Women's Issues Psychologists and Therapists in Lake Macquarie, NSW
Do you feel stuck? Are you struggling? Would you like to deepen your understanding of yourself and what is important to you? Would you like to feel more confident? Would you like to make choices that better serve you? Would you like to explore your concerns using dialogue, 2 chair work, art, body wisdom or dreams? Would you like to deepen your self awareness and authentic experience? Do you want to work in a way and at a pace determined by your needs? All sessions are mutually respectful and confidential.
Do you feel stuck? Are you struggling? Would you like to deepen your understanding of yourself and what is important to you? Would you like to feel more confident? Would you like to make choices that better serve you? Would you like to explore your concerns using dialogue, 2 chair work, art, body wisdom or dreams? Would you like to deepen your self awareness and authentic experience? Do you want to work in a way and at a pace determined by your needs? All sessions are mutually respectful and confidential.
Most issues that people experience have their origins in childhood when developmental needs were not met. Most parents mean well and do their best but because our culture is generally ignorant about the early needs of children the child has to learn how to adapt. For example a parent because of their upbringing may be easily angered. One way is for the child to move towards the parent by always trying to please the parent to ward off an angry episode. That is the behavior and the belief is "I have to be good or mummy will not love me." This establishes a mode that may not be helpful in later life in intimate relationships.
Most issues that people experience have their origins in childhood when developmental needs were not met. Most parents mean well and do their best but because our culture is generally ignorant about the early needs of children the child has to learn how to adapt. For example a parent because of their upbringing may be easily angered. One way is for the child to move towards the parent by always trying to please the parent to ward off an angry episode. That is the behavior and the belief is "I have to be good or mummy will not love me." This establishes a mode that may not be helpful in later life in intimate relationships.
When women start drifting towards 40 and beyond, something shifts. Nobody warns you. Just all of a sudden, things hit a little differently. There's often an inner rage that is harder to contain. The body is changing and shifting, right along with your tolerance levels. Relationships are becoming a lot more challenging to navigate. Sometimes a sense of despair, and an inner voice asking, 'is this really all there is', can start to get uncomfortably loud.
And something else can happen... old wounds we thought we'd long forgotten, start becoming raw again. "I thought I was over this stuff..." - a not infrequent thought.
When women start drifting towards 40 and beyond, something shifts. Nobody warns you. Just all of a sudden, things hit a little differently. There's often an inner rage that is harder to contain. The body is changing and shifting, right along with your tolerance levels. Relationships are becoming a lot more challenging to navigate. Sometimes a sense of despair, and an inner voice asking, 'is this really all there is', can start to get uncomfortably loud.
And something else can happen... old wounds we thought we'd long forgotten, start becoming raw again. "I thought I was over this stuff..." - a not infrequent thought.
Registered Psychologist of 20 years experience available for bookings (Telehealth ONLY) for people aged 18+ years (not children). I've worked in occupational rehabilitation, supported people all over Australia working on Beyond Blue especially rural and remote locations. Over 15 years experience in the Mental Health Acute Care NSW Public Hospital System addressing psychosis, schizophrenia, personality and mood disorders, depression, anxiety, perinatal mental health, adjustment disorders, grief, PTSD and have worked alongside first responders. Available for Workcover. NO phone calls
Registered Psychologist of 20 years experience available for bookings (Telehealth ONLY) for people aged 18+ years (not children). I've worked in occupational rehabilitation, supported people all over Australia working on Beyond Blue especially rural and remote locations. Over 15 years experience in the Mental Health Acute Care NSW Public Hospital System addressing psychosis, schizophrenia, personality and mood disorders, depression, anxiety, perinatal mental health, adjustment disorders, grief, PTSD and have worked alongside first responders. Available for Workcover. NO phone calls
I am a Clinical Psychologist with over 22 years of experience in supporting & enhancing the mental health & wellbeing of adults. I work alongside individuals with an empathic, non-judgemental, open & genuine approach. I support each person to navigate & overcome problems, & find the best way forward to achieve their desired therapy outcomes.
Your therapy plan is tailored to your individual needs, thus relevant psychological interventions optimise your therapy experience & benefits. We work together towards the positive changes, healing & growth you are seeking so you can experience an enriched, more fulfilling life.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with over 22 years of experience in supporting & enhancing the mental health & wellbeing of adults. I work alongside individuals with an empathic, non-judgemental, open & genuine approach. I support each person to navigate & overcome problems, & find the best way forward to achieve their desired therapy outcomes.
