Wendy

Ms Wendy Corliss - Sentient

Counselor

“Calm and compassionate therapist with extensive experience helping people overcome complex and persistent problems.”

About Me

I am a counselor and psychotherapist based in Sydney, New South Wales. I work with you on addiction, anxiety, mood disorders, divorce and abuse. I use counseling, EMDR, psychodynamic therapy and somatic psychotherapy to reduce symptoms and build coping skills.

Approach

Calm attention shapes how I structure sessions: steady pacing, clear goals and room to name what feels unsafe or stuck. I work with people in Sydney or via secure online sessions in English, keeping appointment lengths and homework flexible around everyday demands. Together we map patterns in thoughts, sensations and relationships, using present-moment grounding, trauma-focused processing and practical experiments you can try between meetings to build new responses. This approach often helps those facing trauma, addiction, grief or mood challenges who want relief and deeper understanding.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

I am a calm, compassionate, and non-judgmental therapist. I work to develop relationships of deep trust and understanding with you. I have a great deal of experience helping people overcome complex and persistent problems. I will never give up on you. I will hold the hope for you even if you are feeling discouraged or hopeless. As a nurse practitioner as well as a psychotherapist, I can prescribe psychotropic medication if needed. I can provide medicare rebates for every session because I am also a nurse practitioner.

Therapy with me will help you: feel calmer and more relaxed, feel more satisfied and content with your life, focus on what matters to you, sleep better and eat better, manage strong emotions so that you feel in control, stronger and more loving relationships, be more accepting of yourself, and have more self-confidence.

I adopt a holistic approach to my psychotherapy services in the Northern Beaches. No two people are alike, and therefore no two treatment methods will be the same either. I will take the time to get to know you, your symptoms, and the reasons behind them, before tailoring your sessions to suit your needs. My website is www.livingconsciously.com.au.

Services Offered:

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Trauma Counseling

    Counselling specifically for people affected by traumatic events, focused on processing what happened and reducing symptoms like flashbacks and hypervigilance.

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  • Mindfulness

    The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.

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  • EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.

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  • Psychodynamic Therapy

    A therapy that explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns shape current feelings, relationships, and behaviour.

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  • Somatic Psychotherapy

    A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Elderly
  • Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Addiction

    A compulsive dependence on a substance or behaviour, such as alcohol, drugs, or gambling, that causes harmful consequences to health, relationships, or daily life.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Grief & Loss

    The emotional, physical, and psychological response to the death of a loved one or another significant loss.

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  • Mood Disorder

    A category of mental health conditions, including depression and bipolar disorder, in which a person's emotional state is significantly and persistently disrupted.

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  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Eating Disorders

    A group of conditions, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, involving disturbed eating behaviours and a distorted relationship with food and body image.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Personality Difficulties

    Long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating to others that cause persistent distress or problems in relationships and daily life.

  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Counselor

    A trained professional who provides talk therapy to help clients work through emotional, relational, and psychological difficulties.

Credentials

Registrations

Psychology Board of Australia

Psychotherapist

Qualifications

University of Sydney

Service Areas

Sentient Psychology & Counselling

In-person & Online

Sydney, New South Wales

Australia