PEACE with Anxiety
I specialize in working with busy adult women who struggle with high-functioning anxiety and are looking to gain control of over their thoughts and feelings, build a resilient mindset, and develop lasting confidence. I personalize my work with each client in order to create healthier patterns, let go of what’s keeping you feeling overwhelmed, and equip you with the strategies and skills you’ve been looking for.
If you have it “all together” but still feel pretty anxious, I get it. I work with high-achieving anxious women tired of overthinking, and self-doubt. Women who are feeling overwhelmed, stressed or struggling with constantly pleasing others, being perfect, and lacking boundaries. I specialize in working with high-achieving women who are tired of feeling anxious all the time and want to feel more calm and confident!​
In our sessions, we will work together to uncover the origins of your anxiety, identify your primary triggers and understand how your thoughts, feelings and behaviours contribute to your anxiety.
We will explore your main goals in therapy and start shifting the way you think and act when feeling anxious and introduce healthier ways of coping that will help you achieve more confidence, calmness, and control in your life.
We may also discuss how earlier experiences might have affected the way you see yourself and the world.
Areas of Specialty Include (But Not Limited To):
Overcoming high functioning anxiety and anxiety symptoms including chronic worry, perfectionism, people-pleasing behaviors, procrastination, overthinking and more.
Enhancing your relationships so you feel more connected by developing more effective communication skills so you can express yourself and get your needs met.
Improving self-confidence and building your sense of self so you’re able to achieve the goals you want for yourself, try new things, and feel more empowered.
Navigating life changes and big transitions with more clarity and direction. Support during this time is key in helping you healthfully manage anxiety and stress.
Hi I'm Irene, It is nice to meet you!
I am a registered Counsellor and a Clinical Rapid Transformational Hypnotherapist.​
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My official professional journey in the field of mental health began over 3 years ago when I started volunteering as a telephone supporter at Griefline. Since then I have worked online with women in private practice.
I have extensive experience as a therapist in anxiety, and grief support, particularly in women's mental health and well-being. I use various techniques such as mindfulness, self-compassion, EFIT, and CBT-based intervention, to help my clients transform their relationship with themselves, feel more connected in their relationships, and move towards a more fulfilling life.​
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I know how challenging it can be to find the right therapist and the disappointment that comes with when there is a mismatched connection. My previous and current clients describe me as non-judgmental, authentic, warm, and empowering - I love helping women create real change so they can Flourish! It’s become my mission and calling to help women overcome high-functioning anxiety so they can feel more freedom and balance within themselves and in their lives!
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​You have all the strength and courage that you need to move forward with your life, but there is no shame in asking for a helping hand to get you there.
​Imagine what it would be like to start living a life free from Anxiety.
Anxiety is not your enemy. Anxiety is a natural, universal response to a distressing experience or event. All anxiety is, is our internal alarm system that activates in the face of stressors, preparing us to respond and protect ourselves.
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So, anxiety doesn’t have to make you feel stuck or hold you back from living the life you want to live, doing the thing
you love or dream of doing, or just being who you want to be.
If you are tired of anxiety holding you back, struggling to put yourself first and feeling stuck in your thoughts and feelings, then you are in the right place.
Training & Education
Bachelor in Psychology, Monash University
Clinical Certificate in Rapid Transformational Therapy,
Graduate Certificate in Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University
Graduate Diploma of Counselling, Swinburne University
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