About Diane Cassee
"I am truly grateful for the opportunity to do this meaningful work."
“As a parent, I understood that I wanted a positive and enriching relationship with my children that would carry into their adulthood, so my journey of self-discovery and learning began.”
Holistic Counsellor | Gestalt Therapist | Psychotherapist | Facilitator and Clinical Hynotherapist
My passion is helping people create healthy, functional relationships that can be sustained after therapy.
Why I Chose This Path
People often ask me why I chose this line of work. It all began with a deep curiosity to better understand myself—my behaviors, triggers, and patterns. What a fascinating journey it has been over the last 20 years! Two decades ago, I discovered Tony Robbins, and that moment was a complete eye-opener for me. As a mother of four, I had lived a pretty sheltered life until then, but that discovery changed everything. Suddenly, my world opened up to new possibilities and changes I didn’t even know were possible.
As I changed my life and observed how healing leads to transformation, which fosters growth, I realised I wanted to help others experience that. The desire to make a genuine difference in people’s lives intensified as I grasped what healing could achieve. I am deeply dedicated to contributing to humanity’s happiness by assisting individuals in healing from past wounds, transforming, and growing—one person at a time. And so, my journey began.
I believe I’m an effective therapist because I’ve navigated many of the same challenges that my clients face. My life experiences provide me with a deep sense of compassion and understanding for their struggles. I’ve felt the grief of losing both of my parents at a young age, the pain of three lost pregnancies, and the bittersweet heartache of a 27-year marriage coming to an end. Each of these experiences has taught me how essential it is to heal, not just the wounds we carry from the past, but also those that are passed down through families.
Love is the key to healing. When we heal, love can flow freely, just as it was meant to. We are all born from love, which becomes painful when we forget it. My purpose is to help others remember who they truly are—whole, loved, and deserving of all the happiness life has to offer.
I take great pleasure in assisting my clients to overcome their challenges and discover their happiness.
I believe our life experiences shape who we are, and the quality of our thoughts determines our current reality. While we are not responsible for our childhoods, we are responsible for our behaviours and patterns as adults.
I follow a clear process to help people overcome unhappiness in their relationships. I have been in private practice since 2011, starting gradually and now managing a very busy practice.
My hope for you is that you can find your own internal peace
I believe our life experiences shape who we are, and the quality of our thoughts determines our present reality. While we are not responsible for our childhoods, we are accountable for our behaviours and patterns as adults.
I follow a clear process to help people overcome unhappiness in their relationships. I have been in private practice since 2011, starting gradually and now managing a very busy practice.
Four ways to begin achieving happiness...
1.
Learn how to understand your thoughts. (Easy when you know how).
2.
Learn how to communicate effectively, listening and understanding.
3.
Live in the present and enjoy your life.
4.
Rid yourself from all negative past events permanently.
Take That First Step To Improve Your Relationship
Arrange your first session
Use my online booking system to secure a date and time that suits you. I’m flexible.
Packages
I offer affordable and transparent pricing options. Have a look at the packages available.
Get in touch
If you have any questions before for first session with me, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Why the name Pearl Counselling?
Just in case you were curious…
When a grain of sand or another irritant enters an oyster’s shell, the creature responds by coating the irritant with layers of calcium carbonate. Over time, these layers harden to form a beautiful pearl. Interestingly, the pearl consists of the same luminous, iridescent substance that lines the interior of the oyster’s shell.
Much like the oyster’s pearl, when we face challenges and embrace change, we grow into something new—becoming a more peaceful, harmonious version of ourselves. Many of us walk around with hard exteriors, but with time and the right support, we can transform and create something truly special within.
“Pearls don’t lie on the seashore, if you want one, you must dive for it”.
My life has changed dramatically from my humble beginnings because of my dedication, hard work, and personal quest to become the best version of myself. I also had to dive deep to discover my own pearls.
I am always open to learning and discovering more about myself. I envision myself in my Eighties and possibly beyond, still curious and open to new discoveries of what this wonderful life has to offer. Planet Earth is a big school—it’s full of experiences that are opportunities to learn, and if you are ready, then so am I.
Let’s journey together.
QUALIFICATIONS – MODALITIES
By working together, using the various techniques and modalities awareness, then change may occur bringing healing, peace, and freedom into your life.
