FAMILY THERAPY | TELEHEALTH AUSTRALIA
When Family Conversations Have Broken Down
A place where you can have the conversations your family needs to have, but hasn’t been able to.
Start with a free 15-minute clarity call to discuss what your family needs and explore whether this is the right fit for you.
AHPRA Registered Psychologist | Psychology Board of Australia | Private Telehealth Australia
When The Space Between You Feels Heavy
You might be here because conversations at home keep turning into arguments. Or perhaps the opposite has happened. People have simply stopped talking to avoid the tension.
Families reach out to us for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes it is because a specific crisis or a mental health struggle is impacting everyone. Other times, it is a slow build-up of conflict, communication breakdown, and a feeling that you are constantly walking on eggshells around each other.
There are things your family has never quite talked about. Hurts that got shoved down. Fears no one voiced. Misunderstandings that keep showing up in different ways, in tension, in distance, in the same fights. They don’t go away just because no one names them. They sit in the room, in every conversation, whether anyone talks about them or not.
Arguing doesn’t shift it, and neither does keeping quiet. What helps is a space where every voice can actually be heard, without the fear of it turning into another fight.
And this is a space for that.
What’s Different Here
We believe that change happens in relationships. Not in isolation, but in understanding, in finally being heard, in connection. When families are given safe space to speak and listen to one another, they have the capacity to find their own way forward. You know your family better than any expert ever could.
We don’t take sides, decide who is right, or arrive with the answers. Instead, we create the conditions for understanding and connection to emerge, and hold that space while it happens.
We slow the conversation down so each person has an opportunity to share their perspective and actually be listened to by the others.
We sit with you in the uncomfortable, messy, and uncertain moments. We do not rush toward tidy solutions. When a family is finally given the space to sit safely in that uncertainty, things shift.
Understanding Our Approach
Our work is grounded in dialogical practice, informed by Open Dialogue. Open Dialogue began in Finland in the 1980s, when a team of clinicians asked a radical question: what if, instead of treating one person in isolation, we brought the people around them into the conversation?
What they came to believe was that people make sense of what is happening to them within their relationships, not apart from them. When families and networks are part of the conversation, and every voice is heard, something different becomes possible.
In practice, that means everyone in the room is treated as someone who knows something important about the family, and we share our thinking openly with you rather than keeping it to ourselves.
This isn’t about fixing one person. It’s about families healing together when they finally have the space to truly understand each other.
When there are many voices in the room, professionals involved, or a lot of complexity to hold, our Open Dialogue Network Meetings, with two practitioners, may suit your family better. We can work that out together on the free call.
FOUNDER | REGISTERED PSYCHOLOGIST | DIALOGICAL PRACTITIONER
Hello, I’m Shubhangi
I spent years alongside families affected by mental illness, supporting them directly and then working inside health services to make sure their voices were part of decisions about the people they loved.
Family conversations are where I have seen the most hurt held, and the most change become possible. I bring that into every session: not a plan for what your family should become, but a commitment to making sure each of you is heard.
Who This Works For
Families Dealing with Daily Tension, Conflict, or Communication Breakdowns
The same arguments on repeat. Or silence that has grown heavy. You feel like you are all trying but somehow still moving further apart.
Families Trying to Support a Loved One Through a Mental Health Challenge
Someone you love is carrying something heavy and everyone feels it. You do not know how to reach them safely, and the whole family feels stuck around it.
Parents and Adolescent or Adult Children Navigating Difficult Transitions
Relationships shift as people grow. Sometimes those shifts create distance or conflict. You want to understand each other differently as you both change.
Adult Siblings Looking to Close a Long-Standing Distance
Sibling relationships carry years of history. Sometimes that history gets in the way of genuine connection. You want to find your way back to each other.
Blended Families Finding Their Footing
Step-families and re-partnered families are building something new, often while carrying history from before. It takes space to find your footing together.
What It Costs
60 MINUTE SESSION
$300
90 MINUTE SESSION
$420
One fee per session, however many family members join. We usually recommend 90 minutes for the first session.
When the conversation includes many voices or professionals, or there’s a lot of complexity to hold, we may also suggest that an Open Dialogue Network Meeting, with two practitioners, would suit your family better.
We will talk through exactly what length and structure your family needs during our free call so there are no surprises.
Medicare & Health Funds: Please note that family sessions are generally not eligible for Medicare rebates. However, depending on your private health insurance, a rebate may apply.
Session Times: We usually work 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Evening and weekend sessions are available on request, with a surcharge.
