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Trauma-informed therapy — Melbourne & telehealth

Trauma-informed therapy that moves at your pace.

When something has overwhelmed your sense of safety, therapy needs to be steady, respectful, and never rushed. Unison offers trauma-informed support with clinicians who work carefully with nervous-system responses, identity, relationships, and the wider context of what happened.

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Who this is for

  • Adults processing complex, relational, developmental, or recent trauma
  • People wanting therapy that respects pacing, consent, and choice
  • Clients noticing anxiety, shutdown, hypervigilance, grief, or disconnection after overwhelming experiences
  • Anyone seeking an affirming therapist who can hold identity, culture, relationships, and trauma together

What to expect

  • A careful first phase focused on safety, trust, and shared goals
  • Trauma-informed modalities including EMDR, DBT skills, somatic work, art therapy, Gestalt, and relational therapy
  • Choice about how directly you work with memories, body responses, patterns, or present-day impacts
  • Online across Australia, or in person at our Carlton office

Why Unison, not a generalist clinic?

Trauma work is not one method or one pace. Meg, Nicki, JC, Nash, Genevieve, and Emma each bring a different trauma-informed lens, so we can help match you with the person and approach that feels workable.

Therapists who work in this space

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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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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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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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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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Genevieve Autret

Psychotherapist · she/her

Genevieve is a highly compassionate psychotherapist and certified art therapist. She integrates creative, somatic healing with structured DBT tools to help individuals transform trauma and painful experiences into inner resilience.

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Emma Steains

Clinical Psychologist · she/her

Emma is a clinical psychologist who provides a warm, strengths-based, and neurodivergent-affirming environment for young people and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, and neurodivergent adjustments.

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.