Trauma Therapist & Clinical Supervisor on Gundungurra Land.

Queer & Lived Experience

ACA Member & Currently accepting new clients.

Ages 18+

"I provide trauma-specific support for survivors of religious trauma, adverse religious experiences (AREs), faith deconstruction, cults, spiritual abuse, conversion practice survivors and leaving high demand/high control systems."

Brainspotting, Parts Work, Somatic Practices

Social Media - @anchoredcounsellingservices

Website

Offering services both in person at my Goulburn, NSW office & online Aus/NZ wide

Trauma Counsellor on Gadigal land (Sydney).

Lived experience.

ACA member & Currently accepting new clients with 1-2 week waitlist. 

Ages 18+

"I support people to come home to themselves. I work with those coming out of high-control and high-demand faith spaces."

Embodied Processing, Havening Techniqes®, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Parts work, Narrative Therapy. 

Social Media - @janekennedycounselling

Website & Substack

Offering Services both in person at my Marrickville space & online Aus/NZ wide.

Trauma-Informed Counsellor & Coach

Lived Experience

ICF Member & Currently accepting new clients.

Ages 18+

“I provide gentle support for clients processing religious trauma, spiritual abuse, high-control systems and the resulting impacts. I provide a tailored, holistic approach that fosters emotional resilience, self-acceptance, and self-trust.”

Somatic Processing, Parts Work, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, and Narrative Therapy.

Social Media - @eliseheerde

Website

Offering Counselling services in person at my Sunbury, VIC office and online Aus wide & Coaching services online worldwide.

Counsellor & Forest Therapist

Lived Experience

ACA Member & Currently accepting new clients with a 3-4 week wait.

All ages including children

"MGA Counselling Services, founded in 2012 after my unexpected departure from the church, has grown to support healing and wholeness for people across the country. I offer a compassionate, empathetic and holistic approach, based in seeing a clients inherent worth, capability & strengths. Significant experience in religious trauma, conversion practice survivors and spiritual abuse."

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EMDR, Forest Therapy, Narrative Therapy & Gottman Couples Therapy (level 3)

Social Media - @matt.glover1 & @foresttherapyvictoria

Website

Offering services both in person at my Croydon Hills location & Online Aus wide.

Counsellor & Mental Health Nurse

Lived Experience

AHPRA & PACFA Member & Currently accepting new clients.

Ages 12+

"My approach to counselling is to apply psychological strategies that best meet my client's needs. I work within a strengths-based model to empower clients to strengthen their autonomy and self-determination. Specialising in institutional trauma including medical and workplace trauma."

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mindful Self-Compassion, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Informed Practice.

Social Media - @nursingthemindau

Website

Offering services both in person at my Hampton and Ringwood North Locations & online

Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Lived Experience

PACFA Member & Currently accepting new clients.

Ages 12+

"I create a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to express their experiences. Through a compassionate, client-centred approach, I help them process emotions, challenge harmful beliefs, and rebuild trust in themselves. Drawing from my own lived experience, I support clients in fostering autonomy and self-compassion. Specialising in narcissistic abuse."

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic & Mindfulness-Based Therapy.

Social Media - @md.psychotherapy

Website

Offering services online (video & phone) only.

Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Lived Experience

PACFA Member and Currently accepting new clients.

Adults Only (Women only - Cisgender, Trans Women and Non-Binary inclusive)

"I listen to my clients and believe their stories. I encourage them to express themselves through art, writing, poetry, photography, music, movement, and nature. I incorporate body, breath, and voice in psychotherapy to support their healing journey."

Expressive Arts Therapies, Nature Therapy & Body Psychotherapy

Social Media - @theinnerspacecounselling

Website

Offering services both in person at my Ipswich location and online Aus wide.

Counsellor

Lived Experience

ACA Member & is currently accepting new clients.

Ages 12+

"I work with individuals to provide a safe, non-judgmental space using a person-centred approach tailored to people’s unique needs. I support people in sharing their journey and working towards making meaning of their experiences. With a strong background in trauma and abuse recovery, I have a special interest in supporting survivors of family and domestic violence."

Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), & Trauma Informed.

Website

Offering services in person at my Northam location.

Counsellor

Lived Experience

PACFA Registered, currently accepting new clients 1-2 week waitlist.

Adults

Queer & Neurodivergent Therapist

"I welcome and celebrate the extraordinary diversity of people’s bodies, minds, genders, sexualities and relationships. I draw upon my own lived-experiences of trauma as well as evidence-based practices to support clients' needs."

Complex Trauma Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Grief, Attachment, Critical-Consciousness, Anti-Oppressive Practice, Strength/Empowerment-Focused Therapy 

Social Media

Website

Offering services in person in Adelaide, online and phone.

Counsellor

Lived Experience

ACA Member & is currently accepting new clients.

Ages 12+

“I am a trained and experienced therapist specialising in couple and family therapy, with a particular focus on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). I ensure that my approach is always gentle, paced, and responsive to the client's needs. At 64, I bring a wealth of both professional and personal experience to my practice. With over 30 years of personal experience in faith-based settings, I understand the complexities of religious trauma, having navigated my own transition away from the church after decades as a devout Christian.”

Emotionally Focus Therapy (EFT) & Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT).

Website

Offering services both in person at my Tweed Heads location, and online, & telephone Aus Wide.

Counsellor & Psychotherapist

Lived Experience

ACA Registered Level 4

Ages 12-18 and Adults

Born in Venezuela - Latin America

"I use temperament and a strengths-based approach to help people reconnect with their Authentic Core Self, Identify areas impacted by trauma and heal them, identify and manage emotions unhelpful thinking patterns and beliefs, make sense of their experiences, manage grief and ambiguous loses, set healthy boundaries, and other areas that strengthen their sense of self and agency.”

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) ​Enhanced Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBTe)Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing for Eating Disorders (EMDR-ED)

Social Media @fossickpoint

Website

Offering services in-person at my Boronia & Warrandyte location as well as online and phone sessions.

Counsellor

Lived Experience

ACA Registered, currently accepting new clients & is a registered Victim Services practitioner.

All Ages (including children)

"I prioritise creating safety and emotional regulation before any intervention. I carefully evaluate the risk of self-harm and other safety concerns. I support clients in regaining a sense of control and choice through psychoeducation and regulation techniques. I also help clients navigate the inner conflict, grief, and loss that often comes with detangling from fundamentalist or religious and spiritual control. Special interest and training in domestic and family violence and coercive control "

DBT, CBT, ACT (Mindfulness), Gottman, Play therapy, Group therapy, Narrative, Coaching & Solution Focused

Social Media - @Redflags101_

Website

Services available online Aus wide

Social Worker

Lived Experience

AASW Member - Currently accepting new clients.

“My approach is person-centred and trauma-informed, emphasising non-judgmental compassion, connection, and safety—the foundations of healing and change. I recognise that seeking counselling is a significant step, often taken with great consideration. While I treat this process with the utmost seriousness, I also believe that healing can include moments of laughter and lightness.”

Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused, Strengths-Based approaches, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Justice Needs Informed approaches.

ianmorrissocialwork@outlook.com

Website

Offering online, telephone and in-person services from Brisbane.