Helping people feel heard, supported and empowered.
One Life Counselling exists so people have somewhere safe, confidential and nonjudgmental to land — and a steady hand to help them make meaningful changes.
Hamide Yelken
Registered Clinical Counsellor · PACFA member
I started One Life Counselling in 2023 to help people feel heard, supported and empowered to make meaningful changes. I was inspired by a psychologist I saw in my late teens — someone who made me feel met, not measured. I carry that with me in every session.
I bring 9 years in child protection and 11 years in Corrections, alongside specialist training in alcohol and other drug counselling. That lived professional experience shapes trauma-informed, personalised care delivered in a welcoming, nonjudgmental space.
Lived professional experience, working for you
Two decades of frontline work, distilled into care that's steady, practical and deeply human.
9 years
Child protection
Working with children and families through complexity, risk and change.
11 years
Corrections
Supporting people through justice involvement, rehabilitation and reintegration.
Specialist
AOD focus
Dedicated training in alcohol and other drug counselling and harm reduction.
Care shaped around three commitments
Compassionate, without judgment
A warm, welcoming space where you're met with empathy — never assumptions or shame.
Practical strategies that stick
Real, usable tools for managing challenges and making meaningful, lasting changes.
Flexible appointments
Face to face, online or by phone — tailored to your needs, your schedule and your comfort.
Adults, families and NDIS participants — wherever you are.
I work with adults seeking support with alcohol and other drug use, trauma, emotional wellbeing or life changes, NDIS participants building everyday skills, and anyone needing professional, trauma-informed care.
Face to face, online & phone — supporting clients worldwide
Alcohol & Other Drug
Harm reduction and relapse prevention, at your pace.
General Counselling
Space for stress, relationships and life's changes.
Trauma & Women's Support
A safe space to process, rebuild and breathe.
NDIS Counselling
Strengthening everyday functioning and wellbeing.
Court Support
Professional documentation of your engagement and progress.
Want to talk it through?
Reach out for a confidential, no-obligation conversation. You set the pace — I'll meet you there.