Welcome. I’m Liz, a registered counsellor and the person behind Among Puffins Counselling. I’m based in Melbourne, Victoria on Bunurong Country and I offer online counselling to people across Australia. My work primarily centres women and LGBTQIA+ people, while welcoming anyone who feels aligned with my approach and the space I offer.

My counselling style is relaxed, informal and grounded. I value the importance of fostering a warm, supportive space that doesn’t feel overly formal or clinical, particularly for people who may have felt silenced or shut out of those spaces in the past.

I work with people navigating grief and loss, life transitions, relationships, neurodivergence, chronic illness, identity, and emotional numbness or intensity. If life feels overwhelming, confusing, or stuck, this is a space to explore your emotions, make sense of your experiences, and reconnect with yourself.

My approach is relational, compassionate, and shaped by a systemic lens. That means we don’t just look at what you’ve presented to counselling with in isolation, we also explore the systems around you including family, friendships, culture and the broader social and political world, and how these have shaped the challenges your facing, sense of self and what safety and connection mean to you.

I draw on Emotion-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Internal Family Systems to advocate and support my clients in reconnecting with their feelings, improving self-understanding, reducing internal conflicts and increasing self-compassion & agency.

I also bring my own lived experience into the work as someone who is queer, neurodivergent, and living with chronic illness. While I don’t assume shared experience, I know this knowledge can help some people feel a greater sense of ease when accessing support.

You can read more about my background and experience here or fly on over to my counselling service page for a full overview of my services and how I can support you.