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Counselling for Women Growing Older: Embracing Midlife, Late-life With Meaning & Mental Wellbeing
Counselling for women growing older offers compassionate, practical support through the emotional, physical and identity changes that often emerge in midlife and beyond. As women navigate menopause and perimenopause, changing roles, health challenges, grief, and questions of purpose, it’s common to feel unsettled or overwhelmed. Counselling provides a safe, person-centred space to explore these transitions, strengthen emotional wellbeing, and reconnect with meaning, resilien
Nina Isabella
Jan 44 min read


Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Living a Purposeful Life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Path to a More Meaningful Life As the New Year begins, many of us feel drawn to compile resolutions, yet true change often comes from something deeper than a loose shopping list of ideas for self improvement. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers a path to living a more meaningful life by helping you live in alignment with your core values, rather than being controlled by fleeting thoughts or emotions. ACT Core Principles for L
Nina Isabella
Dec 31, 20253 min read


The Yin and Yang of Lifelong Pelvic Floor Integrity
Somatic Pelvic Floor Practice | Pelvic Floor Rx | A Wild Paradigm Shift in Pelvic Health
Nina Isabella
Dec 11, 20254 min read


Trauma-Informed Counselling for Menopause: Navigating Perimenopause, Menopause & Postmenopause
Counselling & Somatic Psychotherapy for Navigating Perimenopause, Menopause & Postmenopause
Nina Isabella
Nov 27, 20253 min read


Preparing for Birth with Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Prepare for a calm, confident birth with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness. Personalised sessions and yoga for pregnancy and birth available.
Nina Isabella
Nov 13, 20254 min read


When Words Aren’t Enough: Somatic Psychotherapy - A Holistic Approach to Healing
Somatic Psychotherapy Complements Traditional Counselling To Support Women's Mental Health
Nina Isabella
Oct 30, 20255 min read


Endometriosis & Mental Health: Counselling, Somatic Psychotherapy & Trauma-Focused ACT for Women and Gender-Diverse Individuals
Somatic psychotherapy, trauma-focused ACT, for endometriosis and pelvic pain with Nina Isabella
Nina Isabella
Oct 27, 20254 min read


Counselling for Women’s Health: Inclusive Support for Life’s Complex Challenges
Holistic, trauma-informed counselling in Melbourne and Kyneton for women and gender-diverse people navigating chronic pain, fertility, hormones, and emotional wellbeing.
Nina Isabella
Oct 23, 20254 min read


Women’s Mental Health at Every Life Stage – How Acceptance & Commitment Therapy can be Supportive
Women’s Mental Health: A 2024 Perspective Research by the Liptember Foundation in 2024 highlights how Australian women’s mental health is shaped by various factors. Personal circumstances play a role, but physical health, financial stress, work challenges, relationships, and societal expectations are equally influential. These pressures shift and evolve over the course of a woman’s life. Although every woman’s experience is unique, certain mental health challenges are more co
Nina Isabella
Jul 17, 20253 min read


Creating an Inclusive Space: Designing an Accessible Women's Counselling Service
When I started imagining a dedicated women's counselling service, accessibility was one of the most crucial qualities that guided me....
Nina Isabella
Feb 9, 20254 min read
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