Liisa Vurma

As you have found your way here, there might be something in your life that doesn’t feel quite right: perhaps a heaviness you can’t shake, a relationship that feels strained, or conflicting feelings inside.

You don’t need to arrive with the right words or a clear story. I am here to offer a space to talk, to untangle complicated feelings and to help you find a way forward.I work with adults navigating a wide range of experiences: anxiety and depression, trauma, difficult relationships, life transitions and questions of identity and self-worth.

My Approach

As a humanistic trauma-informed counsellor and psychotherapist, I aim to create a safe, empathic space that allows you to access your own inner wisdom. We work together to remove obstacles to your natural healing process, supporting your journey toward wholeness. I draw on person-centred therapy, Focusing-Oriented Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, somatic and process-oriented approaches in my work.I offer online and in-person sessions in Melbourne's inner north. My current rate for a 60-minute individual session is $120.

"After each session with Liisa, I felt seen, heard and understood. In our most recent session, I uncovered insights into why I wasn’t following through on the things I had committed to—realisations I don’t believe I would have reached on my own. Working with Liisa has increased my self-awareness and helped me connect with different parts of myself. I highly recommend her sessions."– A.

Qualifications

PACFA Certified Practising RegistrantRegistered with Australian Counselling Association (ACA)

Education

Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Cairnmillar Institute)Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (currently undertaking at Cairnmillar Institute)Focusing-Oriented Therapy Certification (currently undertaking with Biliana Dearly)Relational Gestalt Therapy (Gestalt Therapy Australia)Intermediate Coach Training Program (Co-Active Training Institute)

I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation upon which I live and work. I acknowledge their non-ceded custodianship. I pay my respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. I celebrate the stories, culture, and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.