Why choose Pettina?
Most therapists will listen. Fewer will tell you the truth.
Pettina works with people who are done analysing the problem and ready to solve it.
She won't let you hide behind insight or excuses.
Her job isn't to keep you comfortable — it's to make you more capable.
If you want to feel heard without being challenged, she's not the right fit.If you want to actually change, she is.
I am a solution focused therapist and believe firmly in the saying "you don’t roll in the mud, if you want to get clean."
What you’re not changing you are choosing.
Experience that shapes the work
Pettina's experience runs well beyond private practice.
As Founder and Clinical Director of Noosa Confidential, she's worked at the sharp end — addiction, mental health crisis, complex behavioural change — where not changing carries real consequences.
She's also worked with executives, couples, families and business owners under pressure.
One thing is consistent: people don't struggle because they lack intelligence. They struggle because they were never taught the skills life actually requires.
How to communicate.
How to handle conflict.
How to regulate.
How to lead.
How to take responsibility.
That's the work.
Qualifications
☑︎ Bachelor of Applied Social Science
☑︎ Clinical Hypnotherapist
☑︎ NLP Master Practitioner
☑︎ Marriage & Relationship Counsellor
☑︎ Accredited Mediator
☑︎ Founder & Clinical Director, Noosa Confidential and Executive Edge
☑︎ Psychotherapist & Educator
Ready to move beyond insight?
Every engagement starts with an Initial Consultation — to understand where you are and agree on the right approach.