Counselling in Ashburton, VIC

Renee Melges is a Registered Clinical Psychologist and Kinesiologist with a Masters is Clinical Psychology. She has over 25 years experience working as a Psychologist and over 16 years experience working as a Kinesiologist in the field of mental health and emotional wellbeing. Renee Melges combines eastern and western philosophies to assist the client to maximise their potential and facilitate personal growth. Renee Melges provides Online and In person Holistic Counselling for adults, adolescents and primary school children across Australia. Renee Melges specialises in mood and anxiety disorders.

I work with LGBTIQA+ identifying clients and their families, People of Colour (PoC), migrants and folks from refugee or asylum-seeking backgrounds. I work in an intersectional way taking into account identity, mental health and other aspects of an individual. I specialise in working with clients who have had to migrate and leave their country of origin and are having a difficult time navigating life in a foreign country.

Hi! I am a registered psychologist and primarily work with adults and adolescents. I highly value working from a collaborative, non-judgmental and non-pathologizing approach. I like to meet clients wherever they are on their wellness journey. I offer a calming and supportive space, where clients are free to express themselves and dig deeper to understand their challenges better. I combine therapeutic approaches based on individual client needs so that therapy is personalised and relevant, rather than 'textbook'.

Hi! I am a Clinical Psychologist and work with teenagers and adults. I believe in providing a warm and non-judgemental space for my clients that allows them to explore their challenges and work towards achieving their goals. I work with clients experiencing a wide range of concerns including anxiety, stress management, depression, relationship difficulties, and eating difficulties.

Are you finding it hard to manage feeling stressed, worried, angry, and tired? Perhaps you feel disconnected or different from others? Are these feelings getting in the way of creating the life you really want? Not sure of who you are anymore, or what is most important to you? Together we will find the strategies that work best for you, so that your life is more satisfying, and you are more confident to be the person you really want to be. From a safe and non-judgmental space, I support you to unpack things that have happened in the past as well as work out how to change what is going on now.

If your relationship has hit a bad patch, you have ongoing conflict or have grown apart, I can heIp you. If you wish to improve your communication skills or learn how to manage conflict, then seriously consider calling me. I have the skills and experience to work jointly with you and your partner. I specialised in Relationship Counselling at Relationships Australia and have worked with couples and families for more than 20 years. My training also includes Clinical Family Therapy and I can support you with the parenting of your children.

Are you worried about your child? Do you feel overwhelmed and confused? I have more than 20 years experience in supporting families with children who have emotional and behavioural issues. I am an experienced Clinical Psychologist with a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Honours) and a Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Child, Family and Adolescent). I’ve worked in a number of different settings including mental health services, schools and community health. I have a passion for working with preschool and primary aged children who experience anxiety.

I work with adults, teens and children to support them through difficult periods in their lives. My role as a therapist is to understand the unique felt experience of each person. This forms the basis of our work together and the place from which we make sense of the difficulties that bring you to therapy.

Play based parent child sessions can be really impactful way of helping you connect with your child to work through inner feelings, and process what might be challenging in your relationship. It is often really tough for children to express what's going on for them using words, and this is often why they find ways to communicate with us through their behaviour. This can be a little scary and overwhelming for us as caregivers, who may just be needing things to become a little easier at home. I work collaboratively and authentically with you and your child through the safety of play, where I draw on your wisdom, love, and knowledge.

We are all unique and as such a ‘one size fits all’ approach to therapy is inappropriate. The use of diagnosis and labels can be helpful to inform the most useful interventions, however my years of working with people have shown that every person needs to be seen as an individual with their own combination of life experiences, circumstances, capacity and goals. Therapy is successful when the following conditions are met : trust and honesty are vital; an initial goal-focussed plan is needed, however this should be dynamic and client led with the understanding that review and change are required to achieve the results you deserve.

Suffering is a part of life. We all suffer at some point in our lives. This does not mean we are unwell, it may in fact mean you are healthy and the response you are having is rational, logical and even predictable given your experience. In others words you are reacting normally to an abnormal situation. Here at PsychologyCare, we do not medicalise your misery but rather we are here to understand you and help you. If you are in suffering then you are a client we see.

Sundas supports her clients in achieving their goals and living a more fulfilling life. She works collaboratively with her clients and helps them navigate difficult or life-changing situations. Sundas see clients of all ages, for both therapy and assessments. She provides evidence-based therapy and intervention for anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties, stress, school-related difficulties, workplace stress, family difficulties, relationship problems as well as parenting support. Sundas also provides assessments for learning difficulties (e.g., dyslexia), Autism, and ADHD, and other social-emotional concerns.

Do you want more from life? Are you simply surviving, or looking for more joy, purpose & meaning? Are you feeling uncertain of the path forward, and need someone to talk to and a cheerleader to support you every step of the way?

Are you experiencing low mood, finding it hard to stop worrying and feeling dissatisfied with the quality of your relationships or unhappy with your personal or working life? With the busyness of our lives and the pressures and demands we all face daily, our emotional wellbeing is an area which can be neglected. However, there comes a time when we know that it is time to stop and take some action to turn our life around. Counselling with me can help you with the skills and strategies you need to make changes and choices which will allow you to find the satisfaction you seek in the key areas of your life.

Jo Gniel is a counsellor, educator and the founder of landscape of life. Dedicated to building human connection; Jo helps people create healthy relationships and wellbeing in all aspects of life. As a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist Jo has extensive experience helping couples renew and repair, their relationship connection. To restore a greater connection to yourself and others (acceptance, love and belonging) Jo integrates the principals of attachment science, compassion orientated therapies and the powerful practices of Mindful Self Compassion to create calm and greater emotional agility.

I am a psychiatrist and psychotherapist with a particular interest and experience in providing psychoanalytic psychotherapy. I work with individuals presenting with various psychological and emotional difficulties stemming from mental health issues, life stressors, and transitions. The therapy I offer provides a framework to help guide us, but each individual journey in therapy is different and, therefore, requires sensitivity and openness to what comes up. As a Psychotherapist, I help you along that journey by closely attending to what emerges in the therapy and the therapeutic relationship.

As a qualified and experienced counsellor, I understand that each person's challenges are unique, and within my relationship counseling, I use proven and integrative approaches in empowering couples to foster more collaborative and harmonious relationships. I also help partners make sense of what they are experiencing by feeling heard and understood, and to feel genuinely motivated to make positive changes for themselves and their relationships. My goal for couples is to create and maintain strong and satisfying relationships, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural background or relationship status.

Hi, I specialise in relationship issues, stress and anxiety. There is nothing more upsetting than when we are not feeling emotionally connected to our partner. Some people report a gradual drifting apart while others can pinpoint an event that has damaged the relationship and some are caught in a cycle of conflict, Part of being human is our need to feel safe and understood by our partner, to know they are there for us when we need them. Whatever your challenge I will support you to re-connect, repair and deepen your relationship and or deal with stress or anxiety that impacts your contentment.

Being a passionate advocate for non-directive Child-Centred Play Therapy, an approach which is backed by neuroscience and is strictly evidence based, I specialise in working therapeutically with families of children of 2-10 years old to support their child towards their full potential. I recognise the importance of facilitating parents with their involvement in the child's therapy by helping them to become therapeutic agents for their children. I have a special interest integrating this in therapy with children on the Autism Spectrum and with other developmental issues.