About Centred Wellness
Everyone is welcome here. I respect all backgrounds, cultures, identities, & experiences.
HELLO AND WELCOME!
I'm Candyce
(she / her)
I’m a registered clinical counsellor and psychotherapist offering online, trauma‑informed support for adults across Australia.
I provide a calm, grounded space where you can explore what’s happening in your inner world with care, curiosity, and compassion.
I know how disorienting it can feel to be overwhelmed, to lose direction, or to wonder how to move forward. That's why Centred Wellness exists—to offer a safe, calm, supportive space where you don't have to have all the answers. You just need to show up as you are.
Here, it's not about fixing you. It's about walking alongside you while you reconnect and align with what matters to you most.
Why I became a psychotherapist
For me, counselling and psychotherapy isn't just a profession—it's deeply personal.
I’ve lived through experiences that include addictive and self‑harming behaviours, psychosocial difficulties, cancer, work‑related injury, grief, and major life transitions like moving overseas and changing careers. I’ve also been affected by the broader social pressures and inequalities that influence our wellbeing. All of this has shaped how I understand suffering, resilience, and the complexity of being human.
These experiences led me to study counselling and psychotherapy and continue to shape how I show up for others. I know healing isn’t always linear, and I deeply respect the courage it takes to seek support. This work means a great deal to me, and it’s a privilege to be trusted by the people I work with.
My Guiding Values
Inclusivity
Everyone is welcome here. I respect all backgrounds, cultures, identities, and experiences.
Integrity
I follow ethical guidelines and professional codes, and I make decisions that are in your best interest.
Confidentiality
What you share stays between us, with the exceptions to instances of risk or safety. Your privacy matters.
Person-centred care
You are the expert in your own life. I’m here to support, not to direct.
Compassion
I care deeply, I listen without judgement, and I meet you where you are.
My approach to therapy
My work is grounded in relational, integrative psychotherapy—where the therapeutic relationship is central, and your lived experience guides the process. I also draw on evidence-informed therapies to support reflection, emotional insight, and meaningful change. But more than anything, therapy is shaped by you, your pace, your values, and parts of your experience that are ready to be met.
I take a person-centred, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented approach. That means sessions are collaborative, at your pace, and shaped by your intentions and lived experience. We can talk about the big things or the day-to-day things. We can sit in the silence, reflect, or work through practical steps. There’s no pressure, no judgement, and no pretending to have it all together.
As an integrative psychotherapist, I might draw on a range of theories and models to meet your unique needs. These include attachment‑based and trauma‑informed approaches, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, as well as compassionate, mindfulness, somatic, experiential, and transpersonal approaches. Our work may also involve exploring dreams and nightmares, which can provide a safe way to process trauma, illuminate relational patterns, deepen self‑understanding, and open pathways to creativity, meaning, and personal growth. For some people, this exploration is a supportive part of therapy, while for others it becomes the main focus of our time together.
The aim isn’t perfection—it’s growth, awareness, reconnection with yourself and living with greater meaning, in whatever way feels right for you.
Who I work with
I work with adults (18+) across all life stages...
supporting people through transitions, emotional challenges, and deeper questions of identity, connection, and meaning.
You might be:
Starting out
adjusting to study, work,
early relationships, or shaping your sense of self
In the midst of change
balancing career, family,
or personal growth
Facing life shifts
navigating illness, loss, spirituality, or
evolving purpose and meaning
Or you might simply be seeking a space to reflect, recalibrate, or understand yourself more deeply.
Whether you’re seeking support for physical, social, emotional, spiritual or mental health and well-being, self-awareness, addictive behaviours, unsettling dreams or nightmares, or just trying to make sense of a challenging time, you’re welcome here.
My qualifications & experience
Master of Counselling - Advanced Practice
University of Southern Queensland
Graduate Certificate of Addictive Behaviours
Monash University
Bachelor of Counselling & Psychotherapy
Ikon Institute of Australia
Advanced Diploma of Transpersonal Counselling
Ikon Institute of Australia
I’ve worked with adults from all walks of life, including students, professionals, and people navigating complex mental health or life transitions. I'm a Registered Clinical Counsellor®, Integrative Psychotherapist, and accredited PACFA Registrant and regularly undertake professional development courses and supervision to ensure best practice.
Currently undertaking Compassionate Inquiry® specialist training under Dr. Gabor Maté, a globally recognised leader in trauma and addiction.
I’ve also published research, which you can read more about here:
Linington, C. (2024). Impacts of self-harm scars on psychosocial functioning, quality of life, and recovery in people with histories of self-harm: A scoping review. Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.59158/001c.125796
Here when you're ready
If you’re feeling unsure, that’s completely okay. You don’t have to be in crisis to talk to someone. A free 15-minute consultation is available if you'd like to see how it all works. There’s no pressure—just a place to start.