About

Hi, I'm Melissa,
I'm so glad you found your way here.
​With over 20 years’ experience as a tertiary-qualified counsellor, I specialise in supporting individuals and couples through life’s challenges — including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles. My approach is heart-centred, compassionate, and client-focused, offering a safe space for healing, growth, and transformation.
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I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Social Work and a Diploma in Counselling, integrating evidence-based techniques with holistic practices to empower resilience, clarity, and balance. Together, we create personalised strategies that align with your unique journey.
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Rooted in my Italian-Australian heritage, I was raised in a home alive with music, culture, and my grandmother’s healing wisdom. In my 20s and 30s, a deep passion to help others break free from limitation and suffering, inspired years of study in counselling and psychotherapy, psychology, and later energy healing, exploring how we transform pain into purpose and step into possibility.
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Life brought profound lessons through loss and challenges. Growing up in an unpredictable home marked by both discipline and control, and later losing several family members, including my brother, became catalysts for growth and deep inner work.
Today, I guide clients to reclaim their power, heal past wounds, and consciously create lives — and relationships — of alignment, fulfilment, and authenticity.
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No matter where you are in your journey—healing from the past, building resilience, or deepening your relationship—
​you already hold the wisdom and strength within you. My role is to help you access it and create the change you’re seeking.
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Melissa Grace Mammana

"Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
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"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."
- C.G. Jung
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All healing takes place "within".
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Live Life Fearlessly!
Mission Statement
Our mission is to support empowerment and emotional well-being through safe, authentic, and holistic practices. We help individuals, couples, and families embrace change, vulnerability, and purpose, creating space for growth and transformation.
We are committed to inclusive support—welcoming all people regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, culture, or background. Our goal is to equip clients with the tools and perspectives they need to navigate life’s challenges with resilience and confidence.
Qualifications & Accreditations
Counsellor/Psychotherapist (BA BSW/Psychology)
Central QLD University
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Counselling & Gestalt Psychotherapy (Post-Graduate Diploma)
Conflicts Resolutions Australia Pty. Ltd.
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Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master and Intuitive Healer
Reiki Level 1, 11, 111 and Masters Certified
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Transference Healing Practitioner
Certified Practitioner
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Other Education
Certificate in Gottman Level 1 & 2
Certificate in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Certificate in Couples Therapy
Certificate in Advanced Internal Family Systems
Trained in Mindfulness and Neuroscience
Certificate in Domestic and Family Violence Prevention
Certificate in Crisis Intervention
Certificate in Advanced Motivational Interviewing
Certificate(s) in Trauma Training (ASCA, Blue Knot & Pat Ogden 'The Wisdom of the Body')
Holyoake Graduate Certificate Co-Dependants & Addictions

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