Somatic Psychologists and Therapists in Kilsyth, VIC
Maddison brings a compassionate and collaborative approach to her practice. She creates a non-judgmental safe space for clients to explore various challenges. Presentations that Maddison works with include the following: Autism (especially in girls and women), ADHD, Chronic illness, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorders, Developmental trauma, Grief management, OCD, Perinatal and infant mental health, and life transitions. Maddison works with clients of all ages.
Maddison brings a compassionate and collaborative approach to her practice. She creates a non-judgmental safe space for clients to explore various challenges. Presentations that Maddison works with include the following: Autism (especially in girls and women), ADHD, Chronic illness, Anxiety Disorders, Depressive Disorders, Developmental trauma, Grief management, OCD, Perinatal and infant mental health, and life transitions. Maddison works with clients of all ages.
With a particular interest in trauma recovery, Kate prioritises a safe, confidential and empathic therapy space. It is in such an environment that a collaborative therapeutic relationship may be developed to facilitate client goals. These goals may consist of developing emotional regulation, recovering from childhood trauma, establishing communication skills, enhancing self-care practices or any other number of goals. Individuals may engage with short-term counselling or longer therapeutic work to address issues such as depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, self-esteem issues, relationship conflict and personal development.
With a particular interest in trauma recovery, Kate prioritises a safe, confidential and empathic therapy space. It is in such an environment that a collaborative therapeutic relationship may be developed to facilitate client goals. These goals may consist of developing emotional regulation, recovering from childhood trauma, establishing communication skills, enhancing self-care practices or any other number of goals. Individuals may engage with short-term counselling or longer therapeutic work to address issues such as depression, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma, self-esteem issues, relationship conflict and personal development.
I am a registered clinical psychologist with experience working with a wide range of mental health conditions. I work primarily with concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, shame, guilt, and many other mental health issues. I have a special interest in supporting and empowering women with their mental health, in particular perinatal mental health support. I also support many of my clients with conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, early life attachment wounds, and anxiety disorders.
I am a registered clinical psychologist with experience working with a wide range of mental health conditions. I work primarily with concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, shame, guilt, and many other mental health issues. I have a special interest in supporting and empowering women with their mental health, in particular perinatal mental health support. I also support many of my clients with conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, early life attachment wounds, and anxiety disorders.
My ideal client is someone who has carried the weight of responsibility for far too long: men, veterans, parents, and individuals navigating relationship strain, emotional fatigue, or a loss of direction. Often, they are the dependable ones, the "rocks" for others, but silently wrestling with stress, disconnection, or inner turmoil.
They want someone who gets it, they want to break patterns that no longer serve them, reconnect with their values, and take action that feels honest and grounded. Their goal is not to be "fixed," but to become more aligned: emotionally, mentally, and relatationally.
My ideal client is someone who has carried the weight of responsibility for far too long: men, veterans, parents, and individuals navigating relationship strain, emotional fatigue, or a loss of direction. Often, they are the dependable ones, the "rocks" for others, but silently wrestling with stress, disconnection, or inner turmoil.
They want someone who gets it, they want to break patterns that no longer serve them, reconnect with their values, and take action that feels honest and grounded. Their goal is not to be "fixed," but to become more aligned: emotionally, mentally, and relatationally.
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My approach to therapy is progressive and inclusive. I am passionate about working with clients to build a sense of curiosity, flexibility and resilience. If you are keen to build self-understanding, connection to others, or joy in the everyday, we may be a great fit. I have a special interest in working with the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals navigating life changes, as well as adults who have experienced trauma - attachment based or following difficult life events. My approach to each client is holistic and evidence-based; I am to nurture individual strengths while also addressing areas of need.
My approach to therapy is progressive and inclusive. I am passionate about working with clients to build a sense of curiosity, flexibility and resilience. If you are keen to build self-understanding, connection to others, or joy in the everyday, we may be a great fit. I have a special interest in working with the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals navigating life changes, as well as adults who have experienced trauma - attachment based or following difficult life events. My approach to each client is holistic and evidence-based; I am to nurture individual strengths while also addressing areas of need.
Rachel is a psychologist and trauma specialist with over eighteen years of experience in clinical, community, not-for-profit, private practice and organisational mental health settings.
