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Healing begins in a space where you feel safe, seen, and supported.

Our therapy approach recognises that the therapeutic relationship is a powerful foundation for growth. Informed by Internal Family Systems Therapy, together we’ll explore the deeper roots of your experience with curiosity and compassion, helping you build emotional resilience and create lasting change.

Therapeutic Approaches

Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Compassionate Therapy

Our minds are made up of different parts that have developed as a response to our past experiences — some protect us, while others hold deep emotional wounds. In our work together, we will compassionately connect with and explore these parts to uncover their protective roles and ways they show up in your life. IFS therapy supports you to understand each part, to reconnect with your most authentic self and build greater internal harmony, resilience, and connection.

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Attachment-Based Therapy

The way we connect with others is shaped by our earliest relationships. Attachment-Based Therapy explores these patterns, helping you form a deep understanding of how the past is influencing your present relationships. Whether you struggle with trust, emotional intimacy, or feeling secure in relationships, this approach supports you to create a stronger sense of connection and safety and healthier relationships — both with yourself and those around you.

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Acceptance + Commitment Therapy (ACT) & Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Difficult emotions are a part of being human, but they don’t have to control you. ACT helps you accept your emotions rather than fight them, while EFT allows you to process and release them in a supportive way. Together, these approaches encourage you to understand your current emotions and behaviours and support you to sit with and feel difficult emotions. Our goal is to build emotional resilience and confidence to move through challenges. 

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What To Expect in a Session

Therapy isn’t a quick fix—it’s a space for deep self-exploration. In our sessions, you can expect a compassionate, collaborative process that supports you to understand yourself on a deeper level. Using curiosity and evidence-based methods, we’ll explore your emotions, patterns, and relationships in a way that feels safe and supportive. This process isn’t about “fixing” you, it’s about reconnecting with your true self, building trust, and gaining tools to navigate life with more confidence and clarity.

Sessions are available in Newport, VIC and online via telehealth, giving you the flexibility to access support from wherever feels right for you. Take the first step toward deeper self-understanding and lasting change.
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We are not a crisis service. If you are in an emergency, please call 000.​

 

Other supports include:

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Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14

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Beyond Blue - 1300 22 4636

 

1800RESPECT - 1800 737 732

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Men’s Line Australia - 1300 78 99 78

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Headspace - 1800 650 890​

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Suicide Call Back Service - 1300 659 467

True Self Space acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live. We pay our deepest respects and gratitude to Elders past, present, and emerging.

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All True Self Space clinicians are committed to providing affirming care to every individual, including people of colour, LGBTQIA+ individuals, First Nations people, and those from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Our clinicians are trauma-informed and practice using both intersectional and interdisciplinary frameworks. 

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