Psychologists and Therapists for Teens in Sawtell, NSW
Have you tried therapy before and found that some things still don’t shift? I bring a relational and embodied approach to working with trauma, complex trauma, dissociation, and longstanding patterns held in the body. I use EMDR and somatic (sensorimotor) approaches, alongside a relational, weight-inclusive approach to eating and body image concerns.
Have you tried therapy before and found that some things still don’t shift? I bring a relational and embodied approach to working with trauma, complex trauma, dissociation, and longstanding patterns held in the body. I use EMDR and somatic (sensorimotor) approaches, alongside a relational, weight-inclusive approach to eating and body image concerns.
I work with people to support them to shift limiting beliefs and patterns of trauma. People living with anxiety and PTSD who deserve to learn new ways of coping to experience more Joy and deeper satisfaction in Life
I work with people to support them to shift limiting beliefs and patterns of trauma. People living with anxiety and PTSD who deserve to learn new ways of coping to experience more Joy and deeper satisfaction in Life
I provide both psychological therapy and comprehensive psychological assessments for children, adolescents and adults, including assessments for ADHD, learning difficulties, and cognitive functioning.
I use evidence-based approaches including CBT and ACT, tailored to each individual. I support emotional regulation, anxiety, attention and learning challenges. I also provide psychological assessments to better understand cognitive strengths, learning profiles and attention difficulties, helping guide practical supports at home, school and in everyday life.
I provide both psychological therapy and comprehensive psychological assessments for children, adolescents and adults, including assessments for ADHD, learning difficulties, and cognitive functioning.
I use evidence-based approaches including CBT and ACT, tailored to each individual. I support emotional regulation, anxiety, attention and learning challenges. I also provide psychological assessments to better understand cognitive strengths, learning profiles and attention difficulties, helping guide practical supports at home, school and in everyday life.
I specialise in assisting individuals who have experienced trauma from shocking/terrifying events, or developmental/ relational/ complex trauma, and are struggling with symptoms such as flashbacks, hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, overwhelming feelings of anger/ sadness/ anxiety/ shame, numbness, low self-worth, relationship/ boundary/ trust issues, powerlessness, and disconnection from self/others. Using a holistic approach that honours the mind-body connection, I'm dedicated to supporting clients to transform chronic stuck patterns into deeper experiences of wellbeing, self-empowerment, freedom and joy.
I specialise in assisting individuals who have experienced trauma from shocking/terrifying events, or developmental/ relational/ complex trauma, and are struggling with symptoms such as flashbacks, hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, overwhelming feelings of anger/ sadness/ anxiety/ shame, numbness, low self-worth, relationship/ boundary/ trust issues, powerlessness, and disconnection from self/others. Using a holistic approach that honours the mind-body connection, I'm dedicated to supporting clients to transform chronic stuck patterns into deeper experiences of wellbeing, self-empowerment, freedom and joy.
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Greetings! I'm Kerri McFarlane, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with a passion for supporting individuals and couples on their journey to mental well-being. With seven years of experience in private practice, I bring a wealth of knowledge and a client centered approach to every counselling session. I am a generalist and have a passion for relationships counselling, trauma and individual counselling.
I am an approved NSW Victims of Crime Counsellor
Helping YOU discover healing and transform your life
Greetings! I'm Kerri McFarlane, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with a passion for supporting individuals and couples on their journey to mental well-being. With seven years of experience in private practice, I bring a wealth of knowledge and a client centered approach to every counselling session. I am a generalist and have a passion for relationships counselling, trauma and individual counselling.
I am an approved NSW Victims of Crime Counsellor
Helping YOU discover healing and transform your life
Hello, I’m Caroline. I’m a dedicated registered psychologist with a person-centered and neuro-affirmative approach to my practice. I know therapy can be a daunting experience where you’re put in a very vulnerable position with a stranger. I try to create a space where my clients can take their time to open up, so they feel emotionally safe and ultimately seen.
Hello, I’m Caroline. I’m a dedicated registered psychologist with a person-centered and neuro-affirmative approach to my practice. I know therapy can be a daunting experience where you’re put in a very vulnerable position with a stranger. I try to create a space where my clients can take their time to open up, so they feel emotionally safe and ultimately seen.
I may be the right fit for you if you're feeling overwhelmed by stress, depression, anxiety, or challenging relationships. I can also help if you’re struggling to navigate personal identity or feeling like an imposter in your own life. Bulk billing is available for clients with a Mental Health Treatment Plan (GP referral).
