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A warm, grounded space for FIFO workers, partners, and families on the Sunshine Coast & online across Australia.

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If you're feeling overwhelmed, lonely, or like no one truly understands the complexity of FIFO life — you’re not alone, it's one of the hardest parts of the FIFO lifestyle.

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FIFO work creates real emotional and relational pressure. The constant transitions, the distance, the responsibility, and the mental load can slowly accumulate until everything feels heavy.

Counselling offers a calm, supportive space where your experience is honoured and your story is heard.

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What You Might Be Feeling

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Many FIFO workers and partners share similar experiences:

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• Feeling disconnected from your partner or children

• Pressure to stay strong while silently struggling

• Stress, anxiety, or emotional burnout

• Loneliness or resentment

• Difficulty communicating during swings

• Tension during reintegration

• Loss of identity or direction

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Whether you’re working away or keeping everything going at home, your experience matters.

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A Safe Place to Land

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FIFO counselling is more than a listening ear.
It’s a space where you can be honest, without pressure, without judgement.

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Together, we can explore:

✔ The emotional and relational impact of FIFO work

✔ Anxiety, sadness, stress, or burnout

✔ Strengthening communication and connection

✔ Navigating reintegration with less conflict

✔ Reducing resentment and emotional distance

✔ Feeling more like a team again

✔ Reconnecting with yourself and your values

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My approach blends compassion, lived FIFO experience, and proven therapeutic tools to help you feel grounded and supported.

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Understanding the FIFO Cycle

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One of the hardest parts of FIFO life is the constant cycle of:

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Goodbye → Distance → Reunion → Reintegration → Repeat

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Each phase brings its own emotions:

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• Miscommunication

• Different routines

• Emotional distance

• Rebuilding closeness

• Pressure to “make the most of the time”

• Confusion or irritability

• Feeling like you’re living two different lives

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Counselling helps you manage these transitions with more understanding and less tension — as individuals, as a couple, or as a family.

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Support for FIFO Partners & Families

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This lifestyle doesn’t only affect the worker, it impacts the entire family.

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Partners may feel:

• Overwhelmed or exhausted

• Like a solo parent

• Emotionally unsupported

• Disconnected or invisible

• Guilty for feeling resentful

• Constantly adjusting routines

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Children may show:

• Big emotions

• Separation anxiety

• Behaviour changes

• Trouble with transitions

• Difficulty reconnecting

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I support partners, parents, teens, and children through the emotional ups and downs of FIFO life.

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How Counselling Helps

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FIFO counselling can help you:

• Improve communication

• Reduce arguments

• Rebuild emotional closeness

• Feel supported during transitions

• Navigate loneliness or resentment

• Strengthen your sense of self

• Work through grief or overwhelm

• Support your children emotionally

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You don’t need to wait until a breaking point to get support.

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Sessions In-Person or Online

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• In-person sessions in Palmview, Sunshine Coast

• Online sessions Australia-wide — perfect during swings

• Flexible scheduling for FIFO rosters

• Confidential, calming environment

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Let’s Walk This Together

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Whether you’re seeking clarity, connection, or simply a safe space to breathe — you don’t have to do this alone.

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