Ms Kavita MahajanPsychotherapist & Counsellor
Kavita is a registered Psychotherapist and Counsellor, affiliated with PACFA and ACA. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Counselling and Interpersonal Skills (University of South Australia), a double Master’s in Counselling and Psychotherapy (University of Adelaide) and is a Certified Couples Therapist (recognised by the International Society for Emotion-Focused therapy)
Her approach is integrative, trauma-informed, and evidence-based, drawing on psychotherapy, counselling, and philosophy. Kavita understands how life experiences, culture, and environment shape who we are, and works in a person-centred, holistic way that honours the brain’s natural capacity to grow, adapt, and heal.
Kavita offers a thoughtful, practical, and strength-based style of therapy, supporting clients to build effective tools while gently exploring deeper patterns that may limit freedom and fulfilment.
Outside of her work, Kavita enjoys spending time with her family and dog, listening to music, reading philosophy, and walking in nature.
Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy is among the most empirically supported modalities for couples. It focuses on how interpersonal relationships influence our emotional well-being and how our partners can have a meaningful impact on those relationships. When they are responsive and validating, they can comfort us in times of distress and foster a sense of being valued, loved, and having purpose in our lives. Conversely, their lack of availability or critical judgment may cause intense emotional suffering.
This emotional effect may result in couples becoming entrapped in negative cycles, with partners triggering each other as a means of safeguarding themselves. Consequently, this fosters cycles of protection, defense, control, and submission, hurting both and preventing their needs from being met.
Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy aims to break these cycles and guide couples toward new ways of responding to one another, promoting deeper connection and validation.