Philosophy & Vision
I believe that every person has an inherent goodness and an inner capacity for healing, growth, and change. Therapy, for me, is not about fixing what is broken, but about creating a safe, respectful space where your experiences can be understood with curiosity rather than judgment.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and non-pathologising. I work with people from all walks of life and see emotional pain as meaningful, adaptive responses to life experiences rather than signs that something is wrong with you. Together, we explore patterns, emotions, and behaviours with compassion, helping you develop greater clarity, balance, and choice in how you relate to yourself and others.
I aim to support lasting change by fostering self-understanding, emotional resilience, and a deeper sense of ease and confidence as you navigate relationships, challenges, and life transitions.
Background
Before entering private practice, I worked across a range of creative and professional fields, including leadership and teaching roles. This background gave me a deep understanding of pressure, responsibility, identity, and the impact of long-term stress on wellbeing.
My path into psychotherapy developed gradually through yoga teaching, mindfulness, and Zen meditation, where I supported people in working with both their bodies and inner experience.
I am now a registered clinical counsellor in private practice, offering both in-person and online therapy. Alongside my professional training, I continue ongoing supervision and professional development to ensure my work remains ethical, reflective, and responsive to the people I support.
Services
Sessions are offered in a calm, confidential, and non-judgemental setting, either in person in North Sydney or online via secure video. Therapy is collaborative and paced to suit each individual, with an emphasis on safety, trust, and meaningful change.
I work with adults from all backgrounds and life stages, including those navigating trauma, relationship difficulties, anxiety, burnout, life transitions, or a general sense of feeling stuck or overwhelmed. No prior therapy experience is required.
Quality Provision
I am committed to providing therapy that is ethical, compassionate, and client-centred. My work is grounded in evidence-based practice, ongoing professional development, and regular clinical supervision. I offer a non-judgemental, non-pathologising approach that honours each person’s inherent worth and capacity for healing.
Confidentiality, informed consent, and professional boundaries are central to my practice. I aim to create a space where clients feel safe, respected, and genuinely supported
Areas of Special Interest
Accreditations
- Master of Counselling - 2023 - AIPC
- Internal Family Systems Level 2 - 2025
- Internal Family Systems Level 1 - 2019
Modalities
ACT - DBT - Internal Family Systems - Meditation - Mindfulness - Strengths-Based - Trauma-Informed
Therapy Approach
I offer therapy grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), a compassionate, trauma-informed approach that helps you understand the inner parts that have developed to manage stress, anxiety, and past emotional pain. Rather than trying to eliminate or control these patterns, we work to understand and respect the protective role they’ve played in your life. As these parts feel heard and supported, they naturally begin to relax, allowing deeper healing to unfold. Together, we reconnect you with your true Self—the steady, wise presence beneath the noise—so you can move through life with greater clarity, balance, confidence, and direction.
Professional Associations
- Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia - Clinical
Practice Locations
3/188 Pacific Highway
North Sydney NSW 2060
My office is just across the road from The Union Hotel. The nearest cross street with parking is McHatten Street, and there is plenty of parking available. If coming by public transport, the nearest train station is Victoria Cross
Appointments
Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm
Fees & Insurance
Sessions are 90 minutes.
Online sessions: $170
In-person sessions: $210
I offer a free initial consultation (15–20 minutes)
Private health fund rebates are available through Medibank, HCF, ahm, and ARHG
Payment Options
Credit Card Only
Contact Crawf
Please contact me to book a 15 minute free initial consult
A conversation with Crawf Weir
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Becoming a psychotherapist felt like a natural progression in my work with people. I began by teaching yoga, where I saw how much emotional material lives in the body and how deeply people long to feel calmer, safer, and more at ease within themselves. My own path then led me into Zen meditation, which helped me understand the mind with more clarity and compassion. Over time, it became clear that I wanted to support people more directly with their inner lives—helping them make sense of emotional pain, relationship patterns, and life transitions. Psychotherapy allowed me to bring together mindfulness, compassion, and structured clinical work in a way that genuinely supports lasting change.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) has been the most significant influence on my professional development. IFS aligns closely with my broader philosophical orientation, including mindfulness and non-judgement. It offers a respectful, compassionate way of understanding human experience, grounded in the belief that people are not broken and that meaningful change comes through curiosity, understanding, and inner leadership rather than pathology or fixing.
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I’m especially interested in how people heal from trauma, navigate relationships, and move through major life transitions. I’m drawn to the process of self-development — helping people soften long-held patterns, build emotional resilience, and reconnect with a sense of inner steadiness and purpose. I value work that supports both healing from the past and growth toward a more authentic, connected life.
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My work is grounded primarily in Internal Family Systems (IFS). I also integrate mindfulness-based practices, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed counselling approaches where appropriate.
Sessions are collaborative and paced carefully, with an emphasis on safety, curiosity, and helping clients build a more compassionate relationship with themselves.
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Many clients notice a sense of relief, clarity, or being deeply understood from the first session. For most people, a clearer feeling of progress tends to emerge by the third session, as trust builds and patterns begin to make sense in a new, more compassionate way.
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Therapy has helped me work through personal trauma, develop greater emotional balance, and discover a deeper sense of inner peace. It has been a profound and ongoing process—one that continues to shape how I live, relate, and work with others. This lived experience strongly informs the compassion and presence I bring into the therapy room.
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I love witnessing people find relief, insight, and growth. Supporting someone as they reconnect with their strength, clarity, and self-trust is deeply meaningful and continually inspiring.
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I wish I had enough hair to have bad hair days
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A growing disconnection from kindness, compassion, and genuine care for one another. When people feel unseen or unsafe, fear and self-protection take over. Re-learning how to be unselfish, emotionally present, and kind—to ourselves and others—is essential for healing at both personal and collective levels.
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A book called No Bad Parts by IFS founder Richard Schwartz