Counselling and Psychotherapy

​What It Is

More than managing

Most people arrive at therapy having already tried to manage on their own. They've pushed through, reframed, kept going. And to a point, that's worked. But there's a difference between coping with something and actually shifting it — and at some point, the gap between the two becomes hard to ignore.

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Counselling and psychotherapy offer something different from managing. They offer a space to slow down, look honestly at what's happening beneath the surface, and develop the kind of understanding that creates real change — not just better strategies for carrying the same weight.

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• Counselling

  • Tends to be more focused — working with a specific challenge, life transition, or current difficulty. Practical, grounded, and responsive to where you are right now.

• Psychotherapy

  • Reaches deeper — exploring the longer-standing patterns, early experiences, and core beliefs that shape how you move through the world. More sustained work toward lasting change.

​In practice, I work integratively — drawing on both depending on what you need and where you are. You don't need to know in advance which is right. That becomes clear as we work.

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You can only go as high as you are willing to go deep.

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Who It's For

You might be in the right place if…

• You're functioning on the outside but carrying more than feels sustainable on the inside.

• You've noticed the same patterns recurring — different situations, different people, same result.

• You're navigating grief, loss, burnout, or a significant life transition and want more than coping strategies.

• You feel things deeply and want a therapist who won't try to manage that down or pathologise it.

• You have good insight into yourself — but something still isn't shifting, and you're not sure why.

• You want to understand yourself more honestly, not just learn better ways of avoiding the difficult parts.

• You don't need a diagnosis or a crisis to begin. A quiet sense that something needs attention is enough. 

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Areas Commonly Explored

What people bring

People come to Zanti for many reasons. Some of the most common include:

• Anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and nervous system dysregulation

• Grief, loss, and relationship endings

• Trauma — both acute and developmental

• Burnout, people-pleasing, and chronic self-abandonment

• Low self-worth, shame, and difficulty with boundaries

• Identity questions and disconnection from a sense of self

• Loneliness, disconnection, and loss of meaning or direction

• Major life transitions — including those that look fine from the outside

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Sometimes the difficulty is clear. Sometimes it's a quieter sense that something isn't right — a flatness, a restlessness, a feeling of going through the motions. Both are worth paying attention to.

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How I Work

What sessions actually look like

I work integratively — which means I don't apply a single fixed model to every person. The approach that's right for you emerges from what you bring, where you are, and what actually seems to be needed. Nothing is decided in advance and nothing is imposed.

The approaches I draw on include Counselling & Psychotherapy, EMDR for trauma processing, Schema Therapy for exploring core beliefs and relational patterns, and Transpersonal Counselling for those who want to include questions of meaning, identity, and inner life. Where the work calls for it — and where you want it — I can also draw on energetic, intuitive, and creative approaches that reach what conversation alone sometimes can't.

You don't need to know in advance which of these is right for you. That becomes clear as we work together. Some people never need anything beyond talking. Others find the work goes somewhere unexpected and deeper. Most land somewhere in between.

I'm direct. I ask real questions. I'll notice things and name them — because useful therapy requires honesty, not just attentiveness. If something isn't working, I'll say so. If I see a pattern worth looking at, I'll bring it into the room rather than wait for you to find it alone.

That said, the pace is always yours. Nothing is forced, and nothing is required before you're ready. The work is collaborative — you're not a passenger in your own process.

Sessions run 50 minutes and are available in person in Adelaide CBD and online across Australia.stralia.

The Therapist

Working with Karie

I'm Karie — counsellor, psychotherapist, and founder of Zanti. I hold a Master of Counselling & Psychotherapy and am registered with PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia). My additional training includes Level II EMDR, Level I Schema Therapy, Neurofeedback, trauma-informed practice, and transpersonal and somatic approaches.

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Before retraining in counselling and psychotherapy, I spent years in senior leadership and organisational roles. That background shapes how I work — I'm comfortable with complexity, I don't shy away from difficult conversations, and I understand what it's like to function well on the outside while carrying significant weight underneath.

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The people who tend to find their way to Zanti are those who feel things deeply, think carefully, and are ready for something that actually goes to the root of things — not just the symptoms. If that's you, you're in the right place.