Sexual Abuse Psychologists and Therapists in South Brisbane, QLD
I also specialise in responding to harmful sexual behaviours, sexual abuse and treatment of criminal behaviours.
I offer a warm and caring approach focusing on outcomes in a trauma informed and developmentally appropriate way. I provide strategies that facilitate growth, reduce risk and encourage safety.
Although mental health and behavioural issues can significantly impact individuals it is possible that therapy and support can reduce risk and improve daily function.
I also specialise in responding to harmful sexual behaviours, sexual abuse and treatment of criminal behaviours.
I offer a warm and caring approach focusing on outcomes in a trauma informed and developmentally appropriate way. I provide strategies that facilitate growth, reduce risk and encourage safety.
Although mental health and behavioural issues can significantly impact individuals it is possible that therapy and support can reduce risk and improve daily function.
Hi I'm Adri. With 25+ years in trauma recovery, forensic, and mental health, I can support you to identify what is no longer serving you; so you can develop practical and effective coping strategies. Counselling it tailored to your individual needs and goals. Sometimes the work will be brief and focused; or there may be a longer process needed. I am trained in psychodynamic and EMDR therapy, DBT, CBT and the assessment and treatment of problem sexual behaviours. Learn more about me on my webpage and reach out for 10 min discovery call.
Hi I'm Adri. With 25+ years in trauma recovery, forensic, and mental health, I can support you to identify what is no longer serving you; so you can develop practical and effective coping strategies. Counselling it tailored to your individual needs and goals. Sometimes the work will be brief and focused; or there may be a longer process needed. I am trained in psychodynamic and EMDR therapy, DBT, CBT and the assessment and treatment of problem sexual behaviours. Learn more about me on my webpage and reach out for 10 min discovery call.
At the heart of my approach is creating a safe and supportive space where challenges can be explored with openness and curiosity. Therapy isn't about "fixing you" - it is about understanding your experiences, strengthening your coping skills and helping you move forward with confidence.
At the heart of my approach is creating a safe and supportive space where challenges can be explored with openness and curiosity. Therapy isn't about "fixing you" - it is about understanding your experiences, strengthening your coping skills and helping you move forward with confidence.
I am a UK-trained and registered Psychologist and Psychotherapist with over 26 years of experience in the field of mental health. I am AHPRA-registered and have dual registration and licences to practice in Australia and the UK. I have worked in a variety of mental health settings such as the National Health Service, Education, and the Voluntary sector and in various roles, as a psychologist, consultant, trainer and manager of a university counselling service. I have been providing psychological support to adults for the past 10 years and managed my own private practice for 6 years.
I am a UK-trained and registered Psychologist and Psychotherapist with over 26 years of experience in the field of mental health. I am AHPRA-registered and have dual registration and licences to practice in Australia and the UK. I have worked in a variety of mental health settings such as the National Health Service, Education, and the Voluntary sector and in various roles, as a psychologist, consultant, trainer and manager of a university counselling service. I have been providing psychological support to adults for the past 10 years and managed my own private practice for 6 years.
Naomi is an Australian and NZ registered psychologist with 18 years experience working with adults, adolescents and children. Naomi is known for her warmth, understanding and approachability. She enjoys supporting and working alongside her clients to improve their quality of life and help them achieve their own personal goals.
Naomi is an Australian and NZ registered psychologist with 18 years experience working with adults, adolescents and children. Naomi is known for her warmth, understanding and approachability. She enjoys supporting and working alongside her clients to improve their quality of life and help them achieve their own personal goals.
I work along side you to help manage your distress, depression or anxiety. Are you living with childhood trauma, disability, parenting issues, PND, BiPolar Affective Disorder, BPD, suicidal thinking or self-harm urges? I understand that often, in order to live a more fulfilling life, certain things may need to be either accepted or changed. It's a collaborative approach. I have a lived experience of a physical disability so know the strengths and challenges this can bring.
