Attachment-based Psychologists and Therapists in Melbourne, VIC
My ideal clients are teens to adults, international students, who may be navigating cultural adjustment, depression, anxiety, identity questions, or personal growth. They might want to better understand their emotions, improve relationships, or make sense of past experiences through a trauma-informed lens. Many are simply trying to figure out who they are and what they want in life. Therapy offers a supportive space to explore this at your own pace.
My ideal clients are teens to adults, international students, who may be navigating cultural adjustment, depression, anxiety, identity questions, or personal growth. They might want to better understand their emotions, improve relationships, or make sense of past experiences through a trauma-informed lens. Many are simply trying to figure out who they are and what they want in life. Therapy offers a supportive space to explore this at your own pace.
I have additional training in psychoanlysis, child and family therapy, as well as attachment-based parent-child work.
I bring warmth, attunement and a non-judgemental approach to therapy with adults, adolescents and children. I support individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, postpartum challenges, phobias, difficult life transitions and relationship conflicts. Together, we will collaborate to understand the root cause of your suffering, and the path to achieving your goals. Our work can open a window into your inner world enabling the processing of early relationships, multigenerational patterns and symptomatic cycles of thought and behaviour, leading to clarity, meaning and transformation.
I have additional training in psychoanlysis, child and family therapy, as well as attachment-based parent-child work.
I bring warmth, attunement and a non-judgemental approach to therapy with adults, adolescents and children. I support individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, grief, postpartum challenges, phobias, difficult life transitions and relationship conflicts. Together, we will collaborate to understand the root cause of your suffering, and the path to achieving your goals. Our work can open a window into your inner world enabling the processing of early relationships, multigenerational patterns and symptomatic cycles of thought and behaviour, leading to clarity, meaning and transformation.
At Sharp Minds Psychology, therapy is a relationship — not a checklist. We take time to understand you, your experiences, and what safety looks like for you. Our therapists offer warm, affirming, neuroaffirming care for people who may have felt misunderstood or unseen in traditional mental health spaces. We provide inclusive, culturally sensitive therapy via 100% telehealth across Australia, with flexible, confidential support that meets you where you are and grows with you over time.
At Sharp Minds Psychology, therapy is a relationship — not a checklist. We take time to understand you, your experiences, and what safety looks like for you. Our therapists offer warm, affirming, neuroaffirming care for people who may have felt misunderstood or unseen in traditional mental health spaces. We provide inclusive, culturally sensitive therapy via 100% telehealth across Australia, with flexible, confidential support that meets you where you are and grows with you over time.
Hello and welcome! I’m Clare, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Therapist offering telehealth therapy to adults and young adults across Australia.
My practice focuses on three key areas: addiction and trauma, neurodiversity, and parenting. I work with people navigating the complex intersections of these experiences whether you’re managing a dual diagnosis, supporting a neurodivergent child, or healing from past trauma while trying to stay present in your daily life.
While these are my areas of specialty, I also support people with a wide range of challenges including anxiety, depression, grief and life transitions.
Hello and welcome! I’m Clare, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Therapist offering telehealth therapy to adults and young adults across Australia.
My practice focuses on three key areas: addiction and trauma, neurodiversity, and parenting. I work with people navigating the complex intersections of these experiences whether you’re managing a dual diagnosis, supporting a neurodivergent child, or healing from past trauma while trying to stay present in your daily life.
While these are my areas of specialty, I also support people with a wide range of challenges including anxiety, depression, grief and life transitions.
Magda's clients vary from well-seasoned in therapy to these who never worked with a psychologist before. Many are experiencing a major life transition such as geographical relocation, relationship breakdown/dissatisfaction or a career transition. It is her vision and passion to facilitate individuals, couples and families in connect to their values, learning practical tools to cope with life's challenges more effectively, and live happier and more meaningful lives. She specialises in providing services to culturally and linguistically diverse clients, LGBTQI clients, and clients who identify as religious and/or spiritual.
