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Are you feeling down, depleted and like you’re just not good enough? Do you often feel on edge, consumed with stress or caught in a constant state of worry about what happened yesterday and what tomorrow might bring? Perhaps you're struggling to relate with your partner, wondering how to create meaning and connection in what has become an unsatisfying partnership. Or, maybe you’re not fulfilled at work and desire to make more money or find increased satisfaction and empowerment through your career. Do you often experience low energy or a lack of aliveness and feel ruled by fear rather than love, hope or confidence? Do you wish you could learn to love yourself and be loved and accepted by others just as you are? Do you want to let go of negative thoughts and fears and begin living a truly empowered, balanced and meaningful life?

Everyone goes through low points when life seems to have lost its luster and stress, worries and uncertainties take a firm hold. During these down periods, it's not uncommon to feel lost, lonely and inadequate. You may worry that something vital is lacking in your life, but can’t quite identify what is missing or when you started feeling so disconnected. Activities that you once enjoyed may now feel mundane or have lost their appeal altogether. If you’re struggling with relationships or in your professional life, your self-esteem may have plummeted, causing you to turn inward and disconnect from the people in your life even more. Feelings of sadness, guilt or anger may be consuming you to the point that it’s hard to stay present and function in the world in a way that feels right.

You Are Not Alone

Feelings of unworthiness, uncertainty and dissatisfaction are seemingly epidemic in our culture. We are, in essence, a society of negative thinking.  We are hardwired to pay more attention to negative experiences than positive ones.  Negative thinking was critical for our survival during periods of evolution, and can occasionally still serve us well when danger is present. However, in today's world, very few of us are in a perpetual state of danger. Most of our negative thinking stems from messages that we are separate and must be beautiful, accomplish great feats and accumulate wealth to be "whole." Losses, significant life transitions, traumas and daily stress can also trigger ailments like depression and anxiety, which can rob us of our aliveness, cause feelings of inadequacy and keep us questioning the purpose and meaning of our lives.

Has a sense of inadequacy and unhappiness have become the cultural norm, but you don't have to live that way. If feelings of perpetual anger or sadness, anxious thoughts, lack energy or defensiveness are impacting your ability to experience joy, meaning and productivity in your life, an experienced therapist can help you reframe your perceptions of yourself and your experience. With help, you can begin living a life of balance, intimacy and joy.

Individual Counselling Can Help You Feel Empowered And Alive

When we experience anxiety, depression or other emotional conflicts, the most common reaction is to resist or avoid.  Most people will do anything to prevent the feeling of discomfort.  But, unless feelings are experienced openly and with full awareness, they go “underground,” obstruct full expression and drain vitality.  To flourish, you must face painful feelings and heed their message.  These feelings are often wakeup calls that can help you integrate the previously unaddressed parts of yourself.  When you develop this awareness, you can realize your full potential and live in your wholeness.

In safe, nonjudgmental individual counselling sessions, I will support you in an opening to the challenging aspects of your life. Through a process of awareness and acceptance, I can help you transform anxiety into peacefulness, anger into resoluteness, fear into fearlessness and sadness into compassion. Through sessions, you can also begin to realize that there is not – nor has there ever been – anything wrong with you. There were only things that you were told and then believed that made you think that you were less than whole. Through the counselling process, you see, accept and let go of your perceived deficiencies and complexes so that you can connect intimately with others and experience the real joy life brings.

In these counselling sessions, you will also explore and dispel any unproductive mindsets you currently have.  You can begin to realize that all that happens is essentially out of your control, which can elicit relief and a sense of freedom.  I'll encourage you to take responsibility for your life; however, once you understand that was has happened, is happening and will happen in your life could not have happened or will not happen any other way, you can let of guilt, shame, anxiety, and fear. Once you break down your stories and fears, you can begin to learn healthy ways to express yourself.  You can experience situations, rather than act out or withdraw. You can turn complaints into requests. You can reframe how you talk to yourself and others and quell self-created, unproductive misconceptions about who you are.

Through the counselling process, it is possible to feel more fulfilled, shift out of negative thinking and accept yourself and your experience completely. There’s no need to continue suffering. Once you accept and let go, you create space for positive change. By fully embracing your emotions and experience, pain can dissipate. You can cultivate a sense of ease, enjoy the peacefulness and live a life of joy.

Find Relief And Cultivate Joy Through Individual Counselling

You don’t have to continue to navigate your struggles on your own. I invite you to contact me to discuss your specific needs and to answer any questions you have about counselling and my practice.

Would you like a complimentary consultation?

Are you concerned about the counselling process, or would you like to know more about how counselling can support you in your journey. 

Please phone 0413 607 983 or use the form below and I will contact you to make a complimentary initial consultation.