Healing is possible, and you don’t have to do it alone.

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Gloria is an accredited social worker who has extensive experience working in the public hospitals, community palliative care, specialist sexual assault service, and the private sector in counselling and psychotherapy. She is also a yoga teacher who facilitates trauma-informed yoga groups.

Gloria collaborates with clients in a gentle, warm and collaborative way. Her therapy is grounded in compassion, body-based awareness, and the belief that healing happens not just in the brain but also in the nervous system, in the body, and in safe relationship.

Memberships:

  • Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW): Accredited Social Worker

  • EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA)

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Gloria draws on both top-down and bottom-up approaches and is trained in CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic Experiencing (SE), Internal Family System (IFS/parts work), and provides psycho-education to help clients:

  • Heal patterns of anxiety, people-pleasing, and self-blame

  • Deal with shame, low self-worth, and inner-fragmentation

  • Reconnect with inner clarity, confidence and clam

Whether you are carrying complex trauma, experiencing grief, or seeking to shift long-held emotional patterns, I offer a safe and grounded space to reconnect with your true and whole SELF.

Telehealth Counselling in Australia

Gloria has extensive clinical experience in providing counselling via Telehealth. Our Telehealth appointments offer remote consultations via phone or video call. Perfect for those in remote areas or with limited travel capacity who are keen to try EMDR therapy especially. Telehealth ensures you get the care you need without limitations of time and location. Clients need to have a private space for your sessions.

Our rates

Fees for consultations start at $110. The fee is payable by credit/debit card at the time of appointment. Our fees are subject to change as we are working towards becoming a Medicare provider.

60 mins | $110 | Online

90mins | $150 | Online

Limited spots available for concession rates. Please contact us for details.

Providers we work with:

  • The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

  • Victims of Crime Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) (Formally known as Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal, VOCAT)

  • National Redress Scheme (for people who have experienced institutional child sexual abuse)

  • WorkSafe Victoria

  • Transport Accident Commission (TAC)

  • Open Place (for Forgotten Australians to receive counselling and psychological treatment)