Women's Issues Psychologists and Therapists in Doncaster East, VIC
Chloe is passionate about working with highly motivated adults who are open to self-exploration and want a deeper understanding of their thoughts, emotions, relationships, and their connection to the world around them. She recognises that many psychological difficulties often have their roots in early life experiences, which can lead to recurring unhelpful patterns in how individuals think, feel, and relate to others. Her therapeutic approach focuses on identifying and addressing these underlying patterns, supporting people to develop healthier responses and break free from cycles of distress to create lasting change.
Chloe is passionate about working with highly motivated adults who are open to self-exploration and want a deeper understanding of their thoughts, emotions, relationships, and their connection to the world around them. She recognises that many psychological difficulties often have their roots in early life experiences, which can lead to recurring unhelpful patterns in how individuals think, feel, and relate to others. Her therapeutic approach focuses on identifying and addressing these underlying patterns, supporting people to develop healthier responses and break free from cycles of distress to create lasting change.
Gigi is a Clincial, Educational and Developmental Psychologist. She completed her Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology at the University of Melbourne.
She has a strong interest in supporting and empowering neurodivergent clients, particularly girls, women, and gender-diverse individuals. Gigi is committed to providing neurodiversity-affirming assessment and therapy by valuing each client’s lived experiences and honouring their unique ways of communicating. Gigi is also passionate about supporting clients from intergenerational migrant backgrounds to navigate cultural identity, expectations, and belonging.
Gigi is a Clincial, Educational and Developmental Psychologist. She completed her Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology at the University of Melbourne.
She has a strong interest in supporting and empowering neurodivergent clients, particularly girls, women, and gender-diverse individuals. Gigi is committed to providing neurodiversity-affirming assessment and therapy by valuing each client’s lived experiences and honouring their unique ways of communicating. Gigi is also passionate about supporting clients from intergenerational migrant backgrounds to navigate cultural identity, expectations, and belonging.
You may be navigating work stress, family pressures, loss, past trauma, relationship challenges, depression, anxiety or a general sense of feeling stuck. Counselling offers a supportive space to slow down and reflect on what you are experiencing. Together we work to understand the patterns, experiences and pressures that may be shaping your current situation, with the aim of building insight, strengthening emotional stability and supporting meaningful change.
You may be navigating work stress, family pressures, loss, past trauma, relationship challenges, depression, anxiety or a general sense of feeling stuck. Counselling offers a supportive space to slow down and reflect on what you are experiencing. Together we work to understand the patterns, experiences and pressures that may be shaping your current situation, with the aim of building insight, strengthening emotional stability and supporting meaningful change.
I specialise in counselling women, adolescents, and children facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges and life transitions. My approach is warm and collaborative. I listen deeply, affirm your experience, and tailor support to your unique needs. Drawing on evidence-based methods and compassion, I help you build resilience, manage anxiety, improve relationships, and develop healthy coping skills.
I specialise in counselling women, adolescents, and children facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges and life transitions. My approach is warm and collaborative. I listen deeply, affirm your experience, and tailor support to your unique needs. Drawing on evidence-based methods and compassion, I help you build resilience, manage anxiety, improve relationships, and develop healthy coping skills.
I work both clinically (in East Melbourne and via telehealth) and in my Equine-assisted practice in Kangaroo Ground (45 minutes north east of Fitzroy). My specialities include: LGBTQIA+ community mental health, women's mental health, PMDD, ADHD, ASD, anxiety, depression, stress, loneliness, and more. I am also a lifelong equine specialist, and my equine-assisted practice is immersed in nature on a beautiful property in Kangaroo Ground. I work with all ages from 6+ with the help of horses, ponies, and two VERY friendly sheep! Sessions are tailored to each individual's goals and needs. Equine-assisted therapy is NDIS billable.
I work both clinically (in East Melbourne and via telehealth) and in my Equine-assisted practice in Kangaroo Ground (45 minutes north east of Fitzroy). My specialities include: LGBTQIA+ community mental health, women's mental health, PMDD, ADHD, ASD, anxiety, depression, stress, loneliness, and more. I am also a lifelong equine specialist, and my equine-assisted practice is immersed in nature on a beautiful property in Kangaroo Ground. I work with all ages from 6+ with the help of horses, ponies, and two VERY friendly sheep! Sessions are tailored to each individual's goals and needs. Equine-assisted therapy is NDIS billable.
