GET TO KNOW ME

A woman with curly red hair, tattoos on her arm, and a nose ring - your counsellor is smiling and holding a mug while sitting in a cozy counselling set up.

Hi, I am Gaya!

Born in India, raised in Dubai and living in Australia, I spent years unfolding my own identity remix and recognizing the continued evolution of the self. My own experiences have deeply shaped the way I practice as a counsellor.I recognized a passion for deep listening and witnessing rather young. Ever since, I have ventured forth with a a quest to hone my lens for holistic healing in study and practice.

Feeling most attuned in my personal and professional self- I bring you Transience - a way of healing that is grounded in a relational space that is centered around you - all that has shaped you, all that you wish to shed, all that you are yet to unveil. I understand the courage it takes to show up for yourself, and the tender balance of challenge and relief that comes with true healing. This insight guides how I listen — not just to what you say, but to the subtler, often unspoken currents beneath your words.

I offer therapy that is relational, trauma-informed, and integrative, combining existential-humanistic, narrative, gestalt, and compassion-focused approaches with an attuned, intuitive sense of what each person needs. I also include creative, embodied, and somatic approaches, inviting ways to explore your inner world beyond words — through movement, imagery, or symbolic expression — when language alone isn’t enough.

In sessions, I bring a calm, attentive presence, grounded in compassion and authenticity. I value humour, ease, and safety, creating space where you can explore yourself openly, without judgment. My aim is to witness and support you fully, to help you reconnect with parts of yourself that may have gone unnoticed, and to walk alongside you as you navigate change.

Working together, we might:

  • Explore and reshape stories shaped by trauma, grief, or survival

  • Clarify values, identity, and life purpose

  • Strengthen agency, self-compassion, and resilience

  • Engage creativity and body-based awareness as pathways to insight

I see healing not as erasing scars, but as learning to carry them differently — finding meaning in what you’ve endured, and stepping forward with courage, authenticity, and choice.

qUALIFICATIONS

My qualifications include:

  • Master of Counselling

  • MSc Applied Psychology

  • BA Psychology, Sociology & Economics

  • Registered as a Certified Practicing Counsellor with PACFA (Psychotherapist and Counselling Federation of Australia(30049)

  • Registered on the Australian Register of Counsellors & Psychotherapists (ARCAP)

  • Registered with WorkCover QLD

I love learning, chiselling my craft and so, I am ever-evolving in my knowledge and practice through varied continuous professional development opportunities.