- Michael White
Felix Perigrie
Counsellor, Clinical Supervisor
Unmask Therapy
Footscray, Melbourne VIC 3011
In Person + Online Therapy Australia-wide
Philosophy & Vision
When was the last time you weren't exhausted? Overwhelmed? Waiting for things to settle down so you can recover, but that time never seems to come? I'm a neurodivergent Narrative Therapist and help people notice and change the patterns keeping them from the fulfilling and sustainable life they want to live.
Whether you're neurodivergent and tired out from navigating a world not designed for you, feeling overcome by tasks and roles and plans in your personal or professional life, or are facing a crisis or situation that feels outside of your control, the daily pressures can become overwhelming.
Together we'll look at your whole experience from the outside, in, and question the shame and guilt that tells you it's your fault you feel this way, or just try harder. Life is already hard. Let's start looking at how we can make it easier, so you can feel comfortable, find your energy, and build your happiness.
Background
I've spent time on both sides of the therapy couch and take a lot of joy and pride in knowing how scary it can be telling a stranger about yourself and hoping they "get it".
Previously I worked and volunteered on crisis phone lines and in suicide-prevention services. Now I find joy in taking things slow, balancing work and making art, and helping others find their own balance.
I’ve spent years discovering how the stories we tell ourselves feel so solid and unshakable, yet crumble when we start to question who benefits from our self-hatred, and figure out what we really want.
Services
For everyone:
I'm currently offering counselling to individuals over 16 both in person and online Australia-wide. My sessions range from 1 to 1.5 hours based on what we both think would suit you best.
For counsellors:
I'm an ACA registered supervisor for counsellors up to level 3, and avialable online for groups, and online and in person for individual supervision.
Areas of Special Interest
Accreditations
- Bachelor of Counselling - 2016 - ACAP
- Masters of Narrative Therapy and Community Work - 2024 - The University of Melbourne
Modalities
DBT - Existential - Holistic - Integrative - Mindfulness - Motivational Interviewing - Narrative Therapy - Person Centred - Strengths-Based - Trauma-Informed
Therapy Approach
Narrative Therapy is about seeing the whole person within their context. We'll talk about your thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and also about the choices available to you, the barriers you face, and how your social and cultural context plays into the life you're living. While Narrative is my base, everyone is different, so we'll likely move through many different modalities and try out (and create) all kinds of tools that fit your experience.
Together we'll start questioning the norm to reevaluate what matters most, break down the overwhelming expectations that encourage you to neglect your own needs, and start discovering what a happy and fulfilling life can look like on your terms.
Professional Associations
- Australian Counselling Association - Level 3
Practice Locations
80 Paisley St
Footscray VIC 3011
Appointments
Counselling appointments are 60 minutes, with longer session of 90 minutes available on request.
Available 10am to 8pm Monday to Thursday, and 11am to 5pm on Sundays.
Fees & Insurance
Sessions are $156 per hour, with free 15 minute consults available.
NDIS and private health accepted - contact me to confirm your provider.
Payment Options
Payment plans are available, please get in touch to figure out what would be right for you.
Contact Felix
Please contact me to book a 15 minute free initial consult
A conversation with Felix Perigrie
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High school was hard. Not just for me, but a lot of my friends (and enemies), too. I wanted to be there for them, and as I got older I wanted to be there for lots of people. Once I started studying counselling, it just felt like the right fit for me. I tried other things too, but I always came back.
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Narrative and Existential counselling have had huge effects on me. As a baby goth, asking The Big Questions and thinking about death came pretty naturally, and existential counselling helped me think about how those big questions shape our lives and choices.
Narrative therapy, when I discovered it, felt like coming home. All my thoughts about language use and viewing people as complex, thoughtful beings instead of as a bundle of instincts and illnesses were suddenly right there on the page. It helped me see people as the clever and resilient creatures we are, instead of lost lambs needing to be rescued by professionals. -
I have a special interest in "burnout" and the ways that stress, daily life, social pressures, and an intense conformity culture have led to so many of us feeling exhausted, trapped, and that it's all our fault.
I came to this from my work with other neurodivergent people, and the discovery of "neurodivergent burnout" which summed up a lot of what I had experienced myself prior to diagnosis. -
I'm very good at connecting ideas together, which means my methods vary wildly based on what is happening in a conversation. But I often pause to notice what the body is doing, ask questions about choices, and think that "why" is a powerful question when asked at the right time.
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One of the hardest parts of therapy is that in my experience, we notice progress after something happens twice. That is, a problem we faced before or at the start of therapy re-emerges, but we handle it differently. We might not even notice it or realise until someone else points out that we handled something very differently to the last time.
That's why pausing and reflecting is so important - so that when something goes well, the knowledge of it doesn't pass us by. -
It showed me that I made sense, and could be understood, and slowly gave me the tools to understand myself. It's a work in progress, but therapy continues to help me unravel the parts of myself that I couldn't even look at alone.
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There's a wonderful joy in hearing someone talk through what they feel and need, and then summarising it back, and then they look at you and go "yes, that's exactly it!" The look on their face when I reply that I didn't do anything, that was all them, makes my day.
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Not since I started shaving my head. But now I have 'bad hat' days.
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There are lots of problems, but the lack of support and safety for the people who want to fight those problems but are locked into a cycle of survival mode and self-hatred for not making the changes they want to, is the one I try to have an impact on.
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Into The Spiderverse. Watching something so incredibly new and beautiful, all I could think about was the generation of young artists who were about to be inspired by it. It made me hopeful.