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Walking the path towards Safety, Healing, and Reclaiming Your Sense of Self and Pleasure after Trauma and Burnout

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Counselling to Help You Heal, Reconnect and Thrive

Samantha Jayne Counselling provides holistic, trauma-responsive counselling services across Australia for individuals impacted by traumatic experiences on their mental health, wellbeing and relationships. We recognize that trauma can shape how you relate to yourself and others, impacting confidence, emotional safety, communication and connection in everyday life.

We work with clients to create a safe, supportive and judgement-free space where healing can occur. Using evidence-based and trauma-responsive approaches, we support you to build emotional regulation, self-compassion and practical skills to improve your relationship with yourself and others, navigate challenges and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

If you’re ready to feel more grounded, connected and gain clarity on how recent experiences are impacting your world, we’re here to support you on your journey.

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How we can help

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    Individual Counselling

    For people who are seeking support for their mental health and wellbeing, recovering or addressing impacts of trauma on their daily lives and burnout recovery.

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    Sex therapy

    Access specialised trauma-informed therapeutic support for people looking to address concerns relating to sexual health, intimacy, and sexual functions.

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    Clinical Supervision and Consultation

    Providing clinical supervision for health professionals and leaders looking to improve their practice and strengthen their clinical skills.

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Meet Your Therapist

Samantha Goldrick is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) who specialises in working with people who have experienced complex, relational trauma(s) throughout their lives and struggle with their impacts. These include issues like childhood trauma, Domestic and Family Violence, bullying, Workplace Trauma and Burnout.

Samantha is client-led and does not shy away from tackling things that are considered ‘too much’. She will work to meet you where you’re at; collaborating with you on your goals for counselling and developing a pathway towards meeting them.

She provides trauma-informed, strengths-based, feminist, inclusive and affirming approach to counselling; drawing on a range of modalities to inform her approach including:

  • CBT

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Mindfulness Techniques

  • Self-Compassion

  • Somatic Techniques

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Solution-Focused Therapy

Learn more about Samantha and her approach
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A safe space in a neutral place

Samantha offers counselling sessions online via Telehealth and in-person in Sydney’s Inner West.

There is a growing body of evidence to show that telehealth therapy can be just as effective as in-person therapy. For those with busy schedules, difficulty attending due to travel time, long commutes and competing responsibilities; virtual therapy approaches are a great and accessible way to continue to prioritise your mental health

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I would like to acknowledge the First Nations people of Australia, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation on whose land I work.
I acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past and present as custodians of country whose sovereignty of land, waters and community endures and was never ceded. I acknowledge the lived experiences of complex and intergeneration trauma that exist within these communities and our history.

I acknowledge the lived experiences of people who have faced issues relating to Gender Diversity, Sexuality, Sexual Practice, Neurodivergence, and ongoing Mental Health conditions.

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