Healing, Belonging, and Empowerment ♡

My name is Marit, and I am the founder of Liberation Counselling.

I am a Black woman, born on Whadjuk Noongar Country (Boorloo, also known as Perth, Western Australia), and now living and working on Wurundjeri Country (Naarm/Melbourne, Victoria).

My roots are deeply woven through continents and cultures — my mother is an Indian-Singaporean migrant, and my father was an Ethiopian refugee who made Australia home.

Growing up as a first-generation Australian, I experienced the complexity of holding South-Asian and East-African cultures in my home, while also navigating the Western world.

This lived experience has shaped my understanding of identity, belonging, and the ways systems of power quietly — and sometimes loudly — impact our lives.

I created Liberation Counselling because I know firsthand how hard it can be to find a healing space that truly sees and honours all parts of who you are.

In my own search for support, I often found it difficult to connect with therapists who were not able to understand the full experience of living as a person of colour in Australia — not only the personal challenges, but also the deeper weight of systemic injustice.

I started this practice to create the space I once needed — a space where your whole story is welcome.

A space where your joy, your pain, your culture, your dreams, and your healing are honoured.

Here, you don’t have to explain yourself.

Here, you are seen in your fullness.

My approach is warm, gentle, and culturally empowering. Whether you are navigating difficult feelings, seeking to reclaim your power, or simply wanting a place to breathe and belong — I walk alongside you.

This is a space to heal, to grow, and to come home to yourself ♡