I provide personalised evidence-based assessment and psychotherapy in a warm, collaborative and compassionate environment. I firmly believe that everyone has different goals for therapy and I tailor my approach to individual needs and preferences. I work with a wide range of mental health concerns such as anxiety and anxiety related disorders, depression, trauma, emotion regulation issues, relationship issues, grief and life transitions. I am experienced working with specific issues and mood disturbances that occur in the context of ASD and ADHD.
I provide personalised evidence-based assessment and psychotherapy in a warm, collaborative and compassionate environment. I firmly believe that everyone has different goals for therapy and I tailor my approach to individual needs and preferences. I work with a wide range of mental health concerns such as anxiety and anxiety related disorders, depression, trauma, emotion regulation issues, relationship issues, grief and life transitions. I am experienced working with specific issues and mood disturbances that occur in the context of ASD and ADHD.
Danielle offers individual therapy and is passionate about working with young adults and adults with ASD and/or ADHD. Danielle’s approach is trauma-informed and neuroaffirming. She has a special interest in working with neurodivergent adults diagnosed later in life. Danielle lives in a neurodivergent household and understands the challenges that exist at both an individual and family level. Consequently, she also has a passion for supporting parents and carers. Danielle is completing Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) training with her best pal, Shelby the Golden, joining her soon in the counselling room!
Danielle offers individual therapy and is passionate about working with young adults and adults with ASD and/or ADHD. Danielle’s approach is trauma-informed and neuroaffirming. She has a special interest in working with neurodivergent adults diagnosed later in life. Danielle lives in a neurodivergent household and understands the challenges that exist at both an individual and family level. Consequently, she also has a passion for supporting parents and carers. Danielle is completing Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) training with her best pal, Shelby the Golden, joining her soon in the counselling room!
I am a psychologist and art therapist, with 10 years of clinical experience. I have worked with adults, young people, and couples in a variety of public and private health settings including community health, inpatient programs, and relationship support services such as Relationships Australia and SHIPS. My therapeutic work is informed by the following approaches: Internal Family Systems Model, Art Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
I am a psychologist and art therapist, with 10 years of clinical experience. I have worked with adults, young people, and couples in a variety of public and private health settings including community health, inpatient programs, and relationship support services such as Relationships Australia and SHIPS. My therapeutic work is informed by the following approaches: Internal Family Systems Model, Art Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Are the people who know you well concerned about how tired you are? Deep down inside, if you are honest with yourself, are you concerned about your capacity to keep going? Does your workload mean that you can't get time away to rest well? Do you find yourself saying "I just need to do... " before you will let yourself take a break? I've been there. I know that you want to keep turning up to work, it's what you signed up for when you first started. Leaders in all walks of life, parents to CEO's, need support.
Are the people who know you well concerned about how tired you are? Deep down inside, if you are honest with yourself, are you concerned about your capacity to keep going? Does your workload mean that you can't get time away to rest well? Do you find yourself saying "I just need to do... " before you will let yourself take a break? I've been there. I know that you want to keep turning up to work, it's what you signed up for when you first started. Leaders in all walks of life, parents to CEO's, need support.
The first step to getting help is the hardest. When you feel vulnerable, it's difficult to know who to trust. This can make us anxious, fearing the worst, or worried, wondering if our situation will be seen as trivial. All of those are valid feelings. Imagine stepping into a space where you feel safe, heard, and deeply understood and having someone gently guide you through a journey of self-discovery, highlighting the aspects of yourself that empower and uplift you as you work through the things troubling you.
The first step to getting help is the hardest. When you feel vulnerable, it's difficult to know who to trust. This can make us anxious, fearing the worst, or worried, wondering if our situation will be seen as trivial. All of those are valid feelings. Imagine stepping into a space where you feel safe, heard, and deeply understood and having someone gently guide you through a journey of self-discovery, highlighting the aspects of yourself that empower and uplift you as you work through the things troubling you.