I may be the right fit for you if you're feeling overwhelmed by stress, depression, anxiety, or challenging relationships. I can also help if you’re struggling to navigate personal identity or feeling like an imposter in your own life. Bulk billing is available for clients with a Mental Health Treatment Plan (GP referral).
Hi, I’m Jo, a qualified counsellor, psychotherapist, and relationship specialist offering online therapy across Australia.
I specialise in helping individuals and couples strengthen their relationships, improve communication, rebuild trust, navigate conflict, and reconnect emotionally. Many of my clients feel stuck in painful patterns, disconnected from their partner, or overwhelmed by the impact of stress, trauma, parenting challenges, or addiction on their relationships.
Using a warm, compassionate, and evidence-based approach, I help clients gain insight, deepen understanding, and create healthier, more connected relationships.
Hi, I’m Jo, a qualified counsellor, psychotherapist, and relationship specialist offering online therapy across Australia.
I specialise in helping individuals and couples strengthen their relationships, improve communication, rebuild trust, navigate conflict, and reconnect emotionally. Many of my clients feel stuck in painful patterns, disconnected from their partner, or overwhelmed by the impact of stress, trauma, parenting challenges, or addiction on their relationships.
Using a warm, compassionate, and evidence-based approach, I help clients gain insight, deepen understanding, and create healthier, more connected relationships.
I have extensive experience with young people, teens in high school and university aged students.
My counselling philosophy is that you are the author and director of your life. Sometimes we get lost or knocked off-track and find it hard to get back to where we want to be. This is my job, to listen to you, understand your challenges and to work with you to get you back on track. To help you find the lost hope, or to help you achieve a great goal, whatever it is, I am your partner, team-mate and helper, to stand with you along the journey. I am solution focused, with an objective to guide you from where you are now, to where you want to be, in as little time as possible.
I have extensive experience with young people, teens in high school and university aged students.
My counselling philosophy is that you are the author and director of your life. Sometimes we get lost or knocked off-track and find it hard to get back to where we want to be. This is my job, to listen to you, understand your challenges and to work with you to get you back on track. To help you find the lost hope, or to help you achieve a great goal, whatever it is, I am your partner, team-mate and helper, to stand with you along the journey. I am solution focused, with an objective to guide you from where you are now, to where you want to be, in as little time as possible.
Savva at Calm Mind Counselling Services can give you the energy and the support to help you take responsibility for your life and have the courage to make the necessary changes in order to grow and develop. This is not a process that will happen overnight; it isn't a magic cure. Initially, change may seem like a frightening prospect, however, if you embrace the process and take it one step at a time you will slowly, but surely feel positive results. Counselling offers people the opportunity to increase their self-awareness and begin the journey of bringing positive change to their lives.
Savva at Calm Mind Counselling Services can give you the energy and the support to help you take responsibility for your life and have the courage to make the necessary changes in order to grow and develop. This is not a process that will happen overnight; it isn't a magic cure. Initially, change may seem like a frightening prospect, however, if you embrace the process and take it one step at a time you will slowly, but surely feel positive results. Counselling offers people the opportunity to increase their self-awareness and begin the journey of bringing positive change to their lives.
I am a registered psychologist with a PhD in Clinical Psychology, providing therapy via secure video telehealth to adolescents and adults across Australia.
Many of my clients come feeling overwhelmed, self-critical, or disconnected from the life they want to live. They may be experiencing challenges such as eating disorders and disordered eating, body image concerns, anxiety, stress and low mood, perfectionism, or difficult life transitions. Together, we work to understand what is contributing to these difficulties and identify practical ways forward. My approach focuses not only on reducing symptoms and distress, but also on strengthening wellbeing and helping people build meaningful and fulfilling lives.
I am a registered psychologist with a PhD in Clinical Psychology, providing therapy via secure video telehealth to adolescents and adults across Australia.
Many of my clients come feeling overwhelmed, self-critical, or disconnected from the life they want to live. They may be experiencing challenges such as eating disorders and disordered eating, body image concerns, anxiety, stress and low mood, perfectionism, or difficult life transitions. Together, we work to understand what is contributing to these difficulties and identify practical ways forward. My approach focuses not only on reducing symptoms and distress, but also on strengthening wellbeing and helping people build meaningful and fulfilling lives.
