Meet the Team
Danae Callaghan - Lead Clinician
Meet Danae
Danae is a PACFA registered Clinical Counsellor and Supervisor who brings over 10 years of specialized experience in trauma work with children, young people, and families. Her passion lies in guiding individuals and families through healing from trauma, understanding behavioural patterns, and developing the emotional regulation skills that transform relationships and rebuild self-confidence.
With qualifications in Community & Human Services, Developmental Trauma, and Forensic Behavioural Science, plus her role as a Senior Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner, Danae offers a uniquely comprehensive approach to healing. She's accredited in EMDR (and EMDRAA registered), which she seamlessly integrates with her responsive, individualized therapeutic style.
Danae works with clients across the entire lifespan—from very early childhood all the way through to older adults—specializing in PTSD, CPTSD, childhood trauma, critical incidents (including sexual assault), addiction, eating disorders, and behavioural challenges. She's particularly skilled in addressing concerning or harmful sexualized behaviours, sexual health education, psychotic and dissociative disorders, negative core beliefs, and problematic relationship patterns. She can also provide Psychedelic Assisted Therapy alongside a Psychiatric colleague. Her practice is proudly neurodiverse and LGBTIQ+ friendly.
What makes Danae special? Her clients often describe her as engaging, authentic, and "a bit of a mind reader"—someone who truly gets it. Many tell us that after seeing numerous mental health professionals, they finally feel safe and understood with Danae. They leave each session feeling lighter, with reduced symptoms and practical strategies they can actually use.
Danae has a gift for holding complex cases and connecting with clients who have struggled to engage in therapy before. Her enthusiastic, genuine approach creates the safety needed for real healing to begin.
Kelly Hurst - Counsellor
Meet Kelly - Counsellor
Kelly brings a wealth of community experience and a genuine passion for supporting others. She holds a Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling, a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health, and a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy. She is a member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) (Certified Practicing Counsellor 33241) Her work is grounded in both strong academic training and extensive real-world experience.
With over 14 years working in the local community—particularly in crisis support—Kelly has developed a remarkable ability to connect with people across all ages and stages of life. Her approach is deeply client-led, guided by the belief that each person already holds the answers within themselves; sometimes they simply need the right space and support to uncover them.
Kelly works with individuals from school age through to older adulthood, bringing both her crisis intervention expertise and her natural capacity to see beyond immediate struggles to each person’s inherent strength and potential. She holds a core belief that underpins her practice: we are not defined by what we have endured—we are so much more.
Clients often describe Kelly as refreshingly direct, warm, and genuinely non-judgemental, with a natural sense of humour that helps create a safe and comfortable therapeutic space. She has a unique ability to balance honesty with empathy, allowing meaningful change and healing to emerge.
Outside of her professional work, Kelly values balance and wellbeing in her own life. You’ll often find her out running or in the kitchen baking—embracing the same principles of balance she encourages in others.
Bonnie James - Senior Administration Manager | Practice Operations Manager
Meet Bonnie - Senior Administration Manager | Practice Operations Manager
Bonnie is usually the first friendly voice you'll hear when you contact THACG, and from that very first conversation, her goal is to make you feel welcome, supported, and at ease.
As our Operations and People Manager, Bonnie wears many hats. She looks after client intake, administration, human resources, and helps keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes. More importantly, she's here to make sure your experience with us feels as simple and stress free as possible, from your first enquiry right through to the end of your journey with us.
Bonnie has completed qualifications in Mental Health Peer Work and is a qualified support worker. She is also currently studying her Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs, giving her a strong understanding of the challenges many of our clients face and the support they may need along the way.
Even though Bonnie works remotely, many of our clients feel like they know her personally. She's often the person people call when they're having a difficult day, need help navigating services, or simply need someone to listen before their appointment. While she isn't a therapist, her compassionate nature, calm approach, and genuine care help clients feel heard, supported, and connected until they can speak with their clinician.
Bonnie truly believes that every person deserves kindness, respect, and to feel heard from the moment they reach out for help. Whether she's answering your questions, finding the right therapist for your needs, or simply checking in, she brings warmth, empathy, and a genuine passion for helping people to everything she does.
From your very first hello, you can trust that you're in caring hands with Bonnie.
Perseus (Percy)
Percy is our in-house peer support worker and cuddle therapist, bringing her own unique brand of healing to our practice. With lived experience of making mistakes but being supported and contained to overcome and move on, Percy understands the journey of growth and resilience better than most.
She's experienced grief and loss, and she's not ashamed to ask for constant support—usually in the form of constant pats (and she's very clear about her needs!). This vulnerability and openness to receiving care makes her an incredible role model for our clients about the importance of asking for help when we need it.
Percy's therapeutic approach is simple yet profound: she provides unconditional positive regard, sees the best in everyone, and forgives readily. Her ability to be present without judgement creates a safe space where healing can happen naturally.
She particularly enjoys being used as a sensory tool—so soft and shiny!—and feels honoured that people are as vulnerable with her as she is with them. There's something magical about the way Percy can help clients access feelings and experiences that might be difficult to reach in traditional talk therapy.
Percy embodies everything we believe about therapy: that healing happens in relationship, that vulnerability is strength, and that sometimes the most profound support comes without words.
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