Our Team
At MindRiver Center, we believe that meaningful therapeutic relationships begin with trust, compassion and understanding.
Our team brings together diverse experiences and a shared commitment to personalised, trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming care.
Get to know the people behind MindRiver Center and discover how we can support you.
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(FREE 30-minute initial consultation)
Professionals Who Truly Care
Meet the people behind MindRiver Center. Each professional brings their own experience, skills and compassionate approach to supporting your wellbeing.
Nadia Atwood
(Integrative Counsellor| ACA Level 2 Registered)
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“Supporting meaningful change through understanding, connection and compassionate care.”
With a background spanning medical science, holistic wellbeing and counselling, I bring an integrative, whole-person perspective to mental and emotional wellbeing.
As a qualified and registered counsellor, I support children, adolescents and adults through life's challenges, helping them better understand themselves, strengthen emotional resilience and build healthier, more meaningful connections.
My approach is trauma-informed, evidence-informed and neurodiversity-affirming, combining professional knowledge with genuine compassion and respect for each person's unique experiences, strengths and needs.
I believe meaningful change begins with feeling truly heard and understood. My aim is to create a safe, collaborative space where you can explore challenges without judgement, discover new perspectives and move forward with greater clarity, confidence and self-trust.
I value honesty, transparency, awareness, change and lifelong learning.
Karuna
(Psychologist, Counsellor & Social Worker)
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(FREE 30-minute initial consultation)
I am drawn to the questions that remain even when we know ourselves well — questions of meaning, belonging, and how to live with greater integrity.
I am interested in the space between insight and everyday life: how we recognise what shapes us, distinguish protection from restriction, and find meaningful choices within circumstances we may not have chosen.
My particular interests include neurodivergence, trauma, identity and the existential questions that accompany change. I bring a background in psychology and experience across diverse cultural and social contexts, with respect for your individuality, culture, background, beliefs and worldview.
My approach is thoughtful, collaborative and attentive to the relationship between intellectual understanding and emotional experience. Together, we can explore what keeps recurring, what has become difficult to sustain, and what a more considered relationship with yourself and others might involve.
There is room here for complexity, uncertainty and questions that have yet to find their language.
Compassionate, Depth-Oriented Counselling. Supporting you through trauma, complexity and life transitions.
Our Trusted Professional Partnerships
Rhiannon Crispe
Online Occupational therapist
​homebasehope.com.au
Through Homebase Hope, she focuses on supporting children's development and family wellbeing through connection, play and understanding. She also provides international coaching and mentoring to occupational therapists, helping them develop more holistic and individualised approaches to care.
Mind River Center
A Space to Grow, Heal & Thrive
We believe everyone has the capacity for meaningful change.
Through compassionate, personalised counselling, we support you in understanding yourself, building resilience, strengthening relationships and creating a life that feels more fulfilling.
Your journey, your pace, your possibilities.
FREE 30-minute initial consultation
