Integrative Counselling

Trauma-informed framework integrating cognitive, relational, somatic, creative and experiential approaches, including Sandtray Therapy.

A collaborative, client-paced space to explore experiences, emotions and patterns with curiosity and without judgement. Drawing on cognitive, relational, somatic, creative and experiential approaches, the work supports greater awareness and understanding, while creating space for choice, agency and integration.

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My approach is holistic and our work may involve conversation and reflection, exploring patterns and perspectives, working with body awareness and movement, imagery, metaphor, expressive arts or Sandtray Therapy interventions.

About this service

Individual counselling for adults seeking support through difficult experiences, patterns, relationships, transitions or periods of change. Counselling can support you through overwhelming or difficult life experiences, anxiety, stress and burnout, grief and loss, relationship and attachment patterns, boundaries, identity, neurodivergence, life transitions, and reconnecting with a stronger sense of self and agency.

My approach is integrative and creative, drawing from different therapeutic frameworks while adapting the work to each person, their developmental needs, context and way of processing experience. Rather than applying techniques in isolation, I work across cognitive, relational, somatic, creative and experiential processes, alongside psychoeducation where helpful, to support safety, awareness, exploration, agency and integration.

You don't need to arrive knowing exactly what you need or how you want to work. Some sessions may involve conversation and reflection, while others may draw more on bodily awareness, movement, imagery, metaphor, parts work, expressive arts or Sandtray Therapy. How we work together is shaped collaboratively by what is relevant and appropriate for you.

60 minutes - $150
90 minutes - $225

A limited number of reduced-fee appointments are available for clients experiencing financial hardship. If cost is a barrier to accessing or continuing support, please feel welcome to discuss this with me.

What to expect

How I Work

Cognitive Exploration & Meaning-Making

Working with thoughts, beliefs, perspectives and patterns, while developing greater awareness of how these shape emotional and behavioural responses.

Relational & Attachment-Informed Work

Attending to experiences of connection, safety, trust and relational patterns, with the therapeutic relationship itself forming part of a collaborative and responsive process.

Somatic & Nervous System Work

Working with sensation, emotional and bodily experience, movement and autonomic responses to develop awareness, build tolerance for internal experience and create greater capacity for choice.

Parts, Self & Integration

Exploring different internal states and parts with curiosity, including their protective and adaptive functions, while supporting greater understanding and integration.

Neuro-Affirming Practice

Recognising and respecting different ways brains develop, process and engage with the world. The work supports self-understanding, self-acceptance, unmasking and authentic expression, while honouring individual needs and building on strengths.

Narrative, Symbolism & Metaphor

Working with story, imagery, metaphor and symbolic language to explore experience, perspective and meaning beyond direct verbal processing.

Creative & Experiential Exploration

Using creative processes, expressive arts and experiential activities to support exploration, expression and new ways of experiencing and understanding.

Mindfulness, Grounding & Resourcing

Building internal and external resources through mindful awareness, orienting, grounding, sensory awareness, imagery and containment to strengthen connection to self, support and the present environment.

Movement, Breath & Embodied Awareness

Using movement, bodily impulses and naturally emerging breath to slow experience down, deepen awareness and explore emerging responses with greater choice.

Who this is for

This may be right for you if...

You're navigating difficult or overwhelming experiences, grief, loss or significant life changes
You're experiencing anxiety, stress, burnout or feeling emotionally overwhelmed or disconnected
You're noticing patterns in relationships, boundaries, beliefs or ways of relating to yourself that you want to understand more deeply
You're exploring identity, self-worth, neurodivergence or what it means to live more authentically
You want to understand your experiences in context rather than seeing yourself as something that needs to be "fixed"
You're looking for counselling that can move beyond conversation alone, incorporating cognitive, relational, somatic, creative or experiential ways of working
You want greater awareness, choice and agency in how you understand and respond to your experiences

The approach

Integrative & Trauma-informed

I draw from different therapeutic frameworks while adapting the work to each person, their developmental needs, context and way of processing experience. Rather than applying techniques in isolation, I work across cognitive, relational, somatic, creative and experiential processes, alongside psychoeducation where helpful, to support safety, awareness, exploration, agency and integration.

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