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Emma Sachsse - Mental Health Therapist
Areas of Support
Located in Salisbury - Helping Adelaide's Northern Suburbs Community
Neurodivergent Identity
Neuroaffirming therapy and counselling for adults working out what ADHD, ADD, autism or AuDHD means for them. Diagnosed, self-identified or still wondering.
Mood & Wellbeing
Anxiety therapy and counselling & treatment for depression, burnout, overwhelm and obsessive compulsive disorder. Practical, human, no toxic positivity. Medicare rebates available
Trauma & PTSD
Trauma counselling and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder therapy at your pace — for single events, complex and childhood trauma. You don't have to tell the whole story to get help.
Identity, Sexuality & Relationships
LGBTQ+ therapy & counselling. Affirming, kink-aware therapy for sexuality, gender, identity and relationships. Questioning, coming out, or working out who you are.
About Me
I came to this work via the scenic route.
And that makes a difference.
I'm an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with a background that includes psychology, social work, stand-up comedy, You tube agony aunt and more than a few ill-advised blog posts.
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I'm a late-diagnosed neurodivergent, which means I understand from the inside what it's like to spend a long time thinking you're broken before realising you're just wired differently.
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I don't do neutral. I do warm, direct, and occasionally funny.
Who This Is ForÂ
You don't need a diagnosis to be here.
You don't need to have hit rock bottom, either.
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Maybe things feel harder than they should.
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Maybe you've spent years adapting to a world that wasn't built for you, and you're tired.
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Maybe you just want to talk to someone who won't hand you a worksheet and call it therapy.
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This is a practice for people who are complex — which, in my experience, is most people.
What I Offer
A free 15-minute introductory session. No obligation.
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Individual counselling in Salisbury, SA
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Medicare rebates available through a Mental Health Care Plan.
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NDIS and DVA accepted.
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My approach draws on ACT, Motivational Interviewing, Schema Therapy, and mindfulness — chosen to fit you, not applied by default.
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Initial session (70 minutes): $245
Ongoing sessions (60 minutes): $230
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With a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP, you can claim a Medicare rebate of $89.70 per session. That brings your out-of-pocket cost to $155.50 for the initial session and $140.50 for ongoing sessions. You can have up to 10 Medicare-rebated sessions per calendar year. Some private health funds offer a rebate for sessions with an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker under extras cover. You can’t claim Medicare and private health for the same session, so check with your fund about what you’re covered for.
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I welcome self-managed and plan-managed NDIS clients, and DVA card holders.
Fees and Rebates
Free Resources, Tools & Links
If I've mentioned something in a session, it's probably here. These are also just useful. Take whatever helps, share what resonates.
Includes information helpful for ADHD, AuDHD, anxiety, grounding tools, autism, therapy, schema therapy, app suggestions and recommendations, antidepressants, GP's for ADHD, neurodiversity and lots more.