Amy Morrissey

 Hello! I’m Amy

About Me

My hope for you in the counselling process is to create a space that allows for both the grace and the messiness of being uniquely human. I strive to approach counselling in a collaborative, relational and person-centred way that feels innate and client led. I embrace and empower the strengths and capacities that people carry with them into the therapeutic process, and endeavor to build on these pre-existing capacities. Together we might strive to tease apart narratives that no longer serve you, explore attachment styles and inner drives, and discover meaning making with gentle and embracing curiosity. My therapeutic approach is transtheoretical; guided by acceptance and commitment therapy, narrative therapy, attachment therapy, and emotion-focused therapy through a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive lens. I have a passion for working with both children and adults, with experience in various domains, including and not limited to anxiety, life transitions, Autism and ADHD, boundary setting, withholding, family of origin, self-worth and empowerment.

My passion for working with children started at a very young age and has continued to guide my path into counselling. My background is rooted in working with children, including work as a supported child development worker, a family support worker for some of our local Indigenous agencies, and a child protection social worker alongside Victoria’s urban Indigenous population. I have had the opportunity to work alongside families of diverse backgrounds and abilities, many of whom are vulnerable and disenfranchised within society. This work has allowed me to strengthen my knowledge in the fields of child development, neurodiversity, intergenerational trauma, domestic violence, substance use, child abuse and neglect, poverty and housing instability. I am passionate about empowering those who are marginalized within our communities and helping to give voice to those who have been silenced. My experience has provided me with the skills for advocacy and to hold empathetic space for those in crisis or having difficult conversations.