Maddison is a registered Counsellor with PACFA - the leading peak body for psychotherapists in Australia, who specialises in working with clients who have experienced trauma and relationship issues.

 

Further study after completion of my Bachelors in Counselling, into attachment theory (anxious, avoidant, disorganised), inner child healing for attachment wounds, IFS and Couples Counselling has led me to my niche:

 

Maddison specialises in working with adults effected by childhood trauma in their adult relationships 🩷

 

WHO THIS IS FOR:

 

This work is for the adults who are stuck in cycles in their romantic relationships, the same triggers, the same unwanted feelings, the ones who are frustrated and want to change.  They know they’ve been wounded in the past and they want to change the way this affects them in their relationships.   They’ve felt the dysfunction in their relationships and they’re ready for deep connection.  

 

WHAT MAKES MY WORK DIFFERENT?

 

Overtime I’ve felt the barrier that a lot of therapy gets hit with, things happen in real time, and that’s where people need tools, in the midst of that argument when the triggers arise.  In that moment the trigger hits and a survival behaviour begins to set in.   

 

The deep breathing, communication tools and emotional regulation tools aren’t always enough.   Awareness alone isn’t enough. 

 

Something deep inside in the subconscious is what needs to shift so that it isn’t gripping so tightly to the thing we want to change.  The surface level strategies don’t always cut it. 

 

I help people look at their past traumas to determine how this affects them in the present, I then help them to work towards their desired way of being.  So that they can change, especially if there has been attachment wounds to parents or ex lovers.  Especially when pain has changed us, and we don’t want it to sabotage our lives. 

 

THE PROCESS

 

This work is deep, it can involve trauma mapping, getting trigger specific, finding out survival behaviours, inner-child work, working with the emotions that arise and learning to feel them, deepening the connection to self and then others, becoming the witness, getting into the subconscious and rewiring what needs to shift for  expansion, as well as somatic work.

 

I guide my clients through the process and am alongside them the whole time as we work through what’s uncovered and implement strategies and tools to heal and rewire the subconscious.  

 

AS A RESULT

• My clients find they are lighter and less effected by past triggers 
• My clients are no longer living based on their trauma template from past wounds 
• My clients can show up differently, the way they want to, not how the subconscious wants them to
• My clients are able to seperate themselves from the past and their childhood wounds 
• My clients are able to create long lasting change
• My clients are able to become more connected to themselves 
• My clients are able deepen their connection in their romantic relationship 
• My clients have generally improved wellbeing 
• My clients become more resilient, empowered and have more confidence to live the life they want 

 

My work is for people who are single or in a relationship, if there has been an attachment wound/childhood trauma that’s effecting you now, change is always possible.  This work can prevent a break up, help you leave a relationship you need to leave, and it can certainly prepare you to meet the person you desire in the future as well as making sure you are ready + good at choosing what you want/need for the future.  

 

As a trauma informed Counsellor, Maddison understands the impact of trauma on the clients nervous system, physiology, relationships, health and processing, as well as how to guide clients to gentle healing.  Especially in the presence of nervous system dysregulation, addiction and other issues that arise from trauma.  

 

Maddison has an eclectic perspective towards healing and combines some models including (but not limited to) person-centered, CBT, emotion focused therapy, behavioural, solution focused, schema therapy, narrative therapy, attachment theory, IFS, and mindfulness-based practices.  

 

Maddison is passionate about the natural body wisdom of emotions and emotional work.  Maddison is informed on Aware Parenting and incorporates techniques and methods into supporting clients who are raising children with behavioural or emotional concerns.  This including helping clients to create secure attachment with their child.  Aware parenting is beneficial for parents who want help fostering deeper connection with their child, want help assisting with problems such as hitting, sleeping and healing from stress or trauma.   

 

 

EDUCATION

 

-  AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY - Bachelor of Counselling 

-  GOTTMAN INSTITUTE - Couples Counselling Level 1

-  Attachment Trauma Treatment Specialist Certificate: Clinical Skills to Repair Anxious, Disorganized and Avoidant  Attachment Styles (currently completing) 

-  IFS - INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS COMPREHENSIVE THERAPY - CLINICAL APPLICATIONS - PESI 

-  PLAY THERAPY TRAINING ACADEMY 2-10 YRS - Child Centred Play Therapy (currently completing)