Somatic Psychologists and Therapists in Brisbane City, QLD
Many of the women and carers I support come to me feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or carrying more than anyone realises. They want a space where they don’t have to be strong, where they can exhale and feel understood. My approach is warm, trauma‑informed and shaped by lived experience. I offer a grounded, compassionate space to explore stress, burnout, emotional load, boundaries, identity and life transitions. Together, we work gently and collaboratively toward clarity, resilience and sustainable wellbeing.
Many of the women and carers I support come to me feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or carrying more than anyone realises. They want a space where they don’t have to be strong, where they can exhale and feel understood. My approach is warm, trauma‑informed and shaped by lived experience. I offer a grounded, compassionate space to explore stress, burnout, emotional load, boundaries, identity and life transitions. Together, we work gently and collaboratively toward clarity, resilience and sustainable wellbeing.
Shine Xiao - Complex Trauma (CPTSD) Counselling
Counsellor, MC, ACA-L2
Brisbane City, QLD 4000
Waitlist for new clients
My work is structured, trauma-informed, and integrative, drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy, DBT, and narrative approaches to support nervous system regulation, trauma processing, and the rebuilding of boundaries, self-trust, and a stable sense of self.
I am a Brisbane-based bilingual counsellor specialising in Complex PTSD (CPTSD), developmental trauma, and long-standing relational patterns shaped by early or chronic trauma (such as emotional overwhelm, freeze, dissociation, flashbacks, and toxic shame).
With nearly 20 years of counselling experience across China and Australia, I hold dual Master’s degrees in Mental Health and Counselling (Australia), as well as a Master’s degree in Psychology (China). I primarily work with Chinese-speaking clients and provide culturally attuned counselling for those navigating complex trauma and relational difficulties.
My work is structured, trauma-informed, and integrative, drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy, DBT, and narrative approaches to support nervous system regulation, trauma processing, and the rebuilding of boundaries, self-trust, and a stable sense of self.
I am a Brisbane-based bilingual counsellor specialising in Complex PTSD (CPTSD), developmental trauma, and long-standing relational patterns shaped by early or chronic trauma (such as emotional overwhelm, freeze, dissociation, flashbacks, and toxic shame).
With nearly 20 years of counselling experience across China and Australia, I hold dual Master’s degrees in Mental Health and Counselling (Australia), as well as a Master’s degree in Psychology (China). I primarily work with Chinese-speaking clients and provide culturally attuned counselling for those navigating complex trauma and relational difficulties.
You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected—like something isn’t quite right, even if you can’t fully explain why. Or perhaps you’ve been carrying a lot for a long time and are ready for a different way forward. I work with adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, burnout, and life transitions, as well as those noticing recurring patterns, self-criticism, or a deeper sense of disconnection. Therapy becomes a space to slow down, make sense of what’s happening beneath the surface, and begin moving forward with more clarity and stability.
You might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected—like something isn’t quite right, even if you can’t fully explain why. Or perhaps you’ve been carrying a lot for a long time and are ready for a different way forward. I work with adults experiencing trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, burnout, and life transitions, as well as those noticing recurring patterns, self-criticism, or a deeper sense of disconnection. Therapy becomes a space to slow down, make sense of what’s happening beneath the surface, and begin moving forward with more clarity and stability.
She treats those with depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment, grief, sleep, somatic, chronic pain issues and more.
She is a warm and compassionate psychologist who uses a variety of evidence based treatment approaches, mainly working from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with additional Mindfulness Based, Attachment Informed and Supportive Frameworks. Assessment/treatment plans consider stage of life, trauma history, sexual orientation and cultural background.
She treats those with depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment, grief, sleep, somatic, chronic pain issues and more.
She is a warm and compassionate psychologist who uses a variety of evidence based treatment approaches, mainly working from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with additional Mindfulness Based, Attachment Informed and Supportive Frameworks. Assessment/treatment plans consider stage of life, trauma history, sexual orientation and cultural background.
My name is Rachael Vishram, and I am a Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years of clinical experience working with adults. My therapeutic style is one of compassion and warmth to authentically connect with you and help you feel comfortable in session to work towards achieving meaningful and sustainable change.
My name is Rachael Vishram, and I am a Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years of clinical experience working with adults. My therapeutic style is one of compassion and warmth to authentically connect with you and help you feel comfortable in session to work towards achieving meaningful and sustainable change.
I integrate talk therapy with somatic and creative modalities to honour your emotional experiences and build a collaborative therapeutic relationship in which you feel grounded, safe, seen, and supported wherever you are on your healing journey.
I have a demonstrated capacity to build safe therapeutic relationships and provide recovery-oriented care that promotes dignity, autonomy, and meaningful connection.
I integrate talk therapy with somatic and creative modalities to honour your emotional experiences and build a collaborative therapeutic relationship in which you feel grounded, safe, seen, and supported wherever you are on your healing journey.
