Supporting people to achieve lasting personal change and lead peaceful, meaningful lives aligned with their true values.
Tessa offers in-person and Telehealth counselling from the privacy of the boutique suites at WellSpace Psychology in Fitzroy. She works collaboratively to guide clients from uncertainty, distress and 'stuckness' to clarity, wellness and positive action.
Meet Tessa
Tessa is a qualified social worker and counsellor with 20 years’ experience working in community, government, clinical and private areas of practice. She provides a person-centred approach and values the therapeutic relationship with her clients, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds, sexualities, genders and ages. Her warm empathetic style combines genuine engagement with refined clinical skills to support clients to achieve relief from emotional and psychological distress and gain insight, clarity and motivation for personal change.
Tessa draws on various evidence-based interventions including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness, Strengths and Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focussed Therapy and EMDR Therapy.
Services
Anxiety
Depression
Self Esteem Issues
Adult ADHD (particular focus on women with late diagnosis)
Emotion Regulation
Couples Counselling
Relationship Issues
Grief and Loss
Trauma and Complex Trauma
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
EMDR
Tessa specialises in treating the following:
Resources for wellbeing
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