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Attachment Based Therapist
Online Australia | Secure Connections Counselling

Relationship counsellor psychotherapist online therapist

Hi, I'm Jess

Counsellor, psychotherapist, and someone who has walked the path of anxious attachment — and found a way through. I'm an attachment-based counsellor and psychotherapist supporting individuals and couples across Australia — and if you've found your way here, I have a feeling something I say might resonate with you.

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Maybe you feel anxious in relationships. Maybe you overthink, over-give, and still end up feeling unseen. Maybe conflict with your partner feels like it goes in circles, or you keep finding yourself in the same painful patterns — wondering if something is wrong with you.

I know that feeling. Because I've lived it.

 

My Story

I came to counselling through my own experience of anxious attachment and a long history of insecure, painful relationships. For years, I felt stuck in cycles I couldn't understand or break free from — until I began exploring the why behind my patterns.

That journey led me to attachment theory, and it changed everything.

Understanding how my early experiences had shaped the way I connected with others gave me — for the first time — a map. A way to make sense of my fears, my reactions, and my needs. My now-husband has an avoidant attachment style; I had an anxious one. Together, we did the work. And today, we're more securely connected than I ever thought possible.

That experience is what drives my work. I know from the inside what it takes to shift from anxious or avoidant patterns toward something more secure — and I feel genuinely privileged to walk that path with my clients.

 

My Approach

I work with individuals and couples using a blend of evidence-based modalities tailored specifically to you:

  • Attachment-Based Therapy — understanding how your past shapes your present relationships

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — rebuilding emotional safety and connection

  • Gottman Method — practical tools for communication and conflict resolution

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) — developing psychological flexibility and self-compassion

  • Walk and Talk/ Eoc Therapy - sessions outdoors in Moonee Ponds and Maribyrnong for those who find nature a more natural space for reflection.

  • Art Therapy — a creative, embodied way to explore what words sometimes can't reach

My approach is warm, collaborative, and free of judgement. I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all model — each person and each couple brings their own story, and that's what we work with.

 

Who I Work With

I support:

  • Individuals navigating relationship anxiety, low self-worth, fear of abandonment, or recurring patterns with partners

  • Couples feeling disconnected, stuck in conflict, or wanting to rebuild trust and emotional closeness

  • Anyone curious about their attachment style and how it's showing up in their relationships

All sessions are online, making support accessible no matter where you are in Australia.

 

Qualifications & Training

  • Bachelor of Counselling and Psychotherapy

  • Diploma of Counselling

  • Diploma of Positive Psychology

  • Diploma of Art Therapy

  • Training in Family Therapy, Abuse Therapy, and Relationship Communication & Conflict Resolution

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

  • Gottman Relationship Counselling — Levels 1 & 2

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

  • Member, Australian Counselling Association (ACA Level 3)

 

Experience & affiliations

Alongside my private practice, I have worked with SANE Australia, ARCVic, VincentCare, and Gen West — bringing clinical experience across a wide range of community and mental health contexts. I am an ACA Level 3 accredited member and hold professional indemnity insurance.

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Where I work

I offer online counselling via secure video to women and couples anywhere across Australia, in-person sessions at my Essendon practice in Melbourne's inner west, and walk-and-talk eco therapy along the Moonee Ponds Creek and Maribyrnong River — serving clients in Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Maribyrnong, Ascot Vale, Flemington, Avondale Heights, Strathmore, and surrounding suburbs.

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Ready to Take the First Step?

Whether you're navigating relationship anxiety on your own, or you and your partner are ready to reconnect — I'd love to hear from you.

Book a free phone consultation →

Secure Connections Counselling
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​Attachment-based counselling for individuals and couples. Online across Australia, in-person in Essendon, walk-and-talk eco therapy in Moonee Ponds & Maribyrnong.

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(03) 8338 1069

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Essendon VIC 3040

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