Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy in Brisbane. In-person and online.

Also available across Australia and globally via videoconferencing

West End   |   Milton

Have you previously tried therapy and felt you weren’t heard or understood? Maybe your therapist gave you ‘here and now’ solutions, but didn’t address past emotions and experiences that continue to cause you distress?

My approach is different.

As a Psychotherapist, my role is to provide therapy to the Psyche (soul or spirit). This means that we do go beyond the surface level, to explore your feelings, emotions and behaviours.

Working at your pace, we will seek to understand where an emotion or behaviour is coming from. Whether the experience that led to it happened recently, or a long time ago, the ongoing emotion or behaviour is a sign that there is an unmet emotional or psychological need there.

By discovering the root, we can then compassionately acknowledge the stress or trauma that happened and learn how to meet those unmet needs – which starts the healing process.

When we combine your inner wisdom and expertise of your own life, with my therapeutic tools and knowledge, you are supported to:

  • Build self trust
  • Build confidence and self-worth
  • Grow your understanding of self, including your emotions, behaviours and needs
  • Process the past, and
  • Begin healing from trauma, grief, anxiety or other challenges.

Healing from trauma, grief and abuse

Some experiences in our lives can leave lasting ripples that require a specialised approach and understanding of these issues. 

Often, when we’re healing from trauma, grief and abuse, traditional talk therapies only touch the surface of how the brain and body hold and process this psychological pain. 

Trauma Therapy and Grief Counselling can support you to:

  • Re-establish a sense of safety in yourself, others, and the world around you
  • Recognise and understand the signs and symptoms of trauma and / or grief and develop ways to support your mind and body to restore a sense of calm and safety
  • Understand and process your experiences
  • Build strategies to cope with flashbacks and overwhelming emotions
  • Grow your toolkit of skills to respond to reminders of your grief or trauma, supporting your healing and resilience. 

If you are navigating the impacts of trauma, grief or abuse, please know that support is available and healing is possible. 

I am experienced in supporting clients to heal from trauma, grief and abuse (including narcissistic abuse syndrome). 

Gestalt Therapy

What to expect from Psychotherapy?

Alpha uses an integrative humanistic model to explore interpersonal relationships. This approach is non-judgemental and avoids making interpretations.

Coupled with brain-mind contemporary neuroscience, this integrative model promotes and supports you to identify and connect with your own needs and your internal dialogue, so that internalised messages, blocked memories and unresolved emotions from the past can be revealed.

Through understanding where your struggles are coming from, and accepting the cause of the suffering, this allows for meaningful inner personal wisdom and resources that help you to navigate them.

Ultimately, Psychotherapy aims to empower the individual by enabling awareness of their blocked emotions and patterns through increased self-awareness, resulting in more lasting change for oneself, life quality, experience and relationships.

Progress

It can take time to create change and see permanent results; however, some level of significant progress after about three sessions is possible.

Wise Beginning Psychotherapy, Brisbane can help you with:

  • Anxiety, stress and grief
  • Self distrust
  • Depression
  • Personal growth and life transitions
  • General mental health support
  • Clarifying your values and options when making important decisions
  • Substance use or addiction
  • Chronic illness and pain
  • Relationship challenges
  • Complex trauma and PTSD
  • Anger management
  • Support with the effects of acculturation for immigrants
  • Narcissistic abuse syndrome
  • And more…

I am available for in person sessions in West End, Brisbane, as well as telephone or video conferencing sessions around Australia and globally. 

Psychotherapy sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

CONTACT  ME

If you’re interested in Counselling, Psychotherapy, Relationship Counselling (Spanish) or Group Therapy (Spanish), please contact me. 

Alpha offers Psychotherapy in Brisbane, as well as across Australia and Globally via video conferencing.