Your therapy plan is tailored to your individual needs, thus relevant psychological interventions optimise your therapy experience & benefits. We work together towards the positive changes, healing & growth you are seeking so you can experience an enriched, more fulfilling life.
I provide neuroaffirming and gender-affirming psychological care for autistic and ADHD adults and for trans and gender diverse people. My work includes therapy as well as psychological assessments for ADHD, autism and access to gender-affirming medical care. Many people I work with have spent years feeling misunderstood or unsupported within systems not designed for them, and I aim to provide a space where neurodivergence and gender diversity are understood and respected.
I provide neuroaffirming and gender-affirming psychological care for autistic and ADHD adults and for trans and gender diverse people. My work includes therapy as well as psychological assessments for ADHD, autism and access to gender-affirming medical care. Many people I work with have spent years feeling misunderstood or unsupported within systems not designed for them, and I aim to provide a space where neurodivergence and gender diversity are understood and respected.
Hi, I'm Katie. I work with individuals who feel weighed down by the roles they play—the 'strong one', the selfless Carer, or the tireless professional.
Those who visit me often feel a quiet, heavy resentment they’re afraid to admit aloud, maybe through a caring role changing their relationship, or when the mask of keeping it all together starts to crack, leading to burnout, anxiety, or a loss of self.
Together, we move forward by exploring the parts of you that have been sidelined. We look at both symptoms and the roots of your exhaustion to help you reclaim a life that feels honest, sustainable & without societal expectations.
Hi, I'm Katie. I work with individuals who feel weighed down by the roles they play—the 'strong one', the selfless Carer, or the tireless professional.
Those who visit me often feel a quiet, heavy resentment they’re afraid to admit aloud, maybe through a caring role changing their relationship, or when the mask of keeping it all together starts to crack, leading to burnout, anxiety, or a loss of self.
Together, we move forward by exploring the parts of you that have been sidelined. We look at both symptoms and the roots of your exhaustion to help you reclaim a life that feels honest, sustainable & without societal expectations.
Open for new referrals from May 2026!
The drive for personal development is something we all share, and it is a journey best navigated in good company. Psychotherapy can be a powerful force in this process.
My practice is influenced by a number of well-researched therapy models, each offering valuable tools and insights from which we intergrate the parts best suited to your care. It’s like crafting a recipe… blending the right ingredients at the right time to meet your specific needs.
Open for new referrals from May 2026!
The drive for personal development is something we all share, and it is a journey best navigated in good company. Psychotherapy can be a powerful force in this process.
My practice is influenced by a number of well-researched therapy models, each offering valuable tools and insights from which we intergrate the parts best suited to your care. It’s like crafting a recipe… blending the right ingredients at the right time to meet your specific needs.
Specialising in children, youth and individuals who are stressed, anxious and generally overwhelmed with life’s curve balls. Do you have children with behaviours that are challenging, diagnosis’ of ADHD, Autism or similar? Do you have teens that feel like no one understands them? Do you want to create a sense of contentment in your life? To gain some connection within your family, to feel a greater sense of self-worth and self-acceptance? To understand and not vilify the many different parts of who you are? Congratulations on taking the first and often most difficult step in your well-being journey!
Specialising in children, youth and individuals who are stressed, anxious and generally overwhelmed with life’s curve balls. Do you have children with behaviours that are challenging, diagnosis’ of ADHD, Autism or similar? Do you have teens that feel like no one understands them? Do you want to create a sense of contentment in your life? To gain some connection within your family, to feel a greater sense of self-worth and self-acceptance? To understand and not vilify the many different parts of who you are? Congratulations on taking the first and often most difficult step in your well-being journey!
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I utilise a person-centred approach to help clients adjust to and cope with difficulties that are arising in their life. I believe you are the expert on your own life and I enjoy collaborating with clients to evoke meaningful change. I can assist clients who are experiencing: stress, anxiety, depression, women's health issues (coping with endometriosis, fibroids, fertility and other reproductive health concerns), life transitions, grief and loss, addiction and substance use issues, and relationship concerns.