I work along side you to help manage your distress, depression or anxiety. Are you living with childhood trauma, disability, parenting issues, PND, BiPolar Affective Disorder, BPD, suicidal thinking or self-harm urges? I understand that often, in order to live a more fulfilling life, certain things may need to be either accepted or changed. It's a collaborative approach. I have a lived experience of a physical disability so know the strengths and challenges this can bring.
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.
As a specialist multi-modality trauma counsellor, I work with single-incident trauma, PTSD, complex trauma (CPTSD), sexual abuse/assult, pre-verbal/developmental and attachment trauma.
Specific modalities include EMDR, RI-EMDR (Attachment/Complex trauma), Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping), IFS informed Parts Work and Somatic Experiencing, a 3-year specialisation - a body-focused therapeutic approach that helps to release trauma stored in the body.
As a specialist multi-modality trauma counsellor, I work with single-incident trauma, PTSD, complex trauma (CPTSD), sexual abuse/assult, pre-verbal/developmental and attachment trauma.
Specific modalities include EMDR, RI-EMDR (Attachment/Complex trauma), Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping), IFS informed Parts Work and Somatic Experiencing, a 3-year specialisation - a body-focused therapeutic approach that helps to release trauma stored in the body.
Counselling can be a way to gently bring difficult experiences into the light, without judgement, and understand what may be happening beneath the surface.
The difficulties we experience often make more sense when we understand the experiences, relationships, and beliefs that have shaped us.
I support people with anxiety, depression, grief, burnout, relationship difficulties, and more to develop greater self-awareness, process difficult emotions, and move towards meaningful change. Where helpful I incorporate nervous system awareness and regulation to help people feel more able to manage what life brings with steadiness and choice.
Counselling can be a way to gently bring difficult experiences into the light, without judgement, and understand what may be happening beneath the surface.
The difficulties we experience often make more sense when we understand the experiences, relationships, and beliefs that have shaped us.
I support people with anxiety, depression, grief, burnout, relationship difficulties, and more to develop greater self-awareness, process difficult emotions, and move towards meaningful change. Where helpful I incorporate nervous system awareness and regulation to help people feel more able to manage what life brings with steadiness and choice.
Satori offers trauma focused therapies which include EMDR, EMDR Intensives, DBR, and Brainspotting, to support healing and promote overall wellbeing. I believe that finding peace, developing a strong sense of self and finding out how we are exceptional and unique, is achievable and attainable no matter where we are in our life journey, or what roads we have already travelled. Experiences such as childhood trauma, grief, loss, bereavement, relationship breakdown and shame can be explored gently, compassionately, and without judgement, to discover how to meet pain and move through it to live a full life that can be our best life.
Satori offers trauma focused therapies which include EMDR, EMDR Intensives, DBR, and Brainspotting, to support healing and promote overall wellbeing. I believe that finding peace, developing a strong sense of self and finding out how we are exceptional and unique, is achievable and attainable no matter where we are in our life journey, or what roads we have already travelled. Experiences such as childhood trauma, grief, loss, bereavement, relationship breakdown and shame can be explored gently, compassionately, and without judgement, to discover how to meet pain and move through it to live a full life that can be our best life.
Heidi brings a wealth of experience working with families, couples and individuals in a variety of organisations into her private practice. Heidi is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker; a Lvl 3 Gottman Couples Therapist, and a Lvl 2 Internal Family Systems Therapist and Circle of Security and Parenting Facilitator. Heidi has experience supporting across the life span, working with teens 16+, adults and couples from a range of with backgrounds and culturally and linguistically diverse communities including LGBTIQA .
Heidi brings a wealth of experience working with families, couples and individuals in a variety of organisations into her private practice. Heidi is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker; a Lvl 3 Gottman Couples Therapist, and a Lvl 2 Internal Family Systems Therapist and Circle of Security and Parenting Facilitator. Heidi has experience supporting across the life span, working with teens 16+, adults and couples from a range of with backgrounds and culturally and linguistically diverse communities including LGBTIQA .
Are you ready to reconnect with yourself — emotionally, sexually, and spiritually?
Currently welcoming new clients, with immediate availability for sessions.
