Somatic Psychologists and Therapists in Chadstone, VIC
Anxiety, Depression, Grief & Loss, Trauma Informed
Counsellor, ACA-L2
3 Endorsed
Chadstone, VIC 3148
CBT, ACT & Mindfulness & Somatic Practices may be considered.
My name is Maria Machado, and I am a Principal Counsellor & Registered with ACA. I specialise in anxiety and trauma work. Over the years, I treated several clients experiencing generalized & chronic anxiety, particularly associated with panic attacks and social anxiety. Supported them to overcome their anxiety and fear that can usually paralyse you to enjoy your daily life.
CBT, ACT & Mindfulness & Somatic Practices may be considered.
My name is Maria Machado, and I am a Principal Counsellor & Registered with ACA. I specialise in anxiety and trauma work. Over the years, I treated several clients experiencing generalized & chronic anxiety, particularly associated with panic attacks and social anxiety. Supported them to overcome their anxiety and fear that can usually paralyse you to enjoy your daily life.
Many women reach a point where anxiety, stress, responsibilities and life transitions start to feel overwhelming. You might be holding everything together on the outside while feeling anxious, exhausted or unsure how to move forward. If you’re looking for a compassionate space to explore your thoughts and emotions, you’re in the right place.
I work with women experiencing anxiety, stress, burnout, relationship challenges and major life transitions. Together we can explore what’s happening beneath the surface and begin to make sense of patterns that may be leaving you feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
Many women reach a point where anxiety, stress, responsibilities and life transitions start to feel overwhelming. You might be holding everything together on the outside while feeling anxious, exhausted or unsure how to move forward. If you’re looking for a compassionate space to explore your thoughts and emotions, you’re in the right place.
I work with women experiencing anxiety, stress, burnout, relationship challenges and major life transitions. Together we can explore what’s happening beneath the surface and begin to make sense of patterns that may be leaving you feeling overwhelmed or stuck.
I offer an eclectic and integrated approach to helping client's to successfully manage their lives. I am deeply committed to drawing-out the client's own innate potential to respond to their challenges. I firmly believe the 'obstacle is the way'. Rebates are available for clients with mental health treatment plans from their GP. More information available at www.stillpointpsychology.com.au
I offer an eclectic and integrated approach to helping client's to successfully manage their lives. I am deeply committed to drawing-out the client's own innate potential to respond to their challenges. I firmly believe the 'obstacle is the way'. Rebates are available for clients with mental health treatment plans from their GP. More information available at www.stillpointpsychology.com.au
My clients often are looking for ways to better handle the challenges of daily living. You may be feeling these challenges are insurmountable or that you are fundamentally unable to cope. You might not feel that you have a good understanding of who you truly are, what it is you want out of life, or what you have to offer others. You might also struggle to draw on the resources around you and make the most of your personal relationships. You may struggle to find the voice inside to reassure yourself that, as hard as things can feel, they can change. These things don't make you defective; they make you human.
My clients often are looking for ways to better handle the challenges of daily living. You may be feeling these challenges are insurmountable or that you are fundamentally unable to cope. You might not feel that you have a good understanding of who you truly are, what it is you want out of life, or what you have to offer others. You might also struggle to draw on the resources around you and make the most of your personal relationships. You may struggle to find the voice inside to reassure yourself that, as hard as things can feel, they can change. These things don't make you defective; they make you human.
I am a Core Process Psychotherapist incorporating mindfulness based strategies and trauma informed somatic strategies with a deeply relational, person centred focus.
Hi! I am Samantha, I am passionate about creating the space for people to discover their self belief,resillience, inner strength and improve their relationships.
If you have been dealing with overwhelm,anxiety and depression for awhile you may have experienced a growing fear that change isnt possible for you.
I understand. I am a Clinical Counsellor, Core Process psychotherapist,Craniosacral Therapist. NeuroAffective Touch graduate,I have a strong background in yoga and minfulness meditation. I use all of these skills and lived experience to guide you to rediscover the best version of you. Take the first step and reach out today!
I am a Core Process Psychotherapist incorporating mindfulness based strategies and trauma informed somatic strategies with a deeply relational, person centred focus.
Hi! I am Samantha, I am passionate about creating the space for people to discover their self belief,resillience, inner strength and improve their relationships.
If you have been dealing with overwhelm,anxiety and depression for awhile you may have experienced a growing fear that change isnt possible for you.
