A space for women navigating life’s most transformative seasons
Elise Clement
Sydney-based integrative therapist supporting women through motherhood, perimenopause and major life transitions (in person and online).
If you’ve found your way to this page, something in your life is likely shifting. And you may be looking not just for a practitioner, but for someone who genuinely understands what that feels like from the inside.
I’m Elise, a psychotherapist, coach and guide for women navigating the thresholds that shape a life. My work is rooted in warmth, grounded guidance, and the belief that the transitions we cross, however disorienting they feel in the moment, hold real potential for renewal. I have walked through my own seasons of uncertainty and transformation, and that lived experience sits at the heart of how I hold space for the women I work with.
Many of the women who find their way to this work are standing at a similar threshold: a moment when the ways they have been coping, performing, or carrying the invisible load of familial and cultural expectations no longer feel sustainable. These moments can feel unsettling, but they are also the beginning of a deeper shift.
My story
My work today as a therapist, life coach, and matrescence practitioner grew out of my lived experience navigating stress, identity change, and major life transitions.
There was a time in my life when overthinking, overworking, and overcaring shaped everything I did. At the time, I was working in the corporate world, carrying high expectations of myself and constantly striving to perform while quietly feeling the toll this pace was taking on my well-being and sense of self.
I spent more than a decade in corporate roles, convinced that a new job or different environment would ease the pressure. Yet before long, the same patterns of stress, perfectionism, and self‑neglect would resurface.
Eventually, something had to shift. Like many of the women I now work with, I reached a point where the old ways of coping were no longer sustainable.
What followed was a long and nonlinear journey of self‑discovery. I learned to meditate and reconnect with my felt sense. I explored yoga, NLP, hypnotherapy, Ayurveda, acupuncture, energy work, and many other holistic modalities.
One of the most transformative experiences was a year‑long shamanic womancraft journey that culminated in three days and three nights fasting alone in the wilderness.
Alongside this inner work, life continued to unfold. I became a mother, left my corporate career, and returned to study. I immersed myself in therapeutic, psychological, and embodied approaches that now inform the way I hold space for women.
My lived experience, together with my formal training, deepened my capacity to sit with complexity, emotion, and change.
Through it all, I discovered a truth I hold with deep reverence: there is great potential lying dormant within life transitions. They are initiations into deeper versions of ourselves.
This belief forms the heart of my work.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
Rumi
Who I work with
I work primarily with women navigating profound life transitions such as matrescence, motherhood identity shifts, perimenopause, and other periods of deep personal change.
These seasons can bring uncertainty, emotional upheaval, and questioning of identity, relationships, and purpose. They can also become powerful invitations to reconnect with yourself, develop new inner resources, and move forward with greater clarity and self‑trust.
“I thoroughly enjoyed every session with Elise and would highly recommend her services. I walked in there for life coaching on how to approach some goals in my life and have walked out of every session with great steps/progression and balance in the way to approach what I’m working towards. Not only did Elise support me through navigating finding my path to work on, but she also was a great crossover to my psychological needs as well and what I was going through in life on a daily basis, and working this all together. I will definitely be engaging Elise again for what I call a brain massage to navigate through this thing we call life.”
The life transitions I support women through
The work I do with women often centres around a few powerful thresholds in life. These seasons can feel disorienting, emotional, and deeply transformative, yet they also hold the possibility for renewal and deeper self‑understanding.
The areas I most often support women through include:
Motherhood & Matrescence
The profound identity shift that unfolds when a woman becomes a mother. This includes pregnancy, postpartum, and the evolving journey of motherhood as children grow.
See the Matrescence page for a deeper exploration of this transition.
Major Life Transitions
Periods such as separation, career change, grief, burnout, or other significant life shifts, where support, reflection, and a new perspective can be deeply valuable.
Learn more about Life Transition Coaching and the support available during periods of change.
