Marriage Counselling in Essendon, VIC

I am a Social Worker and Therapist with 30 years experience working with individuals, couples and families. I offer a mix of practical strategies and deeper exploration of your feelings and experiences. I am particularly interested in the emotions and beliefs we hold that get us stuck in problematic and repetitive patterns of relating. By becoming aware of these patterns and understanding them, we can step out of conflict and rebuild connection and intimacy. This process leads to deep and sustained change.

I'm a Clinical Psychologist with experience working in metropolitan and rural areas of Australia and overseas, with culturally and ethnically diverse clients, and with a broad range of mental health issues. I'm passionate about helping clients to start living their best possible life and to reach their potential by identifying and working through their emotions, vulnerabilities, and mental illness.

A professional and dedicated psychologist working with children, adolescents, families and adults, with over fourteen years experience. Wendy is a client centred therapist who is trained in CBT, ACT, Mindfulness, IPT, play therapy, child parent relationship therapy, schema therapy, self compassion, Gottmans couples and more. She received Honours in psychology at Deakin University.

Stan is a registered clinical psychologist with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and membership of the Australian Psychological Society. He has 14 years of training and experience and can speak in both Greek and English languages. He also has experience in working with adolescents, adults, older adults, and couples

A relationship that thrives and gives you fulfilment will bring the kind of lasting happiness that enables you and your partner to grow and create deeper bonds. When an important relationship becomes strained or distressed, the pain you feel can challenge you to the core. I work with you in order to reveal the dynamics of your relationship - the patterns that you have built to protect the wounds that you have suffered. Together we will explore and uncover the hidden beliefs and unconscious drivers that are the triggers of your difficulties in relating to yourself or partner. We long to become present to ourselves, and connected.

Welcome. I'm Marvel Adeyemi, a Trauma Recovery Psychotherapist and Sleep Consultant . If you were raised in an environment where boundaries, affection, care, and validation were absent, or was in care of narcissistic parental figures. Or you carry the burdens of childhood trauma, abandonment wounds, depression and complex parent-child dynamics. As adults, these experiences can manifest in unhealthy family dynamics, struggles with setting boundaries, people–pleasing, high-functioning, sleep disorders, high sensitivity, overachievement, low self-esteem, poor assertive skills, and struggling to maintain meaningful relationships.

Mary is a psychologist with experience treating a wide range of mental health issues, ranging from anxiety and depression to trauma, personality disorders and attachment concerns. Mary has particular interest in supporting people in navigating difficulties within the context of childhood experiences and trauma. Mary's ethos is centred on the fact that our minds are intertwined with our everyday lives. By working with our inner world we can begin taking steps toward creating positive change. Mary offers a warm, compassionate approach and will support you in gaining a deeper understanding of your issues and how to manage them.

Do you wonder whether your goals and aspirations have been influenced by society? Perhaps if you were truly living for YOU, your goals would look quite different. Anxiety can dominate our lives until we start uncovering what we truly want out of life. Radically accepting yourself - and understanding your true desires and values - can set you on a more meaningful and fulfilling path. Looking at our issues in a Holistic way allows us to understand ourselves better, which fosters self-compassion.