I'm Leanne, a Mental Health Social Worker and the person behind Nourished Minds.

 

Coming from a social work background, I look at the whole picture, not just symptoms or diagnoses, but the complex world you're navigating and how it impacts your wellbeing. I'm here to get to know you and who you are beyond what brings you through my door.

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For four years, I've been an Outreach Provider with Open Arms, working with veterans, current serving ADF members, and their families. I won't pretend to know everything about Defence Force life, but I do have lived experience as a partner of a Defence Force member. More importantly, I'll listen to your experience because no two journeys through Defence life are the same.

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I'm also neurodivergent (autistic and ADHD), diagnosed as an adult, and I'm raising two young adults who are both neurodivergent. This gives me a different lens when it comes to understanding how brains work differently and the unique challenges that can bring.

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My approach isn't cookie-cutter, because we're not gingerbread people. You deserve therapy that's caring, supportive, genuine, and tailored to your needs.

 

 

I'm trained in EMDR and draw on different modalities depending on what works for you not what's light on evidence or one-size-fits-all.

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When you walk into my office, you won't find salt lamps, burning oils, relaxation music, instead, you'll see a wall covered in my favourite bands, an old vinyl LP clock, and a massive picture of Amy Winehouse greeting you at the door, just a few of my favourite things.

 

I want you to feel at home and relaxed like you can actually be yourself here.

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I'm a caring human first and a qualified, experienced therapist second. My admin skills are a bit shonky (blame the ADHD), my sense of humour is great and plentiful (a bit of self-promotion there), and I genuinely love what I do.

 

 

I'm not your everyday therapist and I hope that's exactly what you're looking for.

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I really hope you'll find in me a therapist who "has your six" and definitely moves beyond "the left and right of arc" to provide the best service possible (had to add in some of the phrases I hear everyday).

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