As a mother myself, I want you to know that whatever you are going through now does not define you. You are more than this.

Welcome, I am Smitha

You may be here because you’re struggling to feel like you’re able to fully participate in your life and relationships.

I believe that, like a garden, life is a truly beautiful place. While it needs care to thrive, it is also full of precious moments to be enjoyed.

But any life also has its turmoils.

There can be stressful, challenging, as well as traumatic events that leave their mark. Our ability to cope with the day-to-day can become hindered.

Like extreme weather that harms our garden, ongoing stress, multiple challenges, and trauma can inhibit our capacity to live our life to the fullest. Ignoring the weather’s effects won’t erase them.

What we can do is turn towards the distress, make sense of it, and develop skills to make different choices.

This takes courage and commitment.

What better way to do that than with a therapist who understands how these traumatic stresses challenges the brain, mind and body and how your garden changes to cope with life and keep going. A cheerleader who believes in your inherent wisdom and ability to heal.

And as you learn how to ride out that extreme weather, and manage the seasons of your life, you’ll also learn to grow that garden anew.

You’ll fill it with fresh possibilities and experiences that enrich your life.

I’m Smitha, and I’d be honoured to be part of this season of your healing journey.

Therapy is deeply personal and intensive work, and my goal is to offer a space where you can unapologetically be yourself and freely explore every facet of who you are, without any fear of judgement.

As a companion on your journey of healing and self-discovery, I’ll be there to support you as you soothe your old hurts, and nurture new seeds of healing.

Here are ways we can work together:

Individual Therapy

For those looking for a long-term therapist and partner in their healing journey.

Therapy Intensives

For those interested in the benefits of accelerated, deep-diving EMDR sessions.

EMDR Therapy

For those seeking EMDR treatment in either individual or group sessions.

I, as a South Indian woman, owner and practitioner of Serenity Counselling and Consulting Services acknowledges the Yorta Yorta people as the Traditional Custodians of the unceded land, waters and community where I live and work. I acknowledge the tribes of Aboriginal people who lost their connection to the land, waters and community during colonisation.

I extend my respect to the Ancestral wisdom, as well as Elders past, present and emerging. I also pay my respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people visiting this website and accessing service via Serenity Counselling and Consulting Services.

I strive to provide a space that is inclusive of your disability, neurodivergence, diverse bodies, participants from LGBTIQASBP+ communities , race, skin colour, and ethnicity where your lived experience is valued, your voice is heard and respected. I am committed to offer a space where your strengths and expertise is celebrated. I am committed to continue my process of unlearning of internalised -isms and learning from lived experience voices.

I am dedicated to offer a space that is evolving with listening and reflecting of experiences of participants that I have a honour of working with, colleagues that generously shares their wisdom as well as the teachers I have the privilege of learning from.

Serenity Counselling & Consulting Services

Authentic, human-to-human therapy for adults and older adults, guided by your needs.

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