Female Counselling in Strathdale, VIC
I work with clients who are navigating anxiety, trauma, stress, grief, low self-worth, or major life transitions. Some are dealing with burnout, relationship struggles, or questions around identity and change. They’re often looking for a space where they can feel understood and supported—somewhere they can begin to manage life’s demands with more confidence and clarity. Together, we focus on improving emotional wellbeing, building resilience, and reconnecting with what truly matters. I offer a space to reflect, heal, and move forward—at your own pace.
I work with clients who are navigating anxiety, trauma, stress, grief, low self-worth, or major life transitions. Some are dealing with burnout, relationship struggles, or questions around identity and change. They’re often looking for a space where they can feel understood and supported—somewhere they can begin to manage life’s demands with more confidence and clarity. Together, we focus on improving emotional wellbeing, building resilience, and reconnecting with what truly matters. I offer a space to reflect, heal, and move forward—at your own pace.
Play, create, move and more, to inquire into your inner worlds, develop a deeper sense of self, and build stronger connections to self, others, and the world around. Trauma limits our capacity to see ourselves as we truly are. Playful and creative therapies can strengthen our sense of self, and support healing for both children who have experienced trauma, and adults who have experienced childhood trauma.
Play, create, move and more, to inquire into your inner worlds, develop a deeper sense of self, and build stronger connections to self, others, and the world around. Trauma limits our capacity to see ourselves as we truly are. Playful and creative therapies can strengthen our sense of self, and support healing for both children who have experienced trauma, and adults who have experienced childhood trauma.
Do you experience the impact of past trauma in your day to day life? Do you experience flashbacks, nightmares, or are triggered by certain things associated with memories from events that happened in the past? I can help you to understand your autonomic nervous system and why you experience defensive reactions such as fight, flight and freeze in certain situations long after the traumatic event happened. I can help you to recognise when the triggers impact your nervous system and your reaction to them. We can work towards returning the trauma to the past where it belongs, and restore your felt sense of safety.
Do you experience the impact of past trauma in your day to day life? Do you experience flashbacks, nightmares, or are triggered by certain things associated with memories from events that happened in the past? I can help you to understand your autonomic nervous system and why you experience defensive reactions such as fight, flight and freeze in certain situations long after the traumatic event happened. I can help you to recognise when the triggers impact your nervous system and your reaction to them. We can work towards returning the trauma to the past where it belongs, and restore your felt sense of safety.
My approach is warm, person-centred and collaborative. I am a Counsellor and Art Therapist specialising in working with children, adolescents, and adults. I offer professional support and guidance to individuals.
My approach is warm, person-centred and collaborative. I am a Counsellor and Art Therapist specialising in working with children, adolescents, and adults. I offer professional support and guidance to individuals.
I work with parents, families, individuals, and couples, who feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges and want to make sense of their experiences. Many of my clients are parents navigating the complex world of parenting, or women and men managing the weight of transitions, expectations, or the impact of trauma within family life.
I work with parents, families, individuals, and couples, who feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges and want to make sense of their experiences. Many of my clients are parents navigating the complex world of parenting, or women and men managing the weight of transitions, expectations, or the impact of trauma within family life.
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I am an authentic and bubbly French-Australian human who made the decision to become a counsellor after my own lived experiences of mental and physical health struggles. Born in rural France, where none ever talked about mental health, I began my adult life as a high-achieving corporate professional who believed the only approach to life’s problems was to “get on with it” and just find a way to keep going. Until I realised this didn’t actually work effectively or wholeheartedly and discovered that mental health is a real, normal, valid part of being a human. I now walk the talk and value my physical, mental, emotional health.
I am an authentic and bubbly French-Australian human who made the decision to become a counsellor after my own lived experiences of mental and physical health struggles. Born in rural France, where none ever talked about mental health, I began my adult life as a high-achieving corporate professional who believed the only approach to life’s problems was to “get on with it” and just find a way to keep going. Until I realised this didn’t actually work effectively or wholeheartedly and discovered that mental health is a real, normal, valid part of being a human. I now walk the talk and value my physical, mental, emotional health.
Are you struggling with your relationships, mood, anxiety or any other issues and problems? If so it is my mission to provide a therapeutic approach that is based on respect, collaboration, transparency and a meaningful connection with my clients. I use evidence based therapies tailored to an approach that best suits your needs. My dedication is to provide an environment where you feel safe, heard and understood. Helping people achieve their therapeutic goals has been my passion and a privilege for the past 20 years.
Are you struggling with your relationships, mood, anxiety or any other issues and problems? If so it is my mission to provide a therapeutic approach that is based on respect, collaboration, transparency and a meaningful connection with my clients. I use evidence based therapies tailored to an approach that best suits your needs. My dedication is to provide an environment where you feel safe, heard and understood. Helping people achieve their therapeutic goals has been my passion and a privilege for the past 20 years.
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Hi, I'm Steph, counsellor and psychotherapist.
My approach is person centered, relational, process oriented and integrative. This means that I allow clients to be just as they are, honouring their own unique complexities of life and experience above all. I tend to co-created spaces of safety through empathic listening, non judgement and delicate attunement to the here-and-now of what’s going on for the client as a whole person and in the world around them.
