I work with people carrying something that hasn’t yet found the right place to land. That includes men who have been told for most of their lives to cope better than they are, people from multicultural backgrounds tired of explaining their culture before they can talk about themselves, and people holding lived and living experience of mental health challenges, suicide, or family violence. Many have already had therapy that did not quite reach them.

The work is unhurried. We make sense of patterns that keep returning, what sits beneath them, and what actually helps you live differently. I work with grief and bereavement (including suicide bereavement), trauma and complex PTSD, depression and burnout, anxiety, and the long aftermath of relationships that were not safe.

For couples, I work with communication breakdown, emotional distance, recovery after betrayal, parenting and blended family dynamics, and the particular pressures of multicultural, interfaith, and FIFO relationships. The approach draws on Emotion-Focused Therapy and Attachment Theory.

Alongside therapy, I offer three distinct supervision streams: Social Work Supervision (AASW-aligned), Peer Work Supervision (aligned with the National Lived Experience Peer Workforce Guidelines), and Lived Experience Leadership Supervision for senior practitioners and leaders, shaped by my doctoral research.

Sessions are by video, anywhere in Australia.

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