Chronic Pain Counselling in Windsor, VIC
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING... Emotional pain? Relationship conflict? Lack of meaning? If you are like most people, you probably struggle at times because you have never received any formal training about how to care for your emotional wellbeing. Dr Gerschman's approach goes beyond talk therapy by providing a structured, skills-based program for treating current symptoms and promoting enduring resilience. Imagine having the knowledge and confidence to manage difficult thoughts and feelings, navigate tricky relationships, and find lasting meaning and fulfilment!
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING... Emotional pain? Relationship conflict? Lack of meaning? If you are like most people, you probably struggle at times because you have never received any formal training about how to care for your emotional wellbeing. Dr Gerschman's approach goes beyond talk therapy by providing a structured, skills-based program for treating current symptoms and promoting enduring resilience. Imagine having the knowledge and confidence to manage difficult thoughts and feelings, navigate tricky relationships, and find lasting meaning and fulfilment!
At Unison Mental Health, we provide individual and relationship therapy for both in-person and online sessions. Our team offers support for those navigating unique relationship dynamics, including polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, LGBTQIA+ , kink, and gender-diverse communities. We also support the wide spectrum of neurodiversity and the complexities it brings into relationships. We're here to support you in making informed, empowered decisions about your mental health. We also welcome Mental Health Care Plans, Open Arms, ADF, NDIS and Workcover referrals.
At Unison Mental Health, we provide individual and relationship therapy for both in-person and online sessions. Our team offers support for those navigating unique relationship dynamics, including polyamory, ethical non-monogamy, LGBTQIA+ , kink, and gender-diverse communities. We also support the wide spectrum of neurodiversity and the complexities it brings into relationships. We're here to support you in making informed, empowered decisions about your mental health. We also welcome Mental Health Care Plans, Open Arms, ADF, NDIS and Workcover referrals.
If you are already checking this, it means that a part of you is ready to be transformed, I´m here to assist you in that process. My most important objective is to provide you with a safe and professional space to go to the roots of your symptoms, not only the surface. In that way, changes being made are most likely to remain.
If you are already checking this, it means that a part of you is ready to be transformed, I´m here to assist you in that process. My most important objective is to provide you with a safe and professional space to go to the roots of your symptoms, not only the surface. In that way, changes being made are most likely to remain.
As a psychologist, I am dedicated to creating a therapeutic environment that seamlessly blends intellectual rigour with emotional warmth. My approach is grounded in evidence-based practices and a deep understanding of each individual’s uniqueness. With a strong foundation in psychology, my journey has been marked by continuous learning and adaptation, utilising various modalities such as cognitive-behavioural therapy, psychodynamic approaches, and mindfulness-based strategies, alongside others. I cultivate safety and trust through a warm, empathetic presence, complemented by analytical skills to uncover underlying difficulties.
As a psychologist, I am dedicated to creating a therapeutic environment that seamlessly blends intellectual rigour with emotional warmth. My approach is grounded in evidence-based practices and a deep understanding of each individual’s uniqueness. With a strong foundation in psychology, my journey has been marked by continuous learning and adaptation, utilising various modalities such as cognitive-behavioural therapy, psychodynamic approaches, and mindfulness-based strategies, alongside others. I cultivate safety and trust through a warm, empathetic presence, complemented by analytical skills to uncover underlying difficulties.
I am a registered psychologist with endorsement in clinical neuropsychology, and I have worked in publicly funded inpatient, outpatient, and community treatment settings since 2012. My therapeutic approach is evidence-based and collaborative, and I use my neuropsychological expertise to enhance my understanding of each person with whom I work.
I am a registered psychologist with endorsement in clinical neuropsychology, and I have worked in publicly funded inpatient, outpatient, and community treatment settings since 2012. My therapeutic approach is evidence-based and collaborative, and I use my neuropsychological expertise to enhance my understanding of each person with whom I work.
