Among Puffins Counselling
Among Puffins provides counselling for individuals seeking to deepen self-understanding, improve relationships, navigate grief, explore identity and find steadiness in life’s challenges.
Sessions are held online via Zoom and are flexible to suit your schedule. Support is compassionate, relational, and grounded in respect for lived experience.
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I’m Liz (She/Her) and I am a certified counsellor offering online counselling primarily for women and LGBTQIA+ adults across Melbourne and Australia through my private practice, Among Puffins Counselling.
I work with people navigating grief and loss, chronic illness, neurodivergence, trauma, identity, relationships, and life transitions.
My practice offers a relational, compassionate space where your lived experience is respected, your emotions are met with care, and you’re supported to make sense of your story in your own way.
I work based on the principles of emotion-focused therapy, narrative therapy and internal family systems, providing inclusive support to those who may have felt dismissed, misunderstood, or pathologised within traditional systems.
Areas of Support
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Anxiety and stress
Depression and low mood
Burnout and emotional overwhelm
Life transitions and adjustment
Self-esteem and self-worth
Finding meaning and direction
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Death of a loved one
Non-death grief (e.g., loss of identity, health, relationships)
Anticipatory grief
Grieving while supporting others
Suicide survivors
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Impact of adverse childhood experiences
Family trauma or patterns passed down across generations
Relational trauma, including attachment wounds or difficulty forming safe connections
Emotional neglect or growing up in environments where your feelings were dismissed
Feeling unsafe in relationships or struggling to trust others
Difficulty setting or maintaining healthy boundaries
People-pleasing or fear of disappointing others
Perfectionism and harsh self-criticism
Hyper-independence or discomfort with relying on others
Feeling disconnected from yourself, your body, or those around you
Persistent guilt, shame, or the feeling that you're never quite "enough"
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Neurodivergent-affirming support (autism, ADHD, etc.)
Masking and burnout
Chronic illness and invisible disabilities
Adjusting to a new diagnosis
Feeling "different" or misunderstood
Support for those impacted by ableist or neurotypical systems
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Relationship and family concerns
Difficulty forming safe, secure connections
Identity exploration (e.g., "Who am I now?" or "Where do I fit?")
LGBTQIA+ affirming support
Consensual non-monogamy affirming support
Support for those impacted by patriarchal, capitalist, or heteronormative systems
Contact Liz
Feel free to contact me using the contact form or at
amongpuffinscounselling@gmail.com. I am happy to answer any questions about availability, your counselling goals and whether working together would be a good fit for you.
Check out my FAQ Page incase your query has already been answered!
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. I offer affirming, relational therapy for those seeking a space where their lived experience is respected and honoured.