Services

Helena assists adults and older adolescents (15+ years) with:

Body Image & Eating Issues

Restrictive eating, binge eating, poor body image, body dysmorphia, yo-yo dieting, compulsive exercise, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, orthorexia, unhealthy relationship with food and body image.

Anxiety and Coping Issues

Work and study-related stress, including VCE-related issues.   Major life changes (i.e., end of a relationship, beginning of a new relationship, leaving home, beginning university or work, life transitions).   Generalised anxiety, panic, obsessive thoughts and behaviours.  Perfectionism, indecisiveness, difficulties being appropriately assertive.

Mood-Related Issues

Low mood, low motivation, depression and/or mood swings.

Trauma & Abuse

Recovering from distressing life events.  Long-term effects of physical, sexual and emotional abuse in childhood, adolescence or adulthood.

Quality of Life Issues

Recurring problems and themes that emerge in personal relationships.   Self-defeating patterns of thought and behaviour.  Negative self-image, difficulties with work-life balance, feeling “stuck” or unfulfilled in life, work or relationships.

Personal & Professional Development

Personal therapy.   Clinical supervision.