Counselling in Bayside Highett

Supporting Individuals, Children & Families

Feeling overwhelmed?
Seeking support for yourself or your family?

Life brings many challenges - whether you're navigating a difficult transition, supporting a child through struggles, managing the complexities of family relationships, or facing your own personal hurdles. Counselling provides a safe, compassionate space to work through these difficulties and build resilience.

I work with individuals across all life stages, children, adolescents and families, offering tailored support that honours each person's unique experience and needs.

My Areas of Specialisation:

Neurodiversity Support

I have extensive experience supporting neurodivergent individuals and their families, including those with:

  • Autism spectrum

  • ADHD

  • Learning differences

  • Sensory processing differences

I understand the unique strengths and challenges that come with neurodiversity, and provide affirming, understanding support for both neurodivergent individuals and their families navigating this journey.

Women's Health & Wellbeing

I offer specialised support for women experiencing:

  • Perimenopause and menopause transitions

  • Hormonal changes and their emotional impacts

  • Life transitions specific to women's experiences

  • Neurodiversity in women (often undiagnosed or late-diagnosed)

Many women, particularly those who are neurodivergent, find their needs have been overlooked or misunderstood. I provide a space where your experiences are validated and understood.

Issues I Can Help You With

For Individuals:

  • Anxiety and depression

  • Experiences of trauma

  • Grief and loss

  • Wellbeing and self-esteem

  • Life transitions

  • Communication skills

  • Loneliness and isolation

  • Identity and self-discovery

For Children & Adolescents:

  • Social and emotional difficulties

  • Anxiety and worry

  • School-related challenges

  • Behavioural concerns

  • Family changes and transitions

  • Building confidence and resilience

For Families:

  • Parent-child relationships

  • Communication patterns

  • Family transitions and changes

  • Supporting neurodivergent family members

  • Building understanding and connection

You Don't Have to Struggle Alone

Research consistently shows that counselling helps people who are experiencing depression, anxiety, and life challenges. Even if you feel discouraged right now, there is a path forward.

Whether you're seeking support for yourself, your child, or your family, counselling can help you:

  • Feel more hopeful and engaged with life

  • Develop effective coping strategies

  • Improve relationships and communication

  • Build inner resources and resilience

  • Move forward in meaningful ways

Get in touch

Why Choose Mindsight Counselling?

 

I understand how hard it can be when you're struggling. I've experienced my own challenges in life and know firsthand the benefits of therapy.

My migration to Australia as a young girl left me feeling lost, alone, insecure and overwhelmed with grief for my home country. Later, in my 30s, I became a single mother and the sole parent for my three children. During this time I started professional counselling for myself and found creative therapies extremely helpful. I could get in touch with my emotions quicker than in talk therapy, and therefore I was able to make better decisions about how I wanted to live my life.

Counselling helped me become a stronger person and inspired me to become a counsellor. I decided that I wanted to help others as I had been helped.

I have been in private practice since 2006, and work in the community and various organisations as an art therapist. I am a well-informed counsellor and empathic listener. I treat all people with respect and acceptance, and provide a safe and welcoming space for you to be heard.

I have particular expertise in supporting neurodivergent individuals and those navigating the unique challenges that women face throughout their lives. My approach is affirming, person-centred, and tailored to your individual needs and goals.