Krasna Phillips

Krasna Phillips

Dip. Couns.
Australian Counselling Association, Level 2: 26428

Later Life, Grief, Couples and Adult Family Therapy

Counselling for later life and grief, for couples, and for adult families working through change together. Krasna supports people through ageing, bereavement, relationship stress and the decisions families face as parents grow older.

Is Krasna the right fit for you?

Krasna is a senior counsellor who supports adults, older adults, couples and family members through grief and bereavement, trauma, relationship difficulties and significant life changes. Her calm, thoughtful approach is especially suited to people carrying loss, adjusting to changes in health, identity or family roles, recovering from difficult experiences, or trying to reconnect when