In this episode of The Right Therapist, couples counsellor Gillian Fernandes explores why relationships so often feel unsafe, confusing, or lonely — even when there is love present. Drawing on attachment theory, somatic therapy, and systems thinking, Gillian explains how couples often get stuck not because of communication skills, but because of unspoken attachment needs, nervous system responses, and unresolved relational history.

In this episode of The Right Therapist, Laura is joined by Gestalt psychotherapist and EMDR therapist Sheridan Green to explore relationships through a Gestalt lens. Together, they unpack a powerful framework: that every relationship contains three relationships — the relationship with self, the other’s relationship with self, and the shared relationship, the we.Drawing on Gestalt therapy, existential thought, and lived clinical experience, Sheridan reflects on how identity shifts, parenthood, neurodivergence, and unresolved childhood patterns shape intimacy. They explore why conflict is rarely just about what’s happening now, how defensiveness and withdrawal can signal unfinished inner work, and what it means to turn toward each other instead of away when things get hard.The conversation also includes a live Gestalt therapy segment, offering a rare, embodied look at vulnerability, self-protection, and the “armour” we build to survive — and how that armour can quietly limit closeness.This episode is for anyone curious about relationships as living systems, not static achievements — and for those wanting to relate with more awareness, responsibility, and choice.

Integrative psychotherapist Luke O’Higgins joins us to explore relational therapy, attachment, and parts work through a deeply human, present-moment approach. Drawing from Gestalt therapy, somatic-informed practice, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and attachment repair, Luke works with adults and young people to create new relational experiences — not just insight.

In this episode, Laura is joined by somatic therapist Fiona Bell to explore anger, rage, and what happens when these vital energies are suppressed. Through a nervous-system lens, they unpack how anxiety, chronic symptoms, and collapse often arise from unexpressed anger and how healing happens through safe connection, co-regulation, and embodied presence. Together they reframe rage as life force, boundary, and protection, revealing why being met, not fixed, restores wholeness and choice.

In this episode we explore what it means to truly grow up, wake up, and re-soul our world. Blending Eastern philosophy with Western psychotherapy, we unpack attachment repair, imagination as a healing force, eco-therapy, masculinity, leadership, and belonging. The episode features a live therapy demonstration of the Ideal Parent Figure Protocol, offering a felt sense of how embodied attachment work supports earned security, identity, and connection—to self, community, and the natural world.

In this episode of The Right Therapist, we dive into how trauma shapes the body and mind, why evidence-based approaches like EMDR and somatic therapy help clients heal, and how to find a psychologist or counsellor who’s the right fit through Source — Australia’s trusted platform for therapy, counselling, and mental health support.

Integrative psychotherapist Ange Cook joins The Right Therapist to explore what it means to work in a trauma-informed, embodied, and inclusive way. We discuss how curiosity, language, and body awareness shape therapy, and how integrative psychotherapy supports diverse clients—including LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent individuals. Ange unpacks the connection between mind and body, parts work, somatic regulation, and curiosity as a healing stance, as well as the challenges of unmasking neurodivergence in a neurotypical world. We close with reflections on post-cult recovery, identity, and self-compassion, and how therapy helps people rediscover their authentic voice. Listeners will come away understanding how integrative and trauma-informed therapy can expand self-awareness, agency, and emotional safety.

A deeply human conversation with Louise, a compassionate Gestalt psychotherapist, on why change sticks when we stop fighting ourselves, how empty chair work unlocks insight, what “rupture & repair” feels like in the therapy room, and how to know if Gestalt therapy is right for you. We also demo a short session on “the shoulds” (professionalism, organisation, shame → creativity), showing how embodied awareness creates relief. If you’re looking for a therapist in Australia (online or in-person), Source helps you compare therapy types, budgets, locations and Medicare options.

Gestalt psychotherapist Angus Ferguson joins us to explore addiction through a trauma-informed, attachment-centred lens—why addictions develop, what lies underneath them, and why recovery requires connection, compassion, and support rather than shame.We unpack childhood trauma, ACE scores, attachment wounds, small-t trauma, the role of the reticular activating system, and why humans bond with substances and behaviours when they lack safe people to bond with. Angus explains why addiction is not a “choice,” why people often wait 12 years to seek help, and why healing is relational, not solitary.

We also talk through groups, community, social prescribing, AA/NA/GA, self-exclusion tools, harm minimisation, and the emotional reality of relapse. Angus ends with practical steps anyone can take, including hotlines, therapy, and widening your support network—plus how to find the right addiction-informed therapist in Australia via Source.

Counsellor & psychotherapist Giorgia des Landes joins us to unpack complex trauma, how it shapes development and relationships, and why bottom-up somatic therapies (somatic experiencing, sensory-motor psychotherapy, EMDR) help the autonomic nervous system feel safe again. We explore the three-phase model of trauma therapy (safety & stabilization → processing → integration/post-traumatic growth), window of tolerance, attachment, rupture & repair, and practical ways therapy widens capacity for life. We close with how to find the right trauma-informed therapist in Australia via Source (filters for modality, fee, Medicare, online/in-person, location).