Divorce Counselling in Bellingen, NSW

I'm a holistic, eclectic and creative mental health social worker and therapist intent on helping my clients feel safe to be seen. I focus on the neurophysiology of safety, circadian rhythms, biohacking and of releasing and integrating old emotions. I support a ‘waking down’ into the body and it’s different systems to connect to your inner guidance and to elicit soul-filled, creative solutions. I also focus on developing healthy boundaries with self and others to make meaning of the past whilst cultivating a life of connection and self-empowerment.

I specialise in assisting children, adolescents and adults to heal and transform from trauma, early attachment disruptions, overwhelm/burnout, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, relational challenges, disordered eating, self-esteem/identity issues and life transitions. I support people to not only gain insight about their struggles, but to transform at an embodied level through processing negative self-beliefs, stuck emotions and/or unhelpful behaviours. These may be experienced as distressing symptoms or experiences that sometimes do not make sense.

I aspire to provide the highest level of evidence based care for clients aged 10 years or more utilizing the following therapy: Cognitive Behavior Therapy including EMDR, Acceptance Commitment Therapy / Mindfulness approaches, Cognitive retraining and visualization for persistent pain, and Emotion focused therapy. An extensive initial assessment is conducted over 1-2 sessions and the approach, therapy target(s), and appropriate goals are communally discussed and planned. Grief management and counseling are provided as required. Therapy may be face to face or online.

Urja sees individual clients ranging from adolescents, adults & seniors. She also sees couples. She supports each client enabling them to gain psychological, emotional health & well-being. Issues commonly bought to her are depression, anxiety, isolation, loneliness, grief, trauma, behavioural problems, communication, stress, childhood abuse, & times of transition. As a relationship therapist, she sees couples who are experiencing problems & relationship distress. She also sees clients with physical or intellectual disabilities & mental health issues. She is an approved Victim Services & Workcover (SIRA) counsellor. LQBTQI welcome.