Body–Mind Trauma Therapy in Brunswick, Melbourne
Somatic & EMDR Therapy for Anxiety and Chronic Stress
Our move to the permanent Prowse Street office has been postponed until August 2026.
In the meantime, appointments will continue at our temporary Brunswick location at B2, 460 Victoria Street, Brunswick.
Welcome to Wisdom Psychotherapy
A gentle, collaborative space to reconnect with your body, soften self-criticism, and find clarity.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, or the lingering effects of past experiences, therapy here is never a checklist. We work at a pace that honours your nervous system, helping you move out of overthinking and into a safer, more grounded sense of self.
A Somatic & Grounded Approach in Brunswick
Wisdom Psychotherapy offers trauma-informed counselling and psychotherapy in Brunswick, integrating evidence-based approaches with somatic, experiential, and contemplative practices.
Are you feeling emotionally stuck, overwhelmed, or exhausted—even when you understand why?
Many people come to therapy with insight and self-awareness, yet still find themselves caught in the same patterns: the body still reacts, emotions still feel unmanageable, and something still feels unresolved.
I’m Josh Sasai (AMHSW)—a psychotherapist and Medicare provider working with people navigating trauma, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, chronic stress, and related difficulties.
Therapy is more than talking
Trauma and chronic stress are held not only in our thoughts and memories, but deep within our emotions, our nervous system, and our physical bodies.
This is why insight and intellectual understanding alone are rarely enough to create lasting change. True healing requires working beyond the thinking mind, gently engaging with the emotional and embodied experiences beneath it.
At Wisdom Psychotherapy, we offer a deeply experiential and somatic approach—supporting you through active emotional processing, nervous system regulation, and the gradual integration of mind, body, and experience.
Areas of Support
Wisdom Psychotherapy works with adults navigating a wide range of life challenges, emotional difficulties, and deeper healing processes:
Trauma & Nervous System
Trauma and PTSD
Complex PTSD (CPTSD)
Dissociation and disconnection
Chronic stress and burnout
Mood & Emotional Wellbeing
Anxiety and panic
Depression and low mood
Emotional regulation difficulties
Life & Relational
Relationship difficulties
Life transitions
Identity and belonging
Grief and loss
Body & Behaviour
Chronic illness and pain
Addiction
Medicare rebates available with a GP Mental Health Plan.
Three guiding focuses
Wisdom Psychotherapy is guided by three core focuses. These are not techniques — they are principles that shape how therapy unfolds and how it is tailored to each person.
Compassion
Creating safety and reducing the sense of threat
Many people live with self-criticism, shame, or a nervous system that's always on alert — this is where healing begins.
Inner Truth
Listening to what emotions and the body communicate
Rather than analysing feelings from a distance, therapy helps you listen to what they're expressing — and find your own sense of direction from there.
Integration
Bringing together what has become disconnected
When thoughts, emotions, and body responses feel disconnected, therapy helps bring them back into a felt sense of wholeness.
A Grounded, Integrative Approach
Wisdom Psychotherapy is grounded in Buddhist Psychotherapy—a non-religious, compassion-focused framework that emphasises inner truth, emotional integration, and the deep connection between mind and body.
Within this framework, therapy integrates contemporary, evidence-based approaches, including:
EMDR & Brainspotting for deep-seated processing
Somatic Psychotherapy & Mindfulness to connect with the body's wisdom
Internal Family Systems (IFS) & EFT (Tapping) for emotional regulation and parts work
Therapy is tailored entirely to each person's unique needs, readiness, and therapeutic goals.
Professional Accreditation and Memberships:
Accredited Mental Health Social Worker: Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
Registered Psychotherapist (Level 4): Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
Full Member: EMDR Association of Australia
Registered Service Provider: Medicare