Perimenopause & Menopause
A time of hormonal, emotional, and identity change that can bring anxiety, questioning, and a re‑evaluation of relationships, purpose, and self.
You can explore more on the Perimenopause & Menopause support page.
What clients often discover through this work
Women who choose to work with me are often navigating a period of uncertainty or inner questioning. They may feel stretched between roles, disconnected from themselves, or unsure how to move forward.
Through our work together, many begin to experience meaningful shifts. They develop a deeper understanding of themselves, reconnect with their inner voice, and gain practical tools to navigate change with greater steadiness.
Clients often describe moving from:
- confusion and self‑doubt → toward clarity and self‑trust
- emotional overwhelm → toward grounded presence and resilience
- feeling lost in a life transition → toward a renewed sense of direction and purpose
With the right support, reflection, and tools, life transitions can become powerful catalysts for growth.
My approach
My work draws on mindfulness, somatic practices, cyclical wisdom, parts work (Internal Family Systems), positive psychology coaching, and Process‑Oriented Psychology — an approach that invites us to follow what is emerging in your experience and uncover the wisdom within your challenges.
Together, these modalities support emotional depth, nervous system regulation, and grounded, meaningful change.
My approach is warm and collaborative. I support you in welcoming all parts of yourself with curiosity and compassion.
Motherhood softened me into this way of being, teaching me that acceptance often opens more doors than self‑judgment ever could.
My earlier corporate career also shapes how I work today, offering insight into how identity evolves through both professional and personal transitions.
If you are navigating motherhood, perimenopause, or another major life transition and feel ready for support, you are warmly invited to begin a conversation.
Book your connection call
Chemistry is the cornerstone of great coaching and therapy. I offer an introductory session that allows us to meet, explore what you are navigating, and see whether working together feels right. (Available online or in person)
Professional training and credentials
My work is supported by both lived experience and formal training. I regularly engage in supervision, professional development, research, and ongoing study to continue deepening the way I support my clients.
Qualifications
- Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy – Metavision Institute
- Positive Psychology and Wellbeing – Langley Institute
- Human Potential Coaching – Human Potential Academy
- Matrescence Coaching and Facilitation – Mama Rising
- Motherhood Studies – Dr Sophie Brock
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy – Level 1
Professional affiliations
- PACFA Reg.Certified Practising – Psychotherapy & Counselling Federation of Australia
- Professional Certified Coach (PCC) – International Coaching Federation
- Breakthrough Coaching Advanced Practitioner – Marcia Reynolds
- Graduate of the Four Seasons Journey – School of Shamanic Womancraft
Organisations I partner with
I’m proud to contribute my work and expertise to support heart‑centred organisations.
Mama Rising
Leading matrescence education provider.
Not Another Onesie
A curated village of mother‑focused care professionals.
Bulb Integrative Health Centre
A multidisciplinary wellbeing clinic supporting women and families.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between your psychotherapy and coaching?
My work draws on both my formal training in counselling and psychotherapy as well as coaching frameworks. Therapy often provides a safe space to explore deeper emotional complexities and regulate your nervous system, while coaching helps you develop practical tools and a renewed sense of direction. Rather than strictly separating the two, we gently weave these approaches together, depending on what this season is asking of you. I have written about the difference between coahcing and therapy here.
Do I need to be in a crisis to start working with you?
Not at all. In fact, many women who find their way to my practice simply feel a quiet sense of being stretched between roles, disconnected from themselves, or unsure how to move forward. You don’t need a major crisis to deserve a steady place to land and a safe space to explore your transition.
I’m navigating a career change, not motherhood or perimenopause. Do you still support this?
Yes. While I specialise in matrescence and perimenopause, I support women through many profound periods of personal change. This includes career shifts, burnout, separation, and grief. If you are standing at a threshold that is asking you to evolve your identity, you are warmly invited to begin a conversation.
I live and work on the unceeded land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. I bow to the wisdom of the custodians and their elders, past present and emerging.
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