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FINDING THE RIGHT THERAPIST OR COACH CAN FEEL DIFFICULT AND OVERWHELMING, TRUST THAT WITH OUR EXPERIENCE THEIR IS SOMEONE HERE THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU.
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Our counsellors combine lived experience, professional training, and trauma-informed care, so you can feel confident you’re in the right place.
At Amend, we know most men were never taught how to process emotions, communicate under pressure, or carry the weight of being a partner, father, or leader. Many were told to “man up” or “deal with it.”
That blueprint is outdated — and it’s costing men their relationships, mental health, and sense of self.
You might be here because:
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You feel stuck in repeating patterns
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You shut down or react when the pressure rises
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You’re navigating a breakup or relationship struggles
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You’re carrying old wounds that still shape your life
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You want to show up better for your family, partner, or yourself
Whatever brought you here, you’re not broken — you’re overwhelmed, and you need tools you were never taught.
Since 2019, Amend has supported thousands of men using a grounded, practical, trauma-informed approach that goes deeper than surface-level talk.
In each 60-minute counselling session, you’ll learn how to regulate your emotions, break the cycles holding you back, and rebuild healthy connection with the people who matter most.
WORK 1:1 WITH WATENE.
Meet Your Counsellor: Watene “Wa” Waenga
✓ Founder of Amend Movement
✓ Qualified Counsellor
✓ 15+ Years of Frontline Experience
Watene Waenga has spent over 15 years supporting men and women through trauma, emotional shutdown, relationship breakdowns, identity struggles, and life transitions. His approach is deeply informed by his own lived experiences — growing up in chaos, healing long-held patterns, and rebuilding himself from the inside out.
As a counsellor, facilitator, and founder of Amend Movement, Wa blends counselling, emotional education, breathwork, and practical tools to help clients release old pain, reconnect to themselves, and create healthier futures.
While Amend’s core mission focuses on men’s emotional health, Wa’s work extends to supporting women and couples, helping them navigate communication breakdowns, rebuild trust, and deepen emotional connection.
His counselling approach is grounded, trauma-informed, non-judgmental and deeply effective.
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CHOOSE YOUR SUPPORT PATHWAY
4 SESSION PACK
A focused block of four sessions to explore patterns, understand behaviours, and begin creating real emotional change.
10 SESSION PACK
A deeper therapeutic journey designed to interrupt long-term patterns, rebuild internal safety, and create lasting change in how you show up in life and relationships.
1:1 MENTORSHIP
An intensive eight-week experience with weekly sessions, tailored practices, and high-level guidance for men ready to step into a new standard of leadership in their life.
WORK 1:1 WITH NESS.
Meet Your Counsellor: Ness Matatia
✓ Registered with the Australian Counsellors Association (ACA)
✓ Qualified Counsellor
✓ 20+ Years of Frontline Experience
Ness is a qualified counsellor formally registered with the Australian Counsellors Association (ACA). With over 35 years of experience, she has worked alongside individuals from diverse and often marginalised backgrounds, including those impacted by trauma, domestic violence, and significant life adversity. Ness is known for creating safe, respectful spaces where people can begin their healing journey and explore what new beginnings may look like.Her professional experience spans youth and youth justice, education settings, community services, women’s and men’s mental health, domestic violence, and disability support. Ness meets all ACA requirements for professional supervision, ensuring ethical practice, accountability, and reflective care. She is deeply committed to ongoing professional development, maintaining current, evidence-informed practice while remaining responsive to emerging needs.Ness’ work is grounded in trauma-informed and neurodivergent-affirming approaches that prioritise empowerment, autonomy, and sustainable growth. Drawing from lived experience alongside professional expertise, she brings integrity, empathy, and compassion into every therapeutic relationship.Her ability to meet people exactly where they are without judgment or assumption, has afforded her the privilege of supporting thousands of individuals as they move toward restoration, resilience, and self-trust.At the heart of Ness’ practice is a belief that people already hold the wisdom they need within themselves. Her role is to walk alongside, offer steady guidance, and support individuals to build confidence, clarity, and capacity, recognising that meaningful change requires commitment, self-belief, and personal responsibility.Ness works with the intention of helping people reconnect with their own strength, trust their inner knowing, and recognise that their best days are not behind them — they are still ahead.
