A smiling woman with curly black hair, purple eyeshadow, and a nose ring, sitting on an orange chair, holding embroidery supplies. She is surrounded by a large pile of art and craft supplies, including markers, glue, paint, and embroidery hoops. The woman is wearing a light purple top and patterned blue and gray pants, with a tattoo visible on her left forearm.

Manisha Abraham

EMDR and Narrative Therapist, Senior Clinician

Manisha works on the unceded lands of the Woiwurrung, Wurrundjeri people.

Manisha is available for therapy on Mondays and Wednesdays.

They/She

Manisha (they/she) is a queer neurodivergent Sri Lankan, Fijian-Indian non-binary woman, born and raised in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Raised in a bicultural haven, they hold close the belief that what’s good for Māori is good for everyone, a guiding principle deeply woven into both life and therapeutic practice. With a heartfelt commitment to anti-colonial therapy, Manisha creates spaces where healing is not just about the individual, but about collective thriving.

As a person-centred, narrative therapist, they move with the ongoing dance of unlearning and relearning within anti-oppressive frameworks, grounded in social justice and human rights. Storytelling sits at the heart of their work, recognising its transformative power to honour histories, herstories, theirstories, and to craft new narratives of resilience, empowerment, and liberation. In this warm and relational space, Manisha invites you to explore your experiences, honour those who came before, and shape stories that ripple forward for those yet to come.

Outside of the therapy room, Manisha is always into tv shows (so always down for recommendations), seeking out new coffee spots, colouring in, and making time for beach swims. They also love making clothes and cooking dishes that connect back to cultural roots.

Manisha works with parts of self, through resource therapy and integrates this with EMDR. If you would like to know more about how this all fits together, book in a 30 min consult with them here.

    • Bachelor of Counselling in Narrative and Person-Centred Therapy

    • Master of Social Work (currently completing)

    • Trained in Resource Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR)

    • Clinical Registrant with Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)

    • $200 for 50 minute individual session [Full Fee]

    • $250 for 60 minute couples session

    • $200 for 60 minute supervision session

    • $130 for 50 minute individual session [First Nations and Concession Card Holders]

    Manisha can also work with participants through WorkCover, private health insurance, NDIS, and VocFAS.

    ​*Sessions with Manisha are not rebateable through Medicare*