Welcome to Find Focus

Compassionate, trauma-informed counselling for fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, childlessness

not by choice, grief, anxiety, depression and life's difficult times and transitions. At Find Focus Counselling,

I offer a welcoming, confidential space where you can feel heard, understood and supported.

I'm Rachael Hartley, a PACFA-registered counsellor with extensive experience supporting people

through complex emotional experiences. Whether you're navigating a difficult chapter, carrying

grief that others may not recognise, or wanting to understand yourself more deeply, we can work

together at a pace that feels right for you.

In-person counselling in Perth and online appointments available. Located next to the river

surrounded by nature in peaceful surroundings.

Get in touch to arrange a session.

• Trauma & Trauma-Informed Care: Supporting individuals with a history of trauma, using a trauma-informed framework.

• Grief & Loss: Supporting you through grief, including disenfranchised grief (grief that is not openly acknowledged or supported).

• Mother Hunger: refers to the deep emotional pain and longing that arises from a lack of essential maternal care.

• Childlessness Not by Choice: Offering guidance and emotional support for those navigating childlessness and its challenges.

• Miscarriage & Fertility Challenges: Providing support through miscarriage, fertility struggles, and related emotions.

• Burnout & Emotional Overwhelm: Helping you manage burnout, and emotional dysregulation in a busy, demanding world.

• Highly Sensitive People (HSP): Supporting highly sensitive individuals in managing emotional and sensory sensitivities.

At Find Focus, I believe that it's crucial for you to receive the support you need in a way that feels right for you. That's why I offer a

flexible, client-centered approach to therapy, drawing on a variety of evidence-based methods to ensure the best possible care and

always using a compassion-based approach.

These approaches include but not limited to:

• Mindfulness-Based Therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Attachment-Based Therapy (trained with Dan Hughes)

• Trauma-Informed Interventions (trained with Dr Bruce Perry)

• Psychological Education

• Somatic influences/TRE (Trauma/Tension Release Exercise)/Yin yoga

  Rachael is also a proud LGBTQIA+ ally, ensuring that everyone feels safe, heard, and supported. Find Focus operates on Whadjuk Country.