About us
We offer various counselling and psychological support services for individuals, couples, families & adolescents. We cover a range of complex issues and provide a safe, confidential space to manage your mental health and well-being best.
Our Values
Journey
Value building strong, healthy relationships and respecting the uniqueness of every journey.
Transformation
Support life renewal through inward transformation that manifests in outward actions.
Empowerment
Encourage & strengthen each other with integrity and respect, empowering one another.
Compassion
We are kind, wise, nurturing, empathetic, generous, and thoughtful in our words & deeds.
Healing
We embrace healing of the mind, body, spirit, and heart, fostering complete well-being.
Mission Statement
Our vision is to provide tailored, individualised, mental health support to individuals, couples and families across the nation, focusing on the overall wellness of their journey. To empower their well-being transformation and to nurture any stage of their healing journey. To create a safe space for individuals, couples and families to embrace all that they are and all they are called to be.
Meet Our Counsellors
Get to know our counsellors, each skilled in different areas, from improving relationships to personal challenges. They are here to help guide you to wellness.
Dr Andre Maistry
Chiropractor specialising in holistic care, complex case management, neurology rehabilitation, and trauma support collaboration.
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Anna Muller
Specialises in anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationships, and self-esteem, using creative therapy and Christian counselling.
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Anna Tiakanas
Psychologist experienced in anxiety disorders, trauma, relationship issues, and addiction recovery, offering tailored support for couples.
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Catherine Austin
Counsellor focused on anxiety, depression, and self-esteem, pursuing a Masters in Guidance and Counselling.
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Clarissa Wijaya
Counsellor with a focus on positive psychology, specialising in anxiety, depression, career challenges, and student counselling.
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Frith De Vries
Counsellor and Psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience, specialising in Christian counselling, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
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Liam Jilla
General Counsellor with expertise in men’s issues, adolescent & student counseling, anxiety, depression, and anger management.
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Thomas Kenyon
Experienced counsellor specialising in men’s issues, anxiety, depression, and grief, offering both in-person and online sessions.
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Sasha Truong
Compassionate counsellor specialising in women’s issues, relationship problems, self-esteem, anxiety, and emotional dependency.
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Vanessa Blazey
Family Counsellor focused on child, adolescent, and family counselling with a compassionate, person-centred approach.
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Vanessa Del Valle
Principal Counsellor with expertise in anxiety, depression, relationships, and emotional regulation, using a holistic approach.
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Areas of Practice
Relationships & Marriage
Counselling can be beneficial to individuals who are looking to strengthen their emotional connection, in all stages of their relationship.
We can help you and your partner learn how to develop better communication skills in your relationships and strengthen your connection.
We can support you with:
- Identify areas of your relationship that require attention
- Develop ways to work through key areas
- Help you strengthen intimacy
- Improve communication
- Manage conflict
- Unlearn ineffective communicative behaviours.
Separation & Divorce
Separation and or divorce can be the most stressful and difficult time for many.
Experiencing the loss of a relationship can be overwhelming, heartbreaking and may be the most confusing time for a person.
We can support you:
- Through the emotions that come with the loss
- Support you through the pain and heartache
- Help you adjust to your new independance
- Focus on your needs
- Take steps to find your sense of self
- Heal from any relationship trauma
Depression & Anxiety
Depression, fear and anxiety are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience at some point in our lives.
Through counselling and treatment, we are able to help you recover motivation, perspective and joy that you once had in your life.
We can help you:
- Manage your symptoms
- Explore and develop strategies that work for you
- Focus on encouraging activities that are rewarding
- Support you through the challenges these emotions can bring.
Mothers, Parenting & Family
Motherhood is one major role women may experience. Whether you are expecting a new mother, growing your family, or are an existing parent/grandparent, it can still be challenging.
Mothers are welcome to bring their child or infant into counselling.
We can support you:
- Through pre/post natal anxiety and depression
- Support you through the challenging moments
- Refer you to relevant supports
- Help you maintain your own health and needs.
- Help you build strong bonds with your children and family members
Domestic & Family Violence
A person can experience domestic and family violence in any kind of relationship. Abuse occurs when a person in a relationship hurts another or makes them feel unsafe, and is a repeated pattern of behaviour.
