Trauma-informed therapy recognises that healing starts with safety, not pressure. This approach helps you understand how trauma affects your mind and body, and supports recovery at your own pace. Learn what to expect from compassionate, trauma-informed counselling in Melbourne, online or in person.

Some losses never fully resolve, especially when love and pain were intertwined. This post explores complicated grief after abuse or estrangement and gentle ways to begin healing.

When you grew up without a model of safe, nurturing mothering, parenting can awaken both love and fear. This post explores how to mother without a map, grieving what you didn’t receive while learning to trust that your care is enough.

Estrangement is a hidden kind of grief; the person is alive, yet the relationship feels lost. This post explores why it hurts so deeply, why it’s often unseen, and how to move forward with compassion and hope.

The mother-daughter relationship shapes our first sense of love and safety. When it’s marked by neglect, criticism, or absence, it can leave deep “mother wounds” that echo into adulthood as self-doubt and shame. This post explores how those wounds show up and offers compassionate ways to heal and reclaim your voice.

Some days feel calm; others leave you anxious or shut down. This post explains the Window of Tolerance; a trauma-informed framework that helps you understand stress and learn gentle ways to regulate and reconnect.

Have you been told you're too emotional or that you overthink everything? This blog explores how emotional sensitivity often forms through trauma and how to reframe it as a strength, while learning to support your nervous system with compassion.

What if healthy co-parenting isn’t possible? This post explores post-separation abuse, when parenting becomes a tool of control, and offers trauma-informed strategies to help you stay safe and protect your children.