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A pathway to safety, trust, peace & pleasure in your relationship to yourself & others

Relating After Abuse

1.

Counselling for you

Specialist counselling for victim-survivors of abuse & trauma

 

You choose what we focus on:

  • Trauma healing & recovery 

  • Sex & intimacy after abuse

  • Impacts on you & your life

  • Relating to people who aren't survivors

  • Supporting & relating to a partner who has experienced abuse & trauma

 

We can address many forms of abuse & trauma, including:

  • Sexual assault

  • Family/domestic violence

  • Attachment trauma

  • Neglect

  • Developmental trauma

  • Intergenerational trauma

  • Systemic abuse

  • Public/ common assault

  • Incident trauma

  • Workplace harassment

  • Bullying

General counselling also available

Online

In-person by arrangement

2.

Couples counselling

Specialist couples counselling where either/both partners have experienced abuse & trauma

You can choose our focus:

  • Working with the influence of abuse & trauma on your relating

  • Sex & intimacy after abuse

  • Specific stuck-points

  • Education about abuse & trauma & common impacts on relating & intimacy

Online

In-person by arrangement

This is not for:

  • Couples who may be currently experiencing/ using abusive behaviour

  • Couples where one or both partners have used abusive behaviour within the current relationship

3.

Groupwork

Specialist groupwork for survivors of abuse & trauma

Reach out to hear more about upcoming groups 

4.

Support for professionals

Specialist support for professionals who engage with victim-survivors of abuse & trauma

Professional supervision

1 hour support sessions online

This is recommend for:

  • counsellors/therapists who work with abuse & trauma & want specialised supervision

  • extra support for counsellors/therapists who offer generalist counselling who want to respond safely & effectively to disclosures

  • exploring and nourishing "you in the work"

  • beyond the method: clarifying your unique voice and style as a practitioner

I also offer debriefing for disclosures of abuse & trauma where your primary role does not address this issue or your role is not therapeutic 

Therapy Sessions
About me

Hi. I'm Aisha.

I offer a warm, compassionate and down to earth space for therapeutic growth.

My current practice is grounded in 26 years of professional experience in the community sector, in various settings, across Warrane/Sydney and Naarm/Melbourne. 

I am an integrative somatic psychotherapist, relationship counsellor, and social worker.

I have facilitated education and group programs for victim-survivors, communities, and professionals, in Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart and remote areas such as East Arnhem Land and Kalgoorlie.

 

Based in Naarm/ Melbourne, as a single mum of two incredible teens, I enjoy dance, yoga, meditation, camping, learning to play the drums and surfing.

At the heart of my work is an unwavering belief in the innate human capacity for healing and growth, and my passionate commitment to social justice.

Holding hope for the people I walk alongside is grounded in experience and practice.

Life is relating. To self, to others, to culture, to our environment.

In our sessions together you will find your path to safety, trust, peace and pleasure in your relationships.

 

Ultimately, I want you to enjoy your life.

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My Approach

Life is relating.

Relating to yourself and to others is a challenging journey, within the context of our culture and in relation to our natural world. You were never mean't to face this challenge alone. As a therapist and educator, this is why I am here. 

How you relate to your therapist is crucial for your healing and growth. So how do I approach this?

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"Aisha, Thank you so much for your kindness and compassion while helping me work through some of my darkest moments. You believed in me, and I feel like you really heard me and understood me when I couldn't find the words...Thank you for being so good at what you do. You have helped me view my trauma from different perspectives and given me tools to see a brighter future"

Sexual assault survivor

Contact

Contact Aisha Jakszewicz to find out more

E: aisha@relatingafterabuse.com

 

Tel: 0410 503 988

SMS for a call-back is recommended

I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country across Australia and their continuing connection to land, water, sky. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

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