About

 The Kindness Refuge is a Counselling service based in South Australia. 

The founder of The Kindness Refuge, Lesley, is kind and compassionate and loves to meet new people and hear their unique stories. She understands life, families and relationships are not always easy and she offers a safe non-judgmental space to explore difficult issues and imagine new possibilities.

Lesley has a Masters in Counselling Practice, Bachelor in Social Work (Hons) and a lot of life experience. 

Lesley is a member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). This means Lesley follows a code of practice and ethics, her work is supervised and she is committed to continuing professional development.

Lesley uses an integrative approach drawing from therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotional Freedom Techniques (Tapping), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness.  Lesley believes in the  Person-Centered approach with a trauma informed perspective and will work with you to find what therapy best assists you.