Counselling in Brunswick, VIC

Sometimes life can just feel hard, and you might not be quite sure why. Perhaps you feel like stress is mounting, or find yourself anxious, or often feel depressed. Maybe you have difficulties with relationships, or know that you have a history of trauma, but have never explored it in depth. You might be starting to think about making some changes, but might be unsure where to start. Using a warm, collaborative approach and a range of evidence-based therapies, together we will explore and understand the difficulties you bring to the therapy room, change long-standing patterns, and help you build new ways of coping and being.

I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) with post graduate qualifications in Narrative Therapy. I have worked as a counsellor for over 13 years and have worked with multiple themes and client groups, including family violence, complex trauma, grief and loss, family and social relationships, and life transitions. My work is trauma informed and uses a range of modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Internal Family Systems. I am committed to developing and maintaining a non-judgmental, safe and trusting therapeutic relationship.

I’m Amy, I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker. I have been working and volunteering in communities for over 12 years. I am passionate about supporting people to develop a sense of self and a meaningful life. I mostly work with young adults, but I am open to working with all ages. I work alongside people with a thoughtful and empowering style to help people understand the challenges they are facing in the context of their life, and seek to strengthen emotional, social and mental health. I believe that therapy can offer a wonderful platform for self-discovery and personal growth.

Are you unhappy with aspects of your life and feeling stuck, or finding it hard to cope? Perhaps you want a safe space to reflect and deepen self-understanding. I have over a dozen years of experience which includes general mental health, sexual health and wellbeing, relationship/attachment issues, trauma and forensic issues. I have worked in hospital settings and forensic settings, as well as private practice, before starting my own practice - Epiphany Psychology Services. My therapy style is affirming, inclusive, nonjudgmental and warm. I offer both online and in-person appointments.

Louis is an integrative psychotherapist who offers ongoing individual psychotherapy to people of all kinds. They specialise in working with LGBTQIA+ people and their families, people in non-normative relationships, workers in the sex industry, and others whose experiences of marginalisation have affected their mental health and access to affirmative treatment. They are passionate about exploring the intersections of individual mental health and systemic forces, and helping clients to find congruent and meaningful ways of understanding their experiences and navigating the world.

I am very happy to work with individuals from all walks of life and backgrounds. I enjoy working with clients in freeing themselves of past traumatic experiences to live life more fully and freely. Additionally, I have extensive experience working from a lived experience lens with LGBTIQA+ communities and am kink, non-monogamous, and sex worker positive. I have a keen interest in working with people experiencing sexual health difficulties related to their mental health using a variety of hands-off counselling techniques. Finally, I offer couples counselling using the Gottman Method.

Providing therapy sessions for children, adults and families, Gaynor has been working in mental health and trauma for 25 years. Passionate about supporting people through life’s stressors and the tough stuff that happens in families.

I enjoy working with individuals from all walks of life, regardless of age or background. I have experience working with young people with depression, anxiety, insomnia, and interpersonal difficulties. I have a special interest in youth mental health, domestic and family violence, and trauma. I employ a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) framework, while incorporating elements of Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing techniques.

I am a Clinical Psychologist and trained EMDR therapist who works with people experiencing a range of mental health issues including anxiety, low mood, and difficulties stemming from stressful or traumatic life experiences. I provide EMDR, and DBT-informed therapy to older adolescents and adults with difficulties regulating their emotions and behaviours, often where there have been traumatic events in their background. I am formally trained in a number of evidence-based therapies, including EMDR, Attachment-Informed EMDR, Schema Therapy, and DBT (for adults and adolescents). I hold full membership with ACPA and EMDRAA.

Hi, I'm Chris. I'm a psychologist and endorsed Clinical Psychologist. I work with people of any gender (including members of the LGBTIQA+ community) 15 years and older to help with a wide range of problems with mental health and wellbeing, such as: Anxiety (including social anxiety), depression, changing unhelpful or unhealthy patterns of behaviour, supporting you through grief and loss or significant life changes, processing trauma, navigating relationship difficulties, helping you to manage challenging emotions such as anger and shame, and working to quiet self-criticism and develop self-compassion.

I like the therapy room to be warm and welcoming. I enjoy working with teens and adults struggling with a range of issues, no matter how complex or longstanding. I am also culturally sensitive and LGBTIQA+ inclusive. I have experience working with issues like depression, anxiety, stress, anger, PTSD and trauma, grief and loss, domestic violence, interpersonal/relationship issues, chronic pain/illness and neurodiverse people (ADHD/ASD).

Hello! I'm Jim. A little about me - I am a registered Clinical Psychologist and have worked in private practice for the last six years. During this time I have worked with a wide variety of clients and issues. My role and heartfelt desire as your therapist is to help you to deal effectively with the challenges you're facing, and, if needed, to help you heal from your past hurts. If you choose to work with me I will always attempt to provide you with a professional, relaxed, warm, authentic, and engaging therapeutic experience. Even sharing a little humour (when appropriate) is not out of the question!

I'm an accredited Medicare registered therapist (AMHSW) with rebates available. I work with trauma, anxiety, mental health issues, grief and loss. I am highly experienced in the area of complex trauma and have a deep understanding of the ways this impacts everyday life and connections. Around trauma, I work both somatically and with talk therapy. I offer a safe and accepting space for members of the LGBTIQ+ community, providing support and understanding around issues such as coming out, gender identity, dysphoria and exploring sexual orientation. I use evidence-based therapeutic approaches to work in a person-centred holistic way.

I am an integrative practitioner, drawing on several different approaches to tailor treatment to each individual, particularly psychodynamic and somatic theories which focus on the therapeutic relationship and the way the body holds onto our emotional experiences respectively. However, I also utilise cognitive and behavioural approaches when appropriate. I also believe that understanding a person’s past and growth and development is important in understanding their present situation, so find it useful to explore people’s upbringing and relationship history as part of the treatment process.

Darcy (She/Her) is a Registered Psychologist and works with adolescents (16 years +), and adults. Darcy utilises a Health at Every Size lens (HAES), Neurodivergent-affirming framework, and prioritises working with our LGBTQIA+ community (as a proud member herself). Darcy is also skilled at working with disabled communities, including Autistic folk and ADHDers in the neurodivergent community, (self-identifying, exploring or diagnosed).

Lee takes onboard how sometimes deciding to go to therapy for some people can be an overwhelming experience. He believes that mental health improvements are based upon an authentic connection between both the psychologist and client. Lee works with a range of different mental health conditions such anxiety, depression, self-esteem, life transitions, (adult autism- counselling) and psychosis. Lee has worked across both public and private settings.

I am passionate about providing holistic care that combines evidence-based treatments and respecting the lived experiences of clients presenting with eating disorders, poor body image, personality disorder, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, low self-worth, as well as school and work-related stress.

I believe therapy is a collaborative process and am led by where the client is and what they might be seeking in terms of goals or support, if this is known. I am sex worker friendly, LGBTIQA+SB inclusive, kink and poly aware and gender affirming. My specialist areas are working in topics of sex and relationships, including sexual pain and dysfunctions. I am experienced with working with trauma and have worked with survivors of family violence and a variety of marginalised and diverse communities including different cultural backgrounds.

I am currently fully booked and unable to take on new patients. My psychotherapeutic practice opens a vital place where an individual's speech, and sometimes their silence, can be generated and heard. Matters that carry such urgency —sadness, despair, anguish, but also joy and pleasure— are understood within this approach as always profoundly individual, demanding to be met in their singularity. Together we work to allow new perspectives to emerge, new lives to be made.