Individual relationship therapy is a rite of passage.
It usually happens when you’re faced with repeating themes, resentments or betrayals you can’t live with anymore. When you’re ready to get your needs met in a way that finally works.
While many women come to me for relationship counselling, what they’re really looking for is safety. Inside themselves.
My women are high achieving go-getters who grew up too soon and forgot how to take care of themselves along the way. They often attract partners who can’t meet their needs, which means they don’t feel safe to let go of the lead.
Their sex life suffers, and they have burnout. Their nutrition is a yo-yo, and there’s years of body shame, but they do what we all do – focus on love (and work).
Does this sound like you too?
Do you see these issues in your relationship/s?
- The same patterns and conversations repeat over and over.
- You drive the important areas of the relationship in case they miss something important.
- You have different levels of emotional maturity, and you feel the lack of depth.
- Your intimacy is not where you want it to be, and you’re scared you won’t have more.
- You were seriously let down somewhere and it hasn’t been resolved.
- You are battling the dance of anxious-avoidant attachment where one person wants to resolve things and the other wants more space.
- You love aspects of the relationship but there are core things missing that make you question everything (even if you don’t want to).
Individual relationship therapy helps you as a person, not just you in love…
Along with relationship concerns many women also have these experiences:
- A history of burnout or unchecked work-life balance.
- A long struggle with body image, or difficult relationship to food.
- The use of caffeine, sugar, alcohol, or drugs to keep you going.
- A fear of abandonment from the behaviours of parents or past lovers.
- Experiences of stress, anxiety or depression even though you probably would not think of yourself that way.
- A childhood where you felt emotionally alone.
- A childhood with adult responsibilities because someone was emotionally absent, traumatised, addicted to substance or mentally unwell.
Therapy allows you to work through your relationship patterns while also feeling better in yourself.
When you understand what drives all these patterns you know how to approach triggers, difficult moments and hard conversations. Changes start to happen:
- You stop attracting or repeating the same patterns in love and heal yourself inside.
- Your partner starts meeting your needs in new ways without being asked.
- You get your spark back and develop a deep faith in love.
- You heal aspects of your childhood that play out in relationship and finally feel safe.
- You break your body image struggles and start to really nourish yourself.
It’s often true that when you come to therapy it’s because you’re ready to heal. I’m here to help.
As women, we desire safety and self expression. Once we learn to feel safe, we stop restricting self nourishment and feel confident to express who we really are.
Meet your therapist
I’m Kelly Anne Mitchell, a passionate, grounded, highly experienced relationship therapist who loves helping growth-based women have better relationships.
Over the past 20 years I’ve helped thousands of high performing women all over the world change their relationships and patterns of self-care.
I also know what it’s like to walk the path. I too was a burned out corporate with high stress hormones, a coffee addiction, undigested trauma and relationship patterns I desperately wanted to change. I didn’t love my body and had a yo-yo relationship to food.
I know what it’s like to re-wire a difficult childhood while navigating love and a high-performance career. I’ve developed a transformational system based on my experience in relationship therapy, somatic therapy and nutritional medicine so you feel safe knowing that someone sees your entire picture. I will meet you where you’re at, respect your process and give you the best of my experience in service to the outcome you desire.
FAQ's
Kelly is a highly experienced online therapist with international clientele, so all programs are held via Zoom unless special arrangements are made. Kelly is based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Clients in this region may reach out for in-person options. Kelly also offers intensive 3–5-day immersions in many locations if you would like a deep-dive retreat to kick-start the process. Different fee structures apply for in person multi-day immersions.
Yes. There is now published research outlining the effectiveness of online counselling.
Kelly has been offering online therapy to international and remote clients since 2008.
She has extensive online skills and is able to create a therapeutic environment exactly as you would experience in the room.
Almost 100% of her clients choose online options because it suits their lifestyle and location.
Yes, please do.
You can book a free-short call or send an email if you’d like to learn more. You can also book an initial session to explore your situation, which can be deducted from your therapy program if you go ahead. Pre-existing clients may apply for hourly sessions when needed.
Yes. Kelly will do her best to accommodate your timing and work schedule in Australia. For international clients, Europeans usually have appointments in their morning, while American and similar regions usually fall in their afternoons and evenings. Please check your timezone against Brisbane, Australia.
Kelly has a Master of Counselling with additional post-graduate qualifications in sex, intimacy and relationship therapy. She has worked with clients in a health capacity for over 20 years with time as a respected university lecturer in health sciences. You can read more about Kelly on the About page if you’d like more information.
After 25 years and probably 20,000 hours, the truth is – I’ve learned to do what works for the person. Not everything we learn as a therapist comes from a model or a system.
However, I am most aligned with and use skills from Somatic Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Somatic Movement, Embodiment Therapy, and from time to time, I look to the Gottman Method for evidence-based information.
I use my health science background to bring in nervous system education and the broader way relational stress manifests in the body.
Philosophically, my approach is heavily influenced by the teachings and subsequent realisations of the essence of nonduality. Aspects of my embodiment and somatic movement work have been shaped by education and mentoring from Michaela Boehm and Steve James.
No. Medicare rebates can only be provided by certain Psychologists working inside that model of health. You may be able to receive rebates from your private health fund for counselling. Please check with them before enrolling if you plan to use this option, it is not something Kelly has control over.
Have other questions?
Send Kelly a message with anything you’d like to know, or to get the process started.
If you’re ready for this transformational rite of passage, let’s begin.
This fully-inclusive six month immersion includes:
12 PRIVATE THERAPY SESSIONS
This is where you dive deep with Kelly in a therapy setting to re-wire your relationship patterns, and any previous life experiences that impact your current relationships and sense of self.
EMBODIMENT PRACTICE
You have access to The Embodiment Library full of somatic practices, movement, meditations, and self-connection experiences to support your relational transformation.
GROUP CLASSES + WORKSHOPS
During the course of your program you are eligible for discounted access to all women’s groups and Embodiment Method™ workshops of your choosing. Kelly will help you decide the right fit.
Investment
Your initial session is AU$250 which represents an approximate session cost. From here you can discuss the sessions needed with Kelly.
If you engage with the most common six month program, the investment equates to the following, with payment plans available.
- Six monthly payments: $630
- Three monthly payments: $1260
Please note: Therapy occurs at different intervals across the 12 weeks. The monthly payment structure is a courtesy for those needing longer to pay but requires full commitment as a larger portion of the therapy is provided upfront. A small administration fee is charged for payment plans, it is built into the price automatically.