Find healing, growth and wholeness

Counselling and psychotherapy to help you live an authentic, meaningful life by healing your relationships with yourself and those around you.

Servicing Manly, Balgowlah, Dee Why and the rest of the Northern Beaches
Online therapy available internationally (Sydney GMT+10)

Welcome.

I'm Daniela, a registered clinical counsellor and psychotherapist dedicated to supporting adults facing challenges in relationships.

Whether you're struggling with romantic partnerships, friendships, family dynamics, work relationships, or simply connecting with others, I'm here to help. I work with clients individually face to face, as well as online.

Together, we'll embark on a journey of self-awareness, healing and growth, leading to more meaningful, authentic relationships and a fulfilling life.

My approach focuses on…

Healing your relationship with yourself
Uncovering patterns that hinder connection and freedom in relationships
Guiding you to understand these patterns' origins
Providing a safe space where you feel truly heard and witnessed

Signs of Relationship Difficulties

You may be experiencing:

People pleasing tendencies
Conflict avoidance
Trouble setting and maintaining boundaries
Persistent loneliness, even within relationships
Feeling consumed by relationships
Frequent anxiety and overwhelm
A sense of being misunderstood or not fitting in

The Ripple Effects of Relationship Challenges

Struggling with relationships can lead to:

Using food, exercise, sex, internet, alcohol, or other substances to cope
Symptoms of depression due to lack of connection
Anxiety and overwhelm linked to fear of rejection or abandonment
Neglect of career goals or self-care due to relationship preoccupation
High levels of stress leading to physical health problems

How I Can Support You

These coping strategies and symptoms often stem from relationship patterns you've developed over time. While these patterns may have once served you well, they might now be limiting your growth and wellbeing. In our work together, we will:

Uncover these ingrained patterns
Explore your unmet needs
Develop healthier coping mechanisms

By breaking free from old patterns, you'll discover greater authenticity and freedom in your relationships and life overall. Your journey towards more fulfilling relationships and a richer life experience starts here. I'm ready to support you every step of the way.

Why Work with Me

My journey to becoming a counsellor and later a psychotherapist was far from straightforward or smooth. It involved overcoming many of my own challenges, changing careers, moving countries, undergoing extensive therapy, and learning countless life lessons. There were numerous obstacles along the way, and I continue to learn how to navigate life in many ways.

I am deeply passionate about helping others live a fulfilling and meaningful life. My approach combines counselling and psychotherapeutic training and experience with all I have learnt through my own therapy and life experiences. I hold a counselling degree and have completed intensive psychotherapeutic training. Before establishing my private practice, I worked for approximately five years with disadvantaged clients who had experienced interpersonal trauma. In total, I have been a therapist for almost a decade.

Most importantly, I will meet you as another human being, an equal — someone who understands suffering and genuinely cares. I'll be there to support you in finding your own unique path to thriving in life.

T E S T I M O N I A L S

"Daniela made a really big impact on my life"

I was contemplating the idea of counselling for years but it always felt so overwhelming and confronting. I had anxiety for so many years that it felt like it was part of my personality. I was just pushing myself to be the perfect, efficient, unrealistic version of myself. I was also pushing my body through excessive exercising and strict dieting or unhealthy eating habits to look a certain way without any consideration for how it made me feel. How it made me feel was not even the question that ever crossed my mind.
Daniela gave me so many life skills of how to deal with and process emotions and different situations, how to have a voice and raise it in a way that works for me. How to create boundaries and how to let people in, how to deal with anxiety in different situations and how to deal with difficult people without getting mentally drained, upset or triggered.
I’m a very different person now to what I was when we met. I trust my own judgement much more than relying on external validation. I’m better at knowing how I feel and why and I’m much more at peace with myself. Aside from my original, more critical and negative internal voice, I now also have a wiser, more positive, rational and kinder voice of Daniela in my head and I hope that it will always be there to remind me to breathe, to analyse what’s going on and to be kind. Daniela made a really big impact on my life and I will be forever grateful for the person she helped me to become and for the time she spent helping me overcome some really difficult moments in my life.
— Female Client Testimonial, 2024
"Daniela has helped me through my depression and anxiety"

Before I met her, I thought my depression and anxiety was relatively well managed compared to my worst times and it was the best it could get. However, Daniela has shown me that it can get much better. She listens carefully and she gives me space so that the therapy session is oriented around what I need the most at the time. Her occasional guidance is very gentle, and she is very transparent which makes it easy to build rapport. I’ve seen many counsellors before but Daniela is the best I’ve talked to and I feel very happy to have her as my therapist.
— Female Client Testimonial, 2023