I understand. I am a Clinical Counsellor, Core Process psychotherapist,Craniosacral Therapist. NeuroAffective Touch graduate,I have a strong background in yoga and minfulness meditation. I use all of these skills and lived experience to guide you to rediscover the best version of you. Take the first step and reach out today!
I specialise in trauma informed care and have a deep understanding of the complex and long-lasting impacts it can have on you. In some cases, therapy itself can be a source of more trauma. Your safety is my highest priority as we work together and empower you to have a say in how we approach your symptoms. There is no one size fits all and so with your feedback, we will find the best suited interventions for you.
I specialise in trauma informed care and have a deep understanding of the complex and long-lasting impacts it can have on you. In some cases, therapy itself can be a source of more trauma. Your safety is my highest priority as we work together and empower you to have a say in how we approach your symptoms. There is no one size fits all and so with your feedback, we will find the best suited interventions for you.
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I draw upon training in Somatic Psychotherapy, Process-Oriented Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Play-Based approaches, CBT, Mindfulness, & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
I support adults and teenagers experiencing trauma, anxiety, mild depression, those feeling stuck or lost, and those going through life transitions or relationship challenges, including conflict at work & personally. I love supporting people through transformation, so they feel more connected, loving and in purpose, with the clarity to move forward in their lives in meaningful and fulfilling ways. I work through a human rights lens, with a background in international humanitarian work. I am sensitive to cross cultural and LGBTQIA+ needs in therapy.
I draw upon training in Somatic Psychotherapy, Process-Oriented Psychology, Narrative Therapy, Play-Based approaches, CBT, Mindfulness, & Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
I support adults and teenagers experiencing trauma, anxiety, mild depression, those feeling stuck or lost, and those going through life transitions or relationship challenges, including conflict at work & personally. I love supporting people through transformation, so they feel more connected, loving and in purpose, with the clarity to move forward in their lives in meaningful and fulfilling ways. I work through a human rights lens, with a background in international humanitarian work. I am sensitive to cross cultural and LGBTQIA+ needs in therapy.
Mental, physical & emotional pain and disillusionment are all 'signposts' directing us to address our life issues....to take action for beneficial change. Are you struggling with life's challenges, anxious or depressed? Perhaps you're frustrated with personal issues you want to gain clarity about & make peace with? If so, call & ask how my holistic Counselling sessions could support you in life. Spiritual Counselling sessions are also offered which integrate your spiritual beliefs and align you to your wisdom as a compass for personal decision making and support. Google 'Connected Spirit Counselling' to read my client reviews!
Mental, physical & emotional pain and disillusionment are all 'signposts' directing us to address our life issues....to take action for beneficial change. Are you struggling with life's challenges, anxious or depressed? Perhaps you're frustrated with personal issues you want to gain clarity about & make peace with? If so, call & ask how my holistic Counselling sessions could support you in life. Spiritual Counselling sessions are also offered which integrate your spiritual beliefs and align you to your wisdom as a compass for personal decision making and support. Google 'Connected Spirit Counselling' to read my client reviews!
At the heart of my work is creating a gentle, supportive environment where you can safely explore the experiences that have shaped you, while finding new ways to move forward with greater clarity and self-compassion. Whether you're navigating relationship challenges, attachment patterns, trauma, grief, depression, or the complexities of immigration and cultural identity, you don't have to face it alone. My practice welcomes people of all genders, backgrounds, and identities, honoring each person's unique story with warmth and acceptance.
At the heart of my work is creating a gentle, supportive environment where you can safely explore the experiences that have shaped you, while finding new ways to move forward with greater clarity and self-compassion. Whether you're navigating relationship challenges, attachment patterns, trauma, grief, depression, or the complexities of immigration and cultural identity, you don't have to face it alone. My practice welcomes people of all genders, backgrounds, and identities, honoring each person's unique story with warmth and acceptance.
Hi, I'm Miranda, and I am here for women struggling with the demands of everyday life and/or relationships. If you are experiencing PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, anxiety, burnout, mum guilt, or chronic stress, are neurodivergent, or have childhood/attachment trauma, I'm here for you. I am passionate about helping women make sense of what’s happening in their lives and why they feel as they do. I have extensive personal experience and have worked with women and trauma in private practice for over 9 years. I use a range of therapeutic techniques to help you regulate, heal, and recover your sense of self so you can live well.
Hi, I'm Miranda, and I am here for women struggling with the demands of everyday life and/or relationships. If you are experiencing PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, anxiety, burnout, mum guilt, or chronic stress, are neurodivergent, or have childhood/attachment trauma, I'm here for you. I am passionate about helping women make sense of what’s happening in their lives and why they feel as they do. I have extensive personal experience and have worked with women and trauma in private practice for over 9 years. I use a range of therapeutic techniques to help you regulate, heal, and recover your sense of self so you can live well.
