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Healing from the ground up

COUNSELLING & BODY ORIENTED PSYCHOTHERAPY

LGBTIAQ+ Affirming | Confidential and Professional Counselling | Warm and Welcoming | Evening Availability | Specialist Skills | Sex and Sex-worker Positive
THERAPEUTIC

THERAPEUTIC STYLE

Clients often tell me they know I am a trusted, warm and gentle practitioner who is a kind and direct communicator - I will check-in regularly with the aim to co-design a safe-space suited to your needs. What do you need in order to sit and be in this space with me today? Which inner parts would you like to develop or express and what would you like to be doing? Lets see how we can work together to get you there. 

SKILLED / TRAINED IN / INTERESTS:

Attachment and secure relating 

Addictions / addictive behaviours

Alcohol & substance use reduction 

Anxiety

Bullying

Depression

Complex PTSD

Eating disorders / disordered eating

Developmental trauma

Chronic and Acute Stress

Gender and sexuality

Harm reduction

Identity exploration

Neurodivergent affirming practice  

OCD 

NDIS (plan and self-managed)

Trauma and PTSD 

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  • Experienced ACA Level 4 psychotherapist and counsellor (they/she) based in Naarm (Melbourne), practising on unceded Wurundjeri, Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung lands. ​

  • Specialises in trauma processing, family violence, drug & alcohol and neurodivergent-affirming practice with experience across mainstream and queer community-led organisations.​​

  • Invitations towards both short and long-term therapy, including psychotherapy and EMDR intensives.

  • I can support collaboratively with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach that respects autonomy and agency.

  • LGBTIAQ+ and neurodivergent-affirming, sex work-positive, and kink-aware.

  • Committed to culturally sensitive, intersectional, and accountable practice through ongoing professional development and supervision.​

  • Through our sessions people often describe increased self-trust, improved sleep, stronger connections with others, and feeling supported in their agency, autonomy and in achieving their goals.

  • I offer a complimentary brief introductory discussion to explore whether the connection feels good for you and can provide referral options if another therapist is better suited to your needs.

 

SKILLS AND APPROACHES


Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Are you feeling stuck or lost in your direction and unsure what to do? Lets identify and explore your values as a way to get you back to thriving

 

Motivational Interviewing (MI) - A gentle, person-centered approach to exploring your current situation whilst developing skills to reach your full potential.

 

Somatic stabilisation / body-oriented therapy - For those who are seeking trauma-processing services, this practice is a wonderful way of utilising the power already within our bodies. 

 

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) - A highly effective treatment for trauma and sleep disturbances - a current gold-standard for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It can be used in a relational and gentle manner and also for the treatment of addictive behaviours. EMDR can enable a return a sense of aliveness to the body.

 

Specific Drug & Alcohol reduction, cessation and harm reduction - This is a specialist area and you deserve an experienced person to guide you safely through any reduction / cessation

Specialised Supportive Clinical Management (SSCM) - For disordered eating or difficulty with eating. Collaborative approach alongside your preferred Dietician, GP or similar professional. 

Parts work (IFS) - An incredibly respectful and gentle approach to getting to know ourselves and those parts that may be holding traumatic memories, a holistic approach that can ease our inner battles or conflicts 

“Your body doesn’t exist just to prove something to someone else.”

― Essie Dennis, Queer Body Power: Finding Your Body Positivity

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ACA membership number: 24607

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EMDRAA associate member

Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy   (Australian College of Applied Psychology)
Graduate Certificate in Domestic and Family Violence   (RMIT)

 

MY CLINIC

LOCATION
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT

In-person or zoom counselling in Naarm (Melbourne) located in the following suburbs:

- Brunswick East (21 steps to access, heavy wooden door to waiting room)

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NDIS participants accepted

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NB: Sadly unable to provide Medicare sessions  

​Accepting selected private health / NDIS plan/self managed, Victims of Crime and WorkSafe referrals 

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24hr cancellation policy in place

Email to book or enquire:

admin@queersomacounselling.com

OPENING HOURS

Currently waitlist availability only - for clients who are a good fit for Q Soma Counselling. Intake calls to be completed prior to confirm suitability. Please email for further details.

 Sliding scale sessions are currently fully booked. 

Standard zoom counselling rates are $115 per 45-50 mins

In-person sessions are up to $145-$155 depending on location.

Note: rates above are for 2025-2026

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