I’m Lizzie, a psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society. I collaboratively work with adults who are experiencing chronic conditions and/or disability to explore the connection between physical and mental well-being. Within this space, my interest areas are quite broad and include mood, health, trauma, and neurodivergence. Originally from a rural Victorian town, I aim to bring a jargon-free and down-to-earth approach to therapy. I continue to be passionate about learning from, and growing my understanding of, client experiences and making psychological knowledge and skills as accessible as possible.
I’m Lizzie, a psychologist and a member of the Australian Psychological Society. I collaboratively work with adults who are experiencing chronic conditions and/or disability to explore the connection between physical and mental well-being. Within this space, my interest areas are quite broad and include mood, health, trauma, and neurodivergence. Originally from a rural Victorian town, I aim to bring a jargon-free and down-to-earth approach to therapy. I continue to be passionate about learning from, and growing my understanding of, client experiences and making psychological knowledge and skills as accessible as possible.
I am a psychologist with a passion for working with clients of all ages and diverse backgrounds and cultures. I work with a variety of concerns and am adept at listening carefully and helping you to understand yourself. Before my role with MVS Psychology Group, I have worked in aged care, disability, forensic psychology, and trauma.
I will approach working together with curiosity and compassion and I recognise that we all face a mix of challenges in our lives.
I am a psychologist with a passion for working with clients of all ages and diverse backgrounds and cultures. I work with a variety of concerns and am adept at listening carefully and helping you to understand yourself. Before my role with MVS Psychology Group, I have worked in aged care, disability, forensic psychology, and trauma.
I will approach working together with curiosity and compassion and I recognise that we all face a mix of challenges in our lives.
Sandra Ifrah is a registered psychologist with extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults experiencing a range of mental health concerns. She adopts a family-focused approach, providing clients with a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment, while actively involving the family unit in the journey toward positive change. Sandra also works closely with separated families, offering therapeutic support to navigate complex dynamics, and provides professional reports for court-related purposes to assist in family law matters.
Sandra Ifrah is a registered psychologist with extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults experiencing a range of mental health concerns. She adopts a family-focused approach, providing clients with a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment, while actively involving the family unit in the journey toward positive change. Sandra also works closely with separated families, offering therapeutic support to navigate complex dynamics, and provides professional reports for court-related purposes to assist in family law matters.
It’s not always easy to ask for support, especially when you’ve been holding it all together for so long. You might be feeling anxious, exhausted, or emotionally drained. Maybe you’re managing a chronic illness, feeling lost in a big life transition, burnt out from work or study, or questioning who you are and what matters to you now.
Even if you're someone who usually copes well, it might feel like things just aren’t working anymore. You might be craving a space that feels calm and affirming, where you can take a breath, feel understood, and begin to figure things out at your own pace, with someone who really gets it.
It’s not always easy to ask for support, especially when you’ve been holding it all together for so long. You might be feeling anxious, exhausted, or emotionally drained. Maybe you’re managing a chronic illness, feeling lost in a big life transition, burnt out from work or study, or questioning who you are and what matters to you now.
Even if you're someone who usually copes well, it might feel like things just aren’t working anymore. You might be craving a space that feels calm and affirming, where you can take a breath, feel understood, and begin to figure things out at your own pace, with someone who really gets it.
Our inner world holds deep wisdom, often hidden beneath the stories we tell ourselves. By tuning into our emotions and listening to our bodies, we can uncover a personal map to a more meaningful life. With support and encouragement, we can recognise what we long for, what we need, ‘what truly feels right for me'. Together, we can explore how past experiences and the world around you shape your present-moment experience. When you become aware of old patterns, you can decide which ones still serve you - and which ones don’t - allowing you to step into new ways of being that bring greater connection, fulfilment, health, and wellbeing.
Our inner world holds deep wisdom, often hidden beneath the stories we tell ourselves. By tuning into our emotions and listening to our bodies, we can uncover a personal map to a more meaningful life. With support and encouragement, we can recognise what we long for, what we need, ‘what truly feels right for me'. Together, we can explore how past experiences and the world around you shape your present-moment experience. When you become aware of old patterns, you can decide which ones still serve you - and which ones don’t - allowing you to step into new ways of being that bring greater connection, fulfilment, health, and wellbeing.