I draw on evidence-based approaches — CBT, mindfulness, solution-focused, and narrative therapy — alongside somatic and nervous-system-informed work.
I'm Megan Shea, a psychotherapist working with adults navigating anxiety, relationship patterns, identity shifts, and major life transitions. My work is grounded and practical — we look at the patterns underneath what's happening, not just the surface issue, and work with them directly.
I draw on evidence-based approaches — CBT, mindfulness, solution-focused, and narrative therapy — alongside somatic and nervous-system-informed work.
I'm Megan Shea, a psychotherapist working with adults navigating anxiety, relationship patterns, identity shifts, and major life transitions. My work is grounded and practical — we look at the patterns underneath what's happening, not just the surface issue, and work with them directly.
I'm an educational and developmental psychologist who works with school-aged children and their families who are seeking support for challenges with big emotions, anxiety and worries, learning or attention, school or social interactions. These children may feel overwhelmed or struggle with regulation in their daily lives. I work with children and parents to help a child thrive emotionally, socially, and academically, ensuring they both feel understood and supported. I specialise in comprehensive psychological and diagnostic assessments including cognitive, educational & literacy, dyslexia, autism, & adhd.
I'm an educational and developmental psychologist who works with school-aged children and their families who are seeking support for challenges with big emotions, anxiety and worries, learning or attention, school or social interactions. These children may feel overwhelmed or struggle with regulation in their daily lives. I work with children and parents to help a child thrive emotionally, socially, and academically, ensuring they both feel understood and supported. I specialise in comprehensive psychological and diagnostic assessments including cognitive, educational & literacy, dyslexia, autism, & adhd.
I work with individuals who feel stuck in patterns of anxiety, self-doubt, or overwhelm and are ready to explore what’s beneath the surface. They may face unresolved trauma, emotional struggles, or relationship challenges. They seek a safe, supportive space to gain clarity and untangle their feelings. Their goal is to feel balanced, connected to their true self, and empowered to navigate life with confidence. They’re motivated by a desire for growth and a deeper sense of peace, authenticity, and fulfillment.
I work with individuals who feel stuck in patterns of anxiety, self-doubt, or overwhelm and are ready to explore what’s beneath the surface. They may face unresolved trauma, emotional struggles, or relationship challenges. They seek a safe, supportive space to gain clarity and untangle their feelings. Their goal is to feel balanced, connected to their true self, and empowered to navigate life with confidence. They’re motivated by a desire for growth and a deeper sense of peace, authenticity, and fulfillment.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from yourself or others. Perhaps you're navigating grief, anxiety, identity concerns, or the pressure to keep everything together while struggling inside. You want clarity, relief, and to feel more like yourself again. You’re seeking space to talk openly, be heard without judgement, and explore what matters to you with someone who will walk alongside you, not direct you. You're not broken you just need a place to be understood.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from yourself or others. Perhaps you're navigating grief, anxiety, identity concerns, or the pressure to keep everything together while struggling inside. You want clarity, relief, and to feel more like yourself again. You’re seeking space to talk openly, be heard without judgement, and explore what matters to you with someone who will walk alongside you, not direct you. You're not broken you just need a place to be understood.
Welcome to Anchor Point Practice. I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck in repeating patterns in their relationships, thoughts, or emotional responses. Many of the people I see are experiencing anxiety, overthinking, interpersonal stress, attachment wounds, or major life transitions. They often feel exhausted by the same arguments, disconnection, or internal loops.
In our work together, we slow things down to understand the relational patterns underneath the surface — helping you process trauma, build emotional safety, strengthen boundaries, and feel more confident in how you relate to others and to yourself.
Welcome to Anchor Point Practice. I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck in repeating patterns in their relationships, thoughts, or emotional responses. Many of the people I see are experiencing anxiety, overthinking, interpersonal stress, attachment wounds, or major life transitions. They often feel exhausted by the same arguments, disconnection, or internal loops.
In our work together, we slow things down to understand the relational patterns underneath the surface — helping you process trauma, build emotional safety, strengthen boundaries, and feel more confident in how you relate to others and to yourself.
Through mindful somatic exploration and a range of therapeutic approaches including EMDR, insight, growth and recovery are my aims.