You may look like you’re coping on the outside, while internally feeling stuck in patterns like overthinking, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or self-doubt. Or maybe you've spent years looking after everyone else, but struggle to extend the same compassion to yourself.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, self-aware and high-functioning, but still find themselves caught in patterns they can’t seem to shift.
Therapy can help you understand where these patterns come from—and begin creating meaningful, lasting change.
You may look like you’re coping on the outside, while internally feeling stuck in patterns like overthinking, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or self-doubt. Or maybe you've spent years looking after everyone else, but struggle to extend the same compassion to yourself.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, self-aware and high-functioning, but still find themselves caught in patterns they can’t seem to shift.
Therapy can help you understand where these patterns come from—and begin creating meaningful, lasting change.
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Melbourne Sandplay and Expressive Therapies provides a safe space for you to explore your inner psyche and find peace and healing through deep therapeutic engagement. Sandplay is the ideal mode to heal from trauma and find your own inner resources. Guided drawing also helps you engage your body “knowing” to guide you towards healing. I would be honoured to share your healing journey with you.
Melbourne Sandplay and Expressive Therapies provides a safe space for you to explore your inner psyche and find peace and healing through deep therapeutic engagement. Sandplay is the ideal mode to heal from trauma and find your own inner resources. Guided drawing also helps you engage your body “knowing” to guide you towards healing. I would be honoured to share your healing journey with you.
Hello, I'm Diane. I've been helping people with their mental health issues for over 20 years, focussing on ADHD, peri-menopause & menopause, depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, relationships, as well as stress, life transitions, and trauma. I use a compassionate and trauma-informed approach. I have used CBT, IPT, Narrative Therapy, Motivational interviewing, STSFT, art therapy, and more. I have lived experience as an army veteran and humanitarian aid worker in Iraq. I welcome adults, couples, young people, LGBTQIA+, veterans, students, and seniors.
Hello, I'm Diane. I've been helping people with their mental health issues for over 20 years, focussing on ADHD, peri-menopause & menopause, depression, anxiety, grief, addiction, relationships, as well as stress, life transitions, and trauma. I use a compassionate and trauma-informed approach. I have used CBT, IPT, Narrative Therapy, Motivational interviewing, STSFT, art therapy, and more. I have lived experience as an army veteran and humanitarian aid worker in Iraq. I welcome adults, couples, young people, LGBTQIA+, veterans, students, and seniors.
Welcome! I offer counselling for individuals, couples, and families in a space that is warm, respectful, and culturally sensitive. Whether you are transitioning through a difficult time in your own identity or relationally with partners, children or co-workers, I offer to hold the space so you can hear yourself and find meaning & strength. Life transitions like becoming a parent, losing one, moving through perimenopause, processing grief, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression or supporting someone with a mental illness requires an empathetic witness and advocate. I am a fellow traveller with you in your journey, wherever it starts.
Welcome! I offer counselling for individuals, couples, and families in a space that is warm, respectful, and culturally sensitive. Whether you are transitioning through a difficult time in your own identity or relationally with partners, children or co-workers, I offer to hold the space so you can hear yourself and find meaning & strength. Life transitions like becoming a parent, losing one, moving through perimenopause, processing grief, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression or supporting someone with a mental illness requires an empathetic witness and advocate. I am a fellow traveller with you in your journey, wherever it starts.
My ideal clients are mid-life women who are navigating a season of significant change and beginning to notice that their usual ways of coping no longer feel sustainable. They may come to my practice feeling anxious, overwhelmed, exhausted, disconnected from themselves, or unsure how to move through transitions such as perimenopause or menopause, relationship changes, caring for ageing parents, shifting family roles, career pressure, burnout, grief, or a deeper sense of “Who am I now?”
My ideal clients are mid-life women who are navigating a season of significant change and beginning to notice that their usual ways of coping no longer feel sustainable. They may come to my practice feeling anxious, overwhelmed, exhausted, disconnected from themselves, or unsure how to move through transitions such as perimenopause or menopause, relationship changes, caring for ageing parents, shifting family roles, career pressure, burnout, grief, or a deeper sense of “Who am I now?”
I follow a holistic approach, often centred on the practice of mind-body awareness to address any embodied stress and establish emotional balance, particularly during adolescence, for women's issues, relationship challenges, and other complex transformations including those related to different life stages or sexuality and gender affirmation journeys.