I am a bilingual psychologist (English and Greek) working with anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, depression, trauma, attention deficits, autism, grief and loss, chronic pain, relationship and family difficulties, life transitions, and workplace stress.
My approach is, collaborative, culturally sensitive, and evidence-based. Together, we work to create a treatment plan that ensures each of your goals and needs is met and we move at a pace that works for you. I believe in creating a warm, respectful and nurturing therapeutic relationship that facilitates psychological growth and recovery.
I am a bilingual psychologist (English and Greek) working with anxiety, social anxiety, phobias, depression, trauma, attention deficits, autism, grief and loss, chronic pain, relationship and family difficulties, life transitions, and workplace stress.
My approach is, collaborative, culturally sensitive, and evidence-based. Together, we work to create a treatment plan that ensures each of your goals and needs is met and we move at a pace that works for you. I believe in creating a warm, respectful and nurturing therapeutic relationship that facilitates psychological growth and recovery.
Contemporary Psychology is a modern space filled with a passionate group of psychologists that work to educate and inspire the public on mental health and wellbeing. We believe psychological health care should be accessible, supportive and effective. Our clinic offers education, assessment, counselling, short term coaching and long-term therapy for all those with curious minds. All staff are qualified and experienced and uphold strict ethical standards. We provide a modern professional space where everyone in the community is welcome.
Contemporary Psychology is a modern space filled with a passionate group of psychologists that work to educate and inspire the public on mental health and wellbeing. We believe psychological health care should be accessible, supportive and effective. Our clinic offers education, assessment, counselling, short term coaching and long-term therapy for all those with curious minds. All staff are qualified and experienced and uphold strict ethical standards. We provide a modern professional space where everyone in the community is welcome.
Hi, I'm a Registered Psychologist with a passion for helping people function at their best. I provide evidence-based psychological treatment to help people traverse and overcome the difficulties associated with life’s challenges and to build skills and strategies for wellbeing. I draw on tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Attachment Theory. I also have expertise in the related fields of mindfulness and wellbeing science and have worked with individuals, schools, and businesses in the areas of engagement, resilience and high performance. I offer therapy and performance coaching.
Hi, I'm a Registered Psychologist with a passion for helping people function at their best. I provide evidence-based psychological treatment to help people traverse and overcome the difficulties associated with life’s challenges and to build skills and strategies for wellbeing. I draw on tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Attachment Theory. I also have expertise in the related fields of mindfulness and wellbeing science and have worked with individuals, schools, and businesses in the areas of engagement, resilience and high performance. I offer therapy and performance coaching.
Melbourne Centre for Women’s Mental Health is a proud Australian feminist mental health service that offers a growing number of clinical and educational programs for women and girls of Victoria. Established in 2018, we stand for anti-oppressive practices in mental health care and offer a variety of therapeutic programs and professional programs designed to empower our clients. We also conduct our own research, publish regular articles and promote lived experience voices.
Melbourne Centre for Women’s Mental Health is a proud Australian feminist mental health service that offers a growing number of clinical and educational programs for women and girls of Victoria. Established in 2018, we stand for anti-oppressive practices in mental health care and offer a variety of therapeutic programs and professional programs designed to empower our clients. We also conduct our own research, publish regular articles and promote lived experience voices.
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She has been working within the field of mind-body disorders (MBD) for over 14 years, specialising in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) chronic pain, trauma recovery and Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS), including other challenges such as stress, anxiety, depression, Fibromyalgia and PTSD.
Sarah is passionate about helping clients achieve meaningful connections, assisting them to reconnect and work towards developing a closer, stronger and more secure relationship with themselves and their body. She focuses on supporting clients with experiencing a new reference point for happiness and to overcome struggles. She works mainly online.
She has been working within the field of mind-body disorders (MBD) for over 14 years, specialising in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) chronic pain, trauma recovery and Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS), including other challenges such as stress, anxiety, depression, Fibromyalgia and PTSD.
Sarah is passionate about helping clients achieve meaningful connections, assisting them to reconnect and work towards developing a closer, stronger and more secure relationship with themselves and their body. She focuses on supporting clients with experiencing a new reference point for happiness and to overcome struggles. She works mainly online.
