Trauma Support Providers

Grace is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician, and Director of With Grace Therapy, with over a decade of experience supporting adolescents and adults with complex mental health needs, including trauma and PTSD.

Grace works from a deeply trauma-informed, neuroaffirming, and strengths-based framework, prioritising safety, collaboration, and client autonomy. She is experienced in supporting individuals with a range of trauma presentations, including developmental trauma, complex trauma, and trauma intersecting with eating disorders, neurodivergence, and life transitions.

Her clinical approach integrates evidence-based modalities including Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TF-CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy, and Family-Based Treatment (FBT). Grace tailors these approaches to each client, recognising that trauma recovery is not linear and requires flexibility, pacing, and attunement to the nervous system.

Grace has strong experience in:
* Supporting emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and nervous system stabilisation
* Working with trauma-related anxiety, hypervigilance, shame, and identity disruption
* Rebuilding a sense of safety in the body and relationships
* Supporting clients to process trauma while maintaining day-to-day functioning
* Working with neurodivergent individuals where trauma and sensory experiences intersect
* Collaborative care within multidisciplinary teams.

She is particularly skilled in creating a therapeutic environment that feels safe, validating, and non-judgmental recognising that trust and relational safety are foundational to trauma recovery. Her work emphasises helping clients reconnect with themselves, build sustainable coping strategies, and move towards a life aligned with their values.

In addition to her clinical work, Grace is an experienced supervisor for social workers and human service professionals, supporting practitioners to work safely and effectively with trauma presentations.

Hi there! My name is Jessica Cuddy and I am have been a registered Psychologist since 2008. Over this time, I have a worked in different settings and with a variety of different client presentations. Early in my career, I worked directly with children and families who had experienced and/or were experiencing harm and neglect. Over the past 12 years, I have worked in private practice settings, working with many adults who have experienced trauma. I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and have used this treatment approach with many clients to support them in processing and understanding their trauma experience/s.

I have experience in trauma therapy and EMDR, drawing on more than a decade of experience working in complex, high intensity environments across Australia and overseas. My background spans inpatient mental health, alcohol and drug services, criminal justice settings, child and family services, remote communities, and private practice, the kinds of places that teach you to stay calm, think clearly, and develop a very grounded sense of humour.

I work with trauma, complex trauma, grief, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, identity challenges, relationships, addictions, and the long term effects of chronic stress. My approach integrates EMDR, somatic informed frameworks, attachment based principles, and evidence driven trauma modalities. Clients often describe me as steady, attuned, and direct in a way that feels safe someone who can hold the heavy things without making them heavier.

I bring strong clinical insight, a deep understanding of the nervous system, and a capacity to support people through complex emotional experiences while helping them reconnect with their strengths. My practice is inclusive, culturally responsive, and grounded in respect.

Therapy with me is a space to understand your patterns, make sense of your internal world, and move toward healing, with clarity, compassion, and the occasional light moment when it helps the work land a little easier.

Karly is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Certified Gottman Therapist with over a decade of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through all stages of life. Karly is trained in both Gottman Method Couples Therapy and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. This extensive training, combined with her practical experience, enables her to help couples explore the root causes of their conflicts and identify the strengths within their relationship. Karly has also undertaken additional training in supporting couples dealing with infidelity, addiction and trauma and works with couples to rebuild trust and connection.

Karly also works with families utilising a systemic framework. This approach allows her to explore and address relational patterns, communication styles, and intergenerational dynamics that may be influencing current challenges. By involving multiple family members in the therapeutic process, Karly supports the development of healthier connections, improved conflict resolution, and more cohesive family functioning. She is particularly experienced in navigating issues related to parenting, blended families, and life transitions, always tailoring her interventions to meet the unique needs of each family unit.

When working with individuals, Karly draws on a range of treatment approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Schema Therapy. Karly can support individuals with a range of presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, family and relationship challenges, life transitions, grief and loss and chronic health issues or injuries. Karly has extensive experience working with ADF veterans and families and is a Defence partner herself, allowing her to interweave her lived experience of the ADF lifestyle into her practice framework.

I am an accredited social worker with extensive experience supporting women who have experienced trauma. My background includes work in complex trauma, grief and loss, and recovery following interpersonal and developmental trauma.

I bring a calm, reflective presence to therapy and value depth, honesty, and respect. I am particularly mindful of how power, gender, and lived experience shape our healing journeys.

I have worked with women, trans community and girls specialising in gender based violence for the last 15 years. This includes, but not limited; to domestic and family violence, sexual assault, trauma, grief, loss, attachment, PTSD, C-PTSD, anxiety and depression. I am an approved therapist with The Blue Knot Foundation and Victims of Crime.

I have also worked internationally in post conflict settings in human rights advocacy, trauma recovery and gender-based violence with women, non-binary and trans folk. I bring a deep respect for cultural wisdom and lived experience to all that I do. I believe healing includes awareness of the world that shapes us—the forces of privilege, injustice, and power that touch every story. Trauma lives not only within us but also in the systems and histories we inherit. Recognizing this connection helps us move toward both personal and collective restoration.

I’m Linda, and I work alongside Autistic adults with intersecting experiences of complex trauma, disability, and neurodivergence, including those who have experienced institutional harm. I am a PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor and the founder of Neurokindred, an online peer support community for Autistic adults healing and weaving wellbeing together.