I have a demonstrated capacity to build safe therapeutic relationships and provide recovery-oriented care that promotes dignity, autonomy, and meaningful connection.
I offer online trauma-informed counselling and somatic therapy across Australia in English, Hindi and Gujarati.
I work with thoughtful, capable adults seeking trauma counselling, grief support or help with anxiety, overwhelm, chronic stress and burnout. Many have spent years carrying responsibility for others while finding their own needs harder to include. I offer culturally attuned, in-depth therapy for complex trauma, relational difficulties, fertility experiences and life transitions. I work with couples ready to slow recurring patterns, strengthen emotional attunement and build more connected ways of relating. My warm, paced approach combines insight with body-based practices to support safer choices, self-trust and meaningful change.
I offer online trauma-informed counselling and somatic therapy across Australia in English, Hindi and Gujarati.
I work with thoughtful, capable adults seeking trauma counselling, grief support or help with anxiety, overwhelm, chronic stress and burnout. Many have spent years carrying responsibility for others while finding their own needs harder to include. I offer culturally attuned, in-depth therapy for complex trauma, relational difficulties, fertility experiences and life transitions. I work with couples ready to slow recurring patterns, strengthen emotional attunement and build more connected ways of relating. My warm, paced approach combines insight with body-based practices to support safer choices, self-trust and meaningful change.
I support individuals who have come to a point in their life where things are “just not right”, whether it is a general feeling of dissatisfaction, loss of meaning, or a specific situation causing them significant distress (e.g. issues in relationships, health, workplace,…). Opening a safe space to share what is going on is a first step towards feeling better and moving forward. Sometimes, exploring past events and emotions brings an understanding that can appease and help to let go. When you are ready, I work with you to better understand your context, resources and obstacles, and help you build a more grounded and meaningful life.
I support individuals who have come to a point in their life where things are “just not right”, whether it is a general feeling of dissatisfaction, loss of meaning, or a specific situation causing them significant distress (e.g. issues in relationships, health, workplace,…). Opening a safe space to share what is going on is a first step towards feeling better and moving forward. Sometimes, exploring past events and emotions brings an understanding that can appease and help to let go. When you are ready, I work with you to better understand your context, resources and obstacles, and help you build a more grounded and meaningful life.
You might be here because the bad days never seem to end.... perhaps you're feeling emotionally exhausted, disconnected or you’re stuck in a cycle of negative thought patterns like, “I’m not good enough” or “I'll never change or get better”. Maybe you're struggling with anxiety, chronic stress, fatigue, depression, emotional numbness, difficult memories.... or past traumatic experiences that continues to affect your life today? There may be tension in your body that feels more emotional in origin, or you're feeling disconnected from yourself and others. Perhaps it's finally beginning to take a toll on you, or your relationships?
You might be here because the bad days never seem to end.... perhaps you're feeling emotionally exhausted, disconnected or you’re stuck in a cycle of negative thought patterns like, “I’m not good enough” or “I'll never change or get better”. Maybe you're struggling with anxiety, chronic stress, fatigue, depression, emotional numbness, difficult memories.... or past traumatic experiences that continues to affect your life today? There may be tension in your body that feels more emotional in origin, or you're feeling disconnected from yourself and others. Perhaps it's finally beginning to take a toll on you, or your relationships?
Are you and your partner feeling more like housemates than companions, struggling to connect, stuck in the same painful cycles, or living with a quiet disconnection no one else can see? Perhaps intimacy feels out of reach, or you’ve moved through relationships searching for closeness but never quite finding safety. If you’re wondering whether the bond can be restored, don’t wait until distance grows deeper. Whether you’re working on your relationship or exploring recurring patterns on your own, I’m here to walk alongside you. Reaching out takes courage, and you deserve the support to create the love you long for.
Are you and your partner feeling more like housemates than companions, struggling to connect, stuck in the same painful cycles, or living with a quiet disconnection no one else can see? Perhaps intimacy feels out of reach, or you’ve moved through relationships searching for closeness but never quite finding safety. If you’re wondering whether the bond can be restored, don’t wait until distance grows deeper. Whether you’re working on your relationship or exploring recurring patterns on your own, I’m here to walk alongside you. Reaching out takes courage, and you deserve the support to create the love you long for.
Lisa trained as a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist with CICS in the UK. She is a GSRD (Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity) Therapist. She integrates her expertise as a Yoga Therapist, Educator, and EMDR Trauma Therapist to support individuals, couples, and polycules in achieving greater emotional, mental, physical, and sexual well-being.
Pluralistic in her approach using a bio-psycho-social framework, while working somatically to help people feel safe in their bodies, gain a deeper understanding of their sexuality, explore how it fits within their relationships, and access pleasure.
