You’re exhausted. Not because life is falling apart, but because every day feels like you’re fighting your own nervous system. You’ve tried to push through, stay positive and make sense of it all. Maybe you’ve even seen therapists before. The explanations made sense, but nothing really changed.

Trauma doesn’t always look like what you expect. Many people I work with don’t think they’ve experienced “real trauma”. They simply know they’ve spent years feeling anxious, disconnected, on edge, or stuck in patterns they can’t explain. Wired and exhausted at the same time. Racing thoughts that don’t stop. Feeling unsafe even when nothing’s wrong. Relationships that swing between conflict, pulling away and fearing people will leave. The patterns you keep returning to, even though you desperately want to stop.

Taking this step takes courage, especially when you’ve been here before. Trauma counselling isn’t just about changing thoughts. It’s about helping your nervous system finally learn that it doesn’t have to stay in survival mode. My role is to understand what happened, how it’s still affecting your life today, and help you build lasting change that goes far beyond insight.

I specialise in complex and chronic trauma, working with private clients as well as people accessing counselling through WorkCover Victoria, the Victorian Victims of Crime Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS), the National Redress Scheme, NDIS and other funded pathways. I also offer couples counselling where trauma and attachment wounds are getting in the way of connection.

Deeper Perspectives Counselling services the Bayside and Mornington Peninsula areas with face to face appointments available in Edithvale and Somerville as well as online Australia.