- Dip Holistic Counselling
- Cert Gestalt Therapy
- Psychotherapy
- Dip Clinical Hypnotherapy
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Qualified Facilitator – The Work of Byron Katie
- Qualified Facilitator – Family / Systemic Constellations
- Effectiveness Training Instructor – Communication Skills
- EMI – Emotional Mind Integration
- RCH – Rapid Core Healing
HOLISTIC COUNSELLING
Holistic (meaning is whole). When being applied in Counselling, its meaning is to include all aspects of a persons life experience, from birth to current age. Including where they grew up, their culture, their family system, was there domestic violence, was there an emotionally unavailable parent, their position and place within their family, their gender, education, where they work, etc., everything is relevant. Also including holistically a person’s mental, emotional, physical and spiritual needs . Every aspect of a person will affect the other, in either a positive or negative way, depending on what this persons current experience is. An example is If a person becomes depressed or physically ill and only the symptom the depression or the illness is treated then the underlying core issue is not addressed, then yes, the symptom may subside, but the core of the issue , lets say the trauma is not addressed than this will continue to fester under the surface. I do not like working with the symptom only, both the core of the issue and the symptom needs to be addressed for the body to be at ease. This is what I focus on in my practice, to help the client remove the part of them that is causing the symptom/s.
Because there are many parts to a person that I consider, I needed to do quite a range of training to accommodate this. I have not stopped learning since my journey with Counselling began, and I expect that I never will, at least while I am practicing.
“The Work” of Byron Katie is four questions and turnarounds. For more information, go to The Work of Byron Katie
Family Constellations is an opportunity to look at relationships, health issues, anxiety, anger, physical pain, or the impact of past traumas that may be holding you back. For more information visit our Family Constellations page.
GESTALT THERAPY
Gestalt therapy is a form of psychotherapy that emphasises the importance of process in working with people. It pays attention to the person’s whole experience, (Physical, intellectual, psychological, emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual) to support them to expand their awareness of how they interact with their world.
The aim of Gestalt therapy is to be fully present in the here and now, to be fully who we are in body, mind, and spirit.
EMI – Emotional Mind Integration
In a nutshell, the process of EMI helps the client to swiftly and effectively address issues, typically within one session, such as anxiety, anger, depression, low self-esteem, and so on, without requiring the client to know or remember the original cause. Through my work with EMI, I have witnessed shifts in triggers and unhealthy behaviours that have persisted in the client’s life for years, often occurring in just one or two sessions—quite remarkable, really.
EMI is a comprehensive neuro-therapy thoroughly detailed in Yildiz Sethi’s book, *Rapid Core Healing* (2016), featuring its unique philosophy, theory, process, and techniques. EMI offers a brief, experiential, solution-focused method for a broad range of conflicts, disturbances, and trauma. It identifies and addresses the root causes of human emotional and psychological disturbances, allowing individuals to live free from the behaviours that limit their lives fullest.
From birth, everyone has a profound need for core essentials, such as love, connection, safety, justice, dignity, and autonomy, which are crucial for well-being. This aligns with EMI’s philosophy, as failing to meet these vital needs can result in dis-ease or many common mental and emotional disturbances. EMI supports the resolution of issues like depression, anxiety, panic attacks, recovery from sexual abuse, trauma, and the underlying dynamics of addiction, typically in just a few sessions for most individuals, barring the more extreme diagnoses on the DSM5.
EMI is also effective for personal development, financial matters, relationships, or careers. If you find yourself blocked from moving forward, you might sabotage your success to either fall back or remain stuck in that familiar yet unwanted place place.
A person will experience many situations during their life; some are pleasant, while others are more difficult. Each significant event can leave either a positive or negative footprint in their life and has the potential to be passed down to future generations.
Emotional
We all have a family of emotions within us, sad, happy, angry etc and when these emotions can be felt and expressed they can leave the body or just settle but when they are being suppressed, they are unable to be felt or expressed then they can get stuck in the body and then can cause negative symptoms. How we use our emotions forms our personality, our emotions let us know who we are.
Mind
It is in our mind where we think, and this has a direct effect on the emotions, how we think plays a great importance on the state of our emotions. Whatever we think about our body believes to be true, so if we think horrible thoughts or have negative beliefs then our body will not feel too good as it will produce a negative emotion and the opposite is also true.
Integration
We all have a need to live in harmony with ourselves, to be able to grow and thrive when our inner states the mind and the emotions cooperate by connection and communication then integration can take place, once the disruptive part is integrated and feels complete then the trigger or disturbance will no longer be present.
EMI works quickly and effectively
EMI works to restore neural pathways; at least one pathway can be resolved in a single session. It is designed to identify the source of the issue, resolve it, and release it, allowing the client to move forward with a fresh perspective. This enables the client to lead a life free from negative symptoms such as depression and others.
- EMI is Safe, and there is no further chance of retraumatization.
- The client does not need to retell their painful experience
- The process can still be effective even if the client cannot recall the original incident.
- 90 % of people who have EMI make remarkable positive changes within 3 to 5 sessions
- No need for months or years of therapy, saving the client time and money and giving back the quality of life.
Who is EMI for?
Anyone facing personal inner conflict, trauma, or emotional distress is dealing with issues from their current life, often rooted in childhood, or it could be a generational issue. EMI will address both scenarios, incorporating family constellation if the problem comes from a previous generation.