I have a particular interest in supporting adolescents and adults who: • Have never been to therapy or have felt that previous therapy attempts did not work for them • Identify as womxn, LGBTIQ+ • Have experienced gender-based violence • Live with chronic pain and illness • Have migrated to Australia or Tasmania from overseas or interstate
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 have a particular interest in supporting adolescents and adults who: • Have never been to therapy or have felt that previous therapy attempts did not work for them • Identify as womxn, LGBTIQ+ • Have experienced gender-based violence • Live with chronic pain and illness • Have migrated to Australia or Tasmania from overseas or interstate
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.
Therapy provides a safe space to explore issues and practice new ways of being and the potential for healing from 'stuckness' or a clinical condition. The relationship with the therapist is most important in therapy, so feel free to give me a call to see if we connect. I'm registered with WorkCover (Worksafe Victoria) and specialise in helping those with trauma and workplace injury, psychological or physical, as well as ongoing medical conditions and health problems. I have training in psychodynamic and body-oriented approaches (somatics) and EMDR, as well as cognitive-behavioural (CBT) approaches like ACT.
Therapy provides a safe space to explore issues and practice new ways of being and the potential for healing from 'stuckness' or a clinical condition. The relationship with the therapist is most important in therapy, so feel free to give me a call to see if we connect. I'm registered with WorkCover (Worksafe Victoria) and specialise in helping those with trauma and workplace injury, psychological or physical, as well as ongoing medical conditions and health problems. I have training in psychodynamic and body-oriented approaches (somatics) and EMDR, as well as cognitive-behavioural (CBT) approaches like ACT.
My ideal client is someone navigating challenges such as anxiety, low mood, chronic pain, or life transitions, who feels stuck but is motivated to make change.
I provide a supportive, down-to-earth space while drawing on evidence-based approaches like CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and EMDR. I help clients manage anxiety, mood, stress, trauma, and chronic pain, offering practical tools and insights to build resilience, confidence, and lasting change.
My ideal client is someone navigating challenges such as anxiety, low mood, chronic pain, or life transitions, who feels stuck but is motivated to make change.
I provide a supportive, down-to-earth space while drawing on evidence-based approaches like CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and EMDR. I help clients manage anxiety, mood, stress, trauma, and chronic pain, offering practical tools and insights to build resilience, confidence, and lasting change.
Whether you’re a parent, carer, separated parent, sole parent, or professional working with children, I offer support for challenges such as emotional regulation, stress management, burnout, relationship breakdown, decision-making, life transitions, separated and sole parenting, disability, illness, and chronic pain.
My therapeutic style is warm and empathetic. I believe that you are the expert in your own life and work collaboratively with you to understand your needs and support you to achieve your wellbeing goals. In doing so, I take an integrative approach and draw on a range of evidence-based modalities and tools tailored to your specific situation and preferences.
Whether you’re a parent, carer, separated parent, sole parent, or professional working with children, I offer support for challenges such as emotional regulation, stress management, burnout, relationship breakdown, decision-making, life transitions, separated and sole parenting, disability, illness, and chronic pain.
My therapeutic style is warm and empathetic. I believe that you are the expert in your own life and work collaboratively with you to understand your needs and support you to achieve your wellbeing goals. In doing so, I take an integrative approach and draw on a range of evidence-based modalities and tools tailored to your specific situation and preferences.
Are you facing a stressful life situation, Chronic pain, a chronic health condition, an eating disorder, tinnitus, or challenged with a mental health struggle?
At Minutes to Happy I help you to live well, get well and stay well though counselling, ebooks and educational resources. I offer programs for maximising your mental and physical health so you can live with greater hope, wellbeing and purpose.
Are you facing a stressful life situation, Chronic pain, a chronic health condition, an eating disorder, tinnitus, or challenged with a mental health struggle?
At Minutes to Happy I help you to live well, get well and stay well though counselling, ebooks and educational resources. I offer programs for maximising your mental and physical health so you can live with greater hope, wellbeing and purpose.
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Chronic Pain Counsellors
How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophising, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.