Bella Tumino
To make an appointment, email Bella at: [email protected]
Available on: some Friday evenings and Saturdays from 11:30am to 2pm.
Background: Bella is a PACFA registered counsellor with experience in supporting adults through various mental health challenges, particularly those related to Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders, body image and eating disorders.
Specialty: Bella specialises in navigating the criminal justice system, substance use, anxiety, low mood, self-worth issues, relationship concerns, body image problems, and disordered eating. She also supports individuals with substance use, adolescence, navigating difficult emotions and learning how to regulate them.
Approach: Bella works in a person-centred approach, meaning that client’s guide the session and she is there to support them to navigate counselling and identify personal goals. She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to help clients cope with distress. In her work with disordered eating and body image, Bella takes a weight-neutral approach, embracing the Health At Every Size (HAES) principles to help clients find body liberation.
Perspective: She aims to help clients develop skills used to regulate their emotions, cope with difficult conversations, distress and difficult emotions. Bella’s main goal is to develop a safe, fun and interactive relationship with everyone she works with.
How to Book
- Think about your goals for counselling, and which counsellor might be a good match
- Send an email to the counsellor you’d like to work with requesting an appointment
- In the rare event you don’t hear from your counsellor within 24 hours, please call us
- Not sure who might be the right fit for you? Call us and we’re happy to make a recommendation
Intake Process
- Initial appointments are $70 for individuals, or $80 for couples
- Due to our counsellor’s busy schedules, they cannot do intakes over the phone
- Your intake session will include discussing what supports you need, your goals for counselling, and to decide whether your counsellor is a good match for you
- If you decide that the fit isn’t right, you can ask to be referred to someone else – no offence will be taken!
Important Notice
There are some people that our counsellors can’t work with – not because we don’t want to, but because we want you to have the best possible care.
If you currently experience domestic violence, are having a mental health crisis, are experiencing severe substance dependency issues, or other acute crises, we can’t provide you with the level of support you deserve. However, we will use your initial appointment to connect you with places that specialise in these issues, so you can get the best possible care.
All Rough Patch counsellors manage their own scheduling and administration. Click on a profile below to read more and send an email enquiry. In the rare event you don’t hear from a counsellor within 24 hours, please call us on 02 7226 0809
All of our counsellors generously reduce their usual fees to provide affordable mental healthcare to our community. They do not receive government rebates or funding to provide their services.
