You don't have to carry it all alone.
Trauma-informed counselling for adults and young adults — to understand emotional patterns, steady overwhelm, and build healthier relationships.
ACA Level 4 Registered Counsellor — No. 30242 · PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor — No. 33026
Free 10-min consultation.
About me
ACA Level 4 Registered Counsellor · PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor
I'm an ACA Level 4 Registered Counsellor and PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor, offering online counselling for adults across Australia — in English and Portuguese.
I have over 20 years of experience working with adults, first in Brazil and now in Australia. My background includes counselling work and psychology studies completed in Brazil. In Australia, I practise as a registered counsellor and psychotherapist through ACA and PACFA — not as a registered psychologist.
My approach is integrative and person-centred, drawing on Gestalt therapy, relational counselling, and trauma-informed practice. Rather than applying a single fixed model, I work with what each person brings.
I hold current Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance, and I am a registered provider of counselling services for WorkCover Queensland and WorkSafe Victoria. I am also registered with selected private health funds, including Medibank, ahm and ARHG member funds — eligibility and rebates depend on your policy.
How I work
What I bring to each session is attention — to what you're saying, what you're leaving unsaid, and what might be moving underneath it all.
The people I work with are often thoughtful adults who have been managing on their own for a long time. Some arrive because something in life no longer feels quite right, even if it's hard to name. Others are navigating more specific challenges — anxiety, low mood, relationship difficulties, or the lasting effects of difficult experiences.
My practice welcomes people from all backgrounds and life paths, including those who are neurodivergent, living with a mental health diagnosis, or exploring questions of identity, self-esteem, or personal growth.
In our work together, we look beyond quick strategies. Counselling becomes a place to understand your emotions and patterns more deeply, reconnect with your strengths, and gradually build self-awareness, autonomy, and emotional steadiness.
That is the work I find most meaningful — and it would be a privilege to do it with you.
What we might explore
- Emotional patterns — and what tends to drive them
- How you relate to others: communication, conflict, closeness
- The ways your history continues to shape how you feel and respond today
- Emotional regulation — building awareness and steadiness, not suppression
- Boundaries — understanding why they feel so difficult, not just how to set them
- Overwhelm and exhaustion — and what might be sitting beneath them
Where difficult or distressing experiences are part of your story, they are approached with great care. Nothing is rushed or forced; we move at a pace that feels safe and manageable for you.
How can I help
Many of the people I work with are carrying a lot — quietly. They look capable from the outside. Inside, they're exhausted.
They're often the person others rely on: at work, at home, in their families. And yet privately, they feel like they're holding more than they can. Something has been building for a while, and it's becoming harder to ignore.
If this sounds familiar, counselling offers a place where you don't have to hold it alone. For many people, this kind of work helps reduce the impact of difficult experiences on daily life, relationships, and wellbeing — and can open up a greater sense of meaning, connection, and resilience. How that unfolds is different for everyone, and we go at your pace.
What sessions look like
Sessions are 50 minutes, held by secure video call — so you can attend from anywhere in Australia. Most people start weekly and adjust from there as the work develops.
In our first session, we take time to explore what brought you here, a little of your history, and what you're hoping for. There's no rigid structure: what we focus on comes from what's present for you.
Some people notice a shift early on — simply from having a space to think out loud with someone who is really listening. For many, deeper change unfolds more gradually, as the work builds over time.
Before you commit to anything, I offer a free 10-minute phone or video call — a chance to ask questions, get a sense of how I work, and decide whether this feels like a good fit. There's no obligation, and no pressure either way.
Fees & practical details
Fees are discussed during your free consultation and confirmed before you book, so there are no surprises. You don't need a GP referral to begin counselling.
If you need to reschedule or cancel, please give at least 24 hours' notice.
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How I can support you
Emotional awareness
Many adults find it hard to make sense of what they're feeling — not because they don't feel, but because no one ever helped them build that language. We work on developing that clarity, at your pace.
Relational patterns
How you attach, communicate, and respond under pressure is often shaped by experiences that go back a long way. Understanding those patterns is where something different can begin.
Past and present
The past shows up in the present — in our reactions, our instincts, our nervous system. Part of this work is exploring those connections, so that your history informs your life rather than quietly directing it.
Emotional regulation
Not suppression — and not just calming down. Regulation means being able to notice what you're feeling, stay with it without being overwhelmed, and respond from somewhere more grounded.
Boundaries
If saying no feels impossible, or you regularly come last, it's rarely a matter of not knowing what to do. We explore what makes it hard — and build the internal foundation that makes clearer limits feel possible over time.
Overwhelm and day-to-day life
Sometimes emotional exhaustion is tangled up with practical things — rest, routine, basic needs. We look at those too, without judgment.
Where difficult or distressing experiences are part of your story, they are approached with great care. Nothing is rushed or forced; we move at a pace that feels safe and manageable for you.
Professional registrations & insurance
- Australian Counselling Association (ACA) — Level 4 Registered Counsellor, No. 30242
- Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) — Registered Clinical Counsellor, No. 33026
- Registered provider of counselling services for WorkCover Queensland and WorkSafe Victoria
- Registered with selected private health funds, including Medibank, ahm and ARHG member funds — eligibility and rebates depend on your policy
- Current Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance
Address
Gladstone-QLD
Opening hours
Monday - Friday: 9:00 - 18:00