Abuse doesn’t have to involve hurt to your body, or physical violence, to be domestic or family violence. It involves behaviour that makes you feel scared, involves threats to you, your children or pets, and denies your choice.
It is a repeated, ongoing pattern of behaviours to control you.
We provide:
- Counselling for women that is safe, welcoming and secure.
- We can listen and support you in what feels comfortable for you and your situation.
- We help you identify what you can do and to find the right services or support for you.
- We can support you in taking the best steps that are tailored to you and your situation.
Trauma & PTSD
Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances.
Anxiety, fear and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger post traumatic events. Some may experience more adverse effects such as flashbacks and nightmares.
Self-destructive behaviours, irritability and social isolation are some behavioural symptoms that can come with experiencing trauma.
Counselling can help you:
- Recognise your trauma symptoms
- Manage symptoms
- Process and heal from the experience
- Support you through the process of healing past your pain.
Grief, Loss & Bereavement
Individuals experience grief and loss differently. Grief can be the hardest and most painful emotion we experience. However, it is our natural process of healing.
Grief has no timeframe and can come and go with different intensity levels. Bereavement is a complex form of grief. With suicide bereavement, you can grow and heal to accommodate the loss.
We can help:
- Support you through the stages of grief
- Give you the space to grieve
- Help you find your new way to normal
- Support you on your healing journey
Adolescent & Student Counselling
Adolescence is a challenging developmental period marked by hormonal changes, the onset of puberty, and an increased desired to form peer relationships.
Adolescents and students undergo specific challenges during their period of study. This can be the most stressful time which may lead to an increase of mental health challenges.
We can help:
- Provide psychoeducation on specific adolescent areas
- Emotional regulation strategies
- Support study time management
- Learn healthy coping behaviours
- Support and guidance through the challenges
What is Counselling?
Counselling typically works with present issues that are more easily resolved on the conscious level. With counselling, you can explore effective ways of managing current difficulties you may be experiencing.
Counselling is more concerned with practical or immediate issues and helps a client process powerful emotions such as grief or anger, deal with immediate causes of stress and anxiety, clarify values and identify options when making important personal or professional decisions, manage conflicts within relationships, develop better interpersonal and communication skills, or intentionally change unproductive thoughts and behaviours.
Counselling works on personal development to improve one’s day to day life and learn strategies and skills to create adjustments to a persons overall well-being.
What is Psychology?
Psychology mainly untilises tools to medically assess, measure and develop specific diagnosis for the clients presenting symptoms and issues based on scientific data.
Clients that experience severe mental health issues are better suited to psychological treatment.
Psychology can understand the mental and biological functions that drive behaviour and devise ways to empower clients and help their well-being.
What is Christian Counselling?
Christian counselling is an approach that incorporates scripture and biblical principles to help you recover from the issues you face.
Christian counselling points the individual back to their identity in Christ, seeks to align personal action with Christian values, and relies on God’s power for personal transformation. This is an optional service for clients who prefer to approach therapy from a spiritual perspective.
Therapy is tailored to the individual client and their values and beliefs and only incorporates spirituality if the client requests this in their treatment.
What is Psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy allows for clients to have support on a long term basis. It involves exploring intensively and extensively a client’s psychological history.
Psychotherapy focuses more on helping a person understand their life in a profound and reflective manner. It is a process that helps a person look at long-standing thoughts, attitudes and behaviours that have resulted in the current quality of one’s life and relationships.
It goes much deeper to unveil causes of problems, resulting in more dramatic changes in perspective regarding one’s life experience, oneself, and the world in general. Psychotherapy empowers the individual by freeing them the intensity of unconscious triggers or impulses by increasing self-awareness.
Our Code of Ethics
Registered Counsellors are required to abide by the Code of Ethics set by the Psychotherapists and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) or the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) which may be found below. The code of ethics of the Christian Counsellors Association of Australia (CCAA) is a complementary code we subscribe to and it may be found below. Registered Psychologists are required to abide by the Code of Ethics set by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) which may be found below.