Most individuals encounter triggers in their lives due to specific situations or experiences, or behaviours exhibited by others. It’s as if a switch has been flicked, causing them to feel negative emotions or display negative behaviours. This happens at an unconscious level, and there was a moment when this began for the individual that hasn’t been resolved, leaving them open to being triggered repeatedly without a way to stop it. This is frustrating for both the individual and their loved ones. EMI will identify the source of the trigger, providing the client with a new perspective and neural pathway.
Issues that EMI can work on
- All feelings and emotions
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Anger
- Panic attacks
- Low Self Esteem
- Inner Conflict
- Fear
- Addictions
- Adoption
- Weight
- Phobias
- Trauma
- Sexual abuse
- Financial blocks
- Personal development
RCH – Rapid Core Healing.
Rapid Core Healing is a combination of EMI & Family constellations using the same process as used during an EMI. EMI is working with an individual issue and Family constellations are used when there is a systemic issue. It is truly a powerful process using this combination .
This work is so beautiful and powerful it flows onto seven generations forward and backwards. Its quick and effective.
RCH may be right for you if:
The same issues keep repeating in your relationships
You know you are not reaching your full potential, and you don’t know why you are being held back
You have repeating negative emotions such as anger, depression, these may belong to someone else in your lineage.
There is a block in an aspect of your life, relationship , finance, Love, career.
You don’t feel like you belong or you cant find your place.
HYPNOTHERAPY
Hypnosis means to be in trance, we are in and out of trance every day, when watching TV, driving a car when we are focusing on doing what we love, we can seem to be a million miles away when in trance and are not aware of our immediate surrounding. And hypnotherapy is using therapy while under hypnosis. The client will remember everything, they have the ability to stop at any time, I am constantly talking with my client while under hypnosis, they say it’s a very relaxing process.
I have had numerous clients say “ Oh this won’t work with me, my mind will never relax” well don’t they get a surprise when they can hardly move out of the chair due to being so relaxed after the therapy. I take my time to explain everything to my client and I make sure they understand everything they need to know.
Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation, intense concentration, and focused attention to achieve a heightened state of awareness that is sometimes called a trance.
How Does Hypnosis Work?
Hypnosis is usually considered an aid to psychotherapy (counseling or therapy), because the hypnotic state allows people to explore painful thoughts, feelings, and memories they might have hidden from their conscious minds. In addition, hypnosis enables people to perceive some things differently, such as blocking an awareness of pain.
Hypnosis can be used in two ways, as suggestion therapy or for patient analysis.
Suggestion therapy:
The hypnotic state makes the person better able to respond to suggestions. Therefore, hypnotherapy can help some people change certain unhealthy behaviours or patterns
Analysis
This approach uses the relaxed state to explore a possible psychological root cause of a disorder or symptom, such as a traumatic past event that a person has hidden in their unconscious memory. Once the trauma is revealed, it can be addressed in psychotherapy.
What Are the Benefits of Hypnosis?
The hypnotic state allows a person to be more open to discussion and suggestion. It can improve the success of other treatments for many conditions, including:
- Phobias, fears, and anxiety
- Great for people who are stressed, as its relaxing.
- Helps with low self-esteem and confidence
Take That First Step To Improve Your Life
I am here to help you every step of the way!
“Beneath Every Fear, Lies The Pearl Of Hope”
Frequently Asked Questions
Holistic Counselling, Gestalt therapy, Psychotherapy, Family Constellations, and Clinical Hypnotherapy.
The type of therapy I use with a client is dependant on their issues and their current situation. It’s not always appropriate to use a certain therapy if the client is not ready, I will always work with my clients, meeting them where they are at in their current situation.
Marriage / relationship issues
Over the past 10 years, I have developed my skill set significantly, I see clients for a variety of issues and concerns. I specialise in working with couples who are having relationship issues, these issues can anything from, anger issues, infidelity, lack of communication, earlier trauma or abuse, behavioural issues.
At times I have a client who is unclear on why they are seeing me or they have trouble describing what they feel. This is perfectly fine, it’s my job to support you and guide you through this initial process.
My clients start from 18 years and above. However, I do see families as a whole and at times I see the children individually but for more individual issues I recommend that parents take their children to a therapist that specialises in working with children.
No, appointments can be on a casual basis.
The work that I do is usually fast and effective this does depend on the situation and the individual but psychotherapy does resolve the issue at a core level then the trigger will no longer occur. There are no promises with regards to timing its best to have your first session and I usually have a clearer answer then, once I have time to evaluate your situation.
You can phone 0406 005 177 or email diane@pearlcounselling.com.au to book an appointment. Alternatively, if you would like to talk to me before you decide to book, or you have a query, I offer a free, no-obligation chat to help you attain further clarity.
No, I am unavailable to accept a mental health plan.