Whether you're facing the challenges of battling depression, managing anxiety, wrestling with low self-esteem, navigating parenting difficulties, relationship issues, coping with stress, dealing with life crises, family issues, complex trauma, PTSD, cross-cultural dilemmas, coping with grief and loss, tackling workplace stress, or providing support for children after separation—I'm here for you. Expect a reset button for your life. In our Telehealth sessions, we connect virtually to explore and understand your experiences. It's a conversation that helps you focus on what matters most – you.
Whether you're facing the challenges of battling depression, managing anxiety, wrestling with low self-esteem, navigating parenting difficulties, relationship issues, coping with stress, dealing with life crises, family issues, complex trauma, PTSD, cross-cultural dilemmas, coping with grief and loss, tackling workplace stress, or providing support for children after separation—I'm here for you. Expect a reset button for your life. In our Telehealth sessions, we connect virtually to explore and understand your experiences. It's a conversation that helps you focus on what matters most – you.
Do you feel like you’re holding everything together, while quietly running on empty? Maybe you’ve tried talking about it, but something still feels stuck.
I’m Bianca, a counsellor and kinesiologist in Coffs Harbour. I work with people carrying exhaustion, overwhelm, or stress that hasn’t shifted with talk therapy alone.
My approach blends counselling with gentle body-based kinesiology techniques — working with both your story and your physiology, because real healing happens when both are included.
Do you feel like you’re holding everything together, while quietly running on empty? Maybe you’ve tried talking about it, but something still feels stuck.
I’m Bianca, a counsellor and kinesiologist in Coffs Harbour. I work with people carrying exhaustion, overwhelm, or stress that hasn’t shifted with talk therapy alone.
My approach blends counselling with gentle body-based kinesiology techniques — working with both your story and your physiology, because real healing happens when both are included.
I am a Relationships Therapist and Sexologist. I am extremely passionate about helping clients have healthier more fulfilling relationships. I work with all types of relationships from monogamy to consensual non monogamy. I also work with mismatched desire, erectile difficulties, painful sex, performance anxiety and out of control sexual behaviors. I am passionate about diversity and equality and aim to walk beside my clients on their journey providing a non-judgmental, supportive and safe environment. I am sex-positive, LGBTIQ, Poly and BDSM friendly.
I am a Relationships Therapist and Sexologist. I am extremely passionate about helping clients have healthier more fulfilling relationships. I work with all types of relationships from monogamy to consensual non monogamy. I also work with mismatched desire, erectile difficulties, painful sex, performance anxiety and out of control sexual behaviors. I am passionate about diversity and equality and aim to walk beside my clients on their journey providing a non-judgmental, supportive and safe environment. I am sex-positive, LGBTIQ, Poly and BDSM friendly.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, relational difficulties, emotional distress, trauma, identity concerns, and longstanding patterns that leave them feeling stuck or disconnected from themselves and others. Many clients come to therapy seeking not only symptom relief, but a deeper understanding of why they think, feel, and relate in the ways they do.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, relational difficulties, emotional distress, trauma, identity concerns, and longstanding patterns that leave them feeling stuck or disconnected from themselves and others. Many clients come to therapy seeking not only symptom relief, but a deeper understanding of why they think, feel, and relate in the ways they do.
Immediate availability online, no waitlist. If you are struggling in your relationships - either with others or with yourself - and are ready to do the deeper work of healing attachment injuries and wounds from your past, reach out. We'll work together long-term so that you can feel more connected to yourself and feel more present in the world around you. I'm here to help with a wide variety of challenges, including trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-worth, identity, relationships, loneliness, isolation, grief and loss.
Immediate availability online, no waitlist. If you are struggling in your relationships - either with others or with yourself - and are ready to do the deeper work of healing attachment injuries and wounds from your past, reach out. We'll work together long-term so that you can feel more connected to yourself and feel more present in the world around you. I'm here to help with a wide variety of challenges, including trauma, anxiety, depression, low self-worth, identity, relationships, loneliness, isolation, grief and loss.
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He enjoys working with adults and youth individually or as a couple’s counsellor.
Stuart is an ACA (Level 4) Registered Clinical Counsellor. With decades of experience. Stuart is an authentic, compassionate, and supportive counsellor. He believes that empathy can change the world and that the people he works with deserve love and care. Recognising that emotions heal when they are witnessed and validated. Professionally Stuart is passionate about working with people who have experienced any form of trauma, sexual abuse, violence in relationships, workplace bullying, grief & loss, and all mental health acuities. His goal is to help her clients see their strengths, build resilience, and create manageable goals.
