Online Counselling & Confidence Coaching

Performance Anxiety • Social Anxiety • Self-Expression

I offer online trauma-informed counselling and confidence coaching for teens and adults who experience anxiety, self-doubt, or fear of being seen or evaluated. All sessions are delivered securely online, supporting clients across Melbourne and Australia-wide.

My work often integrates both counselling and coaching within sessions, helping to reduce emotional blocks while also supporting practical, confidence-building change.

How I Work: An Integrated Approach

Many people seeking support for performance anxiety or social anxiety feel emotionally stuck and unsure how to move forward. For this reason, my sessions may include a combination of counselling and coaching, tailored to your needs and goals.

Counselling elements support:

• Reducing anxiety and emotional overwhelm

• Understanding and regulating nervous-system responses

• Processing fear, shame, or past experiences that impact confidence

• Building emotional safety and self-awareness

Coaching elements support:

• Clarifying goals and values

• Developing confidence and communication skills

• Preparing for specific situations (presentations, performances, conversations)

• Translating insight into real-world action

This integrated approach allows us to address what’s holding you back emotionally, while also supporting you to move forward with greater clarity and confidence.

Online Counselling

Trauma-Informed Support for Anxiety & Emotional Wellbeing

Counselling-focused work may be a good fit if you’re experiencing:

• Ongoing performance anxiety or social anxiety

• Strong emotional reactions that feel hard to control

• Avoidance, freeze responses, or shutdown

• Anxiety linked to past experiences or chronic stress

• Difficulty regulating emotions

• Feeling stuck despite insight or motivation

Counselling supports emotional processing and anxiety reduction, always working at your pace within a safe, trauma-informed framework.

Online Confidence Coaching

Skills-Based Support for Confidence & Performance

Coaching-focused work may suit you if you want support with:

• Public speaking or presentations

• Workplace confidence and communication

• Creative, sporting, or performance-related anxiety

• Preparing for high-pressure situations

• Building confidence and self-expression skills

Coaching sessions are structured and practical, focusing on tools, strategies, and values-based action to support confident engagement with life.

Performance Anxiety Support

Performance anxiety can show up as:

• Freezing or going blank

• Physical anxiety symptoms (racing heart, shaking, nausea)

• Fear of judgement or failure

• Perfectionism and pressure to “get it right”

• Avoidance of opportunities

I support performance anxiety across:

• Public speaking and presentations

• Study or exams

• Sport and physical performance

• Creative and expressive work

• Workplace or leadership roles

Support focuses on calming the nervous system, reducing fear responses, and building confidence that feels embodied rather than forced.

Social Anxiety & Self-Expression

Social anxiety may include:

• Fear of being judged or misunderstood

• Overthinking conversations or interactions

• Difficulty speaking up or asserting yourself

• Feeling on edge in social or professional settings

• Avoidance of connection or visibility

Therapy supports you to feel safer in connection, reduce self-consciousness, and express yourself more confidently and authentically.

Approaches Used

Sessions may include:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• EFT Tapping (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

• Mindfulness and body-based techniques

• Nervous-system regulation strategies

All work is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and tailored to your needs.

What to Expect

• A calm, supportive, non-judgemental online space

• Trauma-informed care at your pace

• Practical tools to use between sessions

• A collaborative and respectful approach

• Clear ethical boundaries

Not Sure What You Need?

You don’t need to decide upfront whether counselling or coaching is right for you. We can explore your goals together and shape sessions to best support where you’re at.

About the Practitioner

I’m Cindy Melksham, a PACFA-registered counsellor with a Master of Counselling and a background in psychology, group facilitation, and wellbeing work across community and education settings.

Based in Melbourne, I provide online counselling and coaching Australia-wide. My work is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and shaped by both professional training and lived experience.

Book Online Counselling or Coaching

If anxiety, self-doubt, or fear of being seen is holding you back, support is available.

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