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Inside Out Counselling and Consulting is led by Michelle Ormsby, a PACFA Registered Clinical Counsellor specialising in parenting, anxiety, burnout, and ADHD support.
Michelle brings 20 years of experience across child protection, schools, youth justice, and family services in both government and community settings. Her approach is trauma-informed, neuro-affirming, and deeply relational, shaped by her professional counselling work and her lived experience as a parent and late-diagnosed ADHDer.
Michelle’s career began as a disability support worker while studying psychology. Her work has taken her from Sydney to Glasgow and Edinburgh, where she supported young people and adults experiencing homelessness and addiction.
As a former school counsellor and qualified yoga and meditation teacher, she weaves together child development, attachment theory, mindfulness, and somatic tools to help people strengthen relationships, regulate emotions, and find more ease in everyday life.
Michelle practices what she shares. Her yoga and mindfulness practice began two decades ago as self-care, and it still grounds her today. When she’s not working, you’ll find her riding her bike, ocean swimming, catching up over coffee, and soaking up music and art.
At Inside Out Counselling, we work with adults, parents, and young people 16+. Currently, we do not work directly with children under 16. Instead, we often support parents through a child development and attachment focused lens. By holding your child and family in mind, we collaborate to strengthen relationships, mental health, and wellbeing.
We welcome all lived experience of gender, identity, and disability. Many of our clients are navigating one or more of the following:
In addition to our core specialties, we have experience working with:
At Inside Out Counselling, we believe people are the experts in their own lives.
We meet you where you are with a person-centred, neuro-affirming, and trauma-informed approach—working from the Inside Out.
We create a safe, welcoming space for growth. Holding hope for you, even when you can't.
Change and healing happen through relationship.
We recognise your strengths when facing challenges or diagnoses, without toxic positivity.
We acknowledge the challenges of navigating systems not designed for everyone—especially for people with disability, and neurodivergent or minority identities.
We would love to hear from you! Connect with us through our contact form, email,
phone or on Instagram. Or book your initial appointment via our booking link below.
Inside Out workshops and groups are coming soon. Options will be based on interest, so reach out and let’s work together!
We facilitate the following evidence-based parenting programs one-on-one or in a group:
For schools and organisations interested in wellbeing programs, we have experience facilitating yoga and mindfulness workshops in your environment.
We’re taking enquiries now from individuals, parents, groups, organisations, and educational services. Register your interest and we’ll be in touch.
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Inside Out Supervision and Consulting is coming soon—opening Spring 2026! We have specialised experience for supervision in:
Need supervision, reflective practice or wellbeing support for yourself or your organisation? Reach out now to collaborate and plan together.
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At Inside Out, our primary focus is individual counselling. However, there are times in our work with families when it is helpful for both parents to attend sessions together.
We recognise that ‘being a good fit’ and the therapeutic relationship are the most important and powerful drivers for change in therapy.
After establishing safety, and a collaborative therapeutic relationship with clear goals, we draw on evidence-based counselling approaches including:
While these are our main approaches, we have trained in several other modalities and may integrate these where appropriate. As part of our registration with PACFA, we regularly participate in professional development to maintain best practices.
