Rayma Torresan Counselling Service

01/09/2026

You don't need a special technique for this to work,
just a slower exhale.

Try in for four, hold for two, out for six.

The longer breath out is what tells your nervous system
it's safe to come down a notch.

01/09/2026

https://magazine.theaca.net.au/collections/digital-edition-emag-3-1/aca-counselling-excellence-award

24/08/2026

Healing doesn't happen all at once. It happens quietly, one small step at a time.

Some days that step is huge.
Some days it's simply getting through the day, and that counts too.

Wherever you are in your healing, you don't have to rush it, and you don't have to do it alone.

If you'd like support along the way, view the online self paced programs.
https://www.raymatorresanonlineservices.com.au/

17/08/2026

You are not broken. You are responding exactly as a nervous system is designed to respond to danger.

If you have ever asked yourself "what's wrong with me," these ten reminders are for you. Healing from domestic violence and relational abuse is not about fixing something broken, it is about understanding what happened to you and finding your way back home to yourself.

Swipe through, save the ones that land, and share this with someone who needs to hear it today.

You are allowed to take up space in your own recovery.

If this brings anything up for you, you are not alone. 1800RESPECT is available 24/7 on 1800 737 732, and counselling support is available.

https://www.raymatorresanonlineservices.com.au/reclaiming-you

06/08/2026

I was named ACA Counsellor of the Year 2026 by the Australian Counselling Association, and honestly, this belongs to my clients more than it belongs to me.

To the mother in Griffith who let me sit with her through the hardest chapter of her life. To the woman who found her way back to steadier days after years of struggle. To every family who chose healing, gently, one step at a time, even when it would have been easier not to.

Thank you for trusting me with your stories. Fifteen years in, that trust is still the thing I hold most carefully.

Read more about the award and what it means to me: https://www.raymatorresanonlineservices.com.au/pages/counsellor-of-the-year

31/07/2026

Something gentle is coming.

Discover Inner Healing: Reclaiming Yourself After Abuse is a new trauma-informed program for women rebuilding their sense of safety, identity and self after a hard relationship.

You do not need to have the answers. You do not need to be ready to share.
You begin at your own pace, in your own time.

Swipe through to learn a little more about what this space will offer.

Details on dates and enrolment are coming soon. Visit the website for more information, and follow along so you do not miss the doors opening.

You are not alone in this.

19/07/2026

This is the whole thing, really.

Not the milestones.
Not the behaviour.
Not whether they're thriving by anyone else's measure.

Just this - I see you. I want you. You are loved exactly as you are.

When a child receives this message, not just in words but in the way you look at them, the way your face lights up when they walk into a room... something settles in their nervous system that no achievement could ever reach.

This is what secure attachment feels like from the inside.

And if you didn't receive this message yourself growing up - you're not alone.
Most of us are learning to give what we never fully got.

That's not a failure. That's the work. And it's the most loving thing you'll ever do.

↓ Does this land for you? I'd love to know in the comments.

13/07/2026

Feeling overwhelmed, anxious or a bit "whooshed"?
Here's something you can try right now.

Instead of trying to think your way out of it, drop out of your head and into your body for a minute.

Scan from head to toe.

Where does the feeling actually sit?
Maybe it's a tightness in your chest, a lump in your throat, or a knot in your stomach.

Once you find it, breathe gently into that spot.
Not to push it away, just to keep it company.

Stay there a little longer than feels comfortable.
Notice what comes up, an emotion, an image, a memory, without judging any of it.

Most of the time, the feeling starts to soften once it's actually been felt.

This is a small thing, but it works because your nervous system doesn't need you to solve anything in that moment.

It just needs you to notice it.

02/07/2026

A question I get asked a lot.

"Is this for people who've been through serious trauma? Because I don't know if what I experienced was bad enough."

I hear this so often.

And I want to name what's happening in that question.

It's a comparison. A minimisation. A quiet voice that says: other people had it worse, so maybe I don't deserve to take up space with this.

Here's what I know.

Trauma is not about what happened to you.
It's about what happened inside you in response to what happened.

Two people can go through the same event and have completely different nervous system responses.

And neither one of those responses is wrong.
Neither one is more valid.
Neither one deserves healing more than the other.

If you are carrying something that keeps showing up in your life - in your relationships, your body, your reactions - that is enough of a reason to begin.

You don't need to have the right kind of story.
You just need to be ready to look. 🤍

24/06/2026

Thanks AIPC for interviewing me 💖

New Student Success Story!

We recently had the pleasure of talking to AIPC alumna Rayma Torresan, who won the ACA Counsellor of the Year Award 2026.

Rayma is a Griffith-based counsellor, accredited EMDR therapist, clinical supervisor and founder of Rayma Torresan Counselling.

With a passion for trauma-informed practice and intergenerational healing, Rayma works with individuals, parents and carers to help them better understand trauma, build stronger connections and create lasting change.

Alongside her counselling work, she is the creator of several psychoeducational programs, including Discover Inner Healing, The Connected Parent and The Connected Carer.

We're excited to share her story with you (from singer to counsellor!) and her journey with AIPC to where she is now.

🔗Article: https://bit.ly/4akFwMp

👉️Rayma's Facebook: https://bit.ly/3SqjRMK