At Caritual, I offer trauma-informed, heart-centred therapy for individuals and couples navigating trauma, self-doubt, intimacy challenges, and identity shifts. My approach blends psychological and hypnotherapy training with holistic, mindfulness-based healing to support your journey back to wholeness.
Are you ready to reconnect with yourself — emotionally, sexually, and spiritually?
Currently welcoming new clients, with immediate availability for sessions.
At Caritual, I offer trauma-informed, heart-centred therapy for individuals and couples navigating trauma, self-doubt, intimacy challenges, and identity shifts. My approach blends psychological and hypnotherapy training with holistic, mindfulness-based healing to support your journey back to wholeness.
I have extensive experience working with trauma, including childhood sexual abuse, first responder and military-related trauma.
As a therapist, I endeavour to provide a gentle, reflective space in which we can explore your inner world together. One of our deepest needs is to form meaningful emotional bonds throughout life. The ways we experience and internalise relationships, together with our temperament, shape how we develop as individuals. When emotional needs go unmet, we can develop painful feelings, beliefs, and expectations about ourselves and others that obscure our authentic selves. My approach is to help you develop insight into and work through these experiences to foster lasting growth and self-understanding.
I have extensive experience working with trauma, including childhood sexual abuse, first responder and military-related trauma.
As a therapist, I endeavour to provide a gentle, reflective space in which we can explore your inner world together. One of our deepest needs is to form meaningful emotional bonds throughout life. The ways we experience and internalise relationships, together with our temperament, shape how we develop as individuals. When emotional needs go unmet, we can develop painful feelings, beliefs, and expectations about ourselves and others that obscure our authentic selves. My approach is to help you develop insight into and work through these experiences to foster lasting growth and self-understanding.
I am a Brisbane-based psychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice, working with individuals (16+ years) and couples. My way of working tends to resonate with those who feel a quiet pull to understand themselves more deeply, and with those who sense that their relationships—both with themselves and others—could hold more ease and coherence. I try to approach each person as singular, attending not only to their symptoms or struggles, but to the particular texture of their inner world and the unfolding story of who they are becoming.
I am a Brisbane-based psychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice, working with individuals (16+ years) and couples. My way of working tends to resonate with those who feel a quiet pull to understand themselves more deeply, and with those who sense that their relationships—both with themselves and others—could hold more ease and coherence. I try to approach each person as singular, attending not only to their symptoms or struggles, but to the particular texture of their inner world and the unfolding story of who they are becoming.
Jodie is an open-minded, compassionate and inclusive therapist. She understands the courage it takes to seek counselling, to work through life’s difficulties, such as: crisis, significant life transitions, and trauma. Jodie believes that these challenges can be worked through relationally. And she aims to create a space that is safe, and receptive to your needs and pace. Jodie completed her Master’s degree in Counselling at QUT, graduating with distinction. She has extensive experience working in the mental health space in public and private settings over the last 12 years.
Jodie is an open-minded, compassionate and inclusive therapist. She understands the courage it takes to seek counselling, to work through life’s difficulties, such as: crisis, significant life transitions, and trauma. Jodie believes that these challenges can be worked through relationally. And she aims to create a space that is safe, and receptive to your needs and pace. Jodie completed her Master’s degree in Counselling at QUT, graduating with distinction. She has extensive experience working in the mental health space in public and private settings over the last 12 years.
My passion is to help clients transform their lives and transcend by breaking old habits and limiting belief structures to truly live a life of happiness and freedom. I’m determined to help those break free from their patterns, barriers, to develop self-acceptance, and embody living a life to their fullest potential. I'm not content with merely addressing the symptoms you present; my focus is on tackling the very root causes that created those challenges in the first place.
My passion is to help clients transform their lives and transcend by breaking old habits and limiting belief structures to truly live a life of happiness and freedom. I’m determined to help those break free from their patterns, barriers, to develop self-acceptance, and embody living a life to their fullest potential. I'm not content with merely addressing the symptoms you present; my focus is on tackling the very root causes that created those challenges in the first place.
