Trauma Support Providers

My name is Judy and I am a deeply passionate trauma & abuse counsellor since 2018. I have worked with adults, children and young people with extensive experience in working with all mental health issues, particularly crisis, family/domestic violence and sexual harm in New Zealand and Australia. My passion in this sector is to journey with people in the darkest, most difficult moments of life and be a witness to their post-traumatic growth. I provide clients with tools, coping strategies, a place to contain but also process the trauma.
You can expect a gentle, caring, warm approach where you will be heard, understood and validated but also empowered, equipped with tools to deal with and manage day-to-day stressors. I work holistically with your well-being at the forefront of my focus. My eclectic background from a vast range of trainings & modalities means I am adaptable to the client’s needs session by session.
My work is primarily via Telehealth as this means I can reach more all over Australia. I am based in Brisbane, QLD and face-to-face can be arranged if needed for clients based in Brisbane. I believe in wrap around support for client and will do my best to find referral network on a needs basis.
My sessions are greatly dependent on the client’s needs and goals for therapy. Sessions are 60 minutes long via Google Meets; on the same day & time every week. We will talk about house-keeping in our first session. Complex Trauma work is long-term, therefore, expect at least 12 sessions to begin.
Overwhelm is a nervous system response and very normal. I use my deep attunement with the client to ground, contain and regulate the client. We will work together to figure out your window of tolerance and stay within it to avoid re-traumatisation.
Being trauma-informed in my practice means being deeply attuned to you and getting to know the person in front of me. You are not defined by what happened to you; instead, your values and what’s important to you. As a strength-based counsellor, I come from the perspective of focusing on your internal strengths and resourcefulness which includes showing up for therapy. My ultimate desire is for the traumatic incidence(s) to become integrated into long-term memory and for it to be an event that happened and stops impacting your now and future. I provide a safe environment and always checks in with the client. In our therapeutic relationship, you will be supported to share as much or as little, as you feel comfortable.
I love counselling, I love helping people get their light bulb moment. I’m good at trauma space and I love the clients that I see.
I attend a lot of PDs and have internal and external supervision regularly which keeps my work safe and ethical but also validate and improve my client work. I invite feedback and evaluations at the end of my sessions and do weekly check-ins with clients to make sure we are keeping on track to their goals and what they want out of therapy.

Keira’s approach focuses on empowering individuals to be able to best cope with the issues that they are facing in their life. She draws on various different evidence-based modalities to help her clients reach their goals. She is continuing to build her skills in evidence-based approaches to assist people suffering from trauma and abuse.

I have over 10 years experience in supporting individuals with a variety of concerns, including depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, complex post traumatic stress disorder, attachment/relationship trauma and sexual assault/ abuse. I am dedicated to provide personalised care to each of the clients I work with and try to empower them to reach their goals. I am genuinely passionate towards helping others and strive to create a safe and secure environment for people to feel heard and understood when they are at their most vulnerable. Most of my career I have been working as a Senior Social Worker and providing treatment and support to people who have experienced sexual abuse in their history. I am trained in EMDR, CBT, Schema therapy, EFT and DBT.

Kerry is the Principal Psychologist of Good Counsel Psychology with over 42 years experience. She has worked in both hospital and private settings with a wide range of clients. Kerry is extensively experienced in PTSD, working with victims of trauma (including sexual abuse) and is qualified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing). Kerry has considerable experience working with adolescents and adults with very complex mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, personality disorders and intellectual disability. Kerry offers counselling for individuals, couples and families. Her approach is warm and welcoming, and she continually seeks to expand her training and expertise to best assist her diverse client group.

Background: 19 years experience in Mental Health counselling including:
working with torture/trauma survivors (refugees) with ASETTS in Perth - (1998-2000); Individual and group work with families specifically experiencing postnatal depression (PND) anxiety and transition to parenthood issues - Coordinator ‘Bouncing Back Group Program’ for PND and Anxiety with WA Country Health Service, Albany (2001-2014); Counselling work with clients with a wide range of mental health disorders - Social Worker with Community Mental Health Service, Albany (2001-2011).

Private Practice Therapeutic Counselling (2011- present):
Current Areas of work include: DVA Contract: (working with veterans and their families with mental health issues). Mental health issues - specialising in anxiety and depression and also mental health in the perinatal period (during pregnancy and afterward in the transitioning to parenthood);
Couples counselling, relationships and parenting/attachment work, domestic violence;
Workplace issues such as harassment, discrimination, stress and relationship / communication difficulties;
Clinical supervision for professional and other workers in care based industries.

