Core values

CURIOSITY

Therapy isn't about judgment. It's about exploration — following what's real, not what's comfortable.

COMPASSION

We heal in relationship. The quality of the

connection in the room matters as much as the technique.

AUTHENTICITY

There's no right way to be — only what's true for you. That's what we're trying to find.

I came to this work the long way around.

My path into counselling was shaped by my own experience of not quite fitting in — and a sometimes uncomfortable curiosity about why.

Before becoming a therapist I studied Traditional Chinese Medicine — a discipline that gave me a foundational understanding of how the mind and

body are inseparable, and how health is about more than the absence of symptoms.

Over time, my focus shifted toward mental health and trauma, eventually completing a Master of Counselling and a Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy.

For five years I've worked in the alcohol and other drug sector, most recently as a Senior AOD Clinician at Odyssey House Victoria.

That experience — sitting with people in some of the most honest and difficult moments of their lives — has shaped how I work more than any qualification.

I started Five Mind Therapy because I wanted to offer something the clinical system doesn't always have room for: more depth, more time, and a genuine

relationship.

A space where the work isn't about managing symptoms or getting through a program — but about understanding yourself and building a life that actually fits.

The Five Mind Framework

Five Mind Therapy isn't a single method — it's a way of holding the whole person.

The name comes from five domains I've found most central to how we get stuck, and how we find our way through.

Relationships & Connection

Our earliest relationships shape our sense of safety, belonging, and identity — often in ways we're not fully conscious of. When those foundations are disrupted by trauma, loss, or simply not having our needs met, we carry that into every relationship that follows. This strand of the work looks at how you connect, what gets in the way, and what becomes possible when the patterns shift.

Story & Narrative

The stories we tell about ourselves — about who we are, what happened to us, what we're capable of — are rarely neutral. They're shaped by early experience, by culture, by the people who had power over us when we were young. Narrative therapy helps to separate the person from the problem, and to examine which stories are worth keeping and which ones were never really yours to begin with.

Meaning & Purpose

What gives your life meaning? What are you oriented toward? These aren't abstract philosophical questions — they're practical ones that shape how we get up in the morning, how we recover from difficulty, and whether we feel like our lives belong to us. This work draws on existential and humanistic traditions, and on the clinical observation that meaning — or its absence —is often at the centre of both suffering and recovery.

Intuition & Inner Wisdom

Not everything that matters can be reached through analysis. The body holds knowledge the mind sometimes resists. Somatic awareness, mindfulness, and attention to symbols, dreams, and images can open parts of the picture that talking alone can't always access. This strand honours the non-rational dimensions of healing — not as mysticism, but as legitimate ways of knowing.

Patterns & Systems

We don't suffer in isolation. Our struggles often reflect patterns within families, relationships, and the broader systems we're part of. A systems perspective helps to make sense of what might otherwise feel like personal

failure — and creates room for change that reaches further than the individual Patterns & Systems

We don't suffer in isolation. Our struggles often reflect patterns within families, relationships, and the broader systems we're part of. A systemsperspective helps to make sense of what might otherwise feel like personal

failure — and creates room for change that reaches further than the individual

How I work

I don't follow a single method. What I bring into the room depends on what you

bring — and the approach adapts as the work develops.

Narrative Therapy

Separating who you are from the stories that have defined you — and finding which ones are worth rewriting.

Emotionally Focused Therapy

Understanding the attachment patterns underneath relational difficulty — in couples and in individuals.

Motivational Interviewing

A collaborative, non-judgmental approach to exploring ambivalence and building the conditions for change

What to expect

The first session is about getting a

sense of each other. I'll want to

understand what's brought you here,

what you've tried before, and what

you're hoping for — without rushing

toward a plan or a label.

After that, sessions develop at a pace

that feels right for you. Some people

want to move quickly; others need

more time to build trust before the

deeper work feels possible. Both are

fine.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Working with difficult thoughts and feelings rather than against them — and moving toward what genuinely matters.

Family Therapy

Understanding how the systems around us shape us, and how change in one part of a system ripples outward.

Nature-Based Therapy

Walk-and-talk sessions for those who think and feel differently when they’re outside and moving.

HOW LONG DOES THERAPY TAKE?

There's no fixed timeline. Some people find

what they need in 8–12 sessions. Others

work with me over a longer period. We

review regularly and you're always in

control of the pace.

DO YOU OFFER TELEHEALTH?

Yes — I see clients in person in East

Brunswick and via telehealth for those

based elsewhere or who prefer it.

ARE YOU MEDICARE-REGISTERED?

I'm not Medicare-registered, which means

sessions aren't rebatable under a Mental

Health Treatment Plan. Some private health

funds do provide a rebate — worth

checking your policy. I offer a sliding scalesupport for those who need it.

WHAT IF I'M NOT SURE THERAPY

IS RIGHT FOR ME?

A free 15-minute intro call is a low-pressure

way to ask questions and get a sense of fit

— no commitment required.