jkljkljWelcome! I'm Shelly.  I am a seasoned lived experience social worker / therapist.

I’ve overcome numerous obstacles, from battling my mental health to then mastering mental wellness. I discovered the power of self-love and personal empowerment. My journey is a testament to resilience and determination.

I’m passionate about guiding others to conquer their fears and achieve their dreams. Join me, and let's embark on a transformative journey toward realizing your true potential.Townsville NDIS Counselling

Senior Social Worker | Counsellor | Clinical Supervisor

I am a senior social worker and counsellor providing trauma-informed counselling and clinical supervision for individuals and professionals navigating complexity, adversity, and change. My work is clinically rigorous, ethically governed, and relational in practice. I support people impacted by mental health challenges, damaging relationships, coercive control, life disruption, and workplace injury. Alongside counselling, I provide clinical supervision to practitioners working in complex, high-accountability roles, with a focus on clinical judgement, ethical clarity, professional identity, and sustainability. Services are delivered via telehealth across Australia and internationally.

Michelle Clark

B.Soc.S., M.S.W., GCert Gestalt Psychotherapy

Accredited Social Worker — AASW Reg. No. 438353

NDIS Registered Provider | WorkCover Queensland Registered Provider

📞 Phone / WhatsApp: +61 411 795 664

✉️ Email: selfawarenesscultivation@gmail.com

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📞 Phone/WhatsApp: +61 411 795 664
Email: selfawarenesscultivation@gmail.com

My therapeutic approach focuses on the here and now — your immediate experience.

While the past shapes how we perceive the world, my attention is on what is occurring for you in the present moment. I invite you to describe what you are noticing and feeling, rather than analysing or interpreting your experience.

This approach is grounded in phenomenology. It supports heightened awareness and relational depth.

I work from the position that each person is the primary authority on their own experience.

Therapeutic Approach

My work is grounded in awareness, responsibility, and choice.

I focus on what is present and alive for you now — how you experience yourself, your relationships, and your world. Increased awareness creates choice. Choice allows change.

I draw primarily from Gestalt psychotherapy, supported by evidence-based approaches where clinically appropriate. The work is relational, experiential, and ethically governed. Rather than analysing or pathologising, I support you to notice patterns, understand their impact, and respond differently.

The therapeutic relationship is central. I work from the position that you are the primary authority on your own experience. My role is to support clarity, integration, and movement toward a life that is sustainable and aligned.

This approach is particularly suited to people navigating:

  • Emotional or relational complexity

  • Identity disruption or life transition

  • Trauma and nervous system dysregulation

  • Work-related injury and adjustment

  • Long-standing patterns that no longer serve