space that is anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ affirming, fat-liberating, sex-positive, neurodiversity-affirming, disability justice-oriented, trauma-informed and anti-oppressive.
I offer online counselling and advocacy services for people who are LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, in diverse relationship structures or with complex health challenges or disability. I am committed to providing a space that is anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ affirming, fat-liberating, sex-positive, neurodiversity-affirming, disability justice-oriented, trauma-informed and anti-oppressive.
Lee Beaton
Psychotherapist, PACFA
Verified Verified
Eaglemont, VIC 3084
A relationship that thrives and gives you fulfilment will bring the kind of lasting happiness that enables you and your partner to grow and create deeper bonds. When an important relationship becomes strained or distressed, the pain you feel can challenge you to the core. I work with you in order to reveal the dynamics of your relationship - the patterns that you have built to protect the wounds that you have suffered. Together we will explore and uncover the hidden beliefs and unconscious drivers that are the triggers of your difficulties in relating to yourself or partner. We long to become present to ourselves, and connected.
A relationship that thrives and gives you fulfilment will bring the kind of lasting happiness that enables you and your partner to grow and create deeper bonds. When an important relationship becomes strained or distressed, the pain you feel can challenge you to the core. I work with you in order to reveal the dynamics of your relationship - the patterns that you have built to protect the wounds that you have suffered. Together we will explore and uncover the hidden beliefs and unconscious drivers that are the triggers of your difficulties in relating to yourself or partner. We long to become present to ourselves, and connected.
Tend Mental Health - Jessica Laird
Psychologist, PsychD, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Verified Verified
Heathmont, VIC 3135
Tend Mental Health provides psychological therapy & assessment for individuals across the lifespan. We cultivate pathways towards a strong sense of self, healthy relationships & wellness. Specialising in supporting individuals & families through trauma, exposure to violence or sexual exploitation. Offering evidence-based care alongside a creative and flexible approach.
Tend Mental Health provides psychological therapy & assessment for individuals across the lifespan. We cultivate pathways towards a strong sense of self, healthy relationships & wellness. Specialising in supporting individuals & families through trauma, exposure to violence or sexual exploitation. Offering evidence-based care alongside a creative and flexible approach.
Reconnect Healing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, AMHSW
Verified Verified
Ivanhoe, VIC 3079
People seek Pat's counselling and therapeutic healing services for a variety of reasons incl: • negative experiences intruding upon life • difficulties coping panic or anxiety • feeling low or depression • sadness and grief • difficulties in relationships including break-ups • experiences of violence or abuse • Trauma e.g. car accident, a significant injury, illness, or event • low self-esteem • phobias and fears • chronic pain or fatigue • negative patterns of behaviour • medical traumas • complex trauma & PTSD • LGBTIQ+ transitioning / coming out • job loss • midlife stresses • retirement • feeling dissatisfied with life.
People seek Pat's counselling and therapeutic healing services for a variety of reasons incl: • negative experiences intruding upon life • difficulties coping panic or anxiety • feeling low or depression • sadness and grief • difficulties in relationships including break-ups • experiences of violence or abuse • Trauma e.g. car accident, a significant injury, illness, or event • low self-esteem • phobias and fears • chronic pain or fatigue • negative patterns of behaviour • medical traumas • complex trauma & PTSD • LGBTIQ+ transitioning / coming out • job loss • midlife stresses • retirement • feeling dissatisfied with life.
Hourglass Psychology
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kew, VIC 3101
Appointments Available - book online at hourglasspsychology.com.au/appointments. I work with young people and adults treating anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, adjustment difficulties, relationship issues, self-harming, addictions, stress, amongst other problems. I also have an interest in working with people across diverse sexuality, sex, and gender spectrums. I assist you to find practical solutions to your problems that fit within your lifestyle, values and personal investment, drawing on your strengths to create meaningful long-term change. I also work with your evolving goals, and offer guidance and support.
Appointments Available - book online at hourglasspsychology.com.au/appointments. I work with young people and adults treating anxiety, depression, grief, low self-esteem, adjustment difficulties, relationship issues, self-harming, addictions, stress, amongst other problems. I also have an interest in working with people across diverse sexuality, sex, and gender spectrums. I assist you to find practical solutions to your problems that fit within your lifestyle, values and personal investment, drawing on your strengths to create meaningful long-term change. I also work with your evolving goals, and offer guidance and support.
Insession Counselling
Psychologist, MSc, PsyBA General
Verified Verified
Malvern, VIC 3144
I'm Sanduni, a psychologist and South Asian Woman of Colour with over 10 years of experience in the mental health sector. I started Insession Counselling to provide therapy to people from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities and sexual orientations. Navigating my own experiences of marginalisation and intersectionality as a queer Sri-Lankan woman has allowed me to truly understand how culture, gender and sexuality shape so much of who we are and how we experience relationships. I combine this lived experience with evidence-based psychological interventions so that the therapy you receive is tailored specifically to you.