Hi, I'm Steph, counsellor and psychotherapist.
My approach is person centered, relational, process oriented and integrative. This means that I allow clients to be just as they are, honouring their own unique complexities of life and experience above all. I tend to co-created spaces of safety through empathic listening, non judgement and delicate attunement to the here-and-now of what’s going on for the client as a whole person and in the world around them.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with PACFA and am passionate about supporting people who have experienced trauma. I am a believer that trauma comes in all different shapes and sizes, and that counselling can support someone to ease the impacts of trauma and retake control of their lives. I enjoy working with people from all different stages of life to find a common ground of trust and support.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with PACFA and am passionate about supporting people who have experienced trauma. I am a believer that trauma comes in all different shapes and sizes, and that counselling can support someone to ease the impacts of trauma and retake control of their lives. I enjoy working with people from all different stages of life to find a common ground of trust and support.
Kerynn is an accredited and registered counsellor in Echuca with the Australian Counselling Association and a certified trauma recovery coach with a practice grounded in ethical care, clinical integrity, and relational safety. She holds a triple Diploma in Counselling, Counselling Practice, and Applied Social Science.
Her qualifications include certifications in suicide prevention and intervention, emotional freedom techniques (EFT), neurodivergence (NeuroAware), and domestic and family violence response (LifeLine).
Kerynn provides counselling in Echuca and surrounds to individuals, families and children.
Kerynn is an accredited and registered counsellor in Echuca with the Australian Counselling Association and a certified trauma recovery coach with a practice grounded in ethical care, clinical integrity, and relational safety. She holds a triple Diploma in Counselling, Counselling Practice, and Applied Social Science.
Her qualifications include certifications in suicide prevention and intervention, emotional freedom techniques (EFT), neurodivergence (NeuroAware), and domestic and family violence response (LifeLine).
Kerynn provides counselling in Echuca and surrounds to individuals, families and children.
A relational and somatic focus is the heart of my work as a therapist. I offer trauma-informed, therapeutic counselling grounded in an integrated and holistic approach. I have a deep interest in how stress and trauma impact the nervous system, and how we hold these impacts in our physiology. I am very experienced in working with complex and developmental trauma, and trauma resulting from sexual assault & family violence. I work with issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief & loss, family dynamics, interpersonal issues, life transitions, or helping people to explore existential and spiritual concerns.
A relational and somatic focus is the heart of my work as a therapist. I offer trauma-informed, therapeutic counselling grounded in an integrated and holistic approach. I have a deep interest in how stress and trauma impact the nervous system, and how we hold these impacts in our physiology. I am very experienced in working with complex and developmental trauma, and trauma resulting from sexual assault & family violence. I work with issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief & loss, family dynamics, interpersonal issues, life transitions, or helping people to explore existential and spiritual concerns.
I am a registered holistic counsellor offering a compassionate, integrative, and trauma-informed approach to support individuals and couples through life’s challenges. With advanced training in Level 3 Gottman Method Couples Counselling, I help partners deepen connection, enhance communication, and navigate conflict and betrayal with empathy and skill. I also bring expertise in nervous system regulation, supporting recovery from trauma, chronic stress, and emotional overwhelm.
I am a registered holistic counsellor offering a compassionate, integrative, and trauma-informed approach to support individuals and couples through life’s challenges. With advanced training in Level 3 Gottman Method Couples Counselling, I help partners deepen connection, enhance communication, and navigate conflict and betrayal with empathy and skill. I also bring expertise in nervous system regulation, supporting recovery from trauma, chronic stress, and emotional overwhelm.
Trauma isn’t the events in the past it’s the adaptogens you learned in survival mode . Addictions, abusive relationships, anxiety, depression, people pleasing , and negative patterns , thoughts or beliefs . I have a lived trauma experience and focus on the solutions or new adaptogens that rewire your brain and calms your nervous system . With extensive training and 30 yrs professional experience in Jungian Psychology, EMDR, Flash, Havening, NLP, DBT, ACT ,CBT, Psychodynamic , somatic, & Clinical Hypnosis , I’m solutions focused in behavioural change and encourage the Neuro plasticity abilities of your brain to heal thy self!
Trauma isn’t the events in the past it’s the adaptogens you learned in survival mode . Addictions, abusive relationships, anxiety, depression, people pleasing , and negative patterns , thoughts or beliefs . I have a lived trauma experience and focus on the solutions or new adaptogens that rewire your brain and calms your nervous system . With extensive training and 30 yrs professional experience in Jungian Psychology, EMDR, Flash, Havening, NLP, DBT, ACT ,CBT, Psychodynamic , somatic, & Clinical Hypnosis , I’m solutions focused in behavioural change and encourage the Neuro plasticity abilities of your brain to heal thy self!
My ideal client is someone who feels overwhelmed by their inner world. On the outside, they may seem like they’re holding everything together—working hard, taking care of others, doing “what they’re supposed to”—but inside, they carry anxiety, self-doubt, or emotional pain they’ve never had space to process.
