Tunteeya Yamaoka, AHPRA

Tunteeya Yamaoka brings a direct yet compassionate presence to therapy, blending honesty with a clear intent to support clients' wellbeing. She encourages clients to express a full range of emotions and helps them recognise that experiences are rarely all good or all bad. By holding both the difficult moments and the possibilities for light and laughter, she aims to guide people toward a more purposeful and meaningful direction in life.

With 10 years of professional experience, Tunteeya has worked with children, teenagers, adults, and couples across private practice, clinical settings, public and private hospitals, universities and corporate organisations. She has supported people facing anxiety, perfectionism, trauma, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), among other concerns. Her practice emphasises practical coping skills alongside deeper work on identity, relationships and life transitions.

Her mixed Japanese and Ghanaian heritage, combined with an Australian cultural identity, informs an integrative approach that draws on both Eastern and Western methods. This multicultural perspective, reinforced by travel and exposure to diverse communities, helps her understand and support clients from a range of backgrounds.

Tunteeya is registered with AHPRA - the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - and applies evidence-based therapies tailored to each person. Outside of work she enjoys drawing, painting, running, crocheting, reading cozy fiction and exercising at the gym. For in-person appointments in Melbourne, more information is available at www.ikigaipsychology.com.au