Intern Counsellor at Tranquillo Place
August 2023
Melinda (Min) Coles. Masters Graduate, Counsellor, Scientist and Spiritual Healer
I help people navigate significant life transitions, relationship challenges and the day to day stresses of life.
When life gets too much, you may need a listening ear and someone to hold space and help you work through the strong emotions. I offer a person-centred and strengths based approach in a safe, confidential setting so you can be at ease and truly explore your emotions and what underlies them.
I have specific experience with attachment styles, developmental trauma and codependent–narcissistic relationships. These dynamics can undermine your self-worth, and make you feel lost, anxious and disoriented.
With compassion and empathy, I offer you insight and strategies so you can feel relief and empowered to take the next steps. I use practical tools such as mindfulness and body awareness to help you bridge the gap between your mind, body and emotions.
If you are feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or disengaged from life, I can help you reconnect with yourself and achieve peace and balance again.
About Min
From a very early age, I’ve had an innate knowing there is more to life than what our physical senses can perceive, and this has led me down a path of inquiry into spirituality, personal growth and transformation for much of my life.
I also have a deep love and reverence for the natural world and started my professional career as an environmental scientist working in the corporate sector for more than 20 years.
My lived experience and recovery from anxiety, depression and co-dependency informs my counselling approach. I have experienced significant life transitions such as becoming a new parent, the grief of losing loved ones, marriage breakdown and divorce, navigating single parenting, and changing careers. All of this has equipped me with skills, tools and sensitivity to empathise with my clients experiencing similar challenges.
Qualifications
- Diploma Counselling, Northern Beaches and Mosman College
- Certificate IV in Bowen Therapy, Bowen Training Australia
- Advanced Certificate in Spiritual Healing, Chiara College
- Masters Environmental Studies, UNSW
- Bachelor Applied Science (Honours), UNSW
Memberships
- Australian Counselling Association
- Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation Australia
- International Institute of Complementary Therapists
