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Understand the patterns. Recognise what actions are telling you. Discover your agency. Make purposeful changes.
Hi, I'm Dorian Carey
Counsellor, educator, school speaker, and founder of Level Up Counselling.
I believe meaningful change begins by recognising the patterns that shape our lives and relationships.
I believe we cannot always control what happens to us, the behaviour of others, or the circumstances we find ourselves in. But we can develop greater awareness of ourselves, recognise where our influence lies, and make more purposeful choices about how we respond, relate and move forward.
I help people recognise unhealthy patterns, regulate emotions, improve relationships, and build emotionally safe lives grounded in responsibility, clarity, and growth.
Not through shame.Not through blame.And not through empty motivation.
Through awareness, emotional maturity, accountability, and practical change.
I help people recognise unhealthy patterns, regulate emotions, improve relationships, and build emotionally safe lives grounded in responsibility, clarity, and growth.
Not through shame.Not through blame.And not through empty motivation.
Through awareness, emotional maturity, accountability, and practical change.
Relationship & Behaviour PatternsWhat keeps happening, and what am I repeatedly doing?↓Self-AwarenessWhat is driving the way I think, feel, react and behave?↓Personal AgencyWhat can I influence, choose or change from here?↓CharacterWho do I want to become, and what values will guide the way I live and relate to others?
Recognise the pattern.Understand yourself.Strengthen your agency.Build your character.
Relationship & Behaviour Patterns → Self-Awareness → Personal Agency → Character
my goal
My goal is to help people better understand themselves, their relationships and the patterns shaping their lives.
Through counselling, education and speaking, I help people recognise recurring relationship and behaviour patterns, develop greater self-awareness, strengthen their personal agency, and build the character, values and skills needed to create healthier lives and relationships.
I bring this philosophy into my work with individuals, couples, families, schools and communities through:
Through counselling, education and speaking, I help people recognise recurring relationship and behaviour patterns, develop greater self-awareness, strengthen their personal agency, and build the character, values and skills needed to create healthier lives and relationships.
I bring this philosophy into my work with individuals, couples, families, schools and communities through:
- Individual counselling
- Couples and family counselling
- Domestic Violence counselling and recovery
- Online courses and educational resources
- Workshops and group programs
- School speaking events and student wellbeing programs
- Professional education and training
- Retreats and personal-development experiences
My goal is not simply to help people understand what has happened to them or why they feel the way they do.
It is to help people recognise what they can influence from here and make purposeful choices about the person, partner, parent and community member they want to become.
It is to help people recognise what they can influence from here and make purposeful choices about the person, partner, parent and community member they want to become.
SERVICES
Practical, psychologically informed counselling focused on clarity, emotional regulation, communication, and lasting change.
Whether you’re:
- struggling in relationship patterns
- feeling emotionally overwhelmed
- navigating family tension
- or wanting personal growth and direction
Sessions are designed to help you better understand what’s happening, respond differently, and move forward with confidence.
✅ Relationship, individual, and family counselling✅ Clear, practical, action-focused support✅ Evidence-based and psychologically grounded✅ Focused on real growth, not just talking about problems
Focused support for couples and families who want clarity before patterns become crises.
Whether you’re:
- trying to improve communication
- rebuilding connection
- navigating family tension
- or wanting stronger foundations early in a relationship
These intensives are designed to create clear, practical movement forward.
4-Week Couples IntensiveTwo sessions per week for couples wanting:✅ better communication✅ healthier conflict resolution✅ emotional reconnection✅ stronger long-term foundations
A one-day intensive helping families:✅ align values and expectations✅ strengthen communication✅ improve emotional regulation✅ create a calmer, more connected home
Structured. Practical. Psychologically informed.
Practical, engaging presentations focused on emotional regulation, relationships, leadership, and personal responsibility.
Drawing on counselling experience, educational leadership, and real-world insight, Dorian delivers speaking experiences that help people better understand behaviour, communication, and emotional wellbeing.
Presentations are designed to create:✅ emotional awareness✅ practical insight✅ stronger communication and leadership✅ real-world strategies for healthier relationships and environments
Whether speaking to schools, parents, organisations, or community groups, sessions are honest, relatable, psychologically informed, and immediately applicable.
Relationship & Behaviour Patterns →
Self-Awareness → Personal Agency → Character
