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Anxious attachment style — therapy in Melbourne & online

You care deeply. Therapy can help that feel less frightening.

If you find yourself constantly checking in, overthinking silences, or bracing for someone to leave — that's not neediness. That's an anxious nervous system doing what it learned to do. Attachment-informed therapy helps you understand the pattern, build internal steadiness, and relate from a more settled place.

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Who this is for

  • People who feel their anxiety is running their relationships
  • Anyone who seeks reassurance frequently and struggles to trust that things are okay
  • People whose fear of abandonment affects how they show up with others
  • Partners wanting to understand anxious patterns to communicate more effectively

What to expect

  • A therapist who understands anxiety as a relational pattern, not a personality flaw
  • Emotionally focused and attachment-based approaches
  • Work on building internal security rather than just managing external reactions
  • Online across Australia, or in person at our Carlton office

Why Unison, not a generalist clinic?

Anxious attachment often develops in environments where care was inconsistent — so hypervigilance became a survival strategy. Our therapists work with that history without shaming it, helping you build steadiness from the inside out.

Therapists who work in this space

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Natasha Lama

Counsellor & Sex Therapist · she/her

Natasha is a registered psychotherapist with a Master's in Counselling and specialised clinical training in sex therapy. She offers inclusive sex therapy, multicultural counselling, and sex-positive, relationship-diverse care.

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JC Christoff

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker · they/them

JC is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Medicare provider with over 20 years' experience. They specialise in offering deeply affirming, non-judgemental spaces for LGBTQIA+, non-binary, trans, polyamorous, and kink-aligned individuals.

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Nicki Nelis

Counsellor · she/her

Nicki is a Gestalt therapist with nearly 20 years of experience helping young people and adults navigate life's complex transitions. She provides a warm, relational space to explore identity, self-esteem, grief, and relationship patterns.

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Nash Mbani

Mental Health Nurse & Holistic Counsellor · she/her

Nash is a South African-born, Melbourne-based therapist with over 20 years of experience as a registered psychiatric nurse. She blends clinical nursing expertise with holistic counselling, focusing on somatic healing and nervous system regulation.

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Meg Wilson

Founder, Psychotherapist · she/her

Meg is the founder and lead psychotherapist for Unison. For over a decade, she has integrated clinical psychotherapy with creative art therapies and systemic relationship models, with a special focus on non-typical relationship structures.

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Ready when you are.

Start with a free 15-minute fit call — a real conversation with a therapist, not a sales pitch. If it isn’t the right fit, we’ll say so and point you somewhere better.

Unison is not a crisis service. If you are in immediate danger call 000, or contact Lifeline 24/7 on 13 11 14.