Australian, sex-positive & Queer.
Lisa trained as a Psychosexual and Relationship Therapist with CICS in the UK. She is a GSRD (Gender, Sexual and Relationship Diversity) Therapist. She integrates her expertise as a Yoga Therapist, Educator, and EMDR Trauma Therapist to support individuals, couples, and polycules in achieving greater emotional, mental, physical, and sexual well-being.
Pluralistic in her approach using a bio-psycho-social framework, while working somatically to help people feel safe in their bodies, gain a deeper understanding of their sexuality, explore how it fits within their relationships, and access pleasure.
Australian, sex-positive & Queer.
Alongside these models, I offer evidence-based somatic interventions, including yoga informed movements, breath work, polyvagal techniques, and mindful focusing.
My name is Natalie, I am a neurodivergent counsellor trained in experiential approaches including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Coherence Therapy, and EMDR. These approaches engage the brain’s memory reconsolidation (or memory updating) process, transforming traumatic memories and unhelpful beliefs to alleviate distress including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, burnout, and self-sabotage. Updating memories in experiential therapy can shift old reaction patterns, creating “aha!” moments of new insight and clarity. People often (re)discover a calm, confident, curious self, a place from which meaningful change begins.
Alongside these models, I offer evidence-based somatic interventions, including yoga informed movements, breath work, polyvagal techniques, and mindful focusing.
My name is Natalie, I am a neurodivergent counsellor trained in experiential approaches including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Coherence Therapy, and EMDR. These approaches engage the brain’s memory reconsolidation (or memory updating) process, transforming traumatic memories and unhelpful beliefs to alleviate distress including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, burnout, and self-sabotage. Updating memories in experiential therapy can shift old reaction patterns, creating “aha!” moments of new insight and clarity. People often (re)discover a calm, confident, curious self, a place from which meaningful change begins.
Michelle Costanzo MAPS, FIML, MAICD. I am a psychologist specialising in (complex) trauma (PTSD) and Dissociative Disorders (DID). I have been in the health industry for over 20 years.
Michelle Costanzo MAPS, FIML, MAICD. I am a psychologist specialising in (complex) trauma (PTSD) and Dissociative Disorders (DID). I have been in the health industry for over 20 years.
I am a Psychologist, Accredited EMDR therapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist with over 19 years of extensive clinical experience working in various settings with young adolescents and adults. I believe that each and every one of us have the ability and potential to make healthy changes in our lives, and my goal is to work collaboratively with you to achieve this, to empower you to make these changes and to live a fulfilling, meaningful and joyous life.
I am a Psychologist, Accredited EMDR therapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist with over 19 years of extensive clinical experience working in various settings with young adolescents and adults. I believe that each and every one of us have the ability and potential to make healthy changes in our lives, and my goal is to work collaboratively with you to achieve this, to empower you to make these changes and to live a fulfilling, meaningful and joyous life.
It's empowering to understand the stories that our minds hold about our sense of safety, security, worth, control and belonging. These stories were created in the past, when your mind tried to make meaning from experiences that felt scary, unsafe or out of our control. Your mind holds on to these stories as a way of protecting you from being hurt in the future, and replays them when it predicts future danger or suffering. But that's not the whole story. Using evidence-based, neuroscientific psychological approaches, we can begin to uncover these stories, process traumatic memory, distress and disturbance, and heal psychic wounds.
It's empowering to understand the stories that our minds hold about our sense of safety, security, worth, control and belonging. These stories were created in the past, when your mind tried to make meaning from experiences that felt scary, unsafe or out of our control. Your mind holds on to these stories as a way of protecting you from being hurt in the future, and replays them when it predicts future danger or suffering. But that's not the whole story. Using evidence-based, neuroscientific psychological approaches, we can begin to uncover these stories, process traumatic memory, distress and disturbance, and heal psychic wounds.
Struggling to get through the day due to trauma, grief, or severe burnout?Welcome to Transforming Positive Vibes.
I’m Helen Day, and I offer a gentle, pressure-free online space to slow down, breathe, and safely unpack the heavy emotional load you are carrying.
As a neuro-affirming practitioner with over 8 years of mental health leadership, I combine clinical training with genuine lived-experience insight. I provide grounded, trauma-informed online counselling and nationwide NDIS Psychosocial Recovery Coaching via secure 60-minute telehealth sessions to help you safely step forward at your own pace.
Struggling to get through the day due to trauma, grief, or severe burnout?Welcome to Transforming Positive Vibes.
I’m Helen Day, and I offer a gentle, pressure-free online space to slow down, breathe, and safely unpack the heavy emotional load you are carrying.
As a neuro-affirming practitioner with over 8 years of mental health leadership, I combine clinical training with genuine lived-experience insight. I provide grounded, trauma-informed online counselling and nationwide NDIS Psychosocial Recovery Coaching via secure 60-minute telehealth sessions to help you safely step forward at your own pace.
