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You have
found the
right place.
Specialised PMDD counselling, tailored to your cycle, to give you more good days.
Not sure which is right for you? See all three options below.
1000+
women helped
through counselling
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It is not just bad PMS.
And it is not who you are.
PMDD is a neurological sensitivity to the hormonal changes of your cycle. In the luteal phase, your brain responds differently -- and it can feel like a completely different person taking over.
Your reactions make sense. Your symptoms are real. You have a condition that most medical professionals still do not recognise properly -- and you deserve support that actually understands it.
- Rage that comes out of nowhere and leaves you full of shame
- Thoughts that feel like facts, until suddenly they don't
- Cancelling plans, pulling back, going quiet
- Feeling like a burden to the people you love most
- The grief of losing days, weeks, sometimes years to this
- Being told it's just hormones -- and feeling completely alone in it
Built by someone
who has been there.
I am Amanda Westphal -- registered counsellor and the only practitioner in Australia specialising exclusively in PMDD.
I know what it is to be dismissed by doctors, to feel like you are falling apart once a month, to grieve the years you spent not knowing what was happening to you. That experience is exactly why I built this work.
My approach draws on DBT, ACT, and Internal Family Systems -- adapted specifically for the PMDD cycle. Not generic wellness. Not advice that ignores your luteal phase. A real system, built for real symptoms.
ACA Level 2
DBT Trained
Psychology Today
BUPA & Medibank
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Support that meets
you where you are.
Whether you want the privacy of individual sessions, the connection of a small group, or the flexibility of self-paced learning -- all three are built around your cycle.
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1:1 Sessions
1:1 Sessions
with Amanda
Private, individual sessions tailored specifically to you -- your cycle, your symptoms, your life. No waitlist required. Available via secure video from anywhere in Australia.
$175/session
50-minute sessions · Tailored to your cycle · DBT, ACT & IFS · Health fund rebates available · Available now
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Small Group
PMDD
PMDD
Group Therapy
Live group sessions with women who get it. A small, supportive setting where you are guided through the same DBT and ACT-based tools as 1:1 work -- with the added strength of shared experience.
$45/session
Live group sessions · Small group setting · DBT & ACT informed · Shared experience, expert guidance · Ongoing
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Self-Paced
PMDD
PMDD
Courses
Learn the same evidence-based tools used in 1:1 and group work, at your own pace. Work through it in your own time, wherever you are in your cycle.
Self-paced & evidence-based · DBT, ACT & nervous system tools · Lifetime access · Learn in your own time
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What changes when women do this work.
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Amanda has completely transformed the way I experience my PMDD. For the first time I have strategies and mindset shifts that actually work.
A.E.
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When I am my PMDD self, I feel incapable. When I am my true self -- so capable. These distinctions may need to be printed on my wall.
Ashleigh
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Finding Amanda was like finding a pearl. I have stopped fighting myself. PMDD is no longer the loudest voice.
Holly
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I spent years in therapy trying to fix myself. It was not until I understood PMDD is neurological that everything finally made sense.
Ingrid
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Amanda has completely transformed the way I experience my PMDD. For the first time I have strategies and mindset shifts that actually work.
A.E.
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When I am my PMDD self, I feel incapable. When I am my true self -- so capable. These distinctions may need to be printed on my wall.
Ashleigh
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Finding Amanda was like finding a pearl. I have stopped fighting myself. PMDD is no longer the loudest voice.
Holly
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I spent years in therapy trying to fix myself. It was not until I understood PMDD is neurological that everything finally made sense.
Ingrid
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I am not a bad wife and mum. I am a person who is struggling. My child is seeing a mum who works to find ways to cope -- and that matters.
Nicole
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I now tell people I cannot meet on Thursday because I am due to feel depressed. Previously I would have just pushed through. I never thought I would be this person.
Jess M.
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Amanda is warm, empathetic, insightful and proactive. I would recommend her for ANYONE with PMDD. She gets it in a way no other practitioner ever has.
M.W.
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I planned my whole month around my cycle for the first time. I did not lose a week. I feel like I finally live with my body instead of fighting it.
Claire
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I am not a bad wife and mum. I am a person who is struggling. My child is seeing a mum who works to find ways to cope -- and that matters.
Nicole
“
I now tell people I cannot meet on Thursday because I am due to feel depressed. Previously I would have just pushed through. I never thought I would be this person.
Jess M.
“
Amanda is warm, empathetic, insightful and proactive. I would recommend her for ANYONE with PMDD. She gets it in a way no other practitioner ever has.
M.W.
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I planned my whole month around my cycle for the first time. I did not lose a week. I feel like I finally live with my body instead of fighting it.
Claire
You do not have
to figure this out alone.
Three ways to get support -- choose what fits where you are right now.
Know what you need
before luteal hits.
Download the free Monthly PMDD Support Guide: real patterns from 1,000+ women, a cycle-phase map, a symptom tracker, and journal prompts, so you can stop being blindsided and start feeling prepared.
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