What is PS — Pettina Stanghon?

PS is bold, results-driven and evidence-based psychological solutions for women, men, couples, families and businesses. It is where psychology meets strategy — combining psychotherapy, neuroscience and practical tools to create actionable, measurable, lasting change.

What is the PS Life Audit?

The PS Life Audit is the foundation of Pettina Stanghon's approach — a method refined through almost 20 years of psychotherapy, coaching and behavioural work. It helps identify patterns, shift unhelpful behaviours and take ownership of areas holding you back, blending psychology, neuroscience and practical strategy.

What types of sessions does PS offer?

PS offers individual 1:1 sessions, couples sessions, couples intensives, family forums, walk and talk therapy, surf therapy, business coaching and Pocket PS text support. All session types are available in-person, online or via phone.

Where is Pettina Stanghon based?

Pettina Stanghon is based in Peregian Beach, Noosa, Queensland, Australia. Sessions are available in-person locally and online or by phone for clients anywhere in Australia.

Does PS consider physical health as part of the approach?

Yes. The PS approach considers how lifestyle factors such as gut health, nutrition, hormones and movement affect mood, motivation and mental clarity. Real change happens when the physical and psychological work together.

Real.

Raw.

Radical.

Real. Raw. Radical.

What is PS?

PS is where psychology meets strategy — and insight finally becomes action.

Modern culture has trained people to obsess over themselves. The result: burnout, isolation, and the same destructive patterns on repeat.

Pettina Stanghon interrupts that.

A results-driven behavioural practice for individuals, couples, families, and businesses — we replace passive talk and empty validation with real capacity building, honest challenge, and communication that actually works.

We identify the loops. We disrupt the patterns. We use neuroscience and real-time accountability to create lasting change — not insight that just sits there.

We stop the cycle. So you can rebuild real connection — in your relationships, your work, and your life.

We do solutions. Not sessions.

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Your talk talks and your walk talks, but your walk talks louder than your talk talks.

— John C. Maxwell

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Our Approach

Most practices offer an hour and send you home.

PS is built differently.

The foundation of every PS engagement is the Life Audit — a method refined across almost 20 years of frontline psychotherapy, coaching, and behavioural work by Noosa-based psychotherapist Pettina Stanghon.

It identifies what's actually driving the pattern, what it's costing, and what needs to change.

Psychology, neuroscience, and practical strategy — looking at the full picture. Including how lifestyle factors like gut health, hormones, nutrition, and movement directly affect mental health, mood, motivation, and how you function under pressure.

Real change happens when the physical and psychological work together.
PS builds both — with accountability between sessions, not just inside them.

Testimonials

Hear from those who’ve done the work.

"I was told - just go and be prepared for a wet fish slap in the face of reality. Pettina sure was that and so much more!

After years of therapy and different therapists, I finally have practical strategies for real change....Thanks P!"

“Most importantly, we are connected again and remain so. It’s something that I didn’t think would be possible seven weeks ago.

We cannot thank you enough, Pettina.”

“This has been such a transformative experience for us, and you have really been at the helm of it.
Thank you for changing our lives for the better, for your guidance and care, and for telling it as it is. Radical honesty and clear is kind — I will always remember that.”