EMDR - offered from end of June 2026 - now taking expressions of interest

Darrell is a specialist clinical counsellor and Relationship & Family therapist working at the intersection of pregnancy loss, reproductive trauma, grief, and relationship disruption.

Combining professional expertise with lived experience following the stillbirth of her daughter and subsequent pregnancy losses, Darrell has dedicated more than twenty years to supporting bereaved parents and couples. Her work focuses on helping clients navigate miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility-related grief, reproductive trauma and grief, neonatal loss, and the significant impact these experiences can have on intimate relationships.

Darrell is an ACA Level 4 Accredited Counsellor, Accredited Counselling Supervisor, Family & Relationship Therapist, and Somatic Foundations Practitioner. She holds a Bachelor of Counselling and a Postgraduate Diploma in Family and Relationship Therapy.

Her advanced training includes Gottman Method Couples Therapy Levels 1 and 2, Gottman Treating Affairs and Trauma, and Somatic Foundations Practitioner training. She is also undertaking EMDR training to further support trauma recovery.

Drawing from attachment science, relationship and family therapy, somatic approaches, grief theory, and trauma-informed practice, Darrell helps individuals and couples make sense of their experiences, strengthen connection, process loss, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence following life's most profound challenges.

Darrell is a registered provider for private health companies - rebates may be available depending on your level of cover.

Darrell integrates a range of evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches, including:

• Gottman Method Couples Therapy

• Somatic Therapy

• Family and Relationship Therapy

• Attachment-based interventions

• Emotionally Focused Therapy informed interventions

• Trauma-informed counselling

• Grief and loss counselling

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Mindfulness-based approaches

• Psychoeducation and practical skills development

Areas of special interest:

• Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neonatal loss, Infertility and reproductive trauma.

• Relationship disruption following pregnancy loss

• Couples therapy and relationship repair

• Affairs, betrayal trauma, and trust recovery

• Grief, loss, and life transitions

• Trauma recovery

Techniques:

Darrell uses an integrative approach encompassing techniques from -

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Person Centred Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Family Therapy Techniques

Mindfulness and Somatic Therapy

Emotionally focussed Therapy

EMDR - offered from end of June 2026 - now taking expressions of interest

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Counselling (B.Couns) – University of Notre Dame.

Professional Supervision Attainment and Certification.

Post Graduate Diploma in Relationship and Family Therapy (PGDip RFT) – WSFTC (2024).