New Therapist at Creative Counselling Sydney

My welcoming therapist chair in my calm and safe space.

Hello Lovely People,

I'm so glad you're here!

Born and bred in sunny Sydney, I am proud to have recently opened the doors to my private counselling practice based in Marrickville, which incidentally is ranked #2 for the coolest suburb in Australia and #33 in the world! (TimeOut 2022).

It's safe to say that I am in good company. This first blog gives me an opportunity to introduce myself.

My name is Mackie Demirel and I am now officially your counsellor. It gives me great pleasure to invite and welcome you to the warm and comfortable space I've created.

Purpose

I get it, I really do. I understand how counselling can be at times confronting and uncomfortable. It's all part and parcel of growth.

Let's take a moment to see growth from the perspective of a seed. A seed is almost always hard and unforgiving and generally discarded. What happens when we invest in that seed, create an environment conducive to germination? Water it, nurture it, protect it... Voila! We have a seedling! All within the blink of an eye (or at least a few weeks...)

However, what we don't see is deep within soil. Dark, quiet and almost certainly lonely. This is similarly what happens in therapy. Just re read the last few sentences and replace the word 'seed' with 'human'. Give yourself the permission to be nurtured and to grow.

In the past, I too have had the privilege to receive much needed support through counselling and it is with this lived experience that I am now humbly able to offer the same support to my fellow humans.

The purpose of this blog is to connect, create awareness, to share and exchange knowledge with you all. I believe that unshared knowledge is like a vine that doesn't yield fruit. It still has purpose because it's a vine but it fails to rejuvenate and thrive. And, to thrive means to share, to multiply, to grow.

Not 'Good-Bye' but 'Good-Hello'

I'm ending this inaugural blog with a 'Good-Hello' rather than a 'Good-Bye'. As well as being a therapist, I dabble in all things creative and I'm really excited to connect with you all.

This will be a space where taboo doesn't exist, where judgement disintegrates and no topic is off-limits. Some people may call this as being controversial, but when it comes to the collective well-being then perhaps I'll be controversial. A badge I'm proud to wear.

For now I bid you a Good-Hello until next time. Remember I'm only as far away as your next session to help you discover a better you - a better life.

So, Let's Talk!

Yours in therapy,

Mackie Demirel