Counsellor in Bendigo with a relational and in-depth approach to emotional work.

How I work as a counsellor

Rather than focusing on symptom reduction alone, the therapy I offer invites curiosity about the patterns and experiences that give rise to distress. My work is grounded in narrative therapy, a trauma-sensitive and culturally respectful modality. I am also informed by contemporary psychodynamic (relational) understandings of human life, attachment and development, which focus on your agency and setting the frame for a collaborative working relationship.

I work with people experiencing the effects of:

• Trauma: My approach is trauma-sensitive, and I gently help you put words to feelings and sensations, paying attention to our connection and pace.

• Anxiety, Stress & Depression: Symptoms such as not sleeping, feeling anxious, or feeling irritable or distant from others tell us something is wrong—but symptoms do not tell the full story.

• Grief, Loss & Suicide Bereavement: Being able to experience your grief on an emotional level and mourn the person you lost or the relationship that ended is often one of the most difficult but also normal human endeavors to go through.

• The pressures of being a helping professional: Being trained to support others does not exempt us from experiencing our own burnout, emotional exhaustion, or loss of meaning. I provide a confidential, reflective space for helping professionals who are wishing to explore the emotional demands of their roles. With experience managing a team in the human services field, I understand systemic workplace dynamics, work stress and vicarious trauma.