Welcome!

If you've been doing your best to change how you think, feel, or respond, but still find yourself struggling, the real issue may lie deeper—in unconscious patterns and emotional learnings that can be difficult to access and change on your own.

i help people resolve:

• Stress and overwhelm
• Guilt and shame
• Anger and resentment
• Low self-esteem and self-doubt
• Trauma
• Internal Conflict
• Conflict with others

who i work with

I work with people facing a wide range of challenges, and I also have particular experience supporting unpaid carers who are navigating the emotional demands of caring for a loved one. Whether you are caring for someone else or struggling with your own emotional burdens, the goal is the same: helping you find relief, clarity, and a greater sense of freedom.
Many people are surprised by how quickly change can occur when the underlying patterns driving distress are fully resolved.

what i offer

I provide a welcoming and supportive environment where we work together to resolve the underlying causes of emotional distress rather than simply managing symptoms. Using approaches such as Rapid Resolution Therapy, Coherence Therapy, EFT, and Solution Focussed Therapy, we work with the mind’s natural ability to heal and update outdated emotional responses.

resolving trauma

The processes I use work by triggering memory reconsolidation—a natural brain function that updates old memories and changes the emotional responses tied to them. Rather than repeatedly revisiting painful experiences, we help the brain release the emotional charge connected to those memories.As a result, situations that once triggered distress often lose their emotional intensity. People frequently report feeling relief, clarity, greater emotional freedom, and a renewed sense of control.Memories can be explicit—easily recalled—or implicit, operating below conscious awareness. Both types of memories can carry meanings that shape how we feel, think, and behave. When those meanings become outdated or inaccurate, they can continue influencing us long after the original event has passed.The approaches I use are designed to reach these deeper levels of learning. They require very little effort on your part. Once every part of the mind recognises that no action is needed to remain safe, those memories can be stored as ordinary information rather than continuing to generate emotional distress.

crisis support

This practice is not a crisis service.
If you are currently experiencing thoughts of suicide, feel unable to keep yourself safe, or require urgent mental health care, please seek immediate support:
• Lifeline — 13 11 14 (24/7)
• Suicide Call Back Service — 1300 659 467
• Emergency Services — 000
• Or attend your nearest hospital emergency department.

fees

Session Fees - $150 AUD per session. Counselling sessions are typically 60-90 minutes.
Your session time is reserved just for you. Cancellations with less than 48 hours’ notice, or missed appointments, will incur a full session fee.

qualifications and experience

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education:
Bachelor of Social Science (Counselling), Southern Cross University – 2004Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Level 1, EAGALA – 2007Parelli Natural Horsemanship – 2007Certificate IV Training and Assessment - 2012 -Albury TAFEDomestic Violence Training Certificate - 2015 - NSW HealthNeurobiology of Complex Trauma 2017 - Australian Childhood FoundationResponding to women who present with domestic violence in a NSW Health Emergency Department Setting - 2017Families and Trauma Work Certificate - 2020 (The Bouverie Centre)Advanced Conversational Hypnosis – 2022IFS(Internal Family Systems) training - 2023Rapid Resolution Therapy – Foundations – 2024Rapid Resolution Therapy – Advanced Elements – 2025Resolving Trauma with Rapid Resolution Therapy - 2025Understanding and Resolving Phobic Responses - 2026Piano – Level 7, A.M.E.B.Professional Experience
Private Practice: Lee Toy CounsellingCarer Counsellor: Uniting Vic. TasGeneralist Counsellor, and Specialist Domestic Violence Counsellor: NSW Health (Corowa Community Health Centre).Manager/Owner: Riverina Equine Assisted Learning CentreCo-facilitator Riverlands Rise Equine Assisted Learning.Youth and Family Worker: NESAYA.M.E.B. Piano teacher