- Martin Buber
Mr Alex Jeffery
Integrative Psychotherapist
Turning Ground
Thornbury, Melbourne VIC 3071
In Person + Online Therapy
Philosophy & Vision
I work with people at thresholds — where old identities no longer fit, anxiety lives in the body, and something deeper is asking to be heard. Understand therapy as a relational meditation (a practice of making contact), through slowing down together, we create space to hold the fullness of your life as it unfolds.
I draw on integrative, somatic, contemplative, and eco-therapeutic approaches, working with anxiety, depression, grief, identity and relationship challenges, and existential or spiritual questions.
As a queer man with Indian heritage, I stay close to the ways the personal, social, and spiritual are inseparable — and offer an affirming space for LGBTQIA+ folk and men exploring masculinity and identity.
Therapy with me is a space to slow down, find language for what's hard to speak, and restore contact — with yourself, others, and what feels most life-giving.
Background
Before coming to private practice, I spent over a decade working at the intersection of social innovation, regenerative leadership, and community development — working with organisations including Google Australia, Red Cross, Bank Australia and the Foundation for Young Australians. That work was always asking the same question therapy asks: what actually needs to change here, and at what level?
Psychotherapy gave that work a more honest foundation. Since training, I've co-founded Turning Ground — a psychotherapy and community space in Thornbury — where clinical work and leadership offerings sit alongside each other. For me, they never have been separate.
Services
I offer individual and couples psychotherapy, as well as therapeutic group programs for leaders and communities navigating complex personal and relational terrain.
My approach is integrative, relational, and depth-oriented — drawing on attachment theory, somatic practice, contemplative traditions, and ecological philosophy. I don't work toward symptom removal alone, but toward a fuller, more grounded relationship with yourself, others, and the life you're living.
What makes my work distinctive is the breadth of what I hold: the rigour of clinical training alongside a background in leadership, community development, and organisational life.
Areas of Interest
Accreditations
- Bachelor Bachelor of Integrative Psychotherapy - 2021 - IKON Institute of Australia
- PACT L1 Couples Therapist - 2022 - PACT Institute
- Level 1 & 2: Integrative Attachment Therapist - 2024 - Integrative Psychology & Medicine
- Contemplative Psychology - 2018 - Naropa University
- Interpersonal Group Therapy - 2024 - Integrative Psychology & Medicine
- Advanced Training in Applied Ecopsychology - 2025
Modalities
ACT - Attachment Theory - Buddhist Psychotherapy - Conversational Model - Dream Work - Ecological Psychotherapy - Emotionally Focused Therapy - Existential - Focusing - Gottman Method - Integrative - Internal Family Systems - Interpersonal - Meditation - PACT - Person Centred - Psychodynamic - Soul Centred Psychotherapy - Trauma-Informed
Professional Associations
- Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia - Clinical
Practice Locations
8-10 Mansfield Street
Thornbury VIC 3071
There is plenty of parking on the side streets right by our clinic in Thornbury
Appointments
I am available for sessions during these times:
Mondays between 10am - 7:30pm (in-person or online)
Tuesdays from 3pm - 7:30pm (in-person or online)
Thursdays 10am - 6pm (online only)
Fees & Insurance
I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation.
My fees are:
$165 for weekly 50min individual sessions
$175 for fortnightly 50min individual sessions
$185 for monthly or ad-hoc 50min individual sessions
$250 for 80min couples sessions
Payment Options
Payment can be made via credit card via Square at time of session
Contact Alex
Please contact me to book a 15 minute free initial consult