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Mid-life client walking on a Gippsland beach after emotional-healing session—Stop Surviving, Start Thriving

Stop Surviving!
Start Thriving

Mental health done differently.
Less jargon, less diagnosis, less talking.
More lasting healing

Based in Gippsland • Online appointments only 

Stressed mid-life person sitting alone in Gippsland, feeling stuck in survival mode before mind-body emotional healing

Mental health support, Counselling, Counselling alternative

Stuck in Midlife Survival Mode? Discover the Mind-Body Solution.

Congratulations, you’re in midlife—the stage where everything was meant to be sorted: work, money, relationships, happiness. 


So why are you still going through the motions, stuck in survival mode? You’re stressed, in pain, unheard, misunderstood, and weighed down by self-doubt. Life has thrown its share of challenges at you – relationship issues, parenthood, illness, mental-health struggles, career changes, financial pressure. 


You know life wasn’t meant to be like this. You’ve tried therapy, self-help and self-care, told yourself things will get better “when…,” yet weeks, months, even years pass and the cycle continues. You feel disconnected from who you want to be. 


There are good times, but life still feels hard. Instead of thriving you feel like you’re failing - and fear you’ll look back regretting you didn’t live more. 


You’re not failing. Most of us wrestle with these feelings in midlife. The good news is that nothing is wrong with you. What’s missing is a way to process the emotions stuck in your body. Because most of us were never taught how, we push feelings down to get by. They sit in the body and build beliefs that keep us stuck – mentally and physically. 


Self Directed Healing is the thing you haven’t tried yet that will make a lasting difference. Life will still bring challenges, but it will help you handle them in a healthy way. You’ll feel calmer, balanced and content. No more going through the motions. Just thriving. 

How Self Directed Healing Works

Identify emotional pain and limiting beliefs and release stcuk emotions with self directed healing. Learn self healing tools

Identify emotional pain, triggers and beliefs

SDH works with you to identify the root causes of your emotional pain by identifying your
emotional triggers, limiting beliefs and where the pain is being stored in the body. It guides you in using your mind and body in combination to feel and release the pain. Pain and
beliefs are felt and released in all levels of consciousness.

Identify emotional pain and limiting beliefs and release stcuk emotions with self directed healing. Learn self healing tools

Strong results

Large changes to your mental and physical wellbeing are experienced within a session and you will leave feeling that your emotions are more balanced. The only limit to the benefit that you experience is how much you are prepared to be vulnerable and feel the emotion.

Identify emotional pain and limiting beliefs and release stcuk emotions with self directed healing. Learn self healing tools

Heal yourself

SDH bypasses the need for prolonged therapy by helping you to heal yourself. We don’t rely on advice, coaching or ways to reframe your beliefs and emotional pain. In a small number of sessions, we give you tools that you can use to heal yourself for the rest of your life.

Changes Achieved After First Session

All clients are guided through robust mental and emotional testing before and after each session. Measured results are shared with the client to foster awareness and understanding of the substantial changes experienced during the session.  After the first session, clients have achieved the following results in key areas that are known to improve emotional wellbeing.

+ 123%

Self-love

- 74%

Self-blame

+ 92%

Value

+ 126%

Loved

- 57%

Guilt

+ 92%

Self-worth

+ 64%

Connected

+ 76%

Self-compassion

+ 77%

Confidence

Enjoying mid life sunset in Gippsland after getting unstuck through emotional healing

Thriving is within your reach, let me show you how

"What a powerful experience! Todd creates a space that feels instantly safe and grounded. I’ve done many types of therapy over the years, but nothing has moved stuck energy or emotion like this. I left feeling clearer, lighter, and genuinely shifted. If you’re even a little curious, go for it. You won’t regret it!"

Elizabeth, Miami FL

Acknowledgement of country Gippsland, Australia

I live and work in Gunaikunai Country.

The Gunaikurnai have looked after Country and passed on their stories and traditions through countless generations.

I pay my respect to them and their Elders past, present and future.

I acknowledge their unbroken connection to Wurruk (land), Yarnda (waters), Watpootjan (air) and every living thing in this Country.

It is a privilege to help people to heal on this Country.

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Todd Houghton

todd@healtolast.com.au

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Based in Traralgon, Gippsland

Victoria, Australia

Online appointments only

If You Or Someone You Know is In Crisis, Please Call Emergency Services 000 or Lifeline Australia 13 14 11

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