Bec Combs Gestalt Therapist

Hi, I’m Bec Combs,

I’m a psychotherapist and counsellor with a Masters in Gestalt Therapy. I am a registered member of PACFA and GANZ, and I bring to my work a deep respect for the uniqueness of each individual’s journey.

My Journey

Before entering the therapy profession, Rebecca worked extensively as a rhythm and movement facilitator. In this role she worked with early childhood, primary and secondary school students, as well as private organisations, councils and community groups. Through this work she witnessed the powerful role that movement and somatic expression can play in releasing tension, restoring vitality, and reconnecting people to themselves and each other. These experiences highlighted for her how essential contact, belonging, and embodied expression are for human wellbeing, and the important role that supportive community connection can play in the recovery process for mental health.

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Rebecca’s therapeutic work is grounded in the principles of Gestalt therapy, which emphasises present-moment awareness, authentic relationship, and the integration of mind and body. She places strong value on creating a safe, compassionate therapeutic environment where clients can explore their experiences, develop deeper self-awareness, and restore meaningful contact with themselves and others.

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Alongside her private practice, Rebecca has worked within the mental health sector supporting individuals through crisis, emotional overwhelm, and recovery. Her experience includes facilitating mindfulness groups and supporting clients experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and relational challenges. She brings a calm, grounded presence to her work and a strong capacity to support people through complex emotional processes.

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Rebecca has a particular interest in working with trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD). From a Gestalt and relational perspective, she understands trauma not only as a psychological experience but as something that is often held within the body and nervous system. Her work supports clients to gently build awareness of how past experiences may continue to shape current patterns of emotion, behaviour, and relationship.

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Through careful pacing, relational safety, and embodied awareness practices, Rebecca supports clients to reconnect with parts of themselves that may have been fragmented or disconnected through traumatic experiences. Gestalt therapy allows space for unfinished experiences to be explored and integrated, helping clients gradually develop greater self-support, emotional regulation, and resilience.

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Rebecca also brings an ongoing interest in the relationship between trauma, the body, and physical health. She has completed two years of study in medical intuition, a training that continues to inform her curiosity about how trauma and emotional experiences can manifest in the body as illness or dis-ease. This perspective contributes to her holistic approach to psychotherapy, where emotional, relational, and somatic dimensions of experience are all welcomed and explored.

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Rebecca offers therapy that is embodied, relational, and grounded in compassion, supporting individuals to navigate life transitions, mental health challenges, trauma recovery, and the deeper process of reconnecting with themselves and others.