Magda's clients vary from well-seasoned in therapy to these who never worked with a psychologist before. Many are experiencing a major life transition such as geographical relocation, relationship breakdown/dissatisfaction or a career transition. It is her vision and passion to facilitate individuals, couples and families in connect to their values, learning practical tools to cope with life's challenges more effectively, and live happier and more meaningful lives. She specialises in providing services to culturally and linguistically diverse clients, LGBTQI clients, and clients who identify as religious and/or spiritual.
If you suffer from trauma, ADHD, ASD/Autism, depression, anxiety, substance use, sleep issues, relationship issues, eating disorders, low self-esteem, or bereavement, please email me to arrange a free 10-minute consultation. I foster a non-judgmental and safe therapeutic environment where you will feel comfortable and supported discussing difficult topics. I will endeavor to assist you in accessing your own agency and internal resources, leading to greater self-awareness, emotional regulation, and a sense of empowerment.
If you suffer from trauma, ADHD, ASD/Autism, depression, anxiety, substance use, sleep issues, relationship issues, eating disorders, low self-esteem, or bereavement, please email me to arrange a free 10-minute consultation. I foster a non-judgmental and safe therapeutic environment where you will feel comfortable and supported discussing difficult topics. I will endeavor to assist you in accessing your own agency and internal resources, leading to greater self-awareness, emotional regulation, and a sense of empowerment.
I support clients with a desire to overcome difficult emotions and confusing interpersonal connections and live their lives with authenticity. By helping you connect with your own inner wisdom, informed by your unique lived experience and context, you will learn about, and discover aspects of yourself and patterns of relating which will assist in making sense of your experiences. In creating a safe and non-judgmental space for you to talk about your thoughts, beliefs, feelings and behaviours, I will help you to develop greater self-awareness, compassion, and understanding of yourself and your relationships with others.
I support clients with a desire to overcome difficult emotions and confusing interpersonal connections and live their lives with authenticity. By helping you connect with your own inner wisdom, informed by your unique lived experience and context, you will learn about, and discover aspects of yourself and patterns of relating which will assist in making sense of your experiences. In creating a safe and non-judgmental space for you to talk about your thoughts, beliefs, feelings and behaviours, I will help you to develop greater self-awareness, compassion, and understanding of yourself and your relationships with others.
Ly-Huong holds a B.Arts (Communication & Media Management) and a Master of Counselling Practice. She is a PACFA-registered Clinical Counsellor with experience across community mental health and private practice - supporting young people and adults from diverse backgrounds.
Ly-Huong brings a warm, enthusiastic and creative approach to therapy, with a strong passion for personal growth and self-development. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, alcohol and other drugs, sleep concerns, vocational challenges and workplace psychological injury.
Ly-Huong holds a B.Arts (Communication & Media Management) and a Master of Counselling Practice. She is a PACFA-registered Clinical Counsellor with experience across community mental health and private practice - supporting young people and adults from diverse backgrounds.
Ly-Huong brings a warm, enthusiastic and creative approach to therapy, with a strong passion for personal growth and self-development. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, alcohol and other drugs, sleep concerns, vocational challenges and workplace psychological injury.
My method for couples stems from an attachment-based, and emotion-focused framework.
This is not the life you wanted. You are not the person you hoped to become. Your choices and decisions prevent any relief from the constant, nagging anxiety that disrupts your sleep and impacts your health. It may be that the damage of a difficult upbringing is still causing sustained harm to your present relationships, and your all-important sense of self. But whatever the root cause of your suffering, it's always so much harder to overcome alone. I'm here to support you in that struggle as we work to understand and address your unhappiness in a safe, constructive, trauma-informed space.
My method for couples stems from an attachment-based, and emotion-focused framework.
