Counselling & Therapy in Thornbury

Name: The Health Collective
Address: 5/200 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, VIC, 3057, AU
Telephone: 03 8595 2233
Price range: $

A supportive space for reflection, healing, and meaningful change

Northside Therapy Collective offers a range of available counsellors, psychotherapists, somatic therapists and social workers providing individual, couples and family therapy. The space is overseen and curated by a group of independent practitioners.

This space was lovingly dreamt of and created as a place to reclaim ethical, cultural, decolonising practice. It has been designed to feel safe, nurturing and engaging.

What Is Therapy?

Therapy can look different for each person. You can contact us to find a specific practitioner for your specific needs, preferences and goals.

Therapy is not a ‘one size fits all’ practice. There is beautiful flexibility in the collaborative, client -centred work which recognises that mental health is part of a broad landscape of life experiences and circumstances. Beyond addressing presenting symptoms. Therapy often explores root causes across one’s lifespan.

Part of therapy is the importance of the relationship between therapist and client which forms an essential part in healing and growth. Northside Therapy Collective offers therapies that are honoring of local knowledge and skilled in specialist modalities including:

Neurodivergent lived experience counselling
LGBTIA+ lived experience counselling
Culturally diverse and new migrant lived experience counselling
Poly/ethical non-monogamy counselling
Somatic Experiencing

Family Systems
Narrative therapy
Jungian coaching and working with dreams and nightmares
Post-cult/religious trauma recovery
Gestalt therapy

Northside Therapy Collective supports people with a wide range of concerns, including:

Anxiety & depression

Trauma, childhood abuse/neglect, PTSD

Life transitions

Relationships, connection and belonging

Sex & intimacy

Grief & loss

Addiction

Existential concerns

Chronic pain and/or illness

Parenting

Eating difficulties

Confidence and self-esteem

MEET OUR PRACTITIONERS

Northside Therapy Collective offers a range of available counsellors, psychotherapists, somatic therapists and social workers providing individual, couples and family therapy. Therapists working in the collective hold recognized qualifications and professional registration (ACA, PACFA, AASW).

Our team:

Dana Kabaila – Lived-experience neurodivergent counsellor and narrative therapist. Gillian Fernandes – Relationship Counsellor
Ange Cook – Integrative Psychotherapist
Fiona Bell – Somatic experiencing therapist, gestalt therapist and registered Social Work Therapist
Eva Deligiannis – Registered Psychotherapist
Linda Ruff – Counsellor and Death Doula
Alexandra Heynatz - Social Worker
Ché Stevenson - Registered Integrative Psychotherapist
Giorgia Deslandes – Counsellor and EMDR Therapist
Julian Piccinin – Gestalt Therapist
Lee Beaton – Individual and couples Therapist

Your First Session at The Health Collective

Starting therapy can feel both hopeful and daunting. At Northside Therapy Collective, your first session is approached thoughtfully and at your pace, giving you space to share what brings you to therapy, explore your questions, hopes, and expectations, and get a sense of whether the practitioner feels like the right fit. If you’re unsure who might suit you best, support is available to help you find a therapist who aligns with your needs and preferences.

Disclaimer
All information is general and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. The Health Collective can consult with you to confirm if a particular treatment approach is right for you.