Hummingbird Therapy

Karen Thomas, a registered counsellor at Hummingbird Therapy is located at the Hurstwood Clinic in South Yarra, Victoria—a place where you can work through your relationship issues, and be heard and supported.

Your concerns might be about anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, stress, trauma or something else. You might have a vague yet familiar feeling inside that's unsettling and always there. Perhaps you feel disconnected, pressured or rushed. Something may have happened in your relationship or relationships at work, at school, at college, or with a parent or another close family member. You may have experienced childhood abuse or family or domestic abuse. It's natural to look to others for answers. However, the solution might be within yourself. Karen will help you find it.

Karen's Counselling Approach

Working with Karen as she walks gently beside you will help you to discover your way of releasing anxiety, tension, stress or trauma. We know that as people begin to release these from mind and body, they experience shifts that can bring about relief and life-enhancing change. Karen welcomes contact from adults of any age, young and older adults including seniors.

With her diverse cultural background, Karen helps people to learn about, understand and attend to their healing needs. She draws on trauma-informed, experiential therapeutic approaches and creates an accepting, non-judgemental, supportive space for people seeking to heal- and move on from their:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Low self-esteem
• Relationship challenges
• Grief and loss
• Emotional abuse
• Feeling isolated and disconnected
• Trauma
• Family domestic violence
• Seniors welcome

More on Karen

Karen holds a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

She began her private practice in early 2022 after gaining professional experience in her roles as Specialist Trauma counsellor at 1800RESPECT and as Counsellor at Doncare Community Centre.

Karen continues to provide grief counselling at The Grief Centre (New Zealand).

Previously she held roles in Education at various universities including as Lecturer-In-Charge of Indonesian at the University of Melbourne and research fellow at Monash University. Karen earned her doctorate in Southeast Asian studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

Contact Karen for enquiries or book your counselling session.