I utilise a person-centred approach to help clients adjust to and cope with difficulties that are arising in their life. I believe you are the expert on your own life and I enjoy collaborating with clients to evoke meaningful change. I can assist clients who are experiencing: stress, anxiety, depression, women's health issues (coping with endometriosis, fibroids, fertility and other reproductive health concerns), life transitions, grief and loss, addiction and substance use issues, and relationship concerns.
Life gets hard at times, we can get swamped and drop in to survival mode. I provide tele-health sessions to help anyone who is struggling to find a way to improve their quality of life, and head back towards thriving. Whether it be depression, anxiety, relationship issues, stress, adjusting to change, grief, or general dissatisfaction, I collaborate with you to create a safe and warm space that provides the support that you need -we all do better when we share the load and forgo the battle to do it all alone.
Life gets hard at times, we can get swamped and drop in to survival mode. I provide tele-health sessions to help anyone who is struggling to find a way to improve their quality of life, and head back towards thriving. Whether it be depression, anxiety, relationship issues, stress, adjusting to change, grief, or general dissatisfaction, I collaborate with you to create a safe and warm space that provides the support that you need -we all do better when we share the load and forgo the battle to do it all alone.
I believe that trust is the highest form of human motivation and tricky situations challenge it in ourselves. We can have strengths that are as salient and unique as the barriers we face. My clients can have a good insight into themselves or their situation. They may have qualities that set them up for life or have achievements and yet experience significant setbacks that impact their mental health. I work largely with women navigating their pregnancy, parents with young children (up to 4 yrs), immigrants or people of a multi-racial background navigating change in a personal or professional context.
I believe that trust is the highest form of human motivation and tricky situations challenge it in ourselves. We can have strengths that are as salient and unique as the barriers we face. My clients can have a good insight into themselves or their situation. They may have qualities that set them up for life or have achievements and yet experience significant setbacks that impact their mental health. I work largely with women navigating their pregnancy, parents with young children (up to 4 yrs), immigrants or people of a multi-racial background navigating change in a personal or professional context.
As a holistic counsellor and psychotherapist, I support adults experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, navigating major life transitions and living with the legacies of trauma. I help people reconnect with their inner strengths and resources, and build a steadier, more grounded relationship with themselves and others.
I also support adults through identity shifts and life transitions, including relationship changes, career shifts, becoming a parent, midlife and other periods of change. This also includes working with adults exploring a late-identified or late-diagnosed neurodivergent identity, including ADHD, Autism and AuDHD.
As a holistic counsellor and psychotherapist, I support adults experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, navigating major life transitions and living with the legacies of trauma. I help people reconnect with their inner strengths and resources, and build a steadier, more grounded relationship with themselves and others.
I also support adults through identity shifts and life transitions, including relationship changes, career shifts, becoming a parent, midlife and other periods of change. This also includes working with adults exploring a late-identified or late-diagnosed neurodivergent identity, including ADHD, Autism and AuDHD.
I support clients who come to me with feelings of anxiety, stress, trauma, grief and loss, low self-esteem, burnout, or major life changes. Others are experiencing workplace stress, bullying, relationship conflict, or feeling lost and disconnected in life.
My speciality is working with women navigating life’s many challenges and changes, working closely with women experiencing major life transitions such as menopause, perimenopause, ageing, identity changes, and the emotional and mental load that often comes with balancing work, family, and caring for others. I also support women who are exploring or living with ADHD
I support clients who come to me with feelings of anxiety, stress, trauma, grief and loss, low self-esteem, burnout, or major life changes. Others are experiencing workplace stress, bullying, relationship conflict, or feeling lost and disconnected in life.
My speciality is working with women navigating life’s many challenges and changes, working closely with women experiencing major life transitions such as menopause, perimenopause, ageing, identity changes, and the emotional and mental load that often comes with balancing work, family, and caring for others. I also support women who are exploring or living with ADHD
Hello, my name is Kendall. I am a queer sex and relationship therapist working exclusively online with the queer community. The majority of patients that I work with are AFAB, and of the sapphic persuasion, identities vary however I do work a lot with trans and NB folk. Individuals come to me for a variety of reasons from navigating their first queer relationship, sexual anxiety, coming to terms with their gender, realising they are some form of queer and unsure as to what to do about it. Couples are often seeking a queer therapist that simply 'gets it' to help navigate their queer relationship.
