- Somatic Therapist & Social Worker -
Abira offers a warm, grounded space where individuals can slow down, feel supported, and begin to reconnect with themselves. Her work centres on building safety, trust, and genuine connection, allowing clients to explore their experiences at a pace that feels right for them.
She works with adults and young people navigating trauma, emotional overwhelm, identity, and complex life experiences. Sessions are collaborative and attuned, creating space for reflection, skill-building, and deeper exploration—without pressure or expectation.
Identity & Values
Abira brings both professional training and lived experience into her work. As a queer South Asian who has grown up between Australia and New Zealand, she understands the layered and complex realities of navigating identity, culture, and belonging. Abira has extensively engaged in her own journey with somatic therapies to support her nervous system.
Her practice is grounded in compassion, honesty, and respect, and is intentionally inclusive, affirming, and culturally responsive. She creates a space where people of all genders, sexualities, and backgrounds feel safe to show up as they are.
Abira works from the belief that healing is not linear, and that each person deserves a space where they feel supported to explore, make sense of their experiences, and move toward a life that feels more connected and aligned.
Approach
Abira’s approach is trauma-informed, relational, and holistic. She integrates modalities such as Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Brainspotting, Somatic Therapies, Breathwork, and Mindfulness practices. Abira's somatic work takes influence from Hakomi, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Somatic Experiencing. She understands that every individual has unique processes and needs, therefore, a mixture of approaches may support clients through their journey.
Her work is grounded in an understanding that our experiences are held not just in the mind, but also in the body. Through somatic and nervous system-informed approaches, she supports clients to gently build awareness, regulate emotions, and develop a stronger sense of internal safety.
Rather than focusing solely on “fixing” challenges, Abira works alongside clients to understand their experiences with compassion—supporting meaningful, sustainable change that aligns with each person’s values and capacity.
Ways We Might Work Together
Abira offers flexible, individualised support depending on what feels most helpful:
- Therapy & Counselling
A supportive space to process trauma, navigate emotions, and explore identity and life experiences. - Somatic & Body-Based Therapy
Gentle, body-focused approaches that support regulation, awareness, and reconnection with internal cues. - Breathwork & Mindfulness
Practices that support grounding, emotional regulation, and creating a sense of calm and stability within the body. Sessions for breathwork may be accessed on a 1:1 or small group basis.
Areas of Focus
Abira supports individuals experiencing:
- Trauma and Complex Trauma (PTSD/CPTSD)
- Anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation challenges
- Neurodiversity, including Autism and ADHD
- Identity exploration, including gender, sexuality, and cultural identity
- Stress, burnout, and overwhelm
- Relationship and interpersonal challenges
- Navigating intergenerational trauma
- Building skills to somatically process trauma in the body
She has a strong focus on supporting individuals from POC and CALD communities, and those who may have felt unseen or misunderstood in traditional therapeutic spaces.
How Abira Supports Clients
Her work supports individuals to:
- Build emotional awareness and regulation skills
- Reconnect with their body and internal experiences
- Develop a sense of safety and stability
- Explore identity, culture, and belonging
- Process trauma in a way that feels manageable and safe
- Strengthen self-understanding and relationships
Fees and Location
Face-to-face sessions are available Wednesday and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 pm at Melbourne Therapy Rooms (Thornbury).
Telehealth sessions are also offered.
Abira understands that therapy is a necessity so fee structures attempt to provide accessibility to all clients.
Therapy and Counselling/Somatic Work (session pricing is per 50 minutes)
Lower Cost for those experiencing financial hardship (limited spots - reach out to Abira to confirm availability): $70–$80
Reduced Rate (students, part time workers): $100
Mid Tier (Moderate financial commitments) : $120
Full Fee: $150
Breathwork Sessions
Individual: $150 per hour
Group Sessions (bring along friends/family in a group of 3-4): $65 per person per hour
