Fresh Horizons Counselling

08/10/2025

I’ve come to understand that happiness isn’t something we stumble upon, it’s something we cultivate. It’s not dictated by circumstance, nor is it gifted by ease or luck. Happiness is a mindset, a daily choice to orient ourselves toward hope, meaning, and possibility, even when adversity has left its mark.
Running my own therapy practice has been both a privilege and a profound act of self-belief. Fresh Horizons Counselling wasn’t born from perfection—it was born from persistence. From healing. From refusing to be defined by the hardest chapters of my story. I didn’t arrive here untouched by trauma; I arrived here because I chose not to let trauma be the final word.
We all carry lived experiences. Some are tender, some are jagged, some are still unfolding. But trauma, I believe, is not what happened to us—it’s how we recover. It’s the process of reclaiming our voice, our agency, our joy. It’s the quiet courage of showing up for ourselves again and again, even when the world has tried to convince us otherwise.
In my practice, I witness this courage daily. I see clients choosing growth over fear, connection over isolation, self-compassion over shame. I see the radical power of mindset; how a single shift in perspective can open doors to healing that once felt sealed shut.
I’ve learned that adversity doesn’t disqualify us from happiness. It deepens our capacity for it. It teaches us to savor the light, to honor the shadows, and to walk forward with both. And in choosing to lead a practice rooted in affirmation, creativity, and psychological safety, I’m choosing….every day….to model what recovery can look like when we refuse to be limited by what broke us.

10/09/2025

09/09/2025

Healing Attachment Trauma & Epigenetic Legacy

Through Eye Motion Desensitization Reprocessing therapy & Parts Work

🔹 What We Know About Intergenerational Trauma

Trauma can alter gene expression via epigenetic mechanisms (e.g., methylation of stress-related genes).

These changes can be passed in utero or through relational patterns.

Attachment trauma often shows up as:

Hypervigilance or emotional shutdown

Fear of intimacy or abandonment

Internalized shame and fragmented identity

🧠 EMDR Therapy: Reprocessing the Roots

Targets implicit relational memories stored in the nervous system

Activates and resolves maladaptive neural networks

Shown to reduce:

Cortisol levels

PTSD symptoms

Avoidant and disorganized attachment behaviors

Supports memory reconsolidation and emotional integration

Parts Work: Restoring Internal Secure Attachment

Identifies and unblends protector parts (e.g., avoidant, people-pleasing, critical)

Reconnects with exiled parts holding unmet needs and attachment pain

Builds a compassionate internal leader (Self) to foster trust and regulation

Facilitates reparenting, boundary repair, and relational resilience

Evidence Highlights

Parts work + EMDR integration improves emotional regulation and self-compassion

EMDR shown to modulate epigenetic markers linked to trauma

Parts work enhances treatment readiness and deepens EMDR outcomes

Healing attachment trauma is not just psychological, it’s biological, relational, and systemic. EMDR and parts work offer a coherent, compassionate pathway to interrupt inherited patterns and restore safety.

09/09/2025

Learn more about relational trauma and how to heal through it by calling today 0493 239 627

27/08/2025

A small gesture of solidarity and support for my local Victorian Police station. I see your pain, I walk alongside you, you are not alone.

23/08/2025

**Embracing Neurodivergence: A Personal and Professional Reflection**

Like many of my generation, I didn’t have the opportunity to explore an ADHD diagnosis until I walked that path alongside my son. What began as a quest for understanding became a profound journey of self-recognition. Suddenly, the patterns that shaped my life made sense—not as deficits, but as expressions of a beautifully wired brain.

As a trauma-informed clinician, I’ve witnessed how diagnostic labels can be weaponized—used to exclude, pathologize, or diminish. But at their core, labels are simply descriptors. They do not define us, and they should never limit our potential.

For me, ADHD is not a flaw—it’s a superpower. It fuels my creativity, my capacity to hold complexity, and my drive to innovate in spaces that demand nuance and care. And in our field, regardless of diagnosis, our role is clear: to support clients in cultivating a compassionate relationship with every part of themselves.

Neurodivergence deserves celebration, not stigma. Let’s continue to build systems of care that honour difference, empower resilience, and embrace the full spectrum of human experience.

12/06/2025

I'm incredibly blessed to be able to share in my professional journey with my mother. I get to share in our combined passion in making meaningful change and holding space for clients, even though our professional journey has respectively been quite diverse. Engaging in this forum of growth and discovery alongside my mum is truly a beautiful gift.

01/06/2025

Fresh Horizons Counselling is proudly now working alongside Real World Psychology in Cranbourne. We are grateful for this new collaboration and look forward to supporting our clients together moving forward. More information for bookings can be found at

Welcome to Cranbourne Psychology Clinic, where professional psychologist services are offered in a caring and supportive environment.

16/05/2025

I support a world where people's choices about their own sexuality and identity are accepted and embraced.

I stand against discrimination.

12/05/2025

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As a trauma therapist, I see all too often the ongoing impacts of childhood trauma. It can feel like a life sentence, like we are imprisoned in our minds. Trauma therapy can be the key to a breaking out of that prison. We are more than our trauma past and healing is possible.

Contact Fresh Horizons today to find out how one of our trauma therapists can support you to heal your trauma.

0493 239 627

Fresh Horizons Counselling @ www.freshhorizonscounselling.com Therapeutic Counselling Services, Therapeutic Social work, EMDR, Psychotherapy, Trauma and personal support and Clinical Supervision.

04/05/2025

Medibank now recognises AMHSWs as mental health service providers.

Following successful advocacy by the AASW, Medibank Private will officially recognise Accredited Mental Health Social Workers (AMHSW) as eligible mental health service providers from 28 April 2025.

This change means Medibank members will be able to claim benefits for services delivered by AMHSWs, an important step forward for professional recognition and expanding access to social work-led mental health care.

This outcome strengthens the professional standing of AMHSWs and supports broader access to mental health services across Australia.

For more information, visit the help section of the Medibank website under claims and guides.

https://shorturl.at/PQWef



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