When you’ve been carrying stress for a long time, it can feel like you're just surviving — disconnected from yourself, from others, and from the life you want to live. The body often speaks through unease, tension, or symptoms like anxiety, burnout, sleep issues, or chronic pain. These are not signs of failure — they’re messages asking for your attention and care.
When you’ve been carrying stress for a long time, it can feel like you're just surviving — disconnected from yourself, from others, and from the life you want to live. The body often speaks through unease, tension, or symptoms like anxiety, burnout, sleep issues, or chronic pain. These are not signs of failure — they’re messages asking for your attention and care.
Psychologist and Practice Director Ivannia Mena is an experienced therapist with a broad range of skills in the treatment of mood disorders, at-risk behaviours, criminal attitudes, addiction and trauma. Ivannia aims to provide the highest standard of psychological support to individuals looking to work at the core of their symptoms, to develop insight, increase self awareness and learn adaptive coping skills. Mindful Perspectives Psychology welcomes adolescents, adults and older adults with cognitive, behavioural, and emotional concerns, offering practical, effective and confidential support in a safe and supportive treatment space.
Psychologist and Practice Director Ivannia Mena is an experienced therapist with a broad range of skills in the treatment of mood disorders, at-risk behaviours, criminal attitudes, addiction and trauma. Ivannia aims to provide the highest standard of psychological support to individuals looking to work at the core of their symptoms, to develop insight, increase self awareness and learn adaptive coping skills. Mindful Perspectives Psychology welcomes adolescents, adults and older adults with cognitive, behavioural, and emotional concerns, offering practical, effective and confidential support in a safe and supportive treatment space.
We are a group of outstanding independent psychologists based in Brisbane, dedicated to offering boutique evidence-based psychology services.
We are a group of outstanding independent psychologists based in Brisbane, dedicated to offering boutique evidence-based psychology services.
I provide trauma-informed counselling for adolescents and adults experiencing trauma, complex trauma, anxiety, PTSD, grief, relationship challenges, domestic and family violence, disordered eating, addiction, and life transitions. Many people come to counselling feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about how to move forward. Together, we create a safe, compassionate, and non-judgemental space to process difficult experiences, build resilience, strengthen coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change.
I provide trauma-informed counselling for adolescents and adults experiencing trauma, complex trauma, anxiety, PTSD, grief, relationship challenges, domestic and family violence, disordered eating, addiction, and life transitions. Many people come to counselling feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about how to move forward. Together, we create a safe, compassionate, and non-judgemental space to process difficult experiences, build resilience, strengthen coping strategies, and create meaningful, lasting change.
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Sexual Abuse Therapists
How do therapists treat sexual abuse?
A good therapist will be nonjudgmental and possibly demonstrate active listening, repeating back what the client says to show that they have understood. These skills allow people to feel comfortable discussing their traumatic experiences openly. Some important treatment goals are to restore a sense of safety and to rebuild confidence. In addition to working one-on-one with the patient, a therapist might bring in supportive family members to assist the client.
Do you have to talk extensively about sexual abuse in therapy?
Survivors frequently find it difficult to describe what happened to them out loud. They can even still be in a state of denial if the sexual abuse occurred recently. It is important for survivors to acknowledge that what happened isn’t their fault and to challenge and reappraise any unhealthy feelings or thoughts as they arise. Art therapy and play therapy are useful non-verbal means of communication for some survivors.
How long does treatment for sexual abuse take?
Recovery from sexual abuse can be a long and difficult process. Some survivors are able to move on naturally on their own, given time, while others require the guidance of a trained therapist. Therapy needs vary and can range from a few sessions to months or even years. Healing from sexual abuse takes time, and everyone’s journey will look a little different.
Can trauma symptoms caused by sexual abuse come back after treatment?
As occurs in many cases of trauma, survivors of sexual abuse may experience PTSD-like symptoms long after the abuse has ceased or after an initial round of treatment has occurred. In such a case, there is evidence that prolonged exposure therapy is a useful treatment for survivors, and may be more efficacious than supportive counseling alone. While triggers may continue to cause distress, the idea is that, with time and repeated exposure, their power will fade, allowing survivors to move on with their lives.