Some things can't be talked through.
Some things need to be made.
Counselling and art therapy for people ready to go beyond words. Melbourne & telehealth.
Book a sessionThe Approach
Talk.
Conversation as the container. Psychodynamic, person-centred, and CBT-informed. The kind of therapy where being truly heard — without agenda or performance — changes something.
Art.
Mark-making, collage, clay, drawing. Not because you're an artist. Because sometimes the hand knows what the mouth can't say. Art therapy isn't about the product — it's about the process.
Therapy.
Underpinned by Buddhist and contemplative frameworks. Mindfulness not as a technique but as a way of meeting what is. Equanimity. Presence. Sitting with difficulty without rushing it toward resolution.
Who This Is For
You've been carrying something for a while now. Maybe it's a transition that didn't go the way you expected. A loss that hasn't resolved. A feeling that something needs to change but you can't name what.
Maybe you've tried therapy before and found it useful — but incomplete. You sensed there was more to reach for.
Or maybe you've never tried. And you're not sure what to expect. That's fine. We figure it out together.
- Life transitions and major change
- Grief, loss, and endings
- Identity and self-discovery
- Creative blocks and burnout
- Anxiety and overwhelm
- Relationship patterns
- Meaning and purpose
Not sure if this is right for you? Reach out — there's no commitment in asking.
How It Works
Reach out
Send a message or book a free 15-minute phone consultation. No commitment required.
First session
We meet, you talk, I listen. We see if this is a fit. No pressure either way.
We begin
Weekly or fortnightly sessions, in person or via telehealth. Each session is 50 minutes.
- Sessions
- 50 minutes
- Fee
- [FEE PLACEHOLDER — Max will add]
- Location
- [Melbourne location — Max will add] + Telehealth Australia-wide
- Medicare
- Rebates available with GP referral (Better Access program)
About Max
I came to therapy through a long route — first as a photographer, then as a practitioner learning that the creative act and the therapeutic act aren't so different. Both ask you to pay attention. Both ask you to be present with what's actually there, not what you wish were there.
I hold a Master of Counselling from Swinburne University and an Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Art Therapy. My practice is shaped by psychodynamic and person-centred frameworks, with Buddhist and contemplative threads running through everything I do.
I work best with people who are willing to go somewhere — who want more than symptom management, who are curious about their own depths.
Read more about my approach →Ready to begin?
The first step is usually the hardest. If you're reading this, you've already taken it.
Book a free consultation →Or send a message: [EMAIL PLACEHOLDER]