Menu
If you’re constantly worrying, overthinking, feeling on edge or experiencing panic attacks, you’re not alone – and you don’t have to manage it on your own.
Anxiety can affect every part of life, including your relationships, work, sleep, confidence and overall wellbeing. Whether your anxiety has developed gradually or feels overwhelming right now, therapy can help you understand what’s happening and develop practical strategies to regain calm, confidence and control.
I provide professional anxiety therapy using an integrative approach tailored to your individual needs, drawing on counselling, psychotherapy, EMDR, Brainspotting and hypnotherapy where appropriate.
Thinkshift is an independent private counselling, psychotherapy and hypnotherapy practice. Appointments are privately funded and do not require a GP referral.
If you’re specifically looking for a psychologist who accepts Medicare or bulk billing, your GP can help you find an Appropriate provider.
Why Choose Thinkshift
✓ Master’s-qualified Psychotherapist
✓ More than 17 years in private practice
✓ ACA & PACFA Member
✓ Evidence-based integrative approach
✓ EMDR and Brainspotting trained
✓ Face-to-face and online appointments
✓ Individual therapy tailored to your needs
Anxiety is more than simply “stress” or nervousness. It can involve a combination of emotional, cognitive, behavioural, and physical symptoms, including:
For some people, anxiety develops gradually over time. For others, it may emerge after stress, trauma, burnout, relationship difficulties, health concerns, grief, workplace pressure, or major life changes.
Anxiety is highly individual. Some people appear calm externally while internally struggling with constant worry or tension. Others experience more visible symptoms such as panic attacks, avoidance, emotional distress, or physical symptoms.
Support may help with:
Children, adolescents, and adults can all experience anxiety differently, and therapy is tailored to the individual’s age, experiences, personality, and goals.
Therapy for anxiety is not simply about “thinking positively” or suppressing symptoms. Effective support often involves understanding the underlying patterns driving anxiety while developing practical emotional regulation and coping skills.
Counselling and psychotherapy may help you:
Depending on your needs, therapy may integrate approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), person-centred therapy, mindfulness-based strategies, solution-focused approaches, trauma-informed psychotherapy, and other evidence-informed methods.
Clinical hypnotherapy may also assist some individuals experiencing anxiety by helping calm heightened emotional and physiological responses while supporting relaxation, emotional regulation, and positive behavioural change.
Hypnotherapy may help with:
Hypnotherapy is conducted professionally, collaboratively, and ethically, and clients remain aware and in control throughout the process.
Seeking help for anxiety is not a sign of weakness. Many people live for years silently managing stress, fear, self-doubt, or emotional exhaustion before reaching out for support.
Our counselling, psychotherapy, and hypnotherapy services provide a confidential and supportive space where you can explore your experiences openly, develop practical strategies, and work toward greater calm, confidence, and emotional wellbeing at your own pace.
Both in-person and online sessions are available for adults, adolescents, and children where appropriate.
Australian Counselling Association (ACA#8312), Australian Association of Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy (AACHP#2003094), EMDR Association of Australia (EMDRAA#1001198), Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA Reg.Clinical#30404)
Arcadia, Ardmona, Ballendella, Bonn, Bunbartha, Burnewang, Byrneside, Carag Carag, Colbinabbin, Cooma, Coomboona, Corop, Deakin, Dhurringile, Echuca, Elmore, Fairy Dell, Gillieston, Girgarre, Girgarre East, Harston, Kanyapella, Kialla, Kotupna, Koyuga, Kyabram, Kyabram South, Kyvalley, Lancaster, Merrigum, Moama, Moora, Mooroopna, Mooroopna North, Murchison, Murchison North, Nanneella, Rochester, Rushworth, Shepparton, Shepparton North, Stanhope, Stanhope South, St. Germains, Strathallan, Tallygaroopna, Tatura, Tatura East, Timmering, Tongala, Toolamba, Toolamba West, Undera, Waranga, Waranga Shores, Wyuna, Wyuna East, Yambuna, Zeerust.