Progressive Process
15 Liquidambar Heights, Mirrabooka WA 6061
- Clinic
About Progressive Process
Lydia Sterry is a contemplative psychotherapist in her early 50s with a master's in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling. She explores life themes and struggles through an existential framework, helping clients ask what is really important and build their lives around those answers. She offers a genuine, accepting, and empathetic therapeutic relationship grounded in decades of experience across diverse cultural contexts and human psychology.
What's offered
Clinic sessions
Services provided
Progressive Process lists
- Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling
- Addresses life issues, relational issues, transitions, trauma, and other various issues through an existential framework for adults, adolescents, and toddlers.
- Psychedelic Integration
- Support for processing experiences related to psychedelic use.
- Existential Couples Therapy
- Addresses couple struggles from an existential framework to help partners understand each other's worldviews and build deeper compassion and connection.
- Child Therapy
- Existential therapy services for children.
- Online Therapy / Online Supervision
- Therapy and supervision services delivered online.
- Supervision
- Reflective space for psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, pastoral carers, hospital staff, police and public service personnel to explore therapeutic processes and challenging engagements.
Get to know Progressive Process
From Progressive Process's website.
Our approach
Existential therapy at Progressive Process focuses on exploring what matters most to you and building your life around those values. Rather than analyzing your psyche or character, the approach addresses your life themes and the struggles you face, encouraging you to reflect deeply on what's truly important. Sessions invite you to ask meaningful questions about yourself and develop the courage to make changes aligned with your values. The therapeutic relationship is genuine, accepting, and empathetic, creating a safe space to explore your therapy journey. The practice emphasizes a contemplative, curious approach grounded in existential thought.
Meet the team
Lydia Sterry is the therapist at Progressive Process, with a master's degree in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling and a diploma in the field. She has extensive experience in psychotherapy, having worked with non-profit therapy agencies before establishing her own practice. Her background also includes a degree in Health and Business, work as a physical fitness instructor, and experience running a personal training studio in London. She brings a contemplative, curious approach informed by diverse cultural experiences and a deep engagement with existential thought.
Your first visit
Your first appointment begins with a free 15-minute consultation to see if this therapy is right for you. During this time, you can get a feel for the therapeutic relationship and ask any questions you may have. You have the option to end the session there, or continue for the full 50-minute standard session at the published fee if you wish to proceed. This allows you to make an informed decision without pressure before committing to ongoing therapy.
Locations & areas served
Mirrabooka
15 Liquidambar Heights, Mirrabooka WA 6061
Get directions to Mirrabooka (opens Google Maps in a new tab)Opening hours
- Mon–Tue
- 10 AM to 1 PM
- Wed–Thu
- 10 AM to 7 PM
- Fri
- 10 AM to 1 PM
- Sat–Sun
- Closed
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