Ms Tamara How
Licensed Professional Counselor
“Tamara is the founder and principal counsellor of The Counselling Avenue a boutique counselling centre that focuses on the wellbeing of women, children and young people. Tamara has years of experience working with women, children and teens. Tamara has worked in women’s centres, refuges, family violence and high schools”
About Me
As a Registered Professional Counsellor (BCoun), I support women, children, and young people. I am also the founder of The Counseling Avenue. My extensive experience includes working in women's centres, refuges, and high schools. This means I deeply understand challenges like family violence. I offer a safe, compassionate space to explore feelings and find a positive way forward.
Approach
Healing here unfolds through a steady, gentle pace that honours safety while gently challenging old patterns and rebuilding connection to self. Sessions in Melbourne or online, conducted in English, are practical and reflective—short-term steps to manage immediate distress alongside paced work through painful memories using trauma-informed tools. I listen for practical barriers between insight and action, then co-create experiments you can try between appointments so change feels lived, not just discussed. This way of working often suits women and young people seeking grounded, realistic shifts.
Services
Services Offered:
- •Counseling
- •Personal Development
- •Wellness Support
- •EMDR
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Elderly
- •Individuals
- •Organisations
- •Parents
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Relationship Issues
- •Addiction
- •Life Transitions
- •Behaviour or Conduct Issues
- •Grief & Loss
- •Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
- •Divorce Counseling
- •Abuse
- •Suicidal Thoughts
- •Women's Issues
Professional Title:
- •Licensed Professional Counselor
Qualifications
Australian College of Applied Psychology
Registrations
Psychotherapy and Counseling Federation of Australia (PACFA)
Registered Counsellor
