Therapy for Women
Explore the patterns that are holding you back in life, heal your relationship with food, trauma and reconnect with your true self.
Heal the Child Within
These online courses will take you on a deep soul journey, help you get to know who you really are and heal the child within.
Single Session
Soul Sessions
Connect with your soul-self through art-therapy and creative visualisation focused on a specific problem or project.
💜How can Trauma-Informed Therapy Help?
Whether you’re feeling stuck in old patterns, anxious, overwhelmed or disconnected, therapy with me offers a safe and nurturing space to explore what’s really going on beneath the surface.
You might be struggling with low self-worth, body image concerns or eating-related issues (from emotional eating to an eating disorder such as binge eating) – but these are often just the tip of the iceberg.
Beneath them lie deeper stories of pain, disconnection, early attachment, relational and interpersonal trauma and childhood emotional neglect that shape how you feel about yourself, your body and your relationships.
Together, we’ll work at your pace to uncover and heal what’s underneath – so you can feel good enough and begin to live with greater freedom, confidence and self-acceptance.
🍃 Recover fully from emotional eating, binge eating,disordered eating & body image struggles
🌺 Build healthy self-esteem, self-worth and self-confidence to finally feel good enough
🌸 Understand how childhood wounds and family patterns shape adult life
🌼 Navigate complex mother–daughter or father–daughter relationships
🌿 Heal from underlying trauma – physical, emotional, relational, sexual or spiritual
💫 Reconnect with the real you – your authentic, creative and soulful self
Hi, I’m Jodie 👋
Hi, I’m Jodie. I am a PACFA Registered Clinical Psychotherapist, Qualified Therapeutic Counsellor, and Women’s Eating Disorder and Trauma Therapist on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. I have over 25 years of experience helping women heal the deeper roots of their eating struggles (or other self-destructive/self-protective coping mechanisms) and underlying trauma. My work is dedicated to supporting women as they move beyond food and body image concerns to find a sense of lasting peace and wholeness.
Read more about my experience.
🪷 My Trauma-Informed & Soulful Approach
Eating and body image concerns are often an attempt to fix something that has never been broken. Healing, therefore, isn’t about fixing what’s wrong – it’s about reconnecting with who you really are and who you were always meant to be!
My work weaves together depth psychotherapy, trauma-informed counselling, inner child and parts work, and energy psychologies such as EBEFT: Tapping. Sessions are grounded, compassionate and attuned to your pace.
I bring warmth, honesty and a wealth of lived and professional experience having recovered from emotional eating, bulimia, body image concerns, and the underlying trauma and low self-worth that kept me stuck for so many years.
I’ve sat in the client’s chair too, so I know how important it is to feel safe, seen and supported.
Read more about the different modalities I use and How I Work.
🌱 Why Women Choose Counselling and Psychotherapy with Me
✔ 25+ years in private practice in Australia and the UK
✔ Rigorous 8-year training in depth psychotherapy and therapeutic counselling
✔ Lived experience of disordered eating and trauma recovery
✔ Ongoing study with global leaders in eating disorders, trauma and women’s wellbeing
✔ A warm, relational, soulful approach – blending depth work with practical tools for recovery
Together, we’ll work toward a life that feels grounded, meaningful and free – a life that reflects your true self, not your old eating patterns or emotional pain.
📍 In-person counselling & psychotherapy sessions – Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia
💻 Online counselling & psychotherapy – Australia-wide and overseas via Zoom
📩 Email me to book a session or ask a question
Why It’s Not About the Food:
Understanding the Roots of Emotional Eating
Why Your Child’s Body Shape is Changing and How to Support Healthy Growth
Why Your Child’s Body Shape Might Be Changing and How to Support Healthy Growth It is a common experience for parents to notice sudden child
Movement Therapy for Trauma & Emotional Eating: Reconnect with Your Body
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I used to feel “crazy” around food (but now I don’t)
For over half of my life, I used to feel “crazy” around food – like it had the power to flip a switch in me
Tap, Taste, Heal: Use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to Eat Joyfully and Love Your Body
Tap, Taste, Heal: Use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to Eat Joyfully and Love Your Body by Marcella Friel This is a compassionate and practical book
Books for Emotional Eating, Trauma and Self-Worth: Healing Your Relationship with Food, Body and Soul
Healing Your Relationship with Food is Rarely Just About Food For many women, emotional eating, disordered eating, and body image concerns are deeply connected to
Apple Cider Vinegar: Emotional Eating, Orthorexia and Wellness Influencers
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