Hello, I work with individuals, couples and families who may be dealing with loss, grief, trauma or difficult life transitions. Many wish to explore the impact of these experiences on their identity or sense of self, often with or without ASD, ADHD, AuDHD or other diagnoses, and reflect on how this could be impacting on their relationships. Others wish to develop the communication tools to help feel seen, heard and understood. Together we navigate a range of challenges in a strengths-based way to reframe unhelpful thoughts, process internal conflicts and tune into deeper insights.
I follow a holistic approach, often centred on the practice of mind-body awareness to address any embodied stress and establish emotional balance, particularly during adolescence, for women's issues, relationship challenges, and other complex transformations including those related to different life stages or sexuality and gender affirmation journeys.
Hello, I work with individuals, couples and families who may be dealing with loss, grief, trauma or difficult life transitions. Many wish to explore the impact of these experiences on their identity or sense of self, often with or without ASD, ADHD, AuDHD or other diagnoses, and reflect on how this could be impacting on their relationships. Others wish to develop the communication tools to help feel seen, heard and understood. Together we navigate a range of challenges in a strengths-based way to reframe unhelpful thoughts, process internal conflicts and tune into deeper insights.
There are times in life when it’s important to reach out for help. I enjoy working with a range of people and presentations including: anxiety or mood challenges, life adjustments, work and academic stress, self-esteem, boundaries and assertiveness development, trauma, grief and loss, relationship issues, and support for people in carer roles. Women's health is a particular interest, including antenatal and postnatal through to menopause support, and neurodivergence (ADHD and Autism) in women.
There are times in life when it’s important to reach out for help. I enjoy working with a range of people and presentations including: anxiety or mood challenges, life adjustments, work and academic stress, self-esteem, boundaries and assertiveness development, trauma, grief and loss, relationship issues, and support for people in carer roles. Women's health is a particular interest, including antenatal and postnatal through to menopause support, and neurodivergence (ADHD and Autism) in women.
Many clients come seeking relief from anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship struggles, or challenges with drug and alcohol reliance. They want to feel heard, regain control, and build resilience to live more empowered and fulfilling lives. They need a safe, supportive space to heal and grow.
Many clients come seeking relief from anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship struggles, or challenges with drug and alcohol reliance. They want to feel heard, regain control, and build resilience to live more empowered and fulfilling lives. They need a safe, supportive space to heal and grow.
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I’m Freya, an AASW Accredited Social Worker with over 10 years of experience in Mental Health and counselling. I provide compassionate, trauma-informed counselling by phone or video for people aged 16 and over. My approach is warm, non-judgmental, and centred on your pace and needs.
If you are in NSW and have Victims of Crime funding, I’m an Approved Provider and can support you through this process too.
You don’t have to face this alone- I’m here to help you feel heard, supported, and empowered to heal.
Hello!
I’m Freya, an AASW Accredited Social Worker with over 10 years of experience in Mental Health and counselling. I provide compassionate, trauma-informed counselling by phone or video for people aged 16 and over. My approach is warm, non-judgmental, and centred on your pace and needs.
If you are in NSW and have Victims of Crime funding, I’m an Approved Provider and can support you through this process too.
You don’t have to face this alone- I’m here to help you feel heard, supported, and empowered to heal.
Elizabeth is a warm and caring Clinical Psychologist who creates a collaborative therapeutic partnership with clients to ensure a safe and supportive space for all. She adopts a strengths based and trauma informed framework to address a broad range of presenting issues including anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma, depression, panic, grief and loss, relationship challenges, body image concerns, sleep issues, stress management, menopause, eating disorders and adjustment difficulties. Elizabeth tailors treatment to meet the needs of each individual according to their particular goals.
Elizabeth is a warm and caring Clinical Psychologist who creates a collaborative therapeutic partnership with clients to ensure a safe and supportive space for all. She adopts a strengths based and trauma informed framework to address a broad range of presenting issues including anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma, depression, panic, grief and loss, relationship challenges, body image concerns, sleep issues, stress management, menopause, eating disorders and adjustment difficulties. Elizabeth tailors treatment to meet the needs of each individual according to their particular goals.
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Women's Issues Therapists
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realised.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.