Whether you are new to considering therapy or want to go deeper, I'm curious to hear your needs. I maintain that despite the difficulties in our lives, our systems are naturally oriented toward healing and wellbeing. Challenges through both environmental or internal stressors such as trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, and more complex issues of Neurodiversity or personality disorder are issues that can improve.
Through mindful somatic exploration and a range of therapeutic approaches including EMDR, insight, growth and recovery are my aims.
Whether you are new to considering therapy or want to go deeper, I'm curious to hear your needs. I maintain that despite the difficulties in our lives, our systems are naturally oriented toward healing and wellbeing. Challenges through both environmental or internal stressors such as trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, and more complex issues of Neurodiversity or personality disorder are issues that can improve.
I am an ACA Level 3 registered dedicated women’s health counsellor, trauma-informed mental health clinician, childbirth educator, and somatic psychotherapist with over 20 years experience in supporting women and gender-diverse individuals through life's tender transitions.
• Fertility, pregnancy, birth preparation and debriefing
• Matrescence and complexities of motherhood
• Parenting, relationship dynamics and personal growth
• Menopause as a portal to transformation
• Identity, orientation, life purpose and career shifts
• Chronic pain and long-term health challenges
• Grief, loss and emotional distress
I am an ACA Level 3 registered dedicated women’s health counsellor, trauma-informed mental health clinician, childbirth educator, and somatic psychotherapist with over 20 years experience in supporting women and gender-diverse individuals through life's tender transitions.
• Fertility, pregnancy, birth preparation and debriefing
• Matrescence and complexities of motherhood
• Parenting, relationship dynamics and personal growth
• Menopause as a portal to transformation
• Identity, orientation, life purpose and career shifts
• Chronic pain and long-term health challenges
• Grief, loss and emotional distress
I provide telehealth counselling (phone or video) to adults seeking support for a wide spectrum of life experiences and challenges. Whether you are navigating grief, relationship concerns, stress, anxiety, life transitions, or pursuing deeper self-understanding, my practice is responsive to your unique needs. My approach blends evidence-based modalities with a sensitivity to the language and meaning of your lived experience, creating a therapeutic space where your story is valued and your strengths are recognised. Together, we foster meaningful dialogue, reflection, and personal growth.
I provide telehealth counselling (phone or video) to adults seeking support for a wide spectrum of life experiences and challenges. Whether you are navigating grief, relationship concerns, stress, anxiety, life transitions, or pursuing deeper self-understanding, my practice is responsive to your unique needs. My approach blends evidence-based modalities with a sensitivity to the language and meaning of your lived experience, creating a therapeutic space where your story is valued and your strengths are recognised. Together, we foster meaningful dialogue, reflection, and personal growth.
I enjoy working with all kinds of adults and the multitude of difficulties we humans face in our lives and relationships.
But my particular skill is in working with people who believe that what they carry is too complex for anyone to help but somehow keep looking for someone who can.
I often attract people who need a therapist who both understands "mental illness" through the psychiatric system lens and sees the "symptoms" people experience not as problems but as unique survival adaptations we do not yet understand.
I'm happy to work with people who experience suicidality and dissociation and who want to make sense of psychosis.
I enjoy working with all kinds of adults and the multitude of difficulties we humans face in our lives and relationships.
But my particular skill is in working with people who believe that what they carry is too complex for anyone to help but somehow keep looking for someone who can.
I often attract people who need a therapist who both understands "mental illness" through the psychiatric system lens and sees the "symptoms" people experience not as problems but as unique survival adaptations we do not yet understand.
I'm happy to work with people who experience suicidality and dissociation and who want to make sense of psychosis.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (Externship), Somatic Psychotherapy, Working with Complex Trauma, Emotion Focused Therapy (Level 1 & 2).
Many people come to therapy after reaching a point where the ways they’ve been coping no longer feel sustainable. You might find yourself feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, stuck in the same relationship patterns, or struggling to understand why certain experiences continue to affect you so deeply - even when part of you feels like you “should” have moved on by now. For some, therapy becomes a space to finally slow down and pay attention to things they’ve spent years pushing aside, minimising, or trying to manage on their own.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (Externship), Somatic Psychotherapy, Working with Complex Trauma, Emotion Focused Therapy (Level 1 & 2).
Many people come to therapy after reaching a point where the ways they’ve been coping no longer feel sustainable. You might find yourself feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, stuck in the same relationship patterns, or struggling to understand why certain experiences continue to affect you so deeply - even when part of you feels like you “should” have moved on by now. For some, therapy becomes a space to finally slow down and pay attention to things they’ve spent years pushing aside, minimising, or trying to manage on their own.
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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.