Issues we support

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Trauma and ongoing stress can significantly affect emotional wellbeing, relationships, our sense of safety, and the way we respond to the world around us. Experiences such as Complex Trauma, PTSD, and Acute Stress Reactions can affect the nervous system, influencing emotions, thoughts, behaviours, relationships, and our ability to feel safe and connected

We support people experiencing:

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 
• Complex Trauma and Complex PTSD 
• Acute Stress Reactions 
• Childhood Trauma and Emotional Neglect 
• Trauma following Assault, Crime or Burglary 
• Anxiety and Hypervigilance following Trauma 
• Emotional Regulation Difficulties 
• Nervous System Dysregulation 
• Attachment-Related Difficulties 
• Chronic Stress and Overwhelm 

Anxiety, low mood, stress, and emotional difficulties can affect how we think, feel, relate to others, and manage everyday life. Counselling provides a supportive space to develop greater self-understanding, strengthen emotional regulation, and build practical coping strategies to support improved emotional wellbeing, resilience, and psychological flexibility.

We support people experiencing:

• Anxiety, excessive worry, panic, and feeling overwhelmed 
• Depression, low mood, and loss of motivation 
• Stress, burnout, and difficulty coping with everyday demands 
• Emotional regulation difficulties and intense emotions 
• Low self-esteem, self-criticism, and reduced confidence 
• Life transitions, uncertainty, and adjustment difficulties

Relationships play an important role in our emotional wellbeing, sense of connection, and overall quality of life. Difficulties with communication, trust, boundaries, attachment, or managing conflict can affect relationships with partners, family members, friends, and others. Counselling provides a supportive space to develop greater insight into relationship patterns, strengthen communication, establish healthy boundaries, and build more secure and connected relationships.

We support people experiencing:

• Conflict and communication difficulties 
• Couples and family stress, including changing family dynamics 
• Attachment concerns and recurring relationship patterns 
• Difficulties establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries 
• Challenges with trust, connection, and emotional intimacy 
• High-conflict or strained relationships 
• Difficulties with emotional awareness, empathy, and communication 
• Relationship breakdown, separation, and adjustment

Adjusting to change, loss, or new circumstances can be challenging and may affect emotional wellbeing, relationships, identity, and our ability to cope with life. Grief can arise not only from bereavement, but also from relationship changes, unmet expectations, fertility challenges, and other significant losses. Counselling provides a supportive space to process these experiences, navigate adjustment, and develop strategies to move forward.

We support people experiencing:

• Grief and bereavement 
• Loss and significant life changes 
• Relationship separation and adjustment 
• Fertility-related challenges and emotional distress 
• Grief associated with unmet expectations or life changes 
• Identity and personal changes 
• Study-related stress and adjustment 
• Workplace stress and burnout 
• Career transitions and uncertainty 
• Difficulties adjusting to new environments or circumstances 
• Emotional wellbeing challenges during major life transitions

A personal injury or accident can affect emotional wellbeing, relationships, sense of identity, independence, and ability to engage in everyday life. Counselling provides a supportive space for individuals adjusting to the psychological and emotional impacts of injury, accidents, disability, or significant life changes.

We support people experiencing:

• Trauma, stress, anxiety, or low mood following an injury or accident 
• Psychological distress following workplace or transport-related injuries 
• Adjustment to changes in health, independence, mobility, or lifestyle 
• Grief, loss, uncertainty, and changes in identity 
• Reduced confidence and difficulties returning to meaningful activities 
• Emotional regulation difficulties and feeling overwhelmed 
• Developing coping strategies, resilience, and psychological flexibility 

Funding options: TAC, WorkSafe Victoria and DVA funding may be available, along with Medicare rebates

Difficulties with eating, body image and self-worth can affect emotional wellbeing and everyday life. Our approach is largely informed by Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT-E) for adult eating disorders. An IFS-informed perspective may also be integrated to explore the thoughts, emotions and protective patterns that can sit beneath eating and body image difficulties, supporting greater self-understanding, self-compassion and healthier ways of coping.

We support people experiencing:

• Anorexia nervosa 
• Bulimia nervosa 
• Binge-eating disorder 
• Disordered eating and unhelpful eating patterns 
• Body image concerns and body dissatisfaction 
• Food-related anxiety, guilt, shame, or distress 
• Self-criticism and low self-worth 
• Difficulties with self-compassion and body acceptance