I am passionate about developing greater self-awareness and emotional resilience with everyone I work with.

I am available to clients who are looking for counselling in Wollongong or online.


What can I help you with?

Counselling in Wollongong

I offer in-person as well as online counselling for individuals and couples. You can choose between short-term life transition coaching or long-term therapy.

I have experience guiding clients through a wide range of challenges, including career, relationships, identity, stress, anxiety, isolation, change, self-esteem, grief and loss.

Loneliness

I am the founder of international exhibition, Lonely Together, an immersive experience designed to reduce shame and stigma. 

I deliver talks and workshops to support people to better understand loneliness, address the myths associated with feeling lonely, and guide them to build more meaningfully connected lives.

Awareness & Empowerment

I write and speak about our emotional, relational and mental health. I have been featured on the We Are Lonely podcast, ABC Everyday, ABC Radio, Days Like These podcast, Medibank, and The Age of Awareness.

I am also the author of an interactive children’s book that helps little ones celebrate their uniqueness and encourages them to be their truest selves.

My values underpin everything I do, and especially the way I work…

Curiosity
I’m all about exploration and questioning what we already know to be true about who we are and where we’re going.

Authenticity
Truthfulness, in the greatest sense, is deeply important to me, and key to experiencing joy.

Empathy
Continually practising compassion with myself, others and our natural world.

Friendship
Community matters! How I create space for and give back to my community is everything.

Creativity
I strive for openness, inventiveness, newness and imagination. 

Fun
There’s always, always gotta be time for fun. I value lightness as much as I do depth.

  • "Tessa is amazing! Her ability to tease out deep seated issues and then to help you work through them is incredible."

  • "I am so grateful to have found Tessa to work with. She gave me strategies and insights to make positive changes in my life."

  • "Tessa is warm, compassionate, insightful, non-judgemental, knowledgeable as well as professional. I felt safe and heard in her presence."