Thrive Wellness Hub - Wickham, New South Wales

Corinne Lawless

My husband and I worked with Gabrielle for 12 months and I can honestly say that without her, we would have gone our separate ways. She helped us understand how the other person was feeling/behaving and why. If we didn't understand what was happening, she was able to put things into terms that we could understand!

Right from the start she was a great comfort, very calm, understanding and reassuring - we were finally not alone in our battle. We both loved each other but knew that was no longer enough. Gabrielle showed us that there was far more than we could see and we finally saw light, where there had been so much darkness.

We now know that marriages are hard work but with compassion anything is possible. I have seen a couple of counsellors in the past and Gabrielle's guidance, methods and exercises are second to none! I honestly can not recommend Gabrielle enough, she saved our marriage and our family from falling apart. Thanks Gab 🙂

Mel D

My husband and I saw Gabrielle for counseling services over approximately 6 months. During this time Gabrielle helped us to identify the real source of our marital issues which enabled us to work towards a place of healing, renewed understanding and commitment to our relationship.

Gabrielle’s highly professional yet down to earth approach allowed for a truly open and honest forum where we could really face our issues together without fear or judgment and her sound experience and theoretical knowledge really paved the way to resolving our relationship issues. Gabrielle also equipped us with effective tools and strategies for dealing with anxiety and work stresses which were affecting our marriage and we now implement these often.

If something didn’t make sense, Gabrielle would always find a way to explain things in a way so we could understand. Her willingness to adopt alternative techniques shows her open and innovative approach in the field of therapy and is a credit to her thriving practice.

We are truly grateful for the professional guidance Gabrielle provided in finding our way back to a healthy understanding of our marriage and would highly recommend Gabrielle for anyone needing personal or relationship guidance.

Leslie Miranda

I found Gabrielle to be compassionate, level-headed and passionate about her work with couples.
I particularly gained great knowledge and appreciation from attending the practice group Gabrielle facilitated based on Non-Violent Communication Skills by Dr Marshall Rosenberg.
As daunting as it was to be in a room with other couples, it was, in fact much more beneficial working with others who are experiencing the same heart-ache and heart-break as you.

I came across Garbrielle’s services approximately 3 years ago when my marriage had well and truly been through some tough times.
This was the beginning of my couples counselling journey and so I didn’t really know what to expect, but I naively hoped that Gabrielle would have the magic answer. It, of course, wasn’t that simple. Especially when you leave your combined issues to fester over a number of years-time, patience, openness, understanding and a whole lot of love is well and truly required.
Therefore I also found valuable the extracts of information and research Gabrielle provided me for further reading in order to understand
myself on a deeper emotional and intellectual level.
Consequently despite my time with Gabrielle ending, this experience has further enhanced my interests in the dynamics of couples and
personal growth and I continue to pursue various avenues to further develop my own self-development.
So I can say with certainty that Gabrielle provided the foundation for me to comfortably explore myself and my now ex-husband, and most definitely started the processes in releasing a lot of self-shame that was very well ingrained in me.

Self Care Sam

My husband and I began seeing Gabrielle for pre-marital counselling but it continued beyond our wedding and well into our married life. We had a lot of old habits that were no longer useful to us and, with Gabrielle's help, learned how to recognise those habits before they became destructive. We broke the cycle we were well and truly stuck in.

I've recommended Gabrielle to anyone who asks for a relationship counsellor and will continue to do so. I found her to be brutally honest and that helped me work through quite a few issues I wasn't ready to own up to or change.

I credit the work we did with Gabrielle as not only marriage saving but life changing. We took the lessons we learned and implemented them into every day, turning once massive issues into a minor discussion. Best of all, we are teaching those lessons to our daughters. It is so gratifying to see the hard work we did manifest itself into a healthy, functional relationship and I urge anyone with issues to face to see Gabrielle.

Jane Grant

Gabrielle Lawrie was highly recommended to me for couples therapy a few years ago by a friend, and based on this I made an incredibly valuable first step by making that first appointment. I felt instantly at-ease by Gabrielle's down-to-earth approach and warm personality, and her skilled ability to facilitate a therapy session between two broken people was consistently admirable.

My partner and I were taught to use practical skills such as Marshal Rosenberg's non-violent communication (NVC) techniques, which provided us with a glimpse into a whole new way of communicating. We committed to regular counselling for a year and a half and never regretted a moment despite the great discomfort and challenges. We continue to draw upon those skills today when we communicate.

In my many sessions with Gabrielle, I learnt an enormous amount about myself as an individual and as a partner in a relationship; and to couple this with a willingness to take the journey of self-discovery, I have no hesitation in recommending Gabrielle to anyone who is looking for healing within themselves or within their relationship.

Skye Hobbs

Gabrielle was such a great help for my personal experience, she was always very professional and made the experience very comfortable. Gabriells support and advice improved my situation and tought my body to cope with feelings and emotions in a positive and understanding way. Would highly recommend her for a huge range of support.

Mel Burgess

'Gamechanging' is how I would describe the support my partner and I have received from Relationship Therapist Tracy Lynch.

We linked in with Thrive Wellness Hub five years ago wanting to give the communication skillset within our relationship an intensive 'uplevel' and then build her in alongside us for for yearly check-in sessions (automatically scheduled the week before each anniversary so we would remember was our initial plan).

Tracy's straight-but-warm, and trauma-informed approach meant we felt space was really safely held for us to initially work through the Gottman Institute evidence-based program called 'The Sound Relationship House' (it included us leaving with useful resources to refer back to).... and again when we have returned for our annual grease and oil change sessions.

She isn't a magician. Her hourly rate would be much higher if that was the case. If you are willing to step up to the work it takes to vulnerably consider your own involvement in your relationship trickybits then I highly recommend Tracy to be who you enlist to hold space and facilitate the conversations and learning around that.

❤ Highly recommend ❤

Caasi Isaac

The first time I spoke to Gabrielle was when she was returning my phone call to make my first appointment. I had left work and was sitting in my car having a meltdown. Gab took the time to calm me down and booked me in shortly afterwards. Over the last three months, I have seen her regularly to guide me through my breakup with an emotionally abusive man. Gab has this way of putting into words the things you are feeling that you’re yet to recognise, and provides support and clarity to begin your healing process. I had never spoken to anyone before, and was very nervous. Since seeing her, I could not recommend her enough. I have passed her details onto friends who also now see her and can not speak highly enough of her help. Gabs expertise in relationships, self care, addiction and trauma is very evident. I owe her a lot and am so grateful for my continued visits.