Mend Melbourne
Trauma & Anxiety Counselling

Mend Melbourne offers online counselling for adults seeking support with trauma, anxiety, and emotional distress. We provide safe, professional, and compassionate care through secure telehealth and Zoom sessions.

We specialise in helping adults who have experienced complex trauma, childhood sexual abuse, family violence, neglect, dissociation, addiction, or low self-esteem. Sessions often include practical strategies, psychoeducation, and guidance on mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and emotional awareness.

As a registered counsellor, we provide trauma-focused counselling for clients accessing funding through Victims Services NSW, including the Financial Assistance Scheme. We also support survivors participating in the Redress Scheme, National Redress Scheme, NDIS clients, and anyone seeking trauma-informed mental health care.

Our approach is integrative and client-centred, drawing on therapies such as DBT, Somatic Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Interventions, and Motivational Interviewing. We tailor each session to the individual, working at a pace that feels safe and comfortable.

Guided by best practice principles and leading trauma experts, we aim to create a grounded, respectful space where clients can rebuild safety, strengthen self-awareness, and move toward healing.

Who We Are.

We are a growing team of qualified, experienced counsellors.

We are kind.
We are authentic.

We are human.

Hannah Bruce

Hannah is a trauma counsellor with specialised experience supporting adult survivors of institutional childhood sexual abuse and those affected by historical forced adoption.

She works in a dedicated team at Relationships Australia Victoria, established through funding from two Royal Commissions, alongside her work in private practice.

Her background is in forensic alcohol and other drugs (AOD) counselling, with a strong clinical focus on complex trauma. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), DBT and Motivational Interviewing (MI), and is informed by the Blue Knot Foundation’s Practice Guidelines.

She integrates psychoeducation and somatic strategies, and works closely with each client’s threshold for distress to support safe and effective trauma processing.

Aaron Weston

Aaron is a specialist in men’s behaviour change, clinical supervision, and addiction treatment. He currently holds a leadership role at Anglicare Victoria, bringing strategic insight informed by years of frontline clinical experience.

Since 2016, he has worked as a counsellor in forensic alcohol and other drug (AOD) settings, family AOD services, and men’s behaviour change programs. His practice is grounded in evidence-based approaches to behaviour change, accountability, and recovery, with a strong focus on systemic and relational factors.

He also provides professional supervision and support to practitioners working in complex behavioural and therapeutic contexts.

We Can Help

If you are seeking help, Mend Melbourne offers a range of resources and support to guide you. Whether you are dealing with trauma, anxiety, low self-esteem, a difficult upbringing, we are here to assist you in your path towards healing and recovery.