What therapy looks like

Therapy with me is a steady grounding experience where you can bring whatever feels pressing and important to you. Together, we explore the stories and experiences shaping your life, with curiosity and care. My role is not to offer superficial fixes, but to walk alongside you as we uncover meaning and new possibilities.

How I work

Session Structure

I usually work weekly with people, rather than fortnightly or monthly. Meeting regularly helps us get to know each other, maintain momentum, and give you consistent support through difficult times.

Beginning Therapy

In our first couple of sessions, I’ll outline what you can expect, explain what narrative therapy is and invite you to reflect on how the process feels. Throughout our work, I check in regularly so we can take stock of how things are going. It usually takes a couple of sessions for us to decide if we can work together. If the problem has been in your life for a long time, it is not likely that brief therapy will bring deep and lasting change, but it may help you through an acute difficult period or address a specific problem.

Fees & Scheduling

  • $175 per single session (50 minutes).
    $150 for ongoing weekly therapy sessions.
    I currently have one spot for someone who may struggle to pay my full fee. Please contact me about this.

  • At the moment, I work Fridays in person in Kangaroo Flat and some week mornings.

  • Sessions start and finish on time.

  • To create a trauma-informed, safe space, your session will take place on the same day and time each week as part of our mutual commitment to the work.

  • I will advise you of any upcoming planned leave a month in advance.

  • Before our first session, I will give you a document to read with my commitment to you as a therapist - including my policies.

Professional Standards and Registration

I am an ACA Level 2 registered counsellor, committed to best practice and national standards in counselling.

Education

  • Masters In Narrative Therapy, University of Melbourne

  • Grad. Dip. Psychology, Charles Sturt University

No Therapist Works Alone

Behind my work with you is a strong foundation of support. I engage in regular supervision, professional development, and my own therapy. This “village” sustains me as a therapist, which in turn sustains the work I do with you.

Evidence-based Therapy & the Therapeutic Relationship

My undergraduate degree in psychology and my master’s studies have shaped a critical and thoughtful approach to therapy and evidence-based practice. Psychologist and researcher Jonathan Shedler (2011) explains more about evidence-based practice and the “therapeutic relationship” in this video.

You are welcome to ask me more about this when we meet.

“An ongoing intention of curiosity through our work together, benefits your understanding of yourself and others — and how you relate to challenges, and offers of support, and love & friendship.”