About

Hi!

Welcome to Inner Well Counselling, a place of understanding and support. I’m Nell, and I provide empathetic and skilled counselling to indivdiuals and couples face-to-face in Eumundi on the Sunshine Coast, and online anywhere. I work with people of all ages, individually or in groups.

I hold a Masters degree in Counselling and am registered with the Australian Counselling Association. Prior to working as a counsellor, my background was in education, instructional design and environmental advocacy.

How I work

I am client-centred, which means I tailor what I offer to suit the needs and preferences of the person or people who are in front of me.

In addition to talk therapy, I offer my clients the option of using expressive therapies. I find this a remarkably efficient way to work, getting to the heart of the matter with the potential to facilitate powerful change. I also use a modality called tapping (EFT - Emotional freedom techniques) to help my clients effectively calm stress and heal trauma.

Expressive therapies require no artisitic background and can offer extraordinary new insights.

Theoretical foundations

One of the main theoretical frameworks that I use to navigate is that of attachment theory, which has taught us so much about our human needs for connection to others right across the lifespan. This obviously provides an excellent map to use in family and relationship therapy, but is often also important in individual therapy, depending on the presenting issue.

Expressive therapies

Discover

wisdom you didn't know you had

Have fun!

No artistic skill required

Work effectively

Using the language of emotions

Work deeply

Without being re-traumatised

Why Inner Well?

“What makes the desert beautiful,” said the little prince, “is that somewhere it hides a well…”

The Little Prince

Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

We all want to be well, to feel well, but what this means for each of us is different. I support clients to clarify what matters most to them, and then make the changes that are possible to move toward these goals.

Beyond this, I believe that within us all is a desire for a connection to something greater than we are. Some people find this in religion, spirituality or service to others. It can also be found by connecting deeply to music, art, sport or nature. For myself, my counselling practice is a way to connect to this greater-than.

I think of my own connection as a deep well, fed by springs that reach far beyond me. The gift of care that I bring to my clients could be imagined as water drawn from this well, nourishing us both in the giving. My own turning toward this inner well allows me to cultivate powerful compassion for myself and others and a flourishing sense of presence and deep-heartedness to share with those who seek support from me. I invite those working with me to turn towards the depths in themselves to find new, rich veins of aliveness, healing and growth.

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0421 901 833