Rayma Torresan Counselling Service

19/07/2026

This is the whole thing, really.

Not the milestones.
Not the behaviour.
Not whether they're thriving by anyone else's measure.

Just this - I see you. I want you. You are loved exactly as you are.

When a child receives this message, not just in words but in the way you look at them, the way your face lights up when they walk into a room... something settles in their nervous system that no achievement could ever reach.

This is what secure attachment feels like from the inside.

And if you didn't receive this message yourself growing up - you're not alone.
Most of us are learning to give what we never fully got.

That's not a failure. That's the work. And it's the most loving thing you'll ever do.

↓ Does this land for you? I'd love to know in the comments.

13/07/2026

Feeling overwhelmed, anxious or a bit "whooshed"?
Here's something you can try right now.

Instead of trying to think your way out of it, drop out of your head and into your body for a minute.

Scan from head to toe.

Where does the feeling actually sit?
Maybe it's a tightness in your chest, a lump in your throat, or a knot in your stomach.

Once you find it, breathe gently into that spot.
Not to push it away, just to keep it company.

Stay there a little longer than feels comfortable.
Notice what comes up, an emotion, an image, a memory, without judging any of it.

Most of the time, the feeling starts to soften once it's actually been felt.

This is a small thing, but it works because your nervous system doesn't need you to solve anything in that moment.

It just needs you to notice it.

02/07/2026

A question I get asked a lot.

"Is this for people who've been through serious trauma? Because I don't know if what I experienced was bad enough."

I hear this so often.

And I want to name what's happening in that question.

It's a comparison. A minimisation. A quiet voice that says: other people had it worse, so maybe I don't deserve to take up space with this.

Here's what I know.

Trauma is not about what happened to you.
It's about what happened inside you in response to what happened.

Two people can go through the same event and have completely different nervous system responses.

And neither one of those responses is wrong.
Neither one is more valid.
Neither one deserves healing more than the other.

If you are carrying something that keeps showing up in your life - in your relationships, your body, your reactions - that is enough of a reason to begin.

You don't need to have the right kind of story.
You just need to be ready to look. 🤍

24/06/2026

Thanks AIPC for interviewing me 💖

New Student Success Story!

We recently had the pleasure of talking to AIPC alumna Rayma Torresan, who won the ACA Counsellor of the Year Award 2026.

Rayma is a Griffith-based counsellor, accredited EMDR therapist, clinical supervisor and founder of Rayma Torresan Counselling.

With a passion for trauma-informed practice and intergenerational healing, Rayma works with individuals, parents and carers to help them better understand trauma, build stronger connections and create lasting change.

Alongside her counselling work, she is the creator of several psychoeducational programs, including Discover Inner Healing, The Connected Parent and The Connected Carer.

We're excited to share her story with you (from singer to counsellor!) and her journey with AIPC to where she is now.

🔗Article: https://bit.ly/4akFwMp

👉️Rayma's Facebook: https://bit.ly/3SqjRMK

09/06/2026

She won a national award for her work helping vulnerable local families.

Read the full story here: www.areanews.com.au/story/9287882/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=post

08/06/2026

She has been named (ACA) Counsellor of the Year.

05/06/2026

A Griffith-based trauma specialist and psychotherapist has been named 2026 Counsellor of the Year by the Australian Counselling Association (ACA),…

05/06/2026

I want to talk about parts.

Not in a clinical way. In the way I've come to understand them through years of sitting with people who were trying to understand themselves.

We are not one thing.

There's the part of you that wants to heal and the part that's terrified of what healing might require.
The part that wants to be seen and the part that learned hiding was safer.
The part that wants connection and the part that shuts the door just as someone gets close.

This isn't weakness. This isn't contradiction.

This is what it looks like to be a person who adapted.
Who learned to protect themselves.
Who found ways to survive situations that required it.

Healing isn't about silencing these parts.
It's about understanding them.
Getting curious about what they're protecting.
Building a relationship with them, so they can finally rest.

This is the heart of the work in Discover Inner Healing. 🤍

05/06/2026

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