Compassionate,
Evidence-Based
Coaching

Helping You Explore, Heal, and Grow at Your Own Pace.

Life doesn’t always make sense, especially when you’re navigating anxiety, grief, relationship wounds, or just the deep ache of feeling stuck.

I offer a space where healing and growth happen side by side.

We’ll work at the pace of safety, peeling back the protective layers to reconnect with your truest self — the part of you that knows how to move forward, even if you’ve forgotten how.

This is a space for you to be real.

As your coach…

I’m here to help you grow, heal and thrive.

My primary coaching modality is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

The aim of ACT is to help you create a full and meaningful life while effectively handling the pain and stress that life and relationships inevitably bring.

It is through this mindful state that you have a choice in how to respond to your thoughts and feelings, consciously choose your actions and live more in line with the person you desire to be.

In addition to ACT, I am also trained in and apply principles of Life Coaching, Person Centred Therapy, Mindfulness and Self-Compassion, Polyvagal Theory and Positive Psychology.

My approach to coaching bridges the gap between traditional therapy and life coaching. It’s a collaborative process that supports you to explore the roots of your struggles, while also helping you take meaningful steps forward.

Unlike generic coaching, trauma-informed coaching honours your past and your nervous system, working gently with your story, not around it.

In our work together, you’ll feel deeply heard and guided, not pushed or rushed.

Training and Qualifications

While much of my coaching and insight is drawn from my personal experience, I have had the great pleasure of learning from many industry-leading experts in the fields of psychology, counselling and nervous system regulation, through the following training and certification programs:

  • Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) from Swinburne University

  • Current: Post-Graduate Diploma of Counselling and Psychotherapy with the Cairnmillar Institute

  • Certificate of Life Coaching, BYCA

  • Advanced Diploma of Yoga and Meditation Teaching from the Australian Yoga Academy

If you have any questions, feel free to schedule a complimentary 30-minute call with me.

Would you like to chat?

Coaching is a great fit for anyone who is having a hard time moving forward to making new habits and positive changes in their life and would like a non-judgmental, trauma-informed approach to support.

I specialise in coaching people all around the world who are:

  • Navigating difficult life transitions or seasons of ‘stuckness’

  • Recovering from abandonment, betrayal, or burnout

  • Stuck in cycles of people-pleasing, codependency or perfectionism

  • Healing from childhood wounds or complex relationship patterns

  • Longing for more calm, clarity, and confidence

  • Ready to rebuild after everything has changed

Through compassionate coaching, I help individuals build the healthy, fulfilling lives and relationships they deserve, starting with the most important relationship of all: the one with themselves.

Who I Support:

My Areas of Expertise

Life Transitions

Support for individuals facing major life changes such as divorce, career shifts, parenthood, or identity shifts.

Relationship Issues

Guidance for those navigating unhealthy relationship patterns, such as codependency, people-pleasing, or recovering from toxic relationships.

Anxiety and Depression

Understanding how anxiety and depression manifest in the body and mind, and practical strategies to reduce symptoms and regain a sense of control.

Trauma Recovery

Support for those healing from betrayal, abandonment, birth trauma, childhood trauma, and other distressing experiences.

Grief and Loss

Holding space for clients experiencing loss, whether from death, separation, estrangement or major life changes.

Perfectionism

Identifying the roots of “never feeling good enough” and its link to self-worth, fear of failure, and high self-expectations.

  • "I have so much love and gratitude to you for being on this journey with me, you’ve inspired me more than you’ll ever know and you’re genuinely just one of the best humans I’ve ever known! Thank you for being you 💕

    P.M.

  • “Meg is not only an amazing person but a fantastic coach. I feel truly privileged to have worked with her and can’t recommend her enough as she’s helped me change my life for the better in so many ways.”

    B.S.

  • "I've made more progress in two sessions with you than I did in years of therapy!"

    A.S.

  • "I really don’t know what I would have done in the past three years without your content after experiencing severe trauma. Listening to your calming and kind voice gave me such insight, such nourishment and hope to be able to heal. It seems to be the missing link after years of therapy."

    V.B.

Here’s How We’ll Work Together:

  • My coaching sessions are 60-minute private, virtual video calls hosted on Zoom.

  • Sessions are booked on your schedule at a pace that works for you. Many clients choose to book calls each week, every other week, or monthly, depending on their needs and resources.

  • I’ll share relevant worksheets and guided meditations for you to use between sessions.

  • My current rate for 1:1 sessions is $140 AUD.

 FAQs

  • For the remainder of 2025, Meg will only be available to see clients on Wednesdays between 10am - 5pm AEST/AEDT. Click here to convert to your timezone.

    She is occasionally available for appointments on a Sunday upon request.

  • My current rate for 1:1 coaching sessions is $140 AUD for 60 minutes.

  • Unfortunately, life coaches cannot currently offer medicare rebate sessions. However, the cost of coaching tends to reflect the typical gap fee for a Medicare-funded psychology session.

    If you are experiencing financial hardship, please contact Meg via hello@megjames.com.au to apply for a concession fee.

  • I usually work with people who are tired of the ways trauma or chronic stress is continually showing up in their lives and relationships.

    Many of my clients struggle with shame, perfectionism, anxiety, people-pleasing, and other mindset issues generated from negative past experiences or the way they’ve adapted to them over time.

    In our work together, I support my clients to better understand why these issues may be showing up for them from a trauma-informed lens.

    From there, we co-create solutions and strategies for moving forward toward the client’s ultimate goal or intention they have for themselves.

  • Yes. Online coaching really is as effective as an in-person session. In some cases, it’s actually a better model for coaching. It’s time-efficient and very personal. However, if you’re still in doubt, give it a try and you might be surprised.

  • Sessions are booked on your schedule at a pace that works for you. Many clients choose to book calls each week, every other week, or monthly, depending on their needs.

  • Authentic, compassionate, empathetic and built on a foundation of genuine connection and presence. Meg’s client-centred approach is warm, nurturing and non-judgemental. She focuses on fostering your own sense of autonomy, agency and capability as a self-healer.

  • You are welcome to email Meg between your sessions to receive support, ask questions or share what you have been working on to help keep you on track.

    I’ll also share relevant self-reflection worksheets or guided meditations to support you in between sessions

  • Yes, Meg is available for limited weekend sessions on Sundays upon request.

  • Yes, absolutely. Feel free to reach out to Meg via hello@megjames.com.au or simply click here to organizs a complimentary 30-min call for your remaining questions.

“Most certainly there is now a fresh ‘Once upon a time’ waiting for you from this day forward.”

— CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTÉS