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Speech Pathology | Allied Health | Counselling & Coaching


Dana Kabaila

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Dana Kabaila (she/her)

Dana is a registered counsellor with the Australian Community Counselling Association (ACCA) and specialises in working with adults exploring neurodivergence, life transitions and preventing or recovering from burn out. She is trained in Narrative Therapy and Jungian Coaching with the International Association for Jungian Coaches & Consultants. Narrative therapy is grounded in social justice work and has been found to be aligned with a First Nation's worldview. Jungian coaching supports the exploration of symbolic meaning in dreams, relationships, symptoms in the body, synchronicities, all abilities creativity, myths and fairytales. Dana offers in-person counselling sessions from Melbourne Integrated Therapies, 8/10 Mansfield Street, Thornbury, Vic 3071), as well as phone and telehealth sessions.

Dana is an experienced allied health mentor for caring professionals navigating their work roles and career journey. Mentoring sessions with Dana are strength-based and transformative, offering a unique space to reflect deeply on meaningful experiences and transitions. Mentees are provided with a safe space to slow down and think about cases and clinical practices. Dana has experience leading multidisciplinary healthcare and disability teams nationally, running education sessions and speaking at national conferences.

Dana has 14 years of speech pathology experience including disability, community and hospital work. She is passionate about providing neurodiverse affirming communication and feeding supports and holds a Graduate Diploma of Infant Mental Health from the University of Melbourne. Dana offers mobile speech pathology for children from birth to four years old and their families who live within half an hour's drive of Fitzroy North (Telehealth is available outside of this area).

Dana loves nature, animals, surfing, writing, dance, yoga and crafting. Dana's acrylic painting "Saule" have been featured in the Tending to Stories (Feminst Theologies Conference) and Self-identity (Fitzroy Art Collective) exhibitions. She hosted season 4 of the C.G. Jung Society of Melbourne podcast and has written an article for The Rotunda.


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