Among Puffins Counselling
Online Counselling & Psychotherapy Support for Individuals
Compassionate, affirming support to ease the burden you may be carrying, improve your relationship with yourself or shift patterns you might be stuck in.
A space that centres women, queer, gender-diverse, and neurodivergent voices.
Currently Accepting New Clients ✓
Evening Appointments Available ✓
Free 15 Minute Intro Call ✓
No Referral Required ✓
Low-fee Options ✓
Hi, I’m Liz!
I’m a registered counsellor and founder of Among Puffins Counselling, a private counselling practice offering online individual counselling.
I primarily work with women, LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent people who are tired of living with pressure, expectations and survival strategies that no longer serve them.
Professional areas of interest:
Untangling experiences of depression, anxiety & responses to trauma.
Neurodivergent burnout, masking, and emotional regulation; including RSD.
Difficulty in relationships; attachment dynamics and 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 flawed medical system.
Queer & Gender-affirming support through identity exploration or transition.
Some not-so-professional things about me, which influence how I show up as a therapist:
I worked in hospitality for a decade whilst pursuing a career in mental health, so I understand the nitty gritty details of shift work, insecure pay, substance use culture, burnout, and toxic workplaces with porous boundaries.
I live with invisible chronic illness. I know what it's like to live in a visibly able body, be held to expectations, and judged when you don't meet them - along with the grief and isolation that comes with changes in your capacity.
I'm a member of the LGBTQIAPK+ community, with lived understanding of navigating consensual non-monogamy; navigating things like jealousy, relationship anarchy, and not seeing your own relationship dynamics reflected in media, or understood by the people around you.
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
Appointments
Appointments are held online in a video format from wherever you feel most comfortable. Sessions run for 60 minutes.
Pricing
Sessions are $130.00 for an hour. Medicare rebates are not available for counselling or psychotherapy, and I’m not currently able to offer private health fund rebates.
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