About

About Penelope.

I'm a Certified Practising Counsellor based in Orange, NSW.

Before becoming a counsellor, I began my career as a Registered Nurse before spending many years working in recruitment and business leadership across Australia, London, Hong Kong and Myanmar.

Penelope Hamilton, counsellor and psychotherapist2025 Women Changing the World Global Awards — Finalist, Rural and Regional Areas

Although my career has taken many different paths, one thing has remained constant: I've always been fascinated by people.

Not just by what they do, but by what shapes them.

Why do some experiences stay with us for years?
Why do we repeat patterns we desperately want to change?
Why do intelligent, capable people still struggle with self-doubt, anxiety or difficult relationships?

Those questions eventually led me to psychotherapy.

Today I work with adults experiencing anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, grief, burnout, life transitions and many of the challenges that simply come with being human.

I don't believe people are broken.
I believe people make sense.

Sometimes we simply haven't had the opportunity to understand why we think, feel and respond the way we do.

My role is to walk alongside you as we make sense of your story, not by dwelling on the past, but by understanding how it continues to influence the present.

Because when life makes sense, change feels possible.

Wondering if we'd be a good fit?

Let's start with a conversation.

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