Sylvie

Registered Counsellor in Bentleigh

Registered Counsellor in Melbourne

BSW, MCouns&PsyTh, Grad Dip EFT

She/Her/Hers.

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Accepted Insurance Funds
  • Bupa
  • HCF
  • Medibank Private
  • ARHG Group (St Luke’s Health, Police Health, GMHBA, Emergency Services Health, Phoenix Health, see-u by HBF (previously CUA), AIA Health, Wetfund, Mildura Health, Teachers Union Health, Doctors Health, Teachers Health, Nurses & Midwives Health, Unihealth and HBF)
Specialised Training
  • Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • Graduate Diploma in Emotion-Focused Therapy
  • Gottman Method of Couples Therapy Level 3
  • Gottman Method in Treating Affairs and Trauma
  • Emotional Freedom Techniques Level 1 & 2
  • Bereavement Greif and Loss Counselling
  • Positive Psychology – Certificate
  • Emotion-Focused Therapy Couples Level 1
Areas of Interest
  • Families/in-laws
  • Affairs
  • Adhd
Types of Therapy (Modalities)
  • Attachment-based
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Eclectic
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Family / Marital
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Person-Centred Therapy (Client-Centred / Rogerian Psychotherapy)
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Informed
  • Emotional Freedom Techniques (Tapping)
About Sylvie

Sylvie is a Clinical Counsellor registered with PACFA , based in Melbourne. Known for her compassionate, warm, and non-judgmental nature, Sylvie creates a space where clients feel safe, heard, and deeply respected. Her professional approach is grounded in empathy, authenticity, and a sincere commitment to supporting personal growth and healing.

Sylvie specialises in relationship counselling, guiding both individuals and couples through a broad spectrum of emotional challenges. She helps clients foster healthier, more compassionate, and fulfilling connections—not only with their loved ones but also with themselves. Whether clients are navigating the complexities of stress, anxiety, trauma, or interpersonal conflict, Sylvie supports them in developing the insight and tools necessary to restore balance and vitality to their lives.

A significant part of Sylvie’s work focuses on supporting first responders—individuals who often carry the hidden weight of cumulative trauma, anxiety, and emotional exhaustion. Many of these clients engage in coping strategies such as avoidance, substance use, or self-harm, which may offer temporary relief but often lead to further distress. Others struggle with unexplained anger or emotional reactivity that strains their relationships and self-image. Sylvie helps clients make sense of these reactions with compassion and insight, offering them new ways to relate to their inner experiences.

In each session, Sylvie encourages mindful curiosity toward emotions, behaviours, and symptoms. She helps clients understand that these internal signals often hold important messages about unmet needs or unresolved pain. Through this process, clients develop greater emotional awareness, self-compassion, and the ability to make empowered choices.

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How many years counselling experience do you have?

Over 7+ Years.

What is the most satisfying and fulfilling part of the work you do?

The most fulfilling part of my work is witnessing real connection begin to take root, when couples start to truly hear and understand each other, or when an individual reconnects with themselves more compassionately. I find deep meaning in helping people move from conflict or disconnection toward clarity, empathy, and emotional closeness.

Having experienced the transformative power of healing relationships in my own life, I feel honoured to support others as they find their way back to trust, intimacy, and emotional safety.

What’s an example of a couple you have helped the most?

One example that stands out is a younger couple I worked with who were struggling with communication, something that was further complicated by undiagnosed neurodiversity in one partner. They cared deeply for each other but kept getting stuck in cycles of misunderstanding, frustration, and emotional withdrawal.

In our work together, we explored how each of them experienced and expressed emotions differently, and how neurodiversity shaped their communication styles, sensory needs, and emotional processing. As they began to understand these patterns with more compassion and curiosity, the tension between them started to ease. Sylvia speaks Hebrew and Russian.

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