Where in Thornbury do you see clients?

I work from a consulting room in Thornbury, in Melbourne's inner north. It's a short walk from Thornbury station on the Mernda line, and the 86 tram runs along High Street nearby. Exact directions come with your booking confirmation.

What kind of therapy do you offer?

I'm a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS). The work is body-centred. Rather than analysing what happened, we work with how your nervous system is holding it now.

Do I need a referral or mental health plan?

No. You can book directly. Sessions aren't covered by Medicare, so there's no referral or plan required.

What is a chemistry call?

A free 30-minute conversation about where you are and whether this work makes sense for you. No pitch, no pressure. If it's not the right fit, I'll say so and point you somewhere that is.

Do you offer sessions outside Thornbury?

Yes. I also see clients in Elsternwick and Toorak, and work online with people across Australia and internationally.

Thornbury · Melbourne's inner north

Somatic therapy in Thornbury

Body-centred work for trauma, burnout, and a nervous system that won't settle. In person in Thornbury, a few minutes from High Street.

You've probably already done the thinking. Maybe years of it. Talk therapy, books, podcasts, a decent understanding of your own patterns. And the pattern is still running.

That's not a failure of effort. It's that insight lives in the mind, and the pattern lives in the body. This is where somatic work goes.

What we work with

People come to my Thornbury room with things like:

A body that's tense, on edge, or exhausted no matter how much rest you get
Anxiety that doesn't respond to logic
Old experiences that still set off big reactions
Burnout that's gone past "needing a holiday"
Knowing exactly what your pattern is, and watching yourself do it anyway

I'm a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and trained in Internal Family Systems. We work slowly and at your pace. There's no requirement to retell your story in detail. The work is with how your system is holding things now, and helping it complete what it never got the chance to.

Getting here

The consulting room is in Thornbury, in Melbourne's inner north. Thornbury station on the Mernda line is a short walk away, and the 86 tram runs along High Street. Street parking is usually easy to find.

If you're in Northcote, Preston, Fairfield, Brunswick East or Coburg, this is likely my closest room to you. I also see clients in Elsternwick and Toorak, and work online across Australia and internationally.

"It's natural to be on the fence. You don't know how long this work will take, and you may fear what you might find in yourself. But the fact that you're curious already means there's something waiting for you to notice and explore."

Min L · Client

Not sure if this is for you? Start with a free 30-minute chemistry call. We talk about where you are and whether this work makes sense. No pitch, no pressure.

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Common questions

Where exactly is the room?: In Thornbury, near High Street. You'll get the address and directions with your booking confirmation.
Do I need a referral or mental health plan?: No. You can book directly. Sessions aren't covered by Medicare, so there's nothing to organise first.
How is this different from counselling?: Counselling mostly works with the story and the thinking. Somatic work starts with the body. The two can sit well together, and plenty of my clients have done talk therapy first.
How many sessions will I need?: It depends on what you're working with, and we'll talk about it honestly in the first call. This isn't open-ended therapy by default. Most of the change happens between sessions, in the practising.
Can we work online instead?: Yes. Online sessions work well for this and I see clients across Australia and overseas via Zoom.

About Rudi

Rudi Doku, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, in his Thornbury consulting room

I spent 15 years as a technology consultant, then another decade coaching leaders across five continents. What I do now grew out of what I had to learn the hard way: how to regulate my nervous system, face the parts of myself I'd been avoiding, and build a life that actually fits. More about me and how I got here.

Ready to start? Book a free 30-minute call and we'll work out whether Thornbury, Elsternwick or online suits you best.

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Rudi Doku · Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) · Thornbury, Elsternwick and Toorak, Melbourne · Online Australia-wide