Counsellor | Trauma-Informed | Online
Hi, I'm Amanda — a counsellor supporting women to stabilise and move forward after experiences of trust rupture, betrayal, and harm. I also work with women navigating burnout and the cumulative impact of prolonged strain.
I am a qualified counsellor registered with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and practise within an evidence-informed, ethical framework.
My work offers compassionate, steady, and respectful support at a pace shaped by safety and trust.
I have a particular interest in supporting women navigating:
burnout and emotional exhaustion
betrayal and trust rupture
identity challenges following prolonged stress, harm, or difficult life experiences
recovery from sustained caregiving, ministry, or helping-role demands
major life changes, transitions, and periods of uncertainty
Many of the women I work with are not only responding to a current challenge. They are also carrying the accumulated impact of earlier experiences, longstanding responsibilities, complex relationships, or patterns that developed over time.
Together, we explore these experiences with curiosity and compassion, helping you make sense of what has shaped you while building practical ways to navigate the present with greater confidence.
My background includes cross-cultural work and supporting women in diverse personal, professional, and faith-related contexts. This informs a culturally sensitive, non-assumptive approach that honours each person’s lived experience.
Alongside private practice, I also support aftercare teams working with survivors of exploitation through trauma-informed training and consultation. This work includes supporting staff to apply trauma-informed and safeguarding practices consistently in daily work, strengthening team confidence and sustainable care for survivors.
This work is not about restoring productivity or resilience at personal cost — it’s about living with greater safety, clarity, and self-respect.
My approach is grounded, relational, and focused on helping life feel steadier and more manageable again.
I offer individual online counselling helping women to:
rebuild a sense of stability after trust has been broken
understand the patterns that helped them survive difficult seasons, and reconnect with what matters most to them now
find steadier day-to-day functioning without returning to self-erasure or over-responsibility
Counselling here is:
calm and structured
person-centred and collaborative
trauma-informed
neurodivergent-affirming
focused on sustainability rather than performance (with emphasis on personal limits, energy, and choice)
I also work alongside staff and teams in demanding roles, helping strengthen practical routines, reflective practice, and healthy ways of working in high-pressure environments.
My work draws on narrative and strengths-based approaches, with an understanding of how difficult experiences can shape identity, relationships, and coping patterns over time.
Together, we explore the stories, experiences, and survival patterns that have shaped your life, while identifying strengths, values, and practical next steps that support meaningful change.
The focus is not on endlessly revisiting the past, but on understanding what has brought you here and creating a steadier path forward.
I understand burnout and emotional exhaustion not as personal failure, but as the impact of prolonged strain, unmet support needs, and environments that required constant adaptation.
My work recognises:
the role of the nervous system in overwhelm, shutdown, and reactivity
the effects of long-term masking, people-pleasing, or over-responsibility
the importance of safety, predictability, and choice in therapeutic work
the cumulative impact of stress, transitions, and relational rupture
how earlier experiences can continue to influence present-day relationships, beliefs, and coping patterns
There is no one-size-fits-all approach here; together, we decide the pace, focus, and supports that feel most helpful for you.
When helpful, sessions may include visual or creative supports such as mapping, journaling, drawing, or collage.
These tools can:
externalise complex thoughts
reduce cognitive load
support insight and decision-making
No artistic skill is required. These approaches are always optional, consent-led, and adapted to your comfort and capacity. They are not about being creative — they are about making things clearer and more manageable.
This is not crisis care, performance coaching, or pressure to “fix” yourself.
It is a gentle, collaborative process focused on helping you feel safer, clearer, and more able to engage with life in ways that align with your values.
My practice is intentionally small and focused, with the aim of offering a space that feels:
steady
respectful
clear
collaborative
Faith-sensitive support can be incorporated when requested and is always guided by the client’s preferences and values.
If this approach feels like it may suit you, you’re welcome to book an appointment.