Safari

Safari

Certified Relationship Therapist

Registered Counsellor & Sex Therapist in Sydney

Master of Counselling

She/Her/Hers.

Hart Centre Certified

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Types of Counselling

  • Relationship Counselling
  • Sex Therapy
  • Desire & Intimacy Counselling
  • Family Counselling
  • Trauma Counselling
  • Anxiety & Depression Counselling
  • Neurodiversity Counselling
  • ADHD Counselling
  • LGBTQIA+ Counselling
  • Grief Counselling
  • Addiction Counselling
  • Porn Addiction Counselling
  • Anger Management
  • Pre-Marriage Counselling
  • Online Counselling

Session Fees

Individual: $190

Couples: $240

Areas of Interest

  • ADHD
  • Adjustment
  • Adoption / foster care
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Attachment
  • Autism / ASD
  • Bereavement / mourning
  • Betrayal
  • Bipolar
  • Blended / step families
  • Body confidence
  • Career
  • Caregiver stress
  • Childhood trauma / abuse
  • Chronic illness
  • Communication
  • Conflict management
  • Couples in business
  • Cultural differences
  • Custody issues
  • Depressive Disorders (MDD, PDD, SAD)
  • Disabilitie
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID, Depersonalization)
  • Divorce / separation / breakup
  • Eating disorders
  • End of life
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Extended family / in-laws
  • FIFO
  • Fertility / IVF
  • Fetishes / kinks
  • Financial abuse
  • Gender / Identity
  • Identity concerns
  • Infidelity / affairs
  • Intimacy
  • LGBTQIA stigma / bullying / discrimtination
  • LGBTQIA+ / Queer
  • Life transitions
  • Long distance
  • Loss of a relationship
  • Low sexual desire
  • Medical trauma
  • Men’s health
  • Menopause
  • Mental load
  • Mismatched libidos
  • Money / finances
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Painful sex
  • Paraphilia
  • Parenting
  • Perinatal depression
  • Personality Disorders (BPD, NPD, APD, HPD)
  • Pet loss
  • Phobias
  • Polyamorous / open relationships
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pre-marital counselling
  • Pregnancy / miscarriage
  • Premature / delayed ejaculation
  • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
  • Previous relationship trauma
  • Religious abuse
  • Seniors
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Sexual trauma
  • Sleep disorders
  • Somatics
  • Step families
  • Stress
  • Suicidal thoughts / ideation
  • Trauma
  • Trust issues
  • Vaginismus
  • Women’s health
  • Young families

Types of Modalities

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Attachment-based
  • Choice Therapy
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Existential
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Family / Marital
  • Feminist
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Person-Centred Therapy (Client-Centred / Rogerian Psychotherapy)
  • Psychoeducation
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Informed

Accepted Insurance Funds

  • AHM
  • BUPA
  • HCF
  • Medibank
  • ARHG Group (St Luke’s Health, Police Health, GMHBA, Emergency Services Health, Phoenix Health, see-u by HBF (previously CUA), AIA Health, HBF, Mildura Health, Teachers Union Health, Doctors Health, Teachers Health, Nurses & Midwives Health and Unihealth).

“One good conversation can shift the direction of the change forever.”

— Linda Lambert

Specialised Training

  • Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health (La Trobe University)
  • Master of Rehabilitation Counselling (with Distinction, Griffith University)
  • Master of Science in Medicine – Sexual and Reproductive Health. (Sydney University – grad. 2026)
  • Graduate Certificate of Sexology (Curtin University)
  • Diploma of Counselling (TAFE NSW)
  • Gottman Method Relationship Counselling Lvl 2
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Level 1 & Level 2) – The Gottman Institute USA
  • ACT as a Brief Intervention – Dr. Russ Harris
  • Course in Recognising and Responding to Sexual Violence – RMIT University
  • Sexual Health History Note Taking for Nurses – The Albion Centre
  • Pain Reprocessing Therapy Practitioner (Advanced Applications) – Pain Reprocessing Therapy Center
  • Mindfulness-Based Pain Relief Practitioner – Integrative Pain Science Institute
  • Certificate in the Buteyko Clinic Method (CertBBM) – Buteyko Clinic International
  • Sexual Health for Trans & Gender Diverse Clients – The Albion Centre
  • Sexualised Behaviours of Concern and Intellectual Disability – Family Planning NSW
  • Social Workers & Counsellors Supporting Women Partners of Men who have Sex with Men – Women Partners Leichhardt Womens Centre
  • Supporting Connection in Neurodivergent Couples – CCA
  • Supporting Decision-making in Sexuality for People with Intellectual Disability – Family Planning NSW
  • Fundamentals in Pain Management – Faculty of Pain Medicine. Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
  • Professional Disability Awareness Training (Sex Workers and Clients with Disability) – Touching Base
  • Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention – Wesley Mission

 

About Safari

Safari is a kind, highly experienced, down-to-earth counsellor who creates a space where people can talk openly about what really matters, especially the parts that are often hardest to say out loud. She is a registered counsellor, sex therapist, and relationship counsellor, bringing both professional expertise and a deeply human approach to her work. Safari works in her private practice, offering sessions both in person and online across Australia and around the world. With over twenty-five years in helping professions, Safari has shaped a grounded, practical, and compassionate perspective. She is known for her friendly presence and ability to build trust, helping clients feel safe, understood, and supported without judgment, even when discussing sensitive or complex aspects of their lives.

Hart Centre Located in Annandale, NSW

More About Safari

    • Authentic: I show up as a genuine and transparent therapist, creating a space where you can feel safe to be yourself without judgment. I value honesty and real connection, and I work collaboratively with you in a way that feels grounded, respectful, and human.
    • Compassionate: I bring both heart and dedication to my work, offering a warm, empathetic presence while being deeply invested in your well-being and growth. I really care about the people I work with and remain actively engaged in supporting meaningful, sustainable change.
    • Continuously Evolving (Educated): I love learning, and am committed to ongoing study, reflection and professional development, staying informed by current research and evidence-based approaches. This means I bring both depth of knowledge and up-to-date skills into our work, ensuring you receive thoughtful, informed support.
  • Over 10 years.

  • What I value most about my work is witnessing those moments of relief when something shifts for a client, when the weight they’ve been carrying begins to ease, even just a little. This is especially common in the work I do around relationships and intimacy. Seeing that softening, that sense of being heard, understood, or no longer alone, is incredibly meaningful. It reminds me how powerful it can be to have a space where you can speak openly and be met with care. Those moments of relief often become the starting point for deeper change, and it’s a privilege to be part of that process.

  • I have worked with many people in relationships, and also individuals who want to have fulfilling, connected intimacy. For example, I worked with a couple who were barely speaking anymore. Intimacy had stopped, and trust had been impacted by outside sexual behaviours. We explored the emotions underneath the conflict and began rebuilding safety and connection. Over time, they were able to reconnect emotionally and reintroduce intimacy in a way that felt genuine, not pressured, and meaningful.

    A key part of our work involved supporting them to have more honest, vulnerable conversations without defensiveness or shutdown. As their communication shifted, they began to understand not just what was happening between them, but why. I have found the “why” is so important in understanding our thoughts and behaviours. This deeper insight helped them rebuild trust and move forward with greater clarity and intention in their relationship. I’m so pleased to report they have enjoyed many years of kindness and pleasure after our sessions together.

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83,000+ Clients Helped
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