Counselling in Fitzroy North, VIC

I am a Credentialed Mental Health Nurse (CMHN) by discipline with many years of experience working in public settings such as adult and adolescent psychiatric inpatient units, emergency/crisis services, community rehabilitation facilities, and community outpatient clinics. My experience as a clinician finds interest in the revelatory power of dialogical practice, driven by the subjective possibilities that emerge within transferential relations — particularly within the analytic rapport.

Michael gains great satisfaction from working with people who are looking to increase their self-awareness and find greater ease and meaning in their lives. Michael is very well researched in a both mainstream approaches and more holistic modalities and ways of being.

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Psychotherpist and Clinical supervisor, working with individuals, couples, families, and other mental health professionals. Extensive experience working with those impacted by trauma, grief and loss, and significant life changes. Experience includes working in various leadership roles, inclusive of Team leader roles and Senior practitioner roles in the community and private practice sectors. Specifically, in the fields of Mental Health, Addiction, Family Violence, Sexual Violence, and Grief and Bereavement services.

I work with individuals, couples and families, looking to create change and understand themselves and their relationships better. I am person-centred and emotion-focused, informed by an awareness of trauma, polyvagal theory and the nervous system, mindfulness, family-systems theories, attachment theory, Internal Family Systems therapy, social justice and intersectionality. I work with people seeking short-term and longer-term therapy, on issues including depression and anxiety, stress, identity, sexuality, relationship problems, navigating life-stage changes, finding purpose, grief and loss.

I am passionate about supporting and helping individuals, families who feel trapped in their trauma symptoms. There is a common belief that the trauma is the result of individual's thinking pattern, which is misleading. Any traumatic experiences registered somatically, therefore the trauma work will be somatically oriented, which aims to clear the symptoms from the whole system.

I currently have availability to take on some new clients. I support individuals with a broad range of clinical needs in a non-judgmental, holistic way utilising evidence based treatments. I provide a nurturing and safe space, and use a strength based, supportive and collaborative approach. My goal is to assist individuals in gaining greater insight and self-awareness, to enhance emotional well-being, make positive change towards finding more meaning and purpose, and towards living a more fulfilling life.

I offer a space for individuals to enhance their understanding of how they relate to the world, themselves, and others. I assist individuals in exploring current, and enduring difficulties they may have that are impacting their ability to live life in a way that they consider to be meaningful. I often meet with individuals who are interested in exploring facets of their lives untouched by previous therapeutic endeavors. I am engaged with existential literature and eastern thought and religion, specifically that of Zen Buddhist practice, in particular their application to therapy.

I support couples of all ages, stages, personalities and abilities in relationships to better relate to, understand and communicate with one another and increase their sense of connection. I specialise and am trained in Gottman Therapy which was developed by psychologists and husband and wife team, John and Julie Gottman, out of their almost 50 years of work researching and supporting couples to live more connected and fulfilling lives together.

I aim to provide a safe and inclusive space for individuals who are seeking psychotherapy or counselling. I'm a person-centred counsellor who believes that you are the expert of your experience. Within therapy I draw on tools and theory from psychodynamic, somatic, and cognitive therapies. I have worked in various education and mental health organisations as a counsellor and have experience with a broad range of presentations.

Counselling needs gradual growth. In holding a space for clients, I use a compassionate and respectful approach listening for those next steps you are wanting to take. Creating a vocabulary around our experiences can be a challenging task following its rewards as we get closer to becoming unstuck from intense emotional dysregulation. Perhaps it helps us to move through whatever life has in store with compassion and understanding. As a counsellor with 7 years of experience I have helped clients through navigating ambiguous self-talk that can often be the result of our life experiences. In my experience this has led to change in

Psychology with heart. Because care is the cure.

My practice is respectful, trauma-informed and relational, drawing deeply on attachment theory. As a relational Gestalt therapist I offer a warm and accepting space for people who want to heal and grow. I offer a safe and gentle practice to feel into your experience, and in doing so, expand your awareness of yourself in the world. I see the therapeutic relationship as central to the work I do. We grow, learn and heal in relationship with others. I believe everyone benefits from support, connection, non-judgemental acceptance and a space to explore some of the more difficult things.

I’m honoured to witness the people I work with deepen their relationship with themselves and positively transform their lives. Through counselling, I can help you form an authentic, compassionate connection with yourself, which will empower you to make positive choices to enhance your relationships, mental health and wellbeing.

I believe that the stories we tell ourselves shape our lives, our identity, and our sense of 'place' in this world. We can impact and transform our lives by exploring how we engage with our life stories - by learning to tell our stories in ways that make us stronger. Narrative Therapy, to me, is a respectful and hope-filled counseling method that connects a client with their agency and stories, empowering them to shape a different future.

I support people with a wide range of issues including grief and loss, relationship concerns, anxiety, stress, trauma and life transitions (empty nesters, separation, retirement issues, ageing, life-threatening diagnosis). Working at your pace, the origins of your current concerns are uncovered and new emotions, thoughts and behaviours take place to help you feel fulfilled and live a more satisfying life. ​

I specialise in providing counselling to individuals with a disability. My work with clients centers around the following; identity, managing stress/change, anxiety and depression, life transitions, meaning and purpose, grief and loss, as well as general counselling. I am a compassionate counsellor who fosters optimism when working with individuals.

Hi, my name's Michele and I offer counselling and psychotherapy to adults who are experiencing emotional distress that prevents them from functioning well in their work and personal lives. You may want to see a psychologist if you are experiencing excessive worry, panicky feelings, low mood, low energy or loss of interest in things. You might be going through a life transition, experiencing grief after a loss or having relationship difficulties. You may have grown up having painful and difficult experiences early in life which prevent you from functioning freely and creatively, or from forming positive relationships with others.

I’m a Clinical Psychologist who cultivates a warm and nurturing therapeutic space. Whether you are seeking short-term cognitive and behavioural change, or a deeper understanding of your attachments, relationships and personal histories, I have the expertise to help you navigate the complexities of human life. I have the skill-set to treat a diverse range of psychological concerns including mood disorders, PTSD and complex trauma, personality disorders, addiction issues, self-esteem difficulties, stress/burnout and relationship/attachment difficulties.