Rachel also offers psychological supervision for psychologists and mental health clinicians, and is a board approved supervisor (APHRA).
Rachel is a psychologist and trauma specialist with over eighteen years of experience in clinical, community, not-for-profit, private practice and organisational mental health settings.
Rachel also offers psychological supervision for psychologists and mental health clinicians, and is a board approved supervisor (APHRA).
I mostly use EMDR, Brainspotting and Somatic techniques.
Most therapists aren't specifically trained in trauma, and many who are may rely on just one trauma-specific technique within a general talk therapy framework.
I do things differently. Trauma therapy is what I specialize in. I’m trained in multiple trauma-specific methods as well as Neuropsychotherapy, so I can adapt the work to meet your unique nervous system and needs, not the other way around.
Take the first step towards healing from Trauma, reducing Anxiety and Depression, and enhancing your quality of life.
I mostly use EMDR, Brainspotting and Somatic techniques.
Most therapists aren't specifically trained in trauma, and many who are may rely on just one trauma-specific technique within a general talk therapy framework.
I do things differently. Trauma therapy is what I specialize in. I’m trained in multiple trauma-specific methods as well as Neuropsychotherapy, so I can adapt the work to meet your unique nervous system and needs, not the other way around.
Take the first step towards healing from Trauma, reducing Anxiety and Depression, and enhancing your quality of life.
Hello! I'm Xander (he/him) I’m a psychologist dedicated to providing compassionate, non-judgmental, and trauma-informed care, with a focus on improving outcomes for neurodivergent individuals and the LGBTQIA+ community. As a Queer person myself, I understand how difficult it can be to find quality, affirming care, and my goal is to create a space where Queer and neurodivergent individuals can authentically express and explore themselves without fear of judgment.
Hello! I'm Xander (he/him) I’m a psychologist dedicated to providing compassionate, non-judgmental, and trauma-informed care, with a focus on improving outcomes for neurodivergent individuals and the LGBTQIA+ community. As a Queer person myself, I understand how difficult it can be to find quality, affirming care, and my goal is to create a space where Queer and neurodivergent individuals can authentically express and explore themselves without fear of judgment.
I use IFS alongside trauma-informed and somatic approaches to support emotional regulation, self-trust, and clarity.
Hi, I’m Maddy. I’m a Level 3 trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist. I help people explore the patterns and feelings that shape their experience, cultivating curiosity, compassion, and self-trust. Together, we notice automatic reactions without judgement, strengthen your connection with yourself, and create space to make choices from calm and clarity. My role is to provide a steady, attuned presence and guidance, helping you build internal harmony and a sense of ease that supports meaningful, lasting change.
I use IFS alongside trauma-informed and somatic approaches to support emotional regulation, self-trust, and clarity.
Hi, I’m Maddy. I’m a Level 3 trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist. I help people explore the patterns and feelings that shape their experience, cultivating curiosity, compassion, and self-trust. Together, we notice automatic reactions without judgement, strengthen your connection with yourself, and create space to make choices from calm and clarity. My role is to provide a steady, attuned presence and guidance, helping you build internal harmony and a sense of ease that supports meaningful, lasting change.
Melissa Halliwell: Counselling for Life’s Challenges & Lasting Peace
Welcome. If you are navigating life’s challenges, managing overwhelming emotions, or moving through a significant season of change, you don’t have to carry it alone. As an Accredited Member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), I provide a safe, trauma-informed, and deeply supportive space for individuals and families from all walks of life.
Whether you are managing daily anxiety, exploring aspects of identity and sexuality, or adapting to major health changes, I tailor my practice to your unique needs. I utilise evidence-based therapies, including CBT
Melissa Halliwell: Counselling for Life’s Challenges & Lasting Peace
Welcome. If you are navigating life’s challenges, managing overwhelming emotions, or moving through a significant season of change, you don’t have to carry it alone. As an Accredited Member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), I provide a safe, trauma-informed, and deeply supportive space for individuals and families from all walks of life.
Whether you are managing daily anxiety, exploring aspects of identity and sexuality, or adapting to major health changes, I tailor my practice to your unique needs. I utilise evidence-based therapies, including CBT
Using a somatic, nervous-system-based approach, I help you move beyond talk therapy into real, lasting healing of self-worth, anxiety, and self-trust.
