About Me
Relationships can carry us through life’s greatest joys — and its deepest storms. Over time, stress, grief, loss, parenting, work, health challenges, and the demands of everyday life can quietly erode the sense of closeness that once felt effortless.
Hi, I’m Annie (she/her), a relationship therapist based in Melbourne. Growing up in a small country town, I learned early on that physical closeness doesn’t always translate to emotional connection.
Over the years — through my studies in psychology and counselling, my time living and working in London, and a senior career in Human Resources — I’ve come to understand just how complex and meaningful our relationships with ourselves and others can be. They require care, reflection, and compassion.
At Harbourlight Therapy, I offer a calm and supportive space where you — individually or as a couple — can slow down, begin to understand the patterns you’re caught in, and gently move toward greater safety, connection, and clarity.
Qualifications & Affiliations
Professional Level 2 registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association
Master of Counselling (Couple Counselling), Swinburne University
Postgraduate Diploma Human Resource Management, Monash University
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Monash University
Member of the Melbourne Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy
I am committed to ongoing professional development and supervision, ensuring my work remains thoughtful, ethical, and grounded in current therapeutic research.
How I work
If you’ve been feeling stuck in the same patterns, or noticing more distance (like you’ve become housemates) and tension in your relationship, it can be hard to understand what’s really happening underneath. My work is grounded in attachment theory, which understands that our deepest emotional needs are shaped by connection and belonging.
When we feel secure in our relationships, we are better able to navigate life’s stresses and challenges. When that sense of security is disrupted, we can find ourselves reacting in ways that create distance rather than connection.
In therapy, we slow these moments down together, creating space to understand what is happening beneath the surface of conflict or disconnection.
Often, the arguments couples get stuck in are not really about the issue at hand, but about deeper emotional needs for reassurance, safety, and responsiveness.
I am trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT), an evidence-based approach that supports couples to move out of negative cycles and build stronger, more secure emotional bonds.
For individuals, this same attachment-based lens can help uncover how past experiences and relationship patterns influence the way we connect with others today.
You might notice yourself feeling:
stuck in the same arguments without resolution
unheard, unseen, or emotionally alone
unsure how to communicate without conflict escalating
distant or disconnected, as though you’re living alongside one another
navigating trust injuries or significant relationship transitions
Through therapy, we work together to understand these patterns and begin to respond to each other in ways that feel safer and more connecting.
Contact Me
Interested in working together but need more information? Fill out some info here and I will be in touch shortly. I look forward to hearing from you!
Or you can send me a direct email to: hello@harbourlighttherapy.com.au
You’re also welcome to contact me on 0475 850 036.