Tunteeya Yamaoka, AHPRA

Tunteeya Yamaoka works in a direct and honest manner, offering feedback that may sometimes be difficult to hear while always coming from a place of kindness and compassion. She encourages full emotional expression and helps people notice that experience is rarely only one thing - challenging moments can sit alongside moments of light and laughter as part of a broader, more nuanced life story. Her intention is to hold a nonjudgmental space where people can explore what matters to them, clarify purpose, and take meaningful steps forward.

Tunteeya has practiced with children, teenagers, adults, and couples across private practice, clinical settings, public and private hospitals, universities, and corporate organisations. She has supported people with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, perfectionism, trauma, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Her clinical interests include perfectionism, generalised and social anxiety, OCD, ADHD, cross-cultural psychology, trauma and identity work, careers coaching, and life transitions.

Her multicultural background - mixed Japanese and Ghanaian heritage alongside an Australian cultural identity - informs an integrative approach that draws on both Eastern and Western perspectives. Travel and exposure to diverse cultures contribute to her ability to work thoughtfully with people from varied backgrounds.

Outside of clinical work, Tunteeya enjoys drawing and painting, running, crocheting, reading cozy fiction, and exercising at the gym. She is registered with AHPRA, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, which is the national body that oversees health practitioner registration in Australia.

For more information about in-person appointments in Melbourne visit www.ikigaipsychology.com.au