As a somatic counsellor blending psychology with spirituality and energetics, I help women heal burnout, low self-worth and anxiety at the root. Through Emotion Release Technique, breathwork and nervous-system healing, I guide you beyond talk therapy into deep, lasting transformation - reconnecting you to your intuition and true self.
Using a somatic, nervous-system-based approach, I help you move beyond talk therapy into real, lasting healing of self-worth, anxiety, and self-trust.
As a somatic counsellor blending psychology with spirituality and energetics, I help women heal burnout, low self-worth and anxiety at the root. Through Emotion Release Technique, breathwork and nervous-system healing, I guide you beyond talk therapy into deep, lasting transformation - reconnecting you to your intuition and true self.
Factors such as sensory amplification, processing differences, cumulative stress, and past or ongoing adversity can influence how our bodies respond to challenges as they arise. I take these factors into account (whether or not they are part of a formal diagnosis) in order to help people navigate complexity and intensity. My expertise is in the realm of building neurophysiological capacity so that the sensations of life are less overwhelming and draining, and freeing up resources for life-doing.
Factors such as sensory amplification, processing differences, cumulative stress, and past or ongoing adversity can influence how our bodies respond to challenges as they arise. I take these factors into account (whether or not they are part of a formal diagnosis) in order to help people navigate complexity and intensity. My expertise is in the realm of building neurophysiological capacity so that the sensations of life are less overwhelming and draining, and freeing up resources for life-doing.
I’m Dimitra Tsoukalas and I am a registered Clinical Counsellor & Psychotherapist with over 15 yrs experience and 30+ in relationship mgt. Life's too short to be unhappy, unsure or unfulfilled. Let me help you learn & develop better ways to handle issues standing in your way so that you can overcome them with confidence. I am curious, nurturing and pride myself on being client centered & non-judgmental which enables me to engage & build a safe place for you to be able to express yourself authentically. I specialise in anxiety, trauma & relationships & I have a variety of tools / modalities to help you become the best version of YOU!
I’m Dimitra Tsoukalas and I am a registered Clinical Counsellor & Psychotherapist with over 15 yrs experience and 30+ in relationship mgt. Life's too short to be unhappy, unsure or unfulfilled. Let me help you learn & develop better ways to handle issues standing in your way so that you can overcome them with confidence. I am curious, nurturing and pride myself on being client centered & non-judgmental which enables me to engage & build a safe place for you to be able to express yourself authentically. I specialise in anxiety, trauma & relationships & I have a variety of tools / modalities to help you become the best version of YOU!
With over two decades of clinical experience, my therapeutic approach involves a combination of the modalities outlined below. The underpinning nature of my work comes from an existential perspective where the nature of one’s experience and meaning are examined. Essentially we try to make sense of our surroundings, trying to understand ourselves, other people, and their place in the world. This view of ourselves is created by the influences of time, place, culture, society and family. These influences and experiences help in shaping the character and personalities of ourselves as individuals but also our place in this world.
With over two decades of clinical experience, my therapeutic approach involves a combination of the modalities outlined below. The underpinning nature of my work comes from an existential perspective where the nature of one’s experience and meaning are examined. Essentially we try to make sense of our surroundings, trying to understand ourselves, other people, and their place in the world. This view of ourselves is created by the influences of time, place, culture, society and family. These influences and experiences help in shaping the character and personalities of ourselves as individuals but also our place in this world.
With 30 years of clinical experience and lived insight into trauma recovery, I integrate Jungian psychology, EMDR, Flash, Havening, somatic therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT, psychodynamic therapy, NLP, and clinical hypnosis to support deep behavioural change, nervous system regulation, and lasting transformation.
I help adults recover from trauma, anxiety, addiction, stress, narcissistic abuse, depression, and destructive relational patterns with a strong focus on resilience. Drawing on 30 years of clinical experience, I offer integrative treatment that targets the nervous system, unconscious patterns, and the behavioural changes needed for lasting transformation.
With 30 years of clinical experience and lived insight into trauma recovery, I integrate Jungian psychology, EMDR, Flash, Havening, somatic therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT, psychodynamic therapy, NLP, and clinical hypnosis to support deep behavioural change, nervous system regulation, and lasting transformation.
