I support self-discovery and self-expression by offering a respectful, compassionate and attuned presence, therapeutic skills and experience; honouring and fostering the emergence of clients' deep inner wisdom and a self-empowered way of living. I offer support with meaning making and facilitating post-traumatic growth. My clients are those affected by childhood trauma / attachment traumas, re-living emotional pain from the past; dealing with addictive patterns, disordered eating, complex family dynamics, ancestral trauma, relationship issues - family or peers, body image and self-identity.
I work with individuals 18yo and older. I am a trained couple therapist (Developmental Approach).
Other areas of practice:
- cancer-informed counselling / supportive psychotherapy – I am a clinical member of the Cancer Counselling Professionals;
- grief and loss, including complex / traumatic grief;
- support around living with chronic illness;
-migrant issues;
- couple counselling for beginning or renewing a relationship, re-discovering the meaning of a partnership, recovery work with traumatized couples; support with conscious un-coupling when necessary
I am trained and experienced in applying the following approaches / psychotherapeutic lenses and paradigms:
Attachment-based / attachment-focused therapy
Trauma-informed Stabilization Treatment
EMDR therapy / Attachment-focused EMDR Therapy
IPNB and Polyvagal Theory-informed
ACT / DBT / MBCT
Expressive Arts Psychotherapy
Depth Psychology / Jungian Psychotherapy
Emotion-focused and body-based techniques
Breathwork (Certified practitioner of Grof's Holotropic Breathwork TM)

If you feel I could be a good therapist for you, please contact me via my Psychology Today profile
https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/counselling/lila-juliette-pesa-north-sydney-nsw/919694