This is not the life you wanted. You are not the person you hoped to become. Your choices and decisions prevent any relief from the constant, nagging anxiety that disrupts your sleep and impacts your health. It may be that the damage of a difficult upbringing is still causing sustained harm to your present relationships, and your all-important sense of self. But whatever the root cause of your suffering, it's always so much harder to overcome alone. I'm here to support you in that struggle as we work to understand and address your unhappiness in a safe, constructive, trauma-informed space.
Clinical Psychologist Xuan (pronounced "Shan") Tan provides evidence-based and person-centred treatment with adolescents, adults, couples and families from diverse cultural, linguistic, and economic backgrounds. Xuan has multilingual skills and can deliver services in English or in Mandarin 说中文 She aims to provide a warm space where clients could form an in-depth understanding of themselves, to reflect on existing or past experiences, and to learn and grow at a pace that suits them.
Clinical Psychologist Xuan (pronounced "Shan") Tan provides evidence-based and person-centred treatment with adolescents, adults, couples and families from diverse cultural, linguistic, and economic backgrounds. Xuan has multilingual skills and can deliver services in English or in Mandarin 说中文 She aims to provide a warm space where clients could form an in-depth understanding of themselves, to reflect on existing or past experiences, and to learn and grow at a pace that suits them.
Therapy with Growing Small Counselling is relational, respectful, and at your pace. Offering trauma-informed, culturally responsive counselling experiences that honours where you’ve been and helps you explore where you’d like to go.
Growing Small Counselling, works with individuals 18+, of all cultural and intersecting backgrounds.
Therapy with Growing Small Counselling is relational, respectful, and at your pace. Offering trauma-informed, culturally responsive counselling experiences that honours where you’ve been and helps you explore where you’d like to go.
Growing Small Counselling, works with individuals 18+, of all cultural and intersecting backgrounds.
Cody is a registered psychologist who likes to help you understand how your past can influence your present and to help you look at the roots of an issue. She likes to work towards long lasting change and uncover patterns that have developed over time, transform them and help you to develop a deeper sense of self. Cody works with a range of presentations including anxiety, stress, trauma and childhood trauma, life adjustments, depression, grief & loss, coping skills, life coaching, interpersonal or relationship difficulties and supervision.
Cody is a registered psychologist who likes to help you understand how your past can influence your present and to help you look at the roots of an issue. She likes to work towards long lasting change and uncover patterns that have developed over time, transform them and help you to develop a deeper sense of self. Cody works with a range of presentations including anxiety, stress, trauma and childhood trauma, life adjustments, depression, grief & loss, coping skills, life coaching, interpersonal or relationship difficulties and supervision.
Hey, I'm Ess, and I'm so glad you're here. I offer therapy that honours all of you! All parts of you are met with respect and curiosity, as we follow the line of enquiry that interests and serves you. I take a non-pathologising, queer-affirming, neuro-affirming approach, that acknowledges how culture, power and social context shape our experiences. If you are yearning to know yourself more intimately, treat yourself more kindly, understand your behaviours, deepen relationships, or you sense more ease/joy/fulfilment is available to you ... I would love to support you in the process of reclaiming the fullness of who you are.
Hey, I'm Ess, and I'm so glad you're here. I offer therapy that honours all of you! All parts of you are met with respect and curiosity, as we follow the line of enquiry that interests and serves you. I take a non-pathologising, queer-affirming, neuro-affirming approach, that acknowledges how culture, power and social context shape our experiences. If you are yearning to know yourself more intimately, treat yourself more kindly, understand your behaviours, deepen relationships, or you sense more ease/joy/fulfilment is available to you ... I would love to support you in the process of reclaiming the fullness of who you are.
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.
Feeling stuck, disconnected, or like your relationship has lost its spark? At Renewed Life Counselling & Coaching, we help individuals and couples heal, reconnect, and experience real transformation. As a husband-and-wife team, our dual-therapist couples program brings both male and female perspectives, ensuring each partner feels heard, understood, and safe. We create a space for open communication, emotional growth, and lasting change for both relationships and personal healing. For individuals, we bring years of experience to help you heal, grow, and provide compassionate support every step of your journey.
