Among Puffins Counselling
Online counselling for women, queer & gender-diverse people, and neurodivergent adults across Australia.
A compassionate, affirming space to improve your relationship with yourself, and the patterns you're stuck in.
Strengths-Focused | Anti-pathologising | Trauma-informed | Anti-Oppressive Practice
Currently Accepting New Clients ✓
Evening Appointments Available ✓
Free 15 Minute Intro Call ✓
No Referral Required ✓
Low-fee Options ✓
What might be bringing you here
“I’m struggling to open up to others and express myself”
“I keep doing the same unhelpful things over and over and don't understand why.”
“I think the way I was raised wasn’t normal”
“I'm exhausted from trying to keep up with everyone else.”
“Some days, I feel really overwhelmed.”
“I'm trying to figure out who I am and where I fit.”
Services
What counselling can support you with
✓ Anxiety & stress
✓ Low mood
✓ Burnout
✓ Avoidance
✓ Anger
✓ Overwhelm
✓ Grief & loss
✓ Anticipatory grief
✓ Suicide Loss
✓ Losses others don't recognise
✓ Living with Chronic illness
✓ Navigating a new diagnosis
✓ Feeling dismissed by systems
✓ Identity exploration
✓ LGBTQIA+ experiences
✓ Gender diversity
✓ Consensual non-monogamy
✓ Relationship difficulties
✓ Life transitions
✓ Meaning & purpose
✓ Difficult family patterns
✓ Self Harm
✓ Shame & guilt
✓ People-pleasing
✓ Loneliness
✓ Difficulty with boundaries
✓ Self-worth & confidence
✓ Feeling disconnected
✓ Understanding Neurodivergence
✓ Masking & exhaustion
Hi, I’m Liz!
I’m a registered counsellor, practicing therapist and founder of Among Puffins Counselling.
I primarily work with women, LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent people who want support with self-worth, confidence, understanding their emotions, advocating for themselves or gently letting go of the experiences and patterns that have kept them stuck. The work can range from targeting a specific problem to an open-ended endeavour of self development.
Areas of interest
Untangling experiences of depression, anxiety or trauma responses
Neurodivergent burnout, masking, and emotional regulation; including RSD
Difficulty in relationships; attachment dynamics and porous boundaries
Separating personal responsibility from the impact of oppressive systems and internalised messaging
Shame, self-compassion, and rebuilding trust in your own experience of yourself
Living with chronic illness, and the exhaustion of navigating a medical system that hasn't listened
Gender-affirming support through identity exploration or transition
I work from a place of compassion and curiosity, towards the parts of you that are still serving you and those that no longer are. If any of this sounds aligned with what you’re looking to work on, I’d love to hear from you.
Get in touch
If you think Liz might be the counsellor you’ve been looking for, reach out via the contact form.
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS!
No waitlist. No referral required. Low-fee rates available.
Get in touch today to discuss
Liz offer’s online counselling and psychotherapy for women and LGBTQIA+ adults based in Melbourne, Victoria and across Australia. Liz’s practice supports people navigating grief and loss, including suicide bereavement, disenfranchised grief, and grief related to chronic or life-limiting illness. Liz work’s with survivors of childhood trauma, those living with chronic illness or neurodivergence (including ADHD and autism), and people exploring identity, relationships, and life transitions. Many of her clients come to therapy feeling let down, dismissed, or pathologised by traditional health or mental health systems. Liz’s work is anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and non-pathologising. Liz draw’s on Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Narrative Therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help you understand your emotional world with compassion and depth. Liz offer’s affirming, relational therapy for those seeking a space where their lived experience is respected and honoured.