Tunteeya Yamaoka , AHPRA

Tunteeya Yamaoka brings a direct and candid style to therapy while grounding feedback in kindness and compassion. She encourages clients to express a full range of emotions and to notice that life often contains both difficult moments and moments of light - the work is about acknowledging pain while also finding purpose and direction. Her aim is to offer a nonjudgmental space where people can explore their experiences honestly and take practical steps toward living in a way that aligns with their values.

Over a decade of clinical experience has seen Tunteeya support children, teenagers, adults and couples across private practice, clinical settings, public and private hospitals, universities and corporate organisations. She has worked with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, perfectionism, trauma, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and she also focuses on relationship issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes and coaching for life transitions and careers.

Her multicultural background - Japanese and Ghanaian heritage within an Australian identity - informs an approach that blends Eastern and Western methods and considers cultural context in therapy. Travel and cross-cultural experiences have shaped her ability to support people from diverse backgrounds. Tunteeya holds AHPRA registration, the national regulator for health practitioners in Australia. She offers services in English and Japanese. For more information about in-person appointments in Melbourne visit www.ikigaipsychology.com.au.

Outside of her professional work she enjoys drawing, painting, running, crocheting, reading cozy fiction and exercising at the gym.