I am an AuDHDer with lived experience of complex trauma (C-PTSD), and this informs the way I understand, attune to, and work alongside the people I support.

My therapeutic approach is deeply rooted in honouring and working with your unique neurodivergent neurology and nervous system. I support people to rediscover authentic ways of being and reconnect with lost parts of self and the body. The counselling relationship itself becomes a space where this can unfold safely and at your own pace.

I understand that many people have lived through long histories of misattunement, misunderstanding, or not being believed, and I hold this context with care.

There is something inherently healing about connecting with neurokin. Seeing and feeling your experience reflected in another, being heard, receiving validation, and experiencing shared understanding—these are unique and often rare experiences after a lifetime of disconnection.

Sessions are collaborative and guided by your needs and capacity. There is no expectation to disclose more than feels safe, and we can slow down, pause, or shift focus at any time. If additional or specialised supports are needed, I can assist with referrals while maintaining continuity of care.

I draw on an integrative, trauma-informed approach including parts work, narrative therapy, psychoeducation, and body-based awareness, and engage in ongoing supervision and professional development to support safe and responsive practice.

Sessions are offered online, with options including Zoom, phone, and text-based counselling. There is no requirement to have your camera on, and we can adapt the way we work together in response to your capacity on the day.

I am here to hold space for you and hear your story, your way.

Paige is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Play Therapist, and Director at With Grace Therapy. Ensuring a warm, playful, and deeply compassionate approach to working with children and families.

With a strong focus on children under 12, Paige supports young people and their caregivers through life’s emotional, developmental, and relational experiences and challenges with care, curiosity, and respect.

Paige understands that children exist within families, classrooms, and communities, and her approach centres the child while also intentionally including parents and caregivers in the therapeutic process through parent coaching, family work, and collaborative goal-setting.

Therapy is never about “fixing” a child, but about understanding what behaviours communicate, strengthening relationships, and creating safer, connected systems within and around them.

Paige works within a neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based approach that honours each child’s unique way of thinking, learning, and experiencing the world.

Paige works collaboratively with carers to build insight, confidence, and practical strategies – supporting families to feel less alone and more equipped.

Paige’s therapeutic approach includes:

- Child-centred and play-based therapy
- Trauma-informed practice
- Neurodiversity-affirming care
- Attachment-focused interventions
- Parent coaching and family therapy
- Emotion regulation and behaviour support
- Strengths-based developmental frameworks.

While Paige’s primary focus is children under 12 and their families, she continues to work with older children and adolescents where clinically appropriate. If you are seeking support for a young person over 12, please feel free to reach out; Paige is happy to discuss fit and recommend the most suitable clinician within the team if needed.

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and counsellor with over 20 years of experience working across the social services sector, including community mental health, homelessness, and the justice system. Adam works with young people and adults, bringing a warm, thoughtful, and affirming approach to therapy.

Adam has a particular passion for supporting people within the LGBTIQA+ community, as well as individuals navigating identity, trauma, family relationships, neurodiversity, and major life transitions. His approach is grounded in curiosity, respect for each person’s lived experience, and a belief that therapy should feel safe, collaborative, and paced in a way that works for you.

Adam’s practice is grounded in a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming, and person-centred framework. Drawing on social work values of social justice and anti-oppressive practice, Adam recognises the broader systems and contexts that shape people’s lives and experiences.

Adam integrates a range of therapeutic approaches including Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed work, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused approaches. Therapy is always collaborative, flexible, and tailored to the individual.

Adam is passionate about supporting people to better understand themselves, reconnect with their strengths, and move towards a life that feels more authentic and meaningful.

My name is Iris, and I’m a clinical psychologist and the founder of A Waiting Cove. I believe that no one is immune to life’s challenges, and seeking support is a sign of strength—not failure. Every person carries an incredible reservoir of resilience within them; after all, you have survived 100% of your hardest days. At A Waiting Cove, my hope is to walk alongside you as you navigate your unique journey. Together, we will explore practical tools, new perspectives, and meaningful strategies to help you cope, grow, and thrive.

I am a PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor with over 10 years’ experience providing trauma-informed counselling across complex trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, workplace stress, and psychosocial presentations. I meet eligibility requirements for the Trauma Support Directory and have demonstrated capacity in structured, evidence-informed trauma practice.

My clinical work is grounded in a phase-oriented, trauma-informed framework prioritising safety, stabilisation, and emotional regulation as the foundation for trauma processing. I have experience supporting clients impacted by complex and developmental trauma, including relational trauma, attachment disruption, and prolonged adversity.

I have specific experience working with presentations consistent with institutional trauma, including clients affected by systemic harm, abuse in organisational or care settings, and experiences of power imbalance and betrayal. My approach is paced, containment-focused, and guided by client readiness to ensure psychological safety throughout therapeutic engagement.

I am familiar with the principles of the National Redress Scheme, including survivor-centred, choice-based, and trauma-informed practice requirements. My approach aligns with these principles through emphasis on safety, control, validation, and gradual processing rather than exposure-led intervention.

I deliver counselling via telephone and online platforms and have extensive experience supporting regional and remote clients across Australia. My practice is structured, accessible, and adaptable to ensure continuity of care across digital and distance-based service delivery.

I am committed to ethical, evidence-informed trauma practice, with ongoing professional development in complex trauma care. My clinical focus is on stabilisation, regulation, and safe therapeutic engagement that supports recovery for individuals impacted by complex and institutional trauma.