Hello, my name is Kendall. I am a queer sex and relationship therapist working exclusively online with the queer community. The majority of patients that I work with are AFAB, and of the sapphic persuasion, identities vary however I do work a lot with trans and NB folk. Individuals come to me for a variety of reasons from navigating their first queer relationship, sexual anxiety, coming to terms with their gender, realising they are some form of queer and unsure as to what to do about it. Couples are often seeking a queer therapist that simply 'gets it' to help navigate their queer relationship.
My particular expertise is in working with parents, teenagers and children. My counselling style uses creative and expressive arts allowing children to build coping strategies, create an awareness of their body responses to stress and to help make meaning of their experiences.
My particular expertise is in working with parents, teenagers and children. My counselling style uses creative and expressive arts allowing children to build coping strategies, create an awareness of their body responses to stress and to help make meaning of their experiences.
Motherhood changes everything—your identity, relationships, and sense of self. Whether you're preparing for birth, navigating postpartum, adjusting to life with little ones, or well in the thick of it all, you don’t have to do it alone. I offer a warm, supportive space to help you process the challenges of this transition, from overwhelm, low mood and anxiety to shifts in your relationship or parenting struggles. Through counselling, postpartum care, and parenting support, I’ll walk alongside you, helping you find balance, connection, and confidence in this new season of life.
Motherhood changes everything—your identity, relationships, and sense of self. Whether you're preparing for birth, navigating postpartum, adjusting to life with little ones, or well in the thick of it all, you don’t have to do it alone. I offer a warm, supportive space to help you process the challenges of this transition, from overwhelm, low mood and anxiety to shifts in your relationship or parenting struggles. Through counselling, postpartum care, and parenting support, I’ll walk alongside you, helping you find balance, connection, and confidence in this new season of life.
I have a passion for helping people navigate the stresses of their work and personal life, to create balance and harmony. I can assist people experiencing anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, grief and loss, as well as difficult life circumstances that you may be struggling to cope with.
I have a passion for helping people navigate the stresses of their work and personal life, to create balance and harmony. I can assist people experiencing anxiety disorders, depression, trauma, grief and loss, as well as difficult life circumstances that you may be struggling to cope with.
I am a qualified Clinical Counsellor (PACFA), Approved Counsellor with Victims Services and a Registered NDIS Provider. My expertise includes, but is not limited to, working with clients presenting with various life struggles, i.e. trauma related to domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Anxiety and depression, social isolation, relationship issues, grief and loss, weight issues, pain and illness. My approach with clients includes being present with them in their space, displaying a high level of empathy and understanding, thus setting the client up with the skill set to create long lasting positive change in their lives.
I am a qualified Clinical Counsellor (PACFA), Approved Counsellor with Victims Services and a Registered NDIS Provider. My expertise includes, but is not limited to, working with clients presenting with various life struggles, i.e. trauma related to domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Anxiety and depression, social isolation, relationship issues, grief and loss, weight issues, pain and illness. My approach with clients includes being present with them in their space, displaying a high level of empathy and understanding, thus setting the client up with the skill set to create long lasting positive change in their lives.
I support people with issues around women's issues, anxiety, depression, body image and weight concerns, sleep issues, relationship stress, trauma, ADHD (diagnosed or questioning), perfectionism, burnout, PMDD, endometriosis, and PCOS.
My intention is to offer you a supportive space where you can make sense of what’s feeling painful, work through past experiences, and move forward. I only use evidence-based treatments including schema therapy, EMDR and CBT. My practice is neurodiversity affirming, LGBTQIA+ inclusive, and committed to supporting people of all sizes without weight stigma.
I support people with issues around women's issues, anxiety, depression, body image and weight concerns, sleep issues, relationship stress, trauma, ADHD (diagnosed or questioning), perfectionism, burnout, PMDD, endometriosis, and PCOS.
My intention is to offer you a supportive space where you can make sense of what’s feeling painful, work through past experiences, and move forward. I only use evidence-based treatments including schema therapy, EMDR and CBT. My practice is neurodiversity affirming, LGBTQIA+ inclusive, and committed to supporting people of all sizes without weight stigma.
Nearby Women's Issues Therapists Searches for Lake Macquarie
- Broadmeadow
- Charlestown
- Hamilton
- Kotara
- Merewether
- New Lambton
- Newcastle
- Swansea
- Toronto
- Toukley
- Warners Bay
- Wickham
Women's Issues Therapists
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realised.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.