Providing unwavering support across the Lifespan, we see:

Children, Young People and Adults


Neurodiversity Affirming

and Inclusive

Our work helps people unmask, recapture hope and find new ways to live life, to find their neurotribe and make connections that are healthy, stronger, and more fulfilling.

Our Services

Autism & ADHD Screening and Assessments

NeuroDivergent Centred Therapy© 

Parent/Carer Training and Support

Individual and Group Professional SuperVision

Training and Professional Development in Neurodiversity Affirming Practice and NeuroDivergent Centred Therapy©

 

New and Returning Clients

Due to high demand, Angie is only able to accept (a limited number of) referrals for online appointments only.

We only take on clients when we can ensure we are providing the best possible care, while continuing to give our existing clients the care they deserve, too. For this reason, we do not operate a waiting list. While people are on a waiting list, we aren't able to monitor their well-being, and we believe this does them a disservice.

If an online option may not suit, we encourage you to talk with your GP or NDIS Coordinator about other referral options that might help you find the support you or your child need.

Professional SuperVision

Angie is currently accepting (a limited number of) inquiries about SuperVision.

She extends a warm welcome to social workers pursuing mental health accreditation, play therapists aiming to enrich their practice, and allied health practitioners interested in embracing a more neurodiversity-affirming approach.

Angie also offers group SuperVision, for those who prefer the collaborative energy of a peer setting. counselling space plant image

"At The Counselling Space, Coffs Harbour, all brains are welcome.  We understand and embrace neurodiversity, and create a safe and welcoming experience, where we work together to find what works for you."principal therapist

About Angie
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Latest Happenings at The Counselling Space

January 2023

Our favourite essential oil blends have been expertly reformulated to enhance their therapeutic benefits and distinctive aromas. We know you'll fall in love with them all over again!

November 2022

Wow! We've been selected as one of the top 3 counselling services in Coffs Harbour.  Thank you to the analyst team that went through a 50-point rigorous inspection of our service.

October 2022

Angie now offers Brainspotting therapy, having completed the training in the USA.  Brainspotting is a powerful therapy that helps clients process trauma in the subcortical brain.

September 2022

We love our work with neurodivergent children and their families. To be considered the most inclusive and welcoming child therapy provider in the state has warmed our hearts!  

August 2022

So proud to have launched our ND Centred Play Therapy program.  Two years in the making, we now offer it to local families, and train play therapists across Australia in being ND Centred!  

July 2022

In partnership with Deakin University, Angie researched the role of Play Therapy in supporting children who may be transgender or gender diverse.

April 2022

We were surprised and honoured to be nominated as the Most Inclusive Family Therapy Practice, and humbled when we won.  A huge thank you to the judges and our community :)

July 2021

Learn to Play Therapy is ideal for children who yearn to play with their peers but struggle, or have some developmental delay.

The Counselling Space: welcoming and inclusive

We acknowledge the Gumbaynggirr people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work.  We give our thanks and pay our respects to their elders past, present and future. We open our minds and hearts to understanding the impact of intergenerational trauma, and stand alongside our first nation peoples in working for redress.

We recognise our LGBTIQAP+ communities have unique health and wellbeing needs, and have been impacted by stigma and discrimination.  Our services are inclusive, welcoming and culturally safe. 

We are a neurodivergent led and welcoming practice.  Rather than focusing on diagnoses as problems that need to be corrected, we are neuro-affirming and support a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach to individual assessment and intervention.  Our work references societal barriers and discrimination as the issues that need to be addressed.