Counselling, Psychotherapy, Hypnotherapy & Capacity Building
Understanding what is happening is often the first step. Understanding why it is happening can change what you do next.
You may know that something isn’t working.
Maybe you keep finding yourself in the same patterns. You understand where some of your reactions come from, but that understanding hasn’t been enough to change them. Perhaps something has happened that you are struggling to move beyond. Or you may not be able to clearly explain what is wrong at all — you simply know that something needs to be different.
That’s a perfectly reasonable place to begin.
I’m Elizabeth, a Master’s-qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist and PACFA Certified Practising Counsellor.
Through Toward Tomorrow, I work with adults who want more than simply managing symptoms or talking about what has happened. My approach is evidence-based and individualised, with a strong focus on understanding what is happening, why it is happening, what may be keeping it going and what can actually help create change.
That doesn’t mean everything comes back to childhood or that therapy needs to spend months going over the past. We look backwards when it helps us understand the present. The purpose is to use that understanding to determine what happens next.
How I Can Help
I work with adults across areas including:
Trauma & PTSD • Abuse Recovery • Anxiety • Stress • Grief & Loss • Emotional Regulation • Confidence & Self-Worth • Relationship Patterns • Life Transitions • Self-Awareness & Personal Growth
Depending on what you need, support may include counselling, psychotherapy, clinical hypnotherapy, body psychotherapy or practical capacity-building work.
There isn’t one approach that is right for everybody. Part of my role is understanding the person in front of me well enough to determine what may actually be useful.
NDIS Counselling & Capacity Building
Toward Tomorrow also provides Counselling, Therapy and Capacity Building for self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants.
This can include therapeutic work as well as practical capacity building around emotional regulation, communication, confidence, boundaries, routines, decision-making, self-advocacy, independence and participation.
NDIS services are available online Australia-wide, with in-person options available across Lake Macquarie and parts of Newcastle and the Central Coast.
Online & In-Person
You don’t need to live locally to work with me.
Zoom appointments are available Australia-wide.If you’re within my local service area, you can choose between online and in-person appointments.
Counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and capacity-building services can all be provided online where appropriate.
You Don’t Need to Know Where to Start
You don’t need a diagnosis, a perfectly explained problem or a list of therapy goals before you contact me.
Sometimes people know exactly what they want help with.
Sometimes the starting point is simply:
“I know something needs to change, but I’m not sure what.”
We can start there.
Start With a Free 20-Minute Consultation
The easiest way to begin is with a free 20-minute consultation.
It’s an opportunity to tell me a little about what’s happening, ask questions and work out whether what I offer is appropriate for you. There is no obligation to continue.
You can also email or text me first if you’d prefer.
Understanding where you are. Discovering what needs to change. Building toward where you want to be.
Understanding what is happening is often the first step. Understanding why it is happening can change what you do next.
You may know that something isn’t working.
Maybe you keep finding yourself in the same patterns. You understand where some of your reactions come from, but that understanding hasn’t been enough to change them. Perhaps something has happened that you are struggling to move beyond. Or you may not be able to clearly explain what is wrong at all — you simply know that something needs to be different.
That’s a perfectly reasonable place to begin.
I’m Elizabeth, a Master’s-qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist and PACFA Certified Practising Counsellor.
Through Toward Tomorrow, I work with adults who want more than simply managing symptoms or talking about what has happened. My approach is evidence-based and individualised, with a strong focus on understanding what is happening, why it is happening, what may be keeping it going and what can actually help create change.
That doesn’t mean everything comes back to childhood or that therapy needs to spend months going over the past. We look backwards when it helps us understand the present. The purpose is to use that understanding to determine what happens next.
How I Can Help
I work with adults across areas including:
Trauma & PTSD • Abuse Recovery • Anxiety • Stress • Grief & Loss • Emotional Regulation • Confidence & Self-Worth • Relationship Patterns • Life Transitions • Self-Awareness & Personal Growth
Depending on what you need, support may include counselling, psychotherapy, clinical hypnotherapy, body psychotherapy or practical capacity-building work.
There isn’t one approach that is right for everybody. Part of my role is understanding the person in front of me well enough to determine what may actually be useful.
NDIS Counselling & Capacity Building
Toward Tomorrow also provides Counselling, Therapy and Capacity Building for self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants.
This can include therapeutic work as well as practical capacity building around emotional regulation, communication, confidence, boundaries, routines, decision-making, self-advocacy, independence and participation.
NDIS services are available online Australia-wide, with in-person options available across Lake Macquarie and parts of Newcastle and the Central Coast.
Online & In-Person
You don’t need to live locally to work with me.
Zoom appointments are available Australia-wide.If you’re within my local service area, you can choose between online and in-person appointments.
Counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and capacity-building services can all be provided online where appropriate.
You Don’t Need to Know Where to Start
You don’t need a diagnosis, a perfectly explained problem or a list of therapy goals before you contact me.
Sometimes people know exactly what they want help with.
Sometimes the starting point is simply:
“I know something needs to change, but I’m not sure what.”
We can start there.
Start With a Free 20-Minute Consultation
The easiest way to begin is with a free 20-minute consultation.
It’s an opportunity to tell me a little about what’s happening, ask questions and work out whether what I offer is appropriate for you. There is no obligation to continue.
You can also email or text me first if you’d prefer.
Understanding where you are. Discovering what needs to change. Building toward where you want to be.
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