I'm a psychotherapist based in Melbourne — นักจิตบำบัดคนไทยในออสเตรเลีย — offering therapy in Thai and English for adults who feel quietly disconnected from themselves.

Growing up in Thailand, I was surrounded by a big family and cousins my age. We were always playing. It was just part of life. Looking back, that was when I felt most like myself — curious, expressive, and alive.

When I first moved to Melbourne, there was a moment in a gallery — quiet, unhurried, surrounded by art — where something clicked back into place. A reconnection with my spark, with the part of myself that had been quietly set aside in the push to be serious.

Then it faded. Immigrant life has a weight of its own — studying, working, visa stress, being far from home, building everything from scratch. Without really noticing, I became more serious.

When I first started working as a therapist, I felt like I had to be a certain way. More composed, more put together. I didn't feel like I could just be myself — and I couldn't fully explain what was missing.

"Since when did I become so harsh on myself?"

Around that time, the idea of play kept coming back to me quietly. When I came across the work of Donald Winnicott, something clicked. Play is not about being childish. It is a state of mind. It is where we feel safe enough to be curious, to explore, and to express ourselves.

That understanding became the foundation of SoulPlay Therapy. As a Thai Australian therapist, I offer therapy in both Thai and English — because it's important that people feel understood not just in language, but in their whole experience.

Mae · Thai–Australian Psychotherapist
PACFA Reg. Certified Practising · 31164
Based in Melbourne · Online & In-Person