Make Change That Lasts.
Psychological Therapy in Wollongong
Therapy for adults who feel stuck in recurring emotional, relational or behavioural patterns.
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Are you experiencing…
Anxiety or depression?
Emotional overwhelm or difficulties with self-regulation?
Adult ADHD or late-diagnosed neurodivergence?
Trauma-related difficulties?
Relationship difficulties or recurring interpersonal patterns?
Low self-worth, shame or persistent self-criticism?
Difficulties that have continued despite previous therapy?
Meet Jeremy
I’m here to help…
I help adults understand themselves more deeply so that they can live more freely and happily.
I like to get to know the person behind the symptoms and struggles, and focus on the deeper patterns in your thoughts, emotions, and relationships, from a psychodynamic perspective.
I believe that this leads to lasting change, not just temporary relief or quick fixes.
I also draw from ACT, CBT, DBT, and EMDR where relevant, but I do not focus on homework, worksheets, or strategies.
Struggling with…
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Feeling low, flat, unmotivated, tired, or disconnected can make everyday life feel much heavier than usual, particularly when you don’t understand why you’re feeling it.
It can be confusing, frustrating and defeating.
In therapy, we can look beyond the surface-level symptoms and explore patterns, beliefs, and relationships that may be influencing your mood.
As you understand these deeper dynamics, your mood often begins to shift or feel different, not because you’ve “fixed” yourself, but because things inside you finally make sense.
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Anxiety isn’t random. It’s the brain’s survival mechanism that shows up when your brain thinks you’re in some sort of danger, like fighting a lion… or writing an email to your boss.
Together, we can explore what your brain is reacting to, and why, including past pressures, patterns or expectations that you may have been carrying for years, sometimes unknowingly.
As you begin to understand why your brain is reacting with anxiety, the experience of anxiety often changes dramatically.
Rather than being a confusing, unbearable sensation, it becomes more of an understandable (although uncomfortable and sometimes annoying) reaction from your brain trying it’s gosh-darn hardest to keep you safe.
With intentions so pure, it is much harder to be mad at your brain. It’s a bit like a puppy barking at the mailman… or the wind.
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Panic attacks rarely come out of nowhere. They usually begin with a surge of anxiety or another uncomfortable emotion (often a completely valid one), then the panic builds in a matter of moments when that emotion is quickly judged, resisted, or pushed down, creating a spiral of confusion, fear, and overwhelm.
In therapy, we work on understanding and validating those initial emotions. When they’re given space rather than fought against, the cycle often breaks, and panic becomes much less frequent and intense.
You’re left with feelings that make sense, instead of sensations that feel terrifying.
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Living with neurodivergence can feel like living life on hard-mode, especially if you’ve spent years not knowing that your brain is operating differently.
I like to help my clients understand their brain’s strengths, quirks, and sensitivities, so they can be more patient and compassionate with their struggles.
We also tend to explore past experiences of judgement or shame from trying to “fit in”, and focus on finding ways to build a life that actually suits their brain, instead of forcing it into systems or rules that never did.
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Self-esteem, identity, and self-worth are shaped over time, by our relationships and experiences.
When these parts of the self feel low or underdeveloped, it’s usually for a reason (or many), and probably not due to a lack of “positive thinking”, or commitment to daily affirmations repeated 27 times in the bathroom mirror every morning, or failing to work hard enough.
I focus on understanding the deeper factors that have shaped your sense of self, like old patterns, internalised expectations, and the ways you learned to cope.
As these dynamics become more clear, and make more sense, a stronger and more grounded sense of self often emerges naturally.
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Trauma isn’t just about what happened. It’s about what your nervous system had to do to survive it.
When something feels dangerous or overwhelming, your brain shifts into fight, flight, or freeze to protect you (anger, anxiety, or dissociation). If those experiences were too much to process at the time, your brain can stay on high alert long after the event has passed.
Over time, it can show up as irritability, dissociation, anger, constant anxiety, nightmares, flashbacks, or a general sense of being “on edge.” These are all signs of a nervous system still trying to make sense of something it couldn’t cope with at the time.
In therapy, we explore these reactions with curiosity and compassion. We give the brain the space it didn’t have at the time to process, integrate, and understand what happened.
Sometimes the symptoms ease. Other times we discover that the experience left a long-term imprint that needs patience, support, and accommodation, not added pressure to “move on.”
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Shame is a painful sense of being “wrong,” “defective,” or “not enough.” It usually develops through experiences or relationships where you felt judged, misunderstood, or rejected.
In therapy, we explore the origins of these feelings and why your mind learned to turn the blame inward. Often, shame is the brain’s way of making sense of an environment that failed to understand or accommodate you.
Over time, as we unpack those patterns, shame becomes less about seeing yourself as defective, and more about understanding how your brain adapted to an environment that didn’t fit or support you.
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Relationships shape us more than almost anything else, and they often unfold in predictable patterns.
These patterns usually show up in the therapy relationship too, which gives us a real-time opportunity to explore your emotions, patterns, triggers, and attachment dynamics, so you can understand yourself better, communicate more clearly, and relate to others in a way that feels healthier and more grounded.
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Anger is often just the surface emotion. It can look like frustration, irritability, annoyance, or a short temper. But underneath, it’s usually a defence against feeling hurt, misunderstood, or unheard.
In therapy, we explore what your anger is protecting. When you understand the deeper pain or threat behind it, the anger becomes easier to make sense of, to feel, and to communicate.
Healthy expression of anger can lead to some powerful changes in your relationships and life.
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People use substances for all kinds of reasons - partying, fun, curiosity, exploration, or connection. But sometimes it becomes a way to manage emotional pain or discomfort that feels too heavy to sit with alone.
In therapy, we can explore the role substances play in your life, like what they’re helping with, what they’re protecting you from, and how they may start to create problems.
My role is never to judge or tell you how to live. It’s to help you understand your own patterns, needs, and experiences so you can make choices that feel right for you.