Welcome to Daniella Carfi Counselling

Online counselling Australia-Wide

Creating a safe, collaborative, and supportive space to explore what matters most to you.

Neuroaffirming counselling support for:

Late-identified autistic, ADHD & AuDHD adults
Explore unmasking, embrace strengths, understand support needs, and honour your natural rhythms.
Women navigating social, generalised, and/or relationship anxiety, burnout, and perfectionism
Support building self-worth, balance, and clarity in daily life and relationships.

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Daniella Carfi | Counsellor

Qualifications & Memberships

PACFA Member: 27230

Master of Counselling – Monash University

Bachelor of Psychological Sciences – Swinburne University

Graduate Certificate in Autism Studies – Griffith University (current student)

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Flexible, supportive sessions via secure video.

Intro Call
15 minutes · Free

A chance for new clients to connect and see if we’re a good fit

Standard Session
50 minutes · $150

The standard session time for ongoing counselling support

Check-In Session
30 minutes · $90

A shorter session for updates, follow-ups, or extra support between appointments

Extended Session
80 minutes · $230

Extended time when you have a few things to explore or need extra time to process

No referral or Mental Health Care Plan is required.
If cost is a barrier, please reach out to discuss fee options or payment arrangements that can support your access to care.

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Guilt vs Shame 🍀

Guilt and shame can be experienced very differently, and often come from different places.

Depending on the context, guilt can actually be helpful. It shows us when our actions don’t match our values, and it can guide our decisions or behaviours moving forward. It's worth noticing whether the guilt you’re feeling comes from your own values, if you might actually be carrying someone else’s expectations, or if what you're feeling is really shame.

Shame, on the other hand, is about how we feel as a person. It focuses on the self rather than actions, and is the sense that something is wrong, or not good enough with who we are.

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I’m putting the finishing touches on a free evidence-based resource all about autism in adult women, written through a neuroaffirming lens.

If you’d like a copy, comment a 🍀 below!

Autism is a spectrum, and not every autistic person will relate to all of these (and that’s okay!)

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Neuroaffirming support is about genuinely respecting and valuing different ways of thinking, feeling, and processing. It’s creating a space where people feel safe to show up exactly as they are. It’s support that works with your brain, not against it.

#neuroaffirming #neurodivergentaffirming #neurodivergentmentalhealth #ndfriendlytherapy #neurodivergentsupport

Ever had that light bulb moment when you realised something you’ve always done is actually stimming? 🍀

I recently came to the realisation that walking can be a form of stimming for me. It’s the rhythm, repetitive movement and sensory feedback that I find super regulating (especially when combined with being in nature).

I love going for daily walks and can feel the mental health benefits almost immediately. But I also catch myself walking without realising, like pacing while on the phone, when I’m feeling a strong emotion or deep in thought. That rhythm and movement helps me focus, think more creatively, process emotions and calm my body.

When we start to notice what our body naturally does and understand why, we can be more intentional with it. Like planning social catch ups with a movement activity, having walk and talk meetings or timing phone calls with your daily walk.

#neuroaffirming #neurodivergentwellbeing #autisticadults #adhdsupport #mentalhealthcounsellor #selfregulation #anxietyrelief #stimming

Neuroaffirming language around ADHD and autism moves beyond medicalised and pathologising language towards appreciating differences, promoting respect and inclusion, and listening to neurodivergent voices about their language preferences. Research shows that most autistic adults prefer identity-first language, meaning they use terms like “autistic person” instead of “person with autism” (Bury et al., 2023). Preferences vary, so it’s always best to ask and follow the language someone feels most comfortable with

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🍀 Show up in your own way- unapologetic, unfiltered, and fully you.
You might just find healing and relief, find your people, and inspire others to join in.

“You don’t have to sing it nice, but honey sing it strong.
At best, you’ll find a little remedy,
At worst, the world will sing along.”

#Unmasking #SelfAcceptance #neurodivergent #MentalHealthMatters #Hozier #autism #adhd

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Welcome to Daniella Carfi Counselling

No referral or Mental Health Care Plan is required. If cost is a barrier, please reach out to discuss fee options or payment arrangements that can support your access to care.

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Join us on Instagram

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No referral or Mental Health Care Plan is required.
If cost is a barrier, please reach out to discuss fee options or payment arrangements that can support your access to care.