Counselling in Geelong, VIC

Dr Yamam has an extensive experience helping culturally and linguistically diverse clients with emotional challenges such as depression, anxiety, relationships issues, family conflict, CALD and migration issues, trauma and PTSD, immigrant mental health, newcomers challenges, women’s relationships issues like: dating, marriage, sex and intimacy, migrants career directions, gender identity for religious and/or Muslim clients. I work with individuals and youth above 14 yo.

Shamim is a bilingual Counsellor providing counselling services for teenagers and adults. Through her caring and compassionate approach, Shamim strives to create a safe and supportive space for individuals to explore their vulnerability and daily internal and external experiences, without judgement. She adopts a collaborative and holistic approach in working with individuals and tailors her treatments to meet their individual needs.

I am a PACFA registered Certified Practicing Counsellor. I have over 2+ years working in the Mental Health and Disability field as an NDIS Support Worker. I have been blessed to work with a diverse range of clients from all ages, genders and backgrounds. My experience has given me great insight into the uniqueness that encompasses each individual through different cultures, personalities, beliefs and more.

Immediate Openings Available - Medicare Bulk Billed. Face to face + telehealth. Cognitive Behavioural, Mindfulness, Emotional Focused Therapy & more. I work from the belief that the therapeutic relationship is built on trust, acceptance, validation and understanding. My purpose is to get you unstuck, confident, emotionally intelligent and not afraid to face life. I am passionate about working with Individuals, Adolescents & Couples facilitating meaningful and lasting change. I take pride in my ability to connect in a genuine way with a variety of clients and tailor my approach to best respect each person's potential, strengths.

I am compassionate about guiding my clients to explore their difficulties and strengthen their emotional wellbeing. I provide specific counselling in the areas of anxiety, stress, depression, and relationships; as well as behavioural and other cognitive issues, offering a wide range of counselling support to meet the needs of clients and an organisation’s employees.

As a culturally informed counsellor, I have lived experience of seeking external approval and it is exhausting. Constantly overthinking, worrying about others' opinions and going down endless rabbit holes can be draining. You may be holding back so that you are not criticised. Your inner dialogue may sound like 'conflict is bad and it would get really awkward' or 'If I speak up I will upset someone or they'll ridicule me'. It is common for many women to eventually withdraw into a shell and overtime they become invisible. Sometimes it feels easier to go along with things and "appear" agreeable rather than risk offending others.

I have a strong interest in cultivating culturally responsive and accessible practices in my work and in the wider mental health industry. I focus on cultivating strong therapeutic relationships with clients from different age groups, cultural and neurodivergent backgrounds through using collaborative intersectional frameworks and maintaining authenticity, empathy, and curiosity in the counselling space with a focus on CBT, ACT, Schema Therapy and more, using multiple modalities as and when needed by my clients. If this holistic approach aligns with you, please reach out and we can address any hesitations or questions you may have.

Are you doing reasonably well in your professional world, but your personal life is in shambles? Have you done everything you thought you should do to bring you happiness, yet somehow feel something is amiss? Are you surrounded by people regularly, yet feel lonelier than ever? Or do you go from relationship to relationship, yet can never feel safe enough to deepen with the one? Have you gone down the self-help track, yet somehow feel disconnected from life? Do you feel hesitant to see a therapist, because you feel like you shouldn't have problems? Sound familiar? You're not alone. I've been there too and would love to support you.