They want:
To feel camer, more grounded, and in control of their emotions.
To understand why they feel stuck and how to move forward.
To build healthier relationships—with others and with themselves.
To let go of guilt, shame, or fear that has been weighing them down.
To finally feel seen, heard, and accepted
My ideal client is someone who feels overwhelmed by their inner world. On the outside, they may seem like they’re holding everything together—working hard, taking care of others, doing “what they’re supposed to”—but inside, they carry anxiety, self-doubt, or emotional pain they’ve never had space to process.
They want:
To feel camer, more grounded, and in control of their emotions.
To understand why they feel stuck and how to move forward.
To build healthier relationships—with others and with themselves.
To let go of guilt, shame, or fear that has been weighing them down.
To finally feel seen, heard, and accepted
I’m a warm, down-to-earth Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) and Play Therapist who supports children, young people, and families to make sense of big emotions, strengthen relationships, and build confidence through creative and relational approaches.
With over 16 years of experience in child and adolescent mental health, I work with families navigating anxiety, trauma, ADHD, autism, and emotional regulation challenges. My approach is grounded in safety, connection, and curiosity—helping children express themselves in ways that feel natural and empowering.
I’m a warm, down-to-earth Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) and Play Therapist who supports children, young people, and families to make sense of big emotions, strengthen relationships, and build confidence through creative and relational approaches.
With over 16 years of experience in child and adolescent mental health, I work with families navigating anxiety, trauma, ADHD, autism, and emotional regulation challenges. My approach is grounded in safety, connection, and curiosity—helping children express themselves in ways that feel natural and empowering.
I offer holistic psychotherapy and counselling to address issues of inner and outer conflict, depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low confidence, grief and loss. By facilitating the expanding of self-awareness there's growth in health and wholeness; becoming more authentic, purposeful & integrated; and creating better harmony within relationships. Offering parent/child relationship work.
I offer holistic psychotherapy and counselling to address issues of inner and outer conflict, depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low confidence, grief and loss. By facilitating the expanding of self-awareness there's growth in health and wholeness; becoming more authentic, purposeful & integrated; and creating better harmony within relationships. Offering parent/child relationship work.
I bring a wealth of lived experience in navigating life’s ups and downs, successes and setbacks, and the challenges and pitfalls we all face. I am passionate about supporting couples, whether they are seeking to rebuild trust and stay together or facing the difficult path of separation. My approach emphasises assertive communication, trust-building, and, when needed, guidance in shared custody negotiations to foster a healthy, lifelong connection between co-parents. I also help individuals dealing with stress and burnout, offering practical strategies to manage and overcome the effects of a toxic environment.
I bring a wealth of lived experience in navigating life’s ups and downs, successes and setbacks, and the challenges and pitfalls we all face. I am passionate about supporting couples, whether they are seeking to rebuild trust and stay together or facing the difficult path of separation. My approach emphasises assertive communication, trust-building, and, when needed, guidance in shared custody negotiations to foster a healthy, lifelong connection between co-parents. I also help individuals dealing with stress and burnout, offering practical strategies to manage and overcome the effects of a toxic environment.
Hi there, I’m Marie and I love creating spaces for people to realise the patterns of their own minds and work towards feeling more alive and connected. As an integrative psychotherapist I work with couples and individuals in a way that honours your uniqueness as well as recognises the circumstances shaping your life. My approach is warm, inquisitive and creative and above all else I value collaborating with you to ensure we are creating processes that let you feel safe, inspired and closer to your most authentic and empowered self. I specialise in eating disorders, ASD, gender/identity and relationship problems.
Hi there, I’m Marie and I love creating spaces for people to realise the patterns of their own minds and work towards feeling more alive and connected. As an integrative psychotherapist I work with couples and individuals in a way that honours your uniqueness as well as recognises the circumstances shaping your life. My approach is warm, inquisitive and creative and above all else I value collaborating with you to ensure we are creating processes that let you feel safe, inspired and closer to your most authentic and empowered self. I specialise in eating disorders, ASD, gender/identity and relationship problems.
At Care For Your Mind we care about connection and understand the driver of lasting change is determined by the strength of the therapeutic relationship. Care For Your Mind is a private practice located in Bendigo providing counselling and psychological assessments to adults, young people, children and their families. We work with a range of issues, including depression, anxiety, anger management, behavioural concerns, grief & loss, sexualised behaviours and trauma presentations.
At Care For Your Mind we care about connection and understand the driver of lasting change is determined by the strength of the therapeutic relationship. Care For Your Mind is a private practice located in Bendigo providing counselling and psychological assessments to adults, young people, children and their families. We work with a range of issues, including depression, anxiety, anger management, behavioural concerns, grief & loss, sexualised behaviours and trauma presentations.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve their therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist. For women, this could be because they believe that they will be able to better connect with a woman, and that a female therapist will be able to relate to their specific challenges and personal issues. It may be particularly beneficial for women to see a female therapist, for example, for gender-specific issues, such as sexism in the workplace, relationship issues, and gender roles. The most important factor in therapy is the client-therapist connection, and a therapist's gender as well as many other factors may play an important role in this.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.