Therapeutic Framework: My basic premise when counselling is that first and foremost I relate to each client on a level of connecting with another human being from a loving, accepting position, not from a professional expert model which sees the client as different in any way to myself. I am quite task focused in approach when required and give clients practical tools to take away and apply to their situation in between counselling sessions. I use a range of therapeutic interventions depending on the presenting case. In brief some of these commonly include: Attachment theory, such as the Circle of Security intervention and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) for relationships, parent-child attachment, general parenting issues and family trauma. For trauma and mental illness in general I may use affect regulation work, Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), also Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Short Term Solution Focused Therapy. For couples work, where applicable, I may use Imago Relationship Therapy and a range of other tools and therapies around communication and self-esteem work. I use basic Transactional Analysis principles, that clients can understand, for everything.

I am committed to providing the highest level of care to my clients. I aim to empower individuals and couples to live a life of meaning, passion and fulfilment. I take pride in getting to know my clients and developing a relationship of trust and respect.

I mix traditional psychology practises with energy healing including sound, reiki and crystal healing. I find combining the two creates greater and longer lasting results.

I also practising EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitising Reprocessing). EMDR therapy is proven to help people process and move past traumatic memories.


For the past 16 years I have offered counselling for:

Relationship and Sexual Issues
Anxiety/ Depression
Trauma Recovery- including sexual assault and domestic violence
PTSD and Complex Trauma
Life Transitions
Couples Counselling
EMDR

I am also an approved Victims of Crime Counsellor

Commenced training in 2002 and graduated with Masters degree in Counselling in 2009. Post graduate qualifications include Vocational Relationships Counselling Graduate Diploma and ongoing professional development focused on trauma, addictive behaviours and further advancements in relationships counselling. From a private practice in North Western suburbs of Sydney clients often present with relationship or addictive behaviour issues with underlying traumatic experiences.

I provide a safe space for people experiencing emotional pain that want to find reason to improve and grow in their connections and life. The focus is on working together with challenges and concerns that can stem from issues ranging from communication, trust, intimacy, past trauma, repeated patterns, grief and loss to suicidality, addiction and mental health concerns. Jackson uses the space to help find long-lasting change by meeting the individual's needs.

I am a trauma-based psychotherapist and counsellor who has worked with clients from the time when trauma first happens to vulnerable, at-risk young people, through to when maladaptive coping mechanisms for dealing with life’s adversities develop into addiction, complex mental health issues and suicide. I have trained in trauma-based therapies, body psychotherapy, DBT and relational based therapy. I have been counselling for 6 years in both individual and group-based counselling focussing on understanding and meaning-making about what has happened in an individuals experience.

JAI FRIEND
BA, BSW, MClinFamTh.
Jai Friend is a Mental Health Social Worker and Clinical Family Therapist who provides therapeutic counselling for individuals, children and families. Jai's approach to counselling is grounded in collaborative and strengths focussed principles, where each person is the expert on their life. She believes in the importance of individualising her sessions to suit each person's interests and skills.

Jai specialises in trauma counselling, drawing on a number of therapies for alleviating the way that trauma impacts on the body and mind. These include Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Havening and Narrative Therapy. Jai takes care to work at a pace that suits each person, in accordance with the three phase trauma recovery model.

Jai’s work with children and young people draws on attachment based family therapies, particularly Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Theraplay. She prefers to involve caregivers, providing parenting support as part of the overall process.

Jai’s knowledge and skills have developed over 25 years as a clinician working in child and adolescent mental health, and in child protection, domestic violence and Aboriginal health services. Jai has published and presented at international conferences in the area of attachment and trauma treatments for children and adolescents.

Jai is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers, and an accredited Medicare provider as a Mental Health Social Worker. She has a Masters in Clinical Family Therapy, and is a registered supervisor with the Australian Association of Family Therapists.

Jaz is a Clinical Counsellor dedicated to supporting trauma recovery, including sexual assault, complex PTSD, and systemic harm. Their practice is trauma-informed, gender-affirming, and neuroaffirming, creating a validating space for adults living in Australia. With a strengths-based approach, they tailor support to each person’s needs, fostering autonomy, regulation, and healing. Grounded in survivor-centered care, they help clients make sense of their experiences, reduce distress, and find meaning beyond trauma.

Jaz's therapeutic approach is grounded in trauma-informed, client-centered, and strengths-based frameworks, enabling me to offer tailored support to individuals facing a variety of challenges. Jaz is passionate about with individuals who have experienced childhood and adult trauma, complex trauma, substance use, mental health issues, sexual assault, domestic violence, grief and loss, and burnout.

Jaz emphasizes comprehensive care by supporting people in building resilience, developing coping skills, processing trauma, and navigating life’s complexities with renewed strength. Jaz ensures that therapy is flexible and accessible by offering services online, allowing clients to seek help from the comfort and privacy of their own homes, or if preferred in person sessions are available from Fitzroy North Victoria.