Hunter Valley Walk and Talk
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  • Childhood Trauma
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  • FAQs
  • Locations
  • Couples
  • Contact Me
  • Embers & Earth
  • Mindfulness in Nature
  • DFV Resources
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Fees

No MHCP rebates available. NDIS please message me to discuss

Outdoor Therapy Maitland

160

70 minutes

Morpeth Common and until late, along the Levee in Maitland.


Video (Zoom)

160

70 minutes

You'll need a quiet, private room, with only you present. You'll also require a device that has mic and video functions and a strong internet connection.


Outdoor Therapy Newcastle

180

Newcastle - King Edward Park, Goldbergs, Foreshore (Including Whitebridge and Mt Sugarloaf)

90 Minute Session

200

90 minutes

These are longer sessions for those who would like more time. 

Newcastle, Maitland or via Zoom

Couples Coaching

200

90 minutes

I work with female, same-sex couples.

Read ALL information on couples page before booking.

Discounted Individual Sessions

125

70 minutes

Morpeth or Zoom only

For those experiencing financial hardship

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Why sessions are usually weekly to begin with


For many women, especially those working through childhood trauma, having regular, consistent sessions can make the process feel more supportive.


It creates a rhythm. 

A place to come back to each week where things don’t have to be held together or managed alone.


For a lot of women, early relationships didn’t always feel steady or safe.
Over time, that can shape how you experience closeness, trust, and connection.

Part of this work is having a different experience of relationship.

One where you don’t have to perform, anticipate, or get it right…
and where your system can begin to settle, little by little.


Your nervous system learns through repetition.


Not through insight alone, but through experience.


Coming each week, to the same space, with the same person, begins to build a sense of familiarity and safety.

Over time, this can gently shift how your body responds—
not just in sessions, but in your everyday life and relationships.


It’s not about forcing change.


It’s more like allowing your system to learn that things can be different now.

This doesn’t have to be forever.


As things begin to feel more settled, we can look at what feels right for you moving forward.

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Nobbys Beach. We can walk around the beaches for our counselling session
Fernleigh Track. A beautiful space for counselling and walk and talk therapy
Hunter Valley Walk and Talk therapy is a lesbian affirming counselling space
Walka Water Works. A tree along the water. A peaceful place to sit for therapy

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Mel Eden is a level 2 counsellor registered with the Australian Counselling Association. Mel has been in practice since 2018 working across Newcastle and Maitland NSW, providing women with structured, evidence based support to process and begin healing from childhood trauma and attachment and abandonment wounds. 

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