Feeling stuck, disconnected, or like your relationship has lost its spark? At Renewed Life Counselling & Coaching, we help individuals and couples heal, reconnect, and experience real transformation. As a husband-and-wife team, our dual-therapist couples program brings both male and female perspectives, ensuring each partner feels heard, understood, and safe. We create a space for open communication, emotional growth, and lasting change for both relationships and personal healing. For individuals, we bring years of experience to help you heal, grow, and provide compassionate support every step of your journey.
Are you a woman or gender-diverse person seeking a space where you can feel safe, understood, and fully yourself? You may be navigating questions around relationships, intimacy, or feeling disconnected from your body or inner world.
I’m Edie, a qualified Arts Psychotherapist and Sexologist. My work is grounded in safety, empathy, and trust, and I offer a supportive space where you can explore what’s happening beneath the surface and meet yourself with curiosity.
Are you a woman or gender-diverse person seeking a space where you can feel safe, understood, and fully yourself? You may be navigating questions around relationships, intimacy, or feeling disconnected from your body or inner world.
I’m Edie, a qualified Arts Psychotherapist and Sexologist. My work is grounded in safety, empathy, and trust, and I offer a supportive space where you can explore what’s happening beneath the surface and meet yourself with curiosity.
I am a Clinical Psychologist and Executive Coach with 25+ years of experience in corporate and public sector organisations, and over 9 years in private practice. I help adults of all ages experiencing anxiety, stress, trauma, grief and loss, life transitions. I have a special interest in work-related issues, job or career dissatisfaction.
I am a Clinical Psychologist and Executive Coach with 25+ years of experience in corporate and public sector organisations, and over 9 years in private practice. I help adults of all ages experiencing anxiety, stress, trauma, grief and loss, life transitions. I have a special interest in work-related issues, job or career dissatisfaction.
After over 25 years as a counsellor, I have been privileged to work with clients who present with a massive variety of issues and hopes. The ideal client is the one who is brave enough to reach out and say they want something to change for them, that they want better for themselves and invite me to be an integral part of that solution - it's an honour that I take seriously, ethically, honestly and carefully. I have worked with all age groups, predominately adults, from 18 - 90, all cultures, backgrounds, religions, genders and histories - I will always be client led and supportive and professional with whatever their goals are.
After over 25 years as a counsellor, I have been privileged to work with clients who present with a massive variety of issues and hopes. The ideal client is the one who is brave enough to reach out and say they want something to change for them, that they want better for themselves and invite me to be an integral part of that solution - it's an honour that I take seriously, ethically, honestly and carefully. I have worked with all age groups, predominately adults, from 18 - 90, all cultures, backgrounds, religions, genders and histories - I will always be client led and supportive and professional with whatever their goals are.
I am a Clinical Psychologist working for over 15 years across the private and public sector. I have worked extensively with adolescents, and adults to help them manage the effects of anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and relationship difficulties on their work, study, and personal lives.
I am a Clinical Psychologist working for over 15 years across the private and public sector. I have worked extensively with adolescents, and adults to help them manage the effects of anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and relationship difficulties on their work, study, and personal lives.
Kim is a registered psychologist who is experienced in delivering individual counselling and psychotherapy, assessments, and report writing to diverse populations across the lifespan (adults, adolescents, children). She believes that every client is unique in their needs, goals, and life experiences and takes an individualised client-focused approach in her practice of psychology.
Kim is a registered psychologist who is experienced in delivering individual counselling and psychotherapy, assessments, and report writing to diverse populations across the lifespan (adults, adolescents, children). She believes that every client is unique in their needs, goals, and life experiences and takes an individualised client-focused approach in her practice of psychology.
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Attachment-based Therapists
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.
What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.
How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioural Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.
Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.