Psychological Therapy
This practice offers a contained and reflective space for psychological work that unfolds over time.
Therapy involves developing a deeper understanding of emotional experience, patterns of relating, and ways of coping, while creating opportunities for previously familiar ways of responding to become more flexible.
The work is collaborative and guided by what is most clinically meaningful in the moment, rather than following a predetermined formula.
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
I offer ongoing individual psychotherapy for adults.
This work may be suited to those experiencing persistent internal tension, relational complexity, or a sense that previous ways of coping are no longer sufficient.
Presentations often include, but are not limited to:
Chronic states of tension, overwhelm, or depletion
Depressive or emotionally flattened states
Experiences rooted in developmental or relational trauma
Patterns of over-responsibility or sustained self-neglect
Difficulties in intimacy, attachment, or relationships
Periods of psychological transition
The psychological impact of chronic stress or illness
The emphasis is not solely on symptom reduction or categorisation, but on understanding how emotions, patterns of coping, relationships, and life experiences interact to maintain distress—and how these patterns can begin to change.
COMPLEX AND ENDURING PATTERNS
Some individuals seek therapy not for a single difficulty, but for enduring patterns that have proven resistant to change.
These may present as:
Repetitive relational dynamics that feel difficult to change
A sustained difficulty accessing internal safety or ease
Chronic self-criticism, control, or perfectionism
Emotional constriction, disconnection, or dissociative patterns
A persistent sense of carrying more than one’s share of emotional responsibility
Work in this space often requires patience and a willingness to explore experience at greater depth. It involves developing greater awareness, building capacity to tolerate internal experience, and allowing previously fixed patterns to become more flexible over time.
STRUCTURE OF SESSIONS
Sessions are 50 minutes in duration and are offered from Dunsborough online across Australia.
Therapy is most often weekly or fortnightly, with frequency determined collaboratively according to clinical need and availability.
Initial sessions focus on understanding your history, current circumstances, and what has brought you to therapy. The work then develops over time, with the focus and pace responding to what emerges.
It is not necessary to arrive with clarity. Meaning often emerges within the process itself.
THERAPEUTIC ORIENTATION
My work is grounded in a depth-oriented and relational approach.
I draw on psychodynamic, schema, attachment-informed, trauma-aware and somatically attuned perspectives. These provide complementary ways of understanding psychological experience and inform how therapy is tailored to each individual.
The emphasis is on developing a thoughtful understanding of what contributes to distress and supporting meaningful, sustainable change over time.
Further information about the underlying framework can be found on the About page
FEES
$300 per 50 minute session.
Where eligible, Medicare rebates may apply with a valid referral and Mental Health Treatment Plan.
ENGAGEMENT
This practice is suited to people seeking thoughtful, ongoing psychological therapy rather than brief intervention or crisis support.
