Work with me to discover your true self
Our healing journey helps clear the conditioning from the past,
and return to a sense of wholeness.
I help my clients reconnect with their authentic selves, to feel a greater sense of wellbeing.
I have the privilege of witnessing profound transformations and guiding clients toward self-discovery and healing. Our sessions foster trust and openness, allowing clients to explore their deepest emotions and vulnerabilities.
Each session is unique, and is shaped by the client’s experiences, challenges and needs. I facilitate a journey of deep self-enquiry and inner transformation, drawing from a rich tapestry of therapeutic techniques to meet my clients where they are at.
Through empathetic listening and deep understanding, I help clients to navigate complex emotions, trauma, and life transitions.
Together, we unravel layers of thoughts and feelings, working towards healing and personal growth.
- Increase self-awareness
- Develop better boundaries
- Increase your connection to your body
- Improve emotional regulation
- Feel more grounded and connected
- Develop strategies to cope with challenging thoughts
- Develop plans to meet goals and needs
- Improve your interpersonal relationships
- Improve self-esteem
- Develop strategies to manage challenges
As a Holistic Psychotherapist, I use an integrated approach to tend to your mental health and wellbeing. I also work with children and teens.
I work with:
* Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy
* Shiatsu Therapy
* Life coaching
* Intuitive Art therapy
I also have a therapy dog named Amber who loves to work with me.
I work with children, teens, adults and couples, and some of the things I can help you with are:
Therapy – Anxiety, depression, attachment trauma, childhood trauma, ptsd / cptsd; borderline characteristics, dissociative patterns, spiritual transition, grief, neurodiversity, altered states of consciousness, awakening, loss of meaning,
Coaching – positive Mindset, developing positive lifestyle habits, clarifying intentions for the future and working towards goals.
Read more about specific ways to work with me below, so you can choose what’s best for you:
My philosophy about therapy
The therapeutic process can help find a sense of purpose and meaning, promote growth, and enhance your quality of life.
Therapy is a space to contemplate. It helps you deepen your understanding of self, relationship to others, and how you relate to the world around you.
Our relationship to self and others and the world around us may be influenced and sometimes distorted by past experiences, unresolved traumas or our social, cultural or psychological background.
In a world that is constantly asking us to be more, to be better and to change …. Life can get overwhelming and we can lose ourselves in the process.
Therapy is the place where you can slow down, process the world, rediscover who you are and emerge with a new sense of wellness and wisdom.
Our body and our nervous system hold all of the imprints of the past and can become disregulated. Through mindfulness, somatic therapy and deep presence, we can calm and regulate the nervous system to build resilience and wellness, to meet life with an open heart.
I work with children, teens, adults and couples, from all backgrounds and walks of life.
Conditions Treated
Mood & Anxiety Issues
- Anxiety
- Panic Disorder
- Depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Developmental Trauma
- Neurodiversity – Autism and ADHD
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Insomnia
- Psychosomatic issues
- Dissociative patterns
General Life Issues
- Grief / Loss / Bereavement
- Personal growth
- Spirituality
- Self-esteem issues
- Relationship issues
- Life transitions
My approach and style
I have a warm, empathic approach with appreciation and respect for diversity in all aspects of life.
I provide professional care that is evidence-based with an integrative, personalized, and gentle approach. I consider it a privilege to be a part of this journey with you.
I’m trained in various modalities of long- and short-term therapy, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Buddhist Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Gestalt therapy, Narrative therapy, Somatic therapy and Mindfulness practices.
I am also trained in Shiatsu therapy, meditation practices, and Intuitive Expressive art practices. I have also studied Energy Psychology and Mind-Body Psychotherapy.
Therapy Types & Modalities
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Gestalt therapy
- Buddhist Psychotherapy
- Somatic therapy
- Existential Psychotherapy
- Mindfulness Practice
Counselling-
Helps develop self awareness and reflection
Help understand the links and connections between different patterns and development
Help regulate emotioanl overwhelm
Make sense of confusing or overwhelming feelings
Talk through complicated difficult thoughts emotions and memories
Process through a guided narrative, with depth work to help process the underlying feelings.
Discuss thoughts concerns fears and dreams in a confidential safe space
Try to make sense of your inner world
bridge the gap between your inner and outer world
Through guided processes and creative expression, balance and regulate difficult emotions or stuck energy
Fiona has been great with my kids with ASD helping them understand and help myself understand how it all affects them.
She is lovely informative and really cares about her clients.
Such a beautiful caring soul, so blessed to have Fiona in our lives ❤️
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a therapy to navigate mental health conditions and emotional challenges, helping to resolve presenting symptoms and also resolve the underlying causes.
Psychotherapy works on the premise that our subconscious mind affects our behaviour thoughts and emotions. Working with memories and feelings that are outside of our conscious awareness can have profound effect on our sense of self and general wellbeing.
Unprocessed trauma and emotion can cause an internal split and a lack of coherence in the neural pathways. Psychotherapy helps to rewire the brain to develop new neural pathways, for greater balance, health and wellbeing.
There are many approaches to psychotherapy- I employ an integrated approach drawing from different teachings and philosophies; cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodynamic therapy, embodiment, nervous system regulation, family systems theory, attachment theory, boundaries, energy psychology, and
mindfulness.
“Fiona is an amazing psychotherapist, and especially good with young people. She builds their confidence
and asks exactly the right questions at the right time, going deep into the heart of the problems that they
are grappling with. She also keeps them emotionally safe during this deep work, and contains the way that
they experience the session. I’m so grateful that we found her”
Formal Education and Training
- Masters of Counselling & Psychotherapy (ACAP)
- Graduate Diploma of Counselling (ACAP)
- Bachelor of Science – Psychology (Melbourne University)
- Diploma of Shiatsu and Oriental Therapies (Australian Shiatsu College)
Professional Membership
Registered with PACFA – Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.
Other trainings
- Buddhist Psychotherapy
- Child Developmental Psychology
- Autism and ADHD
- Expressive Art Therapies
- Energy Psychology
- Meditation and Mindfulness practices
- Reiki, Tarot and mythology
FAQ
I do not work under the Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP) – only a psychologist or a mental health social worker can do that.
I can work alongside other care professionals, and psychotherapy can be beneficial alongside the care of a psychiatrist, and/or if you are taking medication.
Fees and Structure
My sessions run for either 60 or 90 minutes.
The initial intake session is 90 minutes.
Clients choose how they prefer to structure their sessions – length and frequency.
If there is something pressing- a specific situation that you would like to work through, I always suggest weekly at least for the first few sessions, but it is up to you.
1 hour session – $145
1.5 Hour session $185
Children under 16 – 1 hour session $135
Couples – 1-hour session $160
Couples – 1.5-hour session $200
Concession rates are available at request.
I also see plan-managed NDIS clients, and may be able to help you access funding if money is an issue.
You are welcome to call me for a free chat.
You can find my contact details on my Contact page, HERE.