Profile

(02) 90512885

yasmin@insightcentrecounselling.com

Languages

English

Registration Level

Level 1

Location

Sydney, NSW 2046

Yasmin Amanakis

Insight Centre Counselling

  Profile

At Insight Centre Counselling we are passionate about supporting individuals and couples. We believe that true healing begins with understanding, not just of the challenges we face today, but of the deeper layers that shape who we are. The word insight is at the heart of our work, guiding a process of self-discovery that honours your unique cultural background, personal history, and lived experiences.

Our approach is gentle, culturally attuned, and grounded in the belief that healing looks different for everyone. Whether you're navigating relationship difficulties, anxiety, past trauma, grief, or internal conflict, we're here to support you.

We recognise that our early relationships, especially those formed in childhood and family life can have a lasting imprint on us. This imprint can impact how we relate to others, how we parent, and how we speak to ourselves. 

Insight is an important first step, but we cannot heal with insight alone. Our therapy approach integrates compassionate evidence- based therapy with current neuroscience that aims to help you feel better long term. Our therapies include memory reconsolidation, inner child healing, parts work, and experiential techniques. In therapy sessions, we draw on an understanding of how the brain and nervous system shape our experiences and support recovery.

We also understand that grief and loss take many forms, not only through bereavement, but also through life transitions, fractured relationships, or the loss of identity, safety, or belonging. These experiences can deeply influence how we show up in the world and how we make meaning of our lives. We provide a compassionate space to explore the pain of loss, while honouring the love and connection that may still live within it.

Through insight and exploration, we help you make sense of your story, not to dwell in the past, but to empower your present and future. You don’t have to stay stuck in old cycles. Change is possible, and it starts with insight, compassion, and support.

  Preferences & Interests

Aged Care, Alcohol & Other Drugs, Anger Management, Anxiety, Creative Arts Therapies, General, Grief & Loss, LGBTIQA+, Mental Health, NDIS, Parenting, Personal Issues, Pre & Post Natal Issues, Relationship, Trauma, Youth