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Among Puffins Counselling
Counselling for women & LGBTQIA+ adults navigating masking, relationships, grief, chronic illness & identity
For those seeking online counselling in Australia that is compassionate, relational and grounded in respect for lived experience. Among Puffins provides professional, tailored therapy that meets you where you’re at.
Areas of Support
Support for every kind of puffin
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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
Welcome!
My name is Liz & I offer online counselling & therapy primarily for women and LGBTQIA+ adults who have felt unseen, misunderstood, or let down by the systems that were meant to support them.
You might have tried therapy before and left feeling labelled or reduced to a diagnosis. You might be carrying grief, difficult emotions, illness, or relationship pain and be tired of having to justify why it affects you the way it does.
My work is grounded in deep respect for your lived experience and a belief that you are not a problem to be fixed. I believe our behaviours, emotions & relational patterns make sense within the context of what we’ve faced in our lives. Together, we’ll slow things down, make space for your emotions and gently explore what has brought you here with care and compassion. Over time, this work can help you feel more steady in yourself, more able to trust your own responses, and more free to live in ways that feel authentic and true to you.
This is a space where you do not have to shrink yourself to be understood.
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. I draw 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.