Relationship Therapy in the Byron Bay region and online throughout Australia:
Relationships are a central part of our lives and a rich area for growth. We are wired for connection and we learn about ourselves through our relationships, including friendships, family, and intimate partnership.
Counselling sessions offer you the time and space to explore your unqique relational issues with a trained professional.
Often, our struggles in relationship relate to early relational experiences and inner beliefs we may have unconsciously inherited. When we understand what has shaped us, we can actively choose to re-shape our future, to co-create more fulfilling relationships.
Seeking support from counselling or therapy might ask you to initially step out of your comfort zone, but I assure you - I will help you feel welcomed. This is where growth and transformation can happen.
Some people commit to counselling as regular ‘maintenance’, other do so as a way of receiving active support through moments of transition or challenge.
Barbra - Counsellor for Couples and Individuals
As a counsellor, my personal relational experiences have inspired my desire to support others.
My professional training draws from psychodynamic and humanistic approaches, somatic psychology, specialised couples counselling, yoga & movement, music and nature-based teachings. I have facilitated workshops in Bali, Australia and California.
I have worked in retreat settings at The Place retreats in Bali (2022) and at Ecoasis, NSW (2024-current).
Professional Training:
Master of Counselling - Edith Cowan University (Aus)
Relational Life Therapy (RLT) - Level 1 & 2 (with Terrence Real)
Experiential & Mindfulness Psychotherapy for Couples (HAKOMI)
‘IMAGO Dialogue Therapy’ Training
‘Rekindling Desire’ Training with Esther Perel
‘Beyond Betrayal: working with infidelity in the therapy room” with Sean Tonnet & Tondi Gilfllan
Deep Psychology of Intimate Relationships (DPIR) professional training
Somatic Stress Release Level 1 (with Dr Scott Lyons)
Authentic Relating Level 1 & 2
Attunement Co-regulation Therapy
Yoga Teacher Trainings (Hatha, Yin, Embodied Flow, Prenatal)
Contact beyond Contact Movement Facilitation
Transpersonal Counselling (IKON Institute) -Australia
Bachelor Arts (Environmental Studies, Psychology) - Uni of Melbourne;
Grad Dip (Applied Science) - Charles Sturt University