The Shared Space
Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing
“Everyone experiences difficult seasons in life. Counselling provides a safe and supportive space to help you heal, grow, and regain a sense of balance.”
Your Journey
Supporting Your Journey Towards Better Mental Health
Life can feel overwhelming when emotional challenges begin affecting your relationships, work, confidence, or everyday wellbeing. You don’t have to carry these burdens alone.
At Shared Space Counselling, you’ll find a compassionate, confidential, and judgement-free environment where you can openly explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Together, we’ll identify practical strategies that help you manage life’s challenges while building resilience and emotional wellbeing.
How We Support You
How Counselling Can Support Your Mental Wellbeing
Counselling offers more than just someone to talk to—it provides practical tools and compassionate guidance to help you move forward with confidence.
- Managing anxiety, stress and overwhelming emotions
- Working through grief, trauma, and loss
- Developing healthy coping strategies
- Improving emotional regulation
- Building confidence and self-esteem
- Strengthening resilience during difficult times
Every session is tailored to your individual needs, goals, and personal experiences.
Feeling Overwhelmed
When Life Feels Overwhelming
Life can feel overwhelming when emotional challenges begin affecting your relationships, work, confidence, or everyday wellbeing. You don’t have to carry these burdens alone.
At Shared Space Counselling, you’ll find a compassionate, confidential, and judgement-free environment where you can openly explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Together, we’ll identify practical strategies that help you manage life’s challenges while building resilience and emotional wellbeing.
“With the right support, meaningful change is possible.”
Our Approach
A Compassionate, Personalised Approach
No two people experience mental health challenges in the same way, which is why every counselling journey is tailored to your unique circumstances.
Using evidence-based therapeutic approaches, Marie works collaboratively with you to understand your experiences, identify meaningful goals, and develop practical strategies that create lasting emotional wellbeing.
Our focus is not simply managing symptoms but helping you build confidence, resilience, and a healthier relationship with yourself.

A Balanced and Supportive Approach
Marie brings over 17 years of experience in social work, supporting individuals and families through complex and often challenging circumstances.
Her approach to couples counselling is grounded in respect, balance, and understanding. She creates a calm and supportive space where both individuals feel heard, without judgement or taking sides.
Drawing on her background in advocacy, Marie considers not only the relationship itself, but also the individual experiences, environments, and challenges each person brings into it.
The focus is on supporting both of you in building clearer communication, deeper understanding, and meaningful progress together.
How Counselling Can Help You
Group therapy offers a different kind of support one that combines shared experience with guided care.

Anxiety & Stress
Learn practical techniques to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and feel more in control.

Emotional Healing
Process grief, trauma, and difficult life experiences in a safe and supportive environment.

Emotional Resilience
Develop healthier coping strategies that strengthen your ability to navigate life’s challenges.

Improved Wellbeing
Build greater self-awareness, confidence, and emotional balance for a healthier future.
What You Can Expect
Beginning counselling can feel like a big step. Our goal is to make every session comfortable, supportive, and focused on your wellbeing.
Safe & Confidential
A respectful, private environment where you can speak openly without judgement.
Personalised Support
Every counselling session is tailored to your unique goals, experiences, and needs.
Practical Strategies
Learn evidence-based tools that support emotional wellbeing beyond each session.
Ongoing Growth
Develop lasting skills that help you navigate life’s challenges with confidence.
Our Services
Every path to healing is unique. We offer a range of services to meet
you where you are.
Couples Counseling Therapy
Strengthen your relationship through improved communication, understanding, and reconnection.
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Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing
Compassionate support for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, emotional regulation, and overall mental wellbeing.
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Neurodiversity & Personal Growth
Helping individuals with ADHD, autism, confidence, identity, resilience, and navigating life’s transitions.
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Relationships & Family Support
Strengthening relationships, supporting parents and families, and helping individuals heal from conflict or domestic violence.
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Behaviour Change & Life Challenges
Practical support for addiction, career stress, youth concerns, major life changes, and creating lasting positive change.
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Hearing how therapy has made a difference is the most meaningful
part of what we do.

“The Shared Space gave me the courage to face things I’d been avoiding for years. I finally feel like myself again.”
Sarah M.
Individual Therapy Client

“My partner and I were on the verge of giving up. The couples sessions here truly saved our relationship.”
James & Lina R.
Couples Counseling

“The warmth and patience I experienced here made all the difference. I always felt heard and never judged.”
Priya K.
Group Therapy Participant
Get in Touch
Ready to take the first step? We’d love to hear from you.
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