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I’m Ange, I offer psychotherapy and counselling to individuals from young adulthood onwards looking for immediate and ongoing support
I approach everyone with warmth, curiosity, acceptance, and intelligence
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I’m a qualified psychotherapist and counsellor working from my practice in South Yarra and online. I have substantial experience working across cultures, genders, and presentations with people from young adulthood to older age. A passionate advocate for mental wellbeing, I also work in a private addictions treatment hospital and have previously worked helping people cope with the impact of family violence.
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People will tell you I approach everyone with warmth, curiosity, acceptance, and intelligence. I am genuinely interested in others and pride myself on creating an environment where clients can feel comfortable enough to reflect and explore. I also believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship to foster healing and change. That’s why I focus on really getting to know my clients, working with them collaboratively throughout the therapeutic process.
I’m also a big believer in self-care. So, when I’m not working, I enjoy swimming, practicing yoga, reading, cooking, spending time in nature, and enjoying the company of others. And to help me always be open to my clients’ experiences without judgement or presumption, I maintain regular supervision, personal development, and a daily mindfulness practice.
I hold a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and I am an accredited Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) clinical member. I have experience working as a psychotherapist in both family violence and addictions treatment environments where I have developed my specific interests in developmental and relational trauma, neuroscience, and the mind-body connection.
For me, being a psychotherapist is an extremely fascinating and fulfilling career. It allows me to use my accumulated wisdom and experience to help people untangle life’s challenges so they can better understand themselves, change, and grow.
I am genuinely interested in others and pride myself on creating an environment where my clients can feel comfortable enough to reflect and explore
I believe in providing a safe space and a safe relationship where clients feel comfortable
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As we get to know each other we’ll collaborate on your goals and agree on the focus of our work. You’ll then find I maintain a confidential, collaborative and supportive practice that’s strengths-based and trauma-informed.
People will tell you I approach everyone with warmth, acceptance, curiosity and intelligence. From the outset, I extend to you the utmost respect and empathy without any judgement or preconception as we discuss the reasons that bring you to therapy.
Taking a client-centred perspective, I will be curious about both conscious and unconscious factors and how they influence your feelings, thoughts and behaviours. And I’ll use my knowledge of neuroscience and the body to heighten your awareness and understanding of what’s happening on the inside, giving you greater choice and control.
I find clients get the most out of sessions by being actively involved – using our time together to self-reflect, deepen awareness, and develop new skills. A lot more work can be done outside of sessions too, where you can reflect on what we’ve examined and try out new experiences.