I'm Sanduni, a psychologist and South Asian Woman of Colour with over 10 years of experience in the mental health sector. I started Insession Counselling to provide therapy to people from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities and sexual orientations. Navigating my own experiences of marginalisation and intersectionality as a queer Sri-Lankan woman has allowed me to truly understand how culture, gender and sexuality shape so much of who we are and how we experience relationships. I combine this lived experience with evidence-based psychological interventions so that the therapy you receive is tailored specifically to you.
Rebekah Evans
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, AMHSW
Verified Verified
Ringwood, VIC 3134
Hi! My name is Rebekah and I am an accredited Mental Health Social Worker who works with women and their families during pregnancy and the postpartum period. I support parents with a range of emotional, mental health, and adjustment issues, as well as helping parents to develop nurturing relationships with their infant and/or child. I have also worked extensively with children, adolescents, and families, and continue my work with young people and adults who have experienced developmental trauma, and other mental health difficulties.
Hi! My name is Rebekah and I am an accredited Mental Health Social Worker who works with women and their families during pregnancy and the postpartum period. I support parents with a range of emotional, mental health, and adjustment issues, as well as helping parents to develop nurturing relationships with their infant and/or child. I have also worked extensively with children, adolescents, and families, and continue my work with young people and adults who have experienced developmental trauma, and other mental health difficulties.
Syzygy Wellbeing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, AMHSW
Verified Verified
Camberwell, VIC 3124
We provide counselling for 10+ year olds and their families, with a focus on trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and the challenges girls and young women face navigating adolescence and early adulthood. We provide a nurturing, insightful and respectful space to explore concerns and forge a path forward. My clients seek greater self-awareness and self-knowledge, and the peace that comes with being their own greatest ally.
We provide counselling for 10+ year olds and their families, with a focus on trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and the challenges girls and young women face navigating adolescence and early adulthood. We provide a nurturing, insightful and respectful space to explore concerns and forge a path forward. My clients seek greater self-awareness and self-knowledge, and the peace that comes with being their own greatest ally.
Caroline Spiers
Counsellor, ACA-L1
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Heidelberg, VIC 3084 (Online Only)
BACP (British Association Counsellors and Psychotherapists) accredited. I believe in truly listening to and helping to guide people according to their individual personal history and journey with an emphasis on non-judgement, building strengths and responding empathically. I have worked with a wide range of issues including people affected by adoption (I have lived experience as an adoptee and worked with, and continue to support, a large number of adoptees), anxiety, depression, couples counselling, schizophrenia, addiction and trauma.
BACP (British Association Counsellors and Psychotherapists) accredited. I believe in truly listening to and helping to guide people according to their individual personal history and journey with an emphasis on non-judgement, building strengths and responding empathically. I have worked with a wide range of issues including people affected by adoption (I have lived experience as an adoptee and worked with, and continue to support, a large number of adoptees), anxiety, depression, couples counselling, schizophrenia, addiction and trauma.
Rebekah Jones
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Verified Verified
Mooroolbark, VIC 3138
I am a qualified counsellor with a passion for working with couples, relationships, families, adolescents and individuals. My expertise areas are couples therapy, dugs and alcohol, trauma, ADHD and general depression and anxiety disorders. I worked in the social services for over 7 years as case manager, counsellor and group facilitator and now work in private practice full time. Over 4 years was spent specifically in drug and alcohol and have completed the 4 core competencies required by the Victorian Government to work in this field.
I am a qualified counsellor with a passion for working with couples, relationships, families, adolescents and individuals. My expertise areas are couples therapy, dugs and alcohol, trauma, ADHD and general depression and anxiety disorders. I worked in the social services for over 7 years as case manager, counsellor and group facilitator and now work in private practice full time. Over 4 years was spent specifically in drug and alcohol and have completed the 4 core competencies required by the Victorian Government to work in this field.
Satvir Gill Psychology
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA - Clin. Psych
Verified Verified
Hawthorn, VIC 3122
Hello, welcome to my profile! I'm Satvir (she/her), a clinical psychologist with 15 years' experience. Clients get the most out of therapy when they find a therapist who they feel safe and comfortable with, as sessions are really a container where you regularly place all your feelings and vulnerabilities so we can work through them together.
Hello, welcome to my profile! I'm Satvir (she/her), a clinical psychologist with 15 years' experience. Clients get the most out of therapy when they find a therapist who they feel safe and comfortable with, as sessions are really a container where you regularly place all your feelings and vulnerabilities so we can work through them together.