He enjoys working with adults and youth individually or as a couple’s counsellor.
Stuart is an ACA (Level 4) Registered Clinical Counsellor. With decades of experience. Stuart is an authentic, compassionate, and supportive counsellor. He believes that empathy can change the world and that the people he works with deserve love and care. Recognising that emotions heal when they are witnessed and validated. Professionally Stuart is passionate about working with people who have experienced any form of trauma, sexual abuse, violence in relationships, workplace bullying, grief & loss, and all mental health acuities. His goal is to help her clients see their strengths, build resilience, and create manageable goals.
Deb is a registered psychologist with a Masters in Counselling Psychology and a Masters in Grief and Loss, as well as Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and a Bachelor of Counselling. Deb is experiences working with a wide range of people and she values Telehealth as it increases access to psychological support for everyone. Deb works with anyone aged 16 years and older experiencing life challenges such as: anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, life transition, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, family violence, career and work challenges, study-related difficulties and substance use.
Deb is a registered psychologist with a Masters in Counselling Psychology and a Masters in Grief and Loss, as well as Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) and a Bachelor of Counselling. Deb is experiences working with a wide range of people and she values Telehealth as it increases access to psychological support for everyone. Deb works with anyone aged 16 years and older experiencing life challenges such as: anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, life transition, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, family violence, career and work challenges, study-related difficulties and substance use.
I believe the client is the expert in their lives, not myself. As such I approach each person with respectful curiosity so that we can work together to create an individually tailored treatment plan. Where people are struggling with shame or guilt, or are tired of telling their story yet again, we can work 'blind to therapist', where I don't need to know the full ins and outs of the issues people are struggling with.
I believe the client is the expert in their lives, not myself. As such I approach each person with respectful curiosity so that we can work together to create an individually tailored treatment plan. Where people are struggling with shame or guilt, or are tired of telling their story yet again, we can work 'blind to therapist', where I don't need to know the full ins and outs of the issues people are struggling with.
Olivia's experience as a Clinical Counsellor comes with more than 1.5 decades in private practice and pastoral care roles. Specialising in anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, workplace bullying, addictions, relationship counselling, family/blended, mediation, child and young adults, grief and anger management. Clientele utilise workplace EAP, Work Cover (SIRA qualified) and NDIS & private clients with an age range of 6 to 85 years. Face to Face, Video-link or Phone sessions are offered. Olivia who is known for her sincere, peaceful and non-judgmental manner uses evidence based therapies recognising there is no one size fits all.
Olivia's experience as a Clinical Counsellor comes with more than 1.5 decades in private practice and pastoral care roles. Specialising in anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, workplace bullying, addictions, relationship counselling, family/blended, mediation, child and young adults, grief and anger management. Clientele utilise workplace EAP, Work Cover (SIRA qualified) and NDIS & private clients with an age range of 6 to 85 years. Face to Face, Video-link or Phone sessions are offered. Olivia who is known for her sincere, peaceful and non-judgmental manner uses evidence based therapies recognising there is no one size fits all.
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What does therapy for teenagers look like?
When a therapist works with a teenager, the pair will talk about what the teen is struggling with and explore solutions, which may involve interpersonal skills, coping strategies, medication, or lifestyle changes related to sleep, diet, and exercise. Different therapists employ different modalities, but most involve a combination of conversation and skill building.
How long does therapy for teenagers generally take to work?
There’s variability in teenagers’ experiences and challenges; some may begin to improve from therapy within a few weeks while others may take several months or longer. Teens can discuss their progress with their therapist periodically to assess how they’re improving and any changes to the treatment plan that could potentially accelerate that progress.
How do you encourage a teenager to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love while framing therapy as an opportunity to explore a tool that could help improve their life; just like they practice baseball or dance, now they can practice their emotional skills. Give your teen control over the process where you can—maybe by weighing in on choice of therapist and signaling that therapy involves confidentiality, so a parent need not know all that is discussed in sessions.
How do you prepare teens for therapy?
You can prepare your teenager for therapy by describing what the process will look like and setting expectations for timeline, if requested. You can explain that the first session may begin with an assessment phase, that they can describe their experiences but that the therapist will ask questions too, and that it may take time to feel comfortable opening up. Ask how they’re feeling about the process and answer any questions calmly and supportively.