Overview

I am a trauma-informed, attachment theory focused person-centred counsellor. My qualifications include a Diploma and a Graduate Diploma of Counselling, and I am currently undertaking a Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling (to be completed by 2025). I started my career in the health industry as a Pharmacist, back in Brazil, but as a result of my immigration and own personal healing journey, I realised that working as a Pharmacist was no longer aligned with who I was becoming. In needing to re-start my personal and professional life from zero as well as find my own answers, strengths, and soul stamina, I became increasingly interested in the many different dimensions of healing, and progressively disenchanted with compounding and dispensing medicines. Ultimately this interest led me to a total career change. I now work as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist, supporting women to restore power, wellbeing and purpose in their lives – one conversation at a time.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling (current)
  • Graduate Diploma in Counselling
  • Diploma of Counselling

Accreditations

  • Australian Counselling Association (ACA)

Certifications

  • Understanding Prolonged Grief – Griefline
  • Basic Loss and Grief training – National Association for Loss and Grief (NSW)
  • Foundations for Building Trauma Awareness practice - Blue Knot Foundation
  • Compassion-Focused Therapy - MindfulPath
  • Deep Coaching - Erickson Coaching International
  • Professional Certificate in the Art & Science of Coaching - Erickson Coaching International
  • Professional Certificate in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Energetic Tools for Transformation - Nature Care College
  • Standard Mental Health First Aider – Mental Health First Aid Australia

Fees/Services

  • 30-minute pre-counselling phone consultation (free)A$0.00

Specialisation and Services

Area of Focus

  • General Counselling
  • Grief and Loss
  • Identity Problems
  • Life Transition and Adjustment Issues
  • Menopause
  • Mental health
  • Psychotherapy
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem and Self-Development
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Women's Issues

Modalities

  • Humanistic
  • Psychotherapy
  • Rogerian Psychotherapy

Patient Focus

  • Women

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Portuguese

Services

  • Online consultations