“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Tenille Zekas is a Registered Psychologist with over 20 years of experience helping individuals and couples navigate life’s challenges.
Her diverse background spans public, private, and community settings, allowing her to approach each client with a broad, well-rounded perspective on mental health and emotional well-being.
At Elysian House Psychology, Tenille provides a compassionate space where you will feel truly seen, heard, and understood, while also empowering you to make lasting, positive changes in your life. Tenille believes that true healing occurs within the context of meaningful, authentic connections. Therapy is not just about understanding thoughts or behaviors in isolation, but about exploring how they interact with your relationships, your life experiences, and your core values. By focusing on the interconnectedness of mind, body, and relationships, Tenille works with you to discover pathways to healing, growth, and deeper connection, both with yourself and others.
Tenille is passionate about helping clients engage in their lives authentically, with purpose, and a strong sense of self. In her work, she creates a warm and intuitive space where individuals and couples feel empowered to embrace their vulnerabilities and explore personal growth. Tenille’s approach is holistic, predominantly attachment-based, and relational, drawing on evidence-based psychological interventions such as Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Circle of Security (certified facilitator), Compassion-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and the Gottman Method (for couples).
Additionally, Tenille integrates her training and long-term practice of yoga and meditation, focusing on the body-mind connection, mindfulness, and body awareness as essential tools in fostering emotional and physical well-being.
- Tara Brach
Supporting Mental Health During Pregnancy and Early Parenthood
Whether you are planning for, expecting, or raising a family, perinatal therapy offers invaluable support for navigating the challenges of the perinatal period with greater emotional resilience and connection.
Parenting, especially during the antenatal and post-natal periods, can bring emotions like sadness, confusion, stress, worry, grief, and frustration, impacting daily life and mental health. Pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood can be joyful yet overwhelming. Seeking therapy can support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing.
“There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.”
- Tara Brach
Empowering Personal Growth and Emotional Well-being
Tenille offers a safe, confidential space where adults (18+) can explore their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Tenille has experience providing support for a range of presenting issues such as: stress (personal and/or professional); anxiety/depression; Highly Sensitive Person trait (HSP); relationship/interpersonal issues; difficulties with emotional regulation and mood; ADHD; perimenopause/menopause; adjustment to life changes; grief/loss; and personal growth.
Individual therapy provides the tools and support you need to achieve greater emotional balance and fulfilment.
“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging”.
- Brené Brown
Strengthening Relationships and Fostering Connection
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
- Brené Brown
- Ram Dass
Psychological therapy is a talk-based intervention for mental health issues and concerns. Initially there will be an assessment phase (1-3 sessions) where we (client and therapist) identify what will be addressed in therapy and where we determine if there is good capacity to work together. Regular appointment times are then set in order to support commitment to the therapeutic process. Sessions generally last the standard 50-55 minutes. If you are late, the session will still finish at the scheduled time.
Tenille offers both face-to-face and Telehealth options for individual therapy sessions. Telehealth can be via phone call or videoconference.
Please note: My areas of expertise do not include domestic violence, acute suicidality, eating disorders or substance use/abuse.
The number and frequency of appointments will be discussed with you by your practitioner. This will be based on their professional opinion once they have had an opportunity to understand your treatment needs and goals. In many circumstances it can be difficult to predict a person’s response to treatment and therefor the number of sessions they may require. Your practitioner will discuss this with you prior to commencing treatment.
Tenille provides support to adults 18+. Relationship and attachment-based support for parents and caregivers with their infants is provided with parent and infant up to the age of the infant being 1yo.
If you have private health insurance, you may be able to claim from your health insurance provider. Please confirm what your entitlements may be with your provider.
Couples’ sessions are not covered by Medicare.
Elysian House Psychology is a private provider of psychology services. As treatment is provided via prearranged, scheduled appointments, there is limited availability for contact outside of scheduled appointment times.
For any and all urgent concerns relating to mental health or other emergencies please contact the appropriate emergency services:
Police, Fire, Ambulance (Emergency): 000
Mental Health Services WA: 1300 555 788
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
Tenille’s areas of expertise do not include domestic violence, acute suicidality, eating disorders or substance use/abuse. Additionally, Tenille does not accept Workcover or NDIS referrals. As Tenille’s focus is primarily therapeutic, she is not able to accept referrals for nor provide letters or reports regarding custody or legal matters, or insurance claims under any circumstance.
The fee for a standard individual session is $230 (face-to-face and Telehealth)
The fee for a standard couples’ session is $260 (please note, couples’ sessions are only available face-to-face unless determined appropriate for telehealth via discussion with Tenille prior to booking).
Sessions run for approximately 50-55mins, this includes time for appointment scheduling and processing payment.
Payment is to be made on the day of service via credit card or EFT/bank transfer.
Obtaining a mental health care plan from your GP entitles you to a rebate of $96.65 per session for up to 10 sessions within the calendar year.
Missed appointments and cancellations within 48 hours of your appointment will incur a fee of $130. Cancellations within 24 hours of your appointment will incur full session fee (not covered by Medicare), except in the case of unexpected emergency. When two sessions are cancelled in a row or there have been frequent cancellations, the right is reserved not to offer further sessions. Please be aware that late notice and non-attendance fees are required to be paid prior to attending the next appointment.
