About Jessica Ignjic – Living Stories Individual and Family Therapy
Jessica Ignjic is an experienced trauma therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, and families across a wide range of psychological, relational, and emotional concerns. She brings a warm, attuned and evidence-based approach to working with trauma, identity, and connection.
  • Jessica specialises in complex trauma, PTSD, developmental trauma, and attachment-related difficulties. Her therapeutic style is relational, grounded, and collaborative — creating a space where clients feel safe enough to explore, process, and integrate the parts of their story that may feel overwhelming or fragmented.
    Drawing on contemporary trauma theory and a deep understanding of how early experiences shape the nervous system, memory, and relationships, Jessica supports clients to reconnect with a sense of self, restore internal safety, and cultivate new patterns of relating — both within and with others.
    Jessica is trained in a range of trauma-informed and evidence-based modalities, including:
    • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
    • Ego State Therapy (informed by structural dissociation)
    • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
    • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
    • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
    • Mindfulness and somatic-based practices
    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Gottman Method Relationship Therapy (Level 1 & 2)
    Her practice integrates both bottom-up (body and emotion-focused) and top-down (cognitive and meaning-making) approaches to support holistic healing. She works with the whole person — not just symptoms — and brings curiosity, compassion and a strong ethical foundation to every therapeutic relationship.
    Jessica has worked extensively across areas including mental health, trauma recovery, substance use, family violence, parenting, youth wellbeing, and social and emotional wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients. She also provides consultation and clinical support to services and professionals in the broader health and community sector.
    Areas of Focus:
    • Complex trauma and PTSD
    • Childhood experiences and attachment injuries
    • Relationship and couples therapy
    • Intergenerational patterns and family dynamics
    • Parenting and conscious caregiving
    • Anxiety, depression and emotional dysregulation
    • Identity, self-worth and internal critic work
    • Burnout, moral injury and workplace stress
    • Substance use and recovery
    • Domestic and family violence
    • Grief, loss and adjustment
    Jessica is committed to delivering therapy that is trauma-responsive, neuro-aware, and grounded in respect for each person’s unique experience, culture, and values.
    Credentials & Provider Information
    • Accredited Mental Health Practitioner
    • Master of Social Work (Postgraduate Qualification)
    • Registered Medicare Provider (Eligible clients may access rebated sessions under a Mental Health Care Plan)
    • Registered NDIS Provider (Therapeutic supports – self-managed and plan-managed participants)
    • Approved WorkCover Provider
    • Private Health Insurance rebates available (depending on your insurer and level of cover)