Rate Linda Sawrey

I provide Counselling and Psychotherapy services through a variety of ways such as online and phone to make it as easy as possible for you to have access to the services you need. I use a range of different approaches depending on individual preference and support needs such as Trauma Informed, Neurodiversity-Affirming, Acceptance & Commitment, Somatic, Schema, Gestalt, Play, Nature and Equine Assisted Therapy.

Im also an experienced Registered Nurse so that enables me to have a much more holistic in supporting people with integrated the wholeness health (mind, body & spirit) approach.

My areas of special interest for clients and their families are:

Neurodivergent (particularly Autistic folks and ADHDers) and

LGBTQIA+

People with Disability

Trauma, PTSD Anxiety and Neurobiology

Grief and Loss and Support through bereavement

Chronic Pain, Illness & Ageing

Family Violence and Rebuilding Life following Abuse

Workplace Conflict, Stress and Burnout including Carer Fatigue

I live in the beautiful Gold Coast Hinterland where I have my private practice called Nurtured by Nature Psychotherapy and our Quarter Horse Stud Ricinda Ranch. Our home is surrounded by my precious herd of mares and foals, immersed in Nature and all her wonder. Our beautiful, secluded valley and the wonderful animals that live here provide the perfect place for clients to unravel, renew and reignite!

To help you know if I might be the right person for you, here is a little bit more about me.

Born into a large farming family I have always a strong connection with nature. I knew early on I was different from other children, was bullied a lot at school and learnt very early to mask my real self. Growing up my closest and safest friends were my animals who loved me just the way I was. My childhood was also shaped by significant family illnesses with my father’s accident, stoke and autoimmune disease when he was 40. Those events forever changed my world and I adjusted to this by taking on the role of carer to him as a young teenager. Combining this with my love of caring for sick or injured animals it was a very natural transition to for me to become a nurse.

I then spent the next 30 years working in healthcare as an ED Nurse, Patient Safety Officer, Quality and Risk Manager, Counsellor and Psychotherapist. I am very passionate about caring for and helping others and creating a safer, brighter world for others. I know from my own lived experience how tough life can be and the vital importance on how to building skills, resources and tools to not only survive but THRIVE again.

I'm very blessed to have in my life my wonderful family. Three adult sons, their partners, my grandchildren, two stepdaughters, one transgender son, and a committed, caring and considerate partner.