Hi, I’m Julie. Are you feeling stuck, misunderstood, and anxious? Do you find yourself struggling to get to sleep, replaying conversations over and over? Maybe you feel like you can’t truly be yourself, afraid of being rejected or judged. Life might feel like it’s on repeat — doing everything that’s expected, but inside, something feels off. You’re tired of keeping quiet just to fit in, but you’re unsure of what truly makes you happy. Many people feel disconnected from themselves, unsure of what they want or what excites them. You might feel lost, anxious, or flat about your life, even though everything seems "fine" on the surface.
Hi, I’m Julie. Are you feeling stuck, misunderstood, and anxious? Do you find yourself struggling to get to sleep, replaying conversations over and over? Maybe you feel like you can’t truly be yourself, afraid of being rejected or judged. Life might feel like it’s on repeat — doing everything that’s expected, but inside, something feels off. You’re tired of keeping quiet just to fit in, but you’re unsure of what truly makes you happy. Many people feel disconnected from themselves, unsure of what they want or what excites them. You might feel lost, anxious, or flat about your life, even though everything seems "fine" on the surface.
People see me for Counselling around sexuality, all relationship styles (including Polyamory/ENM/CNM), kink dynamics, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, parenting, ADHD management, trauma, and educational needs.
People see me for Counselling around sexuality, all relationship styles (including Polyamory/ENM/CNM), kink dynamics, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, parenting, ADHD management, trauma, and educational needs.
Sessions include - yoga, somatic, narrative, compassion-focused and existential approaches, cultural awareness of intersecting identities and lived contexts, space for spirituality, existential inquiry and meaning-making, when it matters to you.
Welcome to Transience - Therapy with You.
I’m Gayathri — you can call me Gaya. I’m a holistic, trauma-informed counsellor supporting adults through experiences involving the body, identity, loss, trauma and change.
My approach is shaped by professional training, lived experience of chronic pain and illness, and an understanding of how culture, relationships and life transitions influence the way we experience ourselves.
You do not need to have the right words. We begin where you are.
Sessions include - yoga, somatic, narrative, compassion-focused and existential approaches, cultural awareness of intersecting identities and lived contexts, space for spirituality, existential inquiry and meaning-making, when it matters to you.
Welcome to Transience - Therapy with You.
I’m Gayathri — you can call me Gaya. I’m a holistic, trauma-informed counsellor supporting adults through experiences involving the body, identity, loss, trauma and change.
My approach is shaped by professional training, lived experience of chronic pain and illness, and an understanding of how culture, relationships and life transitions influence the way we experience ourselves.
You do not need to have the right words. We begin where you are.
Our therapists have experience in supporting people with many presentations through offering a wide variety of therapies including but not limited to: CBT, ACT, EMDR, Somatic Therapy, Art based, MI, DBT, Gottman's couples therapy and Parenting skills.
Aurora United is a small team of Psychologists with a mission to provide accessible, integrative care to individuals, couples, and families. We are dedicated to providing a therapeutic environment and work culture that is nourishing, holistic and meaningful. "Rise up together"
Our therapists have experience in supporting people with many presentations through offering a wide variety of therapies including but not limited to: CBT, ACT, EMDR, Somatic Therapy, Art based, MI, DBT, Gottman's couples therapy and Parenting skills.
Aurora United is a small team of Psychologists with a mission to provide accessible, integrative care to individuals, couples, and families. We are dedicated to providing a therapeutic environment and work culture that is nourishing, holistic and meaningful. "Rise up together"
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Somatic Therapists
How does somatic therapy work?
Somatic therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on how the body and mind are interconnected. In this approach, physical symptoms are addressed because they may in fact signal emotional distress. Somatic therapists combine mindfulness, talk therapy, breathwork, yoga, dance, and physical manipulations of the body to help patients become more attuned to what their body is telling them.
Is EMDR a somatic therapy?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of somatic therapy, as it incorporates mental and physical principles. EMDR involves remembering a traumatic experience while allowing one’s eyes to track a side-to-side visual stimulus from a therapist. This lateral eye movement is believed to diminish the painful power of the memory so that it can be discussed with a therapist.
Is somatic therapy evidence-based?
Somatic therapy has been researched and studied, and some forms of somatic therapy are found to be effective in treating a wide range of conditions. Because somatic therapy encompasses many techniques, some, such as EMDR and meditation, have been studied more than others.
What is somatic trauma therapy?
Somatic trauma therapy is based on the idea that when people experience trauma, they can become stuck in the “freeze” part of a “fight, flight, or freeze” response. In this state, trauma can manifest itself both mentally and physically—through tension in the muscles, anxiety, and stress. Popular forms of somatic trauma therapy include EMDR, sensorimotor therapy, and somatic experiencing.