If you feel stuck in repeating patterns of behaviour, you don’t have to navigate it alone.

A calm space to begin making sense of things

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to begin, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

Shell offers a calm, supportive space to help you make sense of what’s happening, strengthen your coping, and begin moving toward healthier relationships — with yourself, others, and the world around you.

Therapist Shell at the beach in Brookvale, offering calm and supportive counselling in person and online.

Meet Shell

Shell is a therapist who works with adults navigating addiction and relationship challenges.

With her own lived experience of recovery, she brings a grounded and real understanding to the work - not just in theory, but in lived experience.

Clients often appreciate her down-to-earth nature and the way she can sit with them through difficult moments without judgement.

Shell also offers eco-therapy sessions, incorporating outdoor and nature-based practices that support grounding, reflection, and present-moment awareness in a gentle and flexible way.

Her focus is on helping you build awareness of your patterns of behaviour, understand what’s underneath them, and begin creating meaningful change.

You might be noticing things like:

Repeating patterns that feel hard to change

The same reactions, habits, or patterns of behaviour showing up again and again - even when you genuinely want things to be different.

Coping behaviours that take more than they give

Coping habits like substance use, avoidance, or other patterns that once helped - but now feel like they’re taking more than they give.

Relationship patterns that feel overwhelming

Relationship patterns that feel overwhelming, including triggers, conflict, or communication that’s hard to navigate.

Soft neutral design element used throughout Therapy With Shell website to create a calm and grounded experience.

This is where therapy begins — not by fixing, but by understanding what’s happening beneath the surface.

Starting the Conversation

Reaching out can feel like a big step — it’s completely normal to feel unsure where to begin.

Shell keeps the process simple and supportive so you can take things one step at a time.

Make an enquiry

Send a short message sharing a little about what’s bringing you to therapy.

Connect

A brief conversation to answer any questions and see whether it feels like the right fit.

Your first session

If it feels aligned, you’ll complete an intake form and arrange your first session.