Person Centred Psychology
Psychologist, MPsych, MAPS
Verified Verified
Malvern East, VIC 3145
Deborah is an experienced Clinical Psychology with a particular interest in Eating Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, and Grief. She works with a diverse population, seeing adult women and men. Deborah provides a compassionate and evidence informed treatment. In addition to her therapeutic work, she teaches masters level clinical psychology students, and has an interest in eating disorder prevention. Deborah is the founder of Person Centred Psychology & Allied Health in South Melbourne, where she has built her practice of psychologists and dietitians to provide evidence informed person centred care to all clients.
Deborah is an experienced Clinical Psychology with a particular interest in Eating Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, and Grief. She works with a diverse population, seeing adult women and men. Deborah provides a compassionate and evidence informed treatment. In addition to her therapeutic work, she teaches masters level clinical psychology students, and has an interest in eating disorder prevention. Deborah is the founder of Person Centred Psychology & Allied Health in South Melbourne, where she has built her practice of psychologists and dietitians to provide evidence informed person centred care to all clients.
Reset & Grow Psychology
Psychologist, MPsych, PsyBA General
Verified Verified
Hawthorn, VIC 3122
Magda's clients vary from well-seasoned in therapy to these who never worked with a psychologist before. Many are experiencing a major life transition such as geographical relocation, relationship breakdown/dissatisfaction or a career transition. It is her vision and passion to facilitate individuals, couples and families in connect to their values, learning practical tools to cope with life's challenges more effectively, and live happier and more meaningful lives. She specialises in providing services to culturally and linguistically diverse clients, LGBTQI clients, and clients who identify as religious and/or spiritual.
Magda's clients vary from well-seasoned in therapy to these who never worked with a psychologist before. Many are experiencing a major life transition such as geographical relocation, relationship breakdown/dissatisfaction or a career transition. It is her vision and passion to facilitate individuals, couples and families in connect to their values, learning practical tools to cope with life's challenges more effectively, and live happier and more meaningful lives. She specialises in providing services to culturally and linguistically diverse clients, LGBTQI clients, and clients who identify as religious and/or spiritual.
Melanie Anderson
Counsellor, ACA-L1
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boronia, VIC 3155
I am a specialist Counsellor with 12+ years' experience supporting women in community and therapeutic settings. Women are incredible connectors that give so much of themselves to workplaces, families and community. Sometimes this can result in feeling disconnected from themselves. Women also experience relationship breakdowns, parenting challenges, loss, abuse and traumatic experiences. These can really rock the foundation of who we are. I can help you make sense of what has happened and how to move forward with who you are becoming and what you want for your life.
I am a specialist Counsellor with 12+ years' experience supporting women in community and therapeutic settings. Women are incredible connectors that give so much of themselves to workplaces, families and community. Sometimes this can result in feeling disconnected from themselves. Women also experience relationship breakdowns, parenting challenges, loss, abuse and traumatic experiences. These can really rock the foundation of who we are. I can help you make sense of what has happened and how to move forward with who you are becoming and what you want for your life.
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Feminist Counsellors
How does feminist therapy work?
Feminist therapy sessions are not only personal but often cultural or political in nature, as the approach is based on the belief that people are affected by, and often struggle with, cultural and societal norms and biases, and need to move beyond those external pressures or stressors to tap their own confidence and engage more fully in their own identity. Sessions may therefore include discussions of sexism, diversity, and gender issues and talk of steps toward greater empowerment for patients who believe they have been silenced and seek to raise their voices.
What are examples of feminist therapy techniques?
Along with traditional talk therapy and analysis, a feminist therapist may employ techniques such as role-playing and assertiveness training to help clients build their self-esteem so that they feel they can act freely, and not based on cultural expectations or gender roles dictated by others. A feminist therapist may also engage in bibliotherapy, offering suggested readings on gender identity or social power inequities as they work toward viewing mental-health concerns through a broad cultural lens before focusing on how they affect the individual. Somatic therapy techniques, with an emphasis on body awareness, self-compassion, and mindfulness practices are also often part of feminist therapist practice.
How long does feminist therapy last?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for feminist therapy; people who believe that they are making progress typically continue until they feel they’ve addressed the issues that had been holding them back. It may take some time to become comfortable discussing personal issues, but once a client feels they can do so, they could expect therapy to last for a number of months, typically including at least 12 sessions.
Does feminist therapy work?
As a relatively recent therapeutic technique, there is not yet a body of evidence proving the efficacy of feminist therapy. However, the approach is based on proven core principles of talk therapy, with a particular emphasis on developing a therapeutic relationship based on equality and authentic connection between therapist and client and discovering and building on clients’ personal strengths to help them gain a greater sense of personal power and agency.