Childhood Trauma

Understanding the impact

We connect what happened then to what's happening now, in your relationships, your self-concept and your patterns.

In practice: Creating a timeline of key experiences to see how they connect to patterns you're living with now.

Processing what happened

Carefully and at your pace, we work through the memories and experiences that shaped you, to help your nervous system file them as events that are over.

In practice: Writing a letter to your younger self, acknowledging what they went through and what they deserved, then reading it aloud in session.

Reparenting your inner world

Many adults with childhood trauma carry a harsh inner critic that sounds like the adults who hurt them. We work on building a warmer, more supportive relationship with yourself.

In practice: Identifying what you needed as a child and didn't get, then practising giving those things to yourself now, in concrete, daily ways.

Attachment and relationships

Early attachment experiences shape how we connect with people as adults. We work on understanding your attachment patterns and building more secure ways of relating.

In practice: Identifying one pattern from your childhood that you want to change in your own life or parenting, and building a specific plan for doing it differently.

Childhood trauma and neurodivergence

Undiagnosed neurodivergence in childhood often means years of being told you're wrong, too much, or defective. That experience is traumatic. We work with both layers.

In practice: Going back over childhood messages like "too much" or "difficult", noting which came from unrecognised neurodivergence, and writing a kinder account of what was happening.

Grief and anger

Working through childhood trauma involves grief, for the childhood you deserved, the parents you deserved, the years spent surviving. That grief, and the anger underneath it, needs space.

In practice: Naming the grief for the childhood you deserved, the parents you needed, the years spent surviving, and creating space for all of it.

What it costs

Childhood trauma counselling follows the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. What you pay depends on the session type and whether it's on a weekday, evening, or weekend.

You can also access this work privately, or through other schemes, if NDIS funding doesn't apply. Cost is always confirmed in writing before we begin.

Am I eligible?

This kind of support usually sits under NDIS Capacity Building, typically Improved Daily Living, and Improved Relationships where that fits your goals.

You don't need a diagnosis to start working through what happened in your childhood. A support coordinator or plan manager can help check your plan, and private sessions are available too.

Where we work

We're based in Thomastown and work across Greater Melbourne's northern, western, and eastern suburbs, with sessions also available online. Some supports extend into regional Victoria.

How to start

Reach out by phone, our contact form, or email. The first conversation is about what you're looking for, and you share as much of your history as you want to.

From there we match you with a practitioner who suits you, with a first session usually booked within a few business days.