I help adults recover from trauma, anxiety, addiction, stress, narcissistic abuse, depression, and destructive relational patterns with a strong focus on resilience. Drawing on 30 years of clinical experience, I offer integrative treatment that targets the nervous system, unconscious patterns, and the behavioural changes needed for lasting transformation.
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I work with individuals navigating meaningful life transitions, including changes in relationships, identity, relocation, and becoming a parent. I support people living between cultures, processing grief, dislocation, and questions of belonging. I also have a particular interest in working with women through the pre- and postnatal period.
Hello and welcome!
I work with individuals navigating meaningful life transitions, including changes in relationships, identity, relocation, and becoming a parent. I support people living between cultures, processing grief, dislocation, and questions of belonging. I also have a particular interest in working with women through the pre- and postnatal period.
If you’re neurodivergent—especially late-diagnosed—LGBTQ, and carrying trauma (from what happened or what was missing), you’re not alone—and you’re in the right place.
Clients often come in burnt out from masking, untangling a late diagnosis, or navigating identity, relationships, and lingering trauma.
Together, we make sense of your story without trying to “fix” you. My approach is affirming, trauma-informed, and practical—helping you build self-understanding, self-trust, and ways of moving through the world that actually fit you.
If you’re neurodivergent—especially late-diagnosed—LGBTQ, and carrying trauma (from what happened or what was missing), you’re not alone—and you’re in the right place.
Clients often come in burnt out from masking, untangling a late diagnosis, or navigating identity, relationships, and lingering trauma.
Together, we make sense of your story without trying to “fix” you. My approach is affirming, trauma-informed, and practical—helping you build self-understanding, self-trust, and ways of moving through the world that actually fit you.
I am a counsellor and somatic psychotherapist with a special interest in supporting persons who navigate through trauma recovery; whether it is a complex trauma (C-PTSD) or a single incident trauma.
My therapeutic work is informed by attachment, trauma and neurobiological theories and can be somatically oriented when words are not enough. I offer evidence-based trauma treatment modalities including Ego States, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Neuro-Affective Touch (NATouch), in which I am fully trained.
I am a counsellor and somatic psychotherapist with a special interest in supporting persons who navigate through trauma recovery; whether it is a complex trauma (C-PTSD) or a single incident trauma.
My therapeutic work is informed by attachment, trauma and neurobiological theories and can be somatically oriented when words are not enough. I offer evidence-based trauma treatment modalities including Ego States, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Neuro-Affective Touch (NATouch), in which I am fully trained.
I am a person-centred psychotherapist who specialises in using Emotion Focused Therapy to create a safe therapeutic space that supports my clients on their growth and healing journeys. Starting with the cultivation of an empathically attuned therapeutic relationship, I will support you in exploring your presenting issues and making sense of the underlying emotional causes. Through this experiential process of discovery, you will gain an awareness of your emotions and work towards processing and transforming them, allowing you to engage with life in a more fulfilling, whole and integrated way.
I am a person-centred psychotherapist who specialises in using Emotion Focused Therapy to create a safe therapeutic space that supports my clients on their growth and healing journeys. Starting with the cultivation of an empathically attuned therapeutic relationship, I will support you in exploring your presenting issues and making sense of the underlying emotional causes. Through this experiential process of discovery, you will gain an awareness of your emotions and work towards processing and transforming them, allowing you to engage with life in a more fulfilling, whole and integrated way.
I offer trauma-informed counselling that integrates traditional talk therapy with yoga-based therapeutic approaches to support emotional regulation, recovery, and relational healing.
My work is informed by Gestalt therapy principles, supporting clients to develop greater awareness of patterns, responsibility, and choice — particularly in the context of addiction and recovery. I bring a strong background in Family mediation, supporting couples to navigate high conflict, communication breakdowns, the impact of alcohol use, trauma and life transitions on relationships. My approach is collaborative, non-judgemental, and focused on
I offer trauma-informed counselling that integrates traditional talk therapy with yoga-based therapeutic approaches to support emotional regulation, recovery, and relational healing.
My work is informed by Gestalt therapy principles, supporting clients to develop greater awareness of patterns, responsibility, and choice — particularly in the context of addiction and recovery. I bring a strong background in Family mediation, supporting couples to navigate high conflict, communication breakdowns, the impact of alcohol use, trauma and life transitions on relationships. My approach is collaborative, non-judgemental, and focused on
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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.