IT MIGHT HELP TO HAVE
SOMEONE IN YOUR CORNER
IT MIGHT HELP TO HAVE SOMEONE IN YOUR CORNER
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How we can support you
Single consultation
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Mark Russell
Certified recovery coach
Mark is a certified recovery coach from Cape Town, South Africa, specialising in pornography addiction, gaming addiction, social media dependency, and other compulsive digital behaviours. With more than a decade of experience supporting individuals on their recovery journey, alongside valuable lived experience, Mark provides confidential, compassionate, and practical coaching tailored to each person's unique needs. His approach focuses on helping clients understand the underlying causes of their behaviours, develop healthier coping strategies, rebuild meaningful relationships, and create lasting, sustainable recovery. Mark is committed to providing a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental environment where individuals can regain hope, rediscover their confidence, and take positive steps towards a healthier, more fulfilling life.
Mark Russell
Certified recovery coach
Mark is a certified recovery coach from Cape Town, South Africa, specialising in pornography addiction, gaming addiction, social media dependency, and other compulsive digital behaviours. With more than a decade of experience supporting individuals on their recovery journey, alongside valuable lived experience, Mark provides confidential, compassionate, and practical coaching tailored to each person's unique needs. His approach focuses on helping clients understand the underlying causes of their behaviours, develop healthier coping strategies, rebuild meaningful relationships, and create lasting, sustainable recovery. Mark is committed to providing a safe, supportive, and non-judgemental environment where individuals can regain hope, rediscover their confidence, and take positive steps towards a healthier, more fulfilling life.
Lori Shifrin
Clinical therapist (Masters)
Lori is an experienced Clinical therapist based in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in supporting children, adolescents, and families navigating anxiety. Through compassionate, evidence-informed guidance, Lori helps parents better understand anxiety, respond with confidence, and develop practical strategies to support their child's emotional wellbeing. Her one-on-one consultations provide personalised tools to help families reduce avoidance, encourage brave behaviour, manage big emotions, and build resilience. Whether your child is experiencing separation anxiety, school anxiety, excessive worrying, social anxiety, perfectionism, or fears affecting daily life, Lori provides the knowledge and support parents need to help their child feel more confident and thrive.
Lori Shifrin
Clinical therapist (Masters)
Lori is an experienced Clinical therapist based in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in supporting children, adolescents, and families navigating anxiety. Through compassionate, evidence-informed guidance, Lori helps parents better understand anxiety, respond with confidence, and develop practical strategies to support their child's emotional wellbeing. Her one-on-one consultations provide personalised tools to help families reduce avoidance, encourage brave behaviour, manage big emotions, and build resilience. Whether your child is experiencing separation anxiety, school anxiety, excessive worrying, social anxiety, perfectionism, or fears affecting daily life, Lori provides the knowledge and support parents need to help their child feel more confident and thrive.
Steven Mauerberger
Someone who has walked the path
Steven is a Recovery Mentor based in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in anxiety disorders, intrusive thoughts, and Pure OCD (Pure-O). His journey is shaped by lived experience, having faced obsessional thoughts from a young age without understanding what they meant or why they were happening. Without the right knowledge and support, these challenges continued to impact his life until he discovered the tools and insights that helped him regain control, rebuild confidence, and move beyond anxiety. Through his own recovery and years of supporting others, Steven has developed a deep understanding of the fear, uncertainty, and thought patterns that can keep people feeling trapped. He uses this experience to provide compassionate guidance and practical support, helping others better understand their minds and take steps towards lasting recovery.
Steven Mauerberger
Someone who has walked the path
Steven is a Recovery Mentor based in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in anxiety disorders, intrusive thoughts, and Pure OCD (Pure-O). His journey is shaped by lived experience, having faced obsessional thoughts from a young age without understanding what they meant or why they were happening. Without the right knowledge and support, these challenges continued to impact his life until he discovered the tools and insights that helped him regain control, rebuild confidence, and move beyond anxiety. Through his own recovery and years of supporting others, Steven has developed a deep understanding of the fear, uncertainty, and thought patterns that can keep people feeling trapped. He uses this experience to provide compassionate guidance and practical support, helping others better understand their minds and take steps towards lasting recovery.
