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You have
found the
right place.
PMDD is a neurological condition, not a personality flaw. If you have spent years wondering why the second half of your cycle takes everything from you -- this is where that changes.
Not sure which is right for you? See all three options below.
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It is not just bad PMS.
And it is not who you are.
PMDD is a neurological sensitivity to the hormonal changes of your cycle. In the luteal phase, your brain responds differently -- and it can feel like a completely different person taking over.
Your reactions make sense. Your symptoms are real. You have a condition that most medical professionals still do not recognise properly -- and you deserve support that actually understands it.
- Rage that comes out of nowhere and leaves you full of shame
- Thoughts that feel like facts, until suddenly they don't
- Cancelling plans, pulling back, going quiet
- Feeling like a burden to the people you love most
- The grief of losing days, weeks, sometimes years to this
- Being told it's just hormones -- and feeling completely alone in it
Built by someone
who has been there.
I am Amanda Westphal -- registered counsellor and the only practitioner in Australia specialising exclusively in PMDD.
I know what it is to be dismissed by doctors, to feel like you are falling apart once a month, to grieve the years you spent not knowing what was happening to you. That experience is exactly why I built this work.
My approach draws on DBT, ACT, and Internal Family Systems -- adapted specifically for the PMDD cycle. Not generic wellness. Not advice that ignores your luteal phase. A real system, built for real symptoms.
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DBT Trained
Psychology Today
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Support that meets
you where you are.
Whether you want the privacy of individual sessions, the connection of a small group, or the flexibility of self-paced learning -- all three are built around your cycle.
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1:1 Sessions
1:1 Sessions
with Amanda
Private, individual sessions tailored specifically to you -- your cycle, your symptoms, your life. No waitlist required. Available via secure video from anywhere in Australia.
$175/session
50-minute sessions · Tailored to your cycle · DBT, ACT & IFS · Health fund rebates available · Available now
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Small Group
PMDD
PMDD
Group Therapy
Live group sessions with women who get it. A small, supportive setting where you are guided through the same DBT and ACT-based tools as 1:1 work -- with the added strength of shared experience.
$45/session
Live group sessions · Small group setting · DBT & ACT informed · Shared experience, expert guidance · Ongoing
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Self-Paced
PMDD
PMDD
Courses
Learn the same evidence-based tools used in 1:1 and group work, at your own pace. Work through it in your own time, wherever you are in your cycle.
Self-paced & evidence-based · DBT, ACT & nervous system tools · Lifetime access · Learn in your own time
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What changes when women do this work.
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Amanda has completely transformed the way I experience my PMDD. For the first time I have strategies and mindset shifts that actually work.
A.E.
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When I am my PMDD self, I feel incapable. When I am my true self -- so capable. These distinctions may need to be printed on my wall.
Ashleigh
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Finding Amanda was like finding a pearl. I have stopped fighting myself. PMDD is no longer the loudest voice.
Holly
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I spent years in therapy trying to fix myself. It was not until I understood PMDD is neurological that everything finally made sense.
Ingrid
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Amanda has completely transformed the way I experience my PMDD. For the first time I have strategies and mindset shifts that actually work.
A.E.
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When I am my PMDD self, I feel incapable. When I am my true self -- so capable. These distinctions may need to be printed on my wall.
Ashleigh
“
Finding Amanda was like finding a pearl. I have stopped fighting myself. PMDD is no longer the loudest voice.
Holly
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I spent years in therapy trying to fix myself. It was not until I understood PMDD is neurological that everything finally made sense.
Ingrid
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I am not a bad wife and mum. I am a person who is struggling. My child is seeing a mum who works to find ways to cope -- and that matters.
Nicole
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I now tell people I cannot meet on Thursday because I am due to feel depressed. Previously I would have just pushed through. I never thought I would be this person.
Jess M.
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Amanda is warm, empathetic, insightful and proactive. I would recommend her for ANYONE with PMDD. She gets it in a way no other practitioner ever has.
M.W.
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I planned my whole month around my cycle for the first time. I did not lose a week. I feel like I finally live with my body instead of fighting it.
Claire
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I am not a bad wife and mum. I am a person who is struggling. My child is seeing a mum who works to find ways to cope -- and that matters.
Nicole
“
I now tell people I cannot meet on Thursday because I am due to feel depressed. Previously I would have just pushed through. I never thought I would be this person.
Jess M.
“
Amanda is warm, empathetic, insightful and proactive. I would recommend her for ANYONE with PMDD. She gets it in a way no other practitioner ever has.
M.W.
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I planned my whole month around my cycle for the first time. I did not lose a week. I feel like I finally live with my body instead of fighting it.
Claire
You do not have
to figure this out alone.
Three ways to get support -- choose what fits where you are right now.
Know what you need
before luteal hits.
Download the free Monthly PMDD Support Guide: real patterns from 1,000+ women, a cycle-phase map, a symptom tracker, and journal prompts, so you can stop being blindsided and start feeling prepared.
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