Welcome to our compassionate counselling service, dedicated to supporting individuals facing life‑threatening illnesses and palliative care. We provide unwavering empathy and create a nurturing space where emotional burdens can be gently untangled, guiding you toward a sense of peace within.
Mari helped me cope with anticipatory grief while caring for my wife. Her ground techniques and carer support made an enormous difference. After my wife died, Mari helped me with my grief and helped me to deal with my children's grief.
During my mother's final moments, Mari gifted us with emotional stability and communication tools we didn't know we needed. Her presence was calm and compassionate.
Mari's bereavement support helped me navigate the emotional fog after losing my father. She balanced compassion with clear guidance, and I felt safe from the first session.
Support during the palliative stage and the final chapter of life.
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Support for individuals choosing to remain at home during the end-of-life.
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Support for people living with long-term or progressive illness.
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Support following diagnosis or major health change.
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Support for grief that begins before a loss.
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Support following the death of someone important.
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Support for spouses, family members and adult children in caring roles.
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Support for older adults navigating later-life changes and ageing
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I am a Registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA Reg. 26651), having special interest in palliative care, serious illness, grief and bereavement support.
My work is grounded in compassion, emotional safety and practical guidance, supporting clients through some of life’s most challenging chapters.
I have experience working with palliative clients in hospice settings, supporting NDIS participants, and providing in-home counselling for Aged Care (Support at Home) participants, as well as working with private clients and families who need calm, professional support during times of uncertainty, loss and transition.
Before becoming a counsellor, I worked full-time as a ceramic artist, and creativity remains a meaningful part of my identity.
When appropriate, I also incorporate gentle art-therapy–informed approaches into counselling to support clients who find it easier to express and understand emotions through creativity, reflection, imagery or symbolic work.
Today, alongside my counselling services, a significant part of my time is dedicated to creating joyful personalised ashes urns — pieces designed to honour a loved one’s life and celebrate their presence with beauty, warmth and meaning.
This work reflects my belief that love continues, and that remembrance can be expressed through art that feels personal, gentle and deeply respectful.
Outside of counselling, I am a wife and mother of three boys aged between 13 and 20, and family life is at the centre of who I am. I am Japanese Brazilian, and I have proudly called Australia home for the past 24 years, which has shaped my values, perspective and cultural sensitivity.
I’m passionate about living fully and staying connected — whether that’s sharing time with friends and family, running along the beach at sunrise, or finding peace in nature when life feels busy.
These simple moments bring me grounding, perspective and gratitude, and they strongly influence the way I support others through grief, illness and change.
Each Saudade Urn is created as a tribute to a life that mattered. I sit with the photos and memories you share, and I allow your loved one’s story to guide the colours, symbols and details that will be held on the piece.
It’s not about perfection, it is about meaning. A gentle way to honour their personality, their essence, and the moments you will carry forever.
Grief can feel heavy, but love remains and sometimes what we need is a reminder of that love in a form we can see and touch.
A Saudade Urn is designed to honour a dear one’s life and celebrate their presence. A warm reminder that love remains, beautifully and forever. It is a joyful tribute, designed to hold memory, meaning and connection.
This is not just a vessel, it is a keepsake of connection. Handmade in my studio on the Gold Coast, each Saudade Urn is created with patience, care and a deep respect for your grief journey.
It holds what is precious but it also holds love, the love that remains. A lasting tribute to remind you that love continues to live, quietly and faithfully.