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Neurodivergent-affirming therapy — Melbourne & telehealth

No masking required.

ADHD, autistic, AuDHD, or still figuring it out — you shouldn't have to mask in therapy or teach your therapist what executive function is. Our clinicians work with neurodivergence as a difference to be understood, not a defect to be fixed.

To be clear: we provide therapy and ongoing support for neurodivergent adults — we don't offer ADHD or autism assessments or diagnosis.

Medicare rebates are available with a Mental Health Care Plan — for sessions with Malan van der Walt (registered psychologist) or JC Christoff (accredited mental health social worker).

See the rebate and what you pay after it
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Currently taking new clients

Working with Malan

Malan van der Walt · Registered Psychologist · he/him

Malan is an AHPRA-registered psychologist with a decade in mental health. ADHD and neurodivergence, anxiety, and trauma work using EMDR are the bulk of what he does.

He's a queer practitioner, so LGBTQIA+ clients don't spend the first session explaining themselves.

Warm and relational in style — he works at your pace rather than pushing a protocol through.

Availability:
Fridays, noon to 7pm, in person in Carlton. Telehealth by arrangement.
Medicare:
Sessions with Malan are rebatable under a Mental Health Care Plan (Medicare) — and you don't need one in place to book.

Who this is for

  • Late-diagnosed and self-identified ADHD and autistic adults
  • Professionals managing burnout, overwhelm, or masking fatigue
  • Neurodivergent couples and partners (including ND/NT pairings)
  • People processing a new diagnosis and what it reframes

What to expect

  • Affirming, strengths-based work with no behaviour-correction agenda
  • Practical structures when you want them (CBT, ACT, DBT skills), depth when you don't
  • Sensory-considerate sessions: online, or a calm Carlton office

Why Unison, not a generalist clinic?

Unison's team includes clinicians experienced in neurodivergent-affirming care, and the practice serves a largely neurodivergent client community — meaning the understanding starts before your first session does.

Therapists who work in this space

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Malan van der Walt

Registered Psychologist · he/him

Malan is an AHPRA-registered psychologist with a decade in mental health, working with adults through anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, and trauma. As a queer practitioner, he brings genuine lived understanding to work with LGBTQIA+ clients and communities. His approach is warm and relational, drawing on EMDR and ACT alongside psychodynamic approaches, and moving at the client's pace.

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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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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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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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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, including a long history facilitating group therapy. She blends clinical nursing expertise with holistic counselling, focusing on somatic healing and nervous system regulation. Relationships are where she believes most healing actually happens, and she brings that into her work with couples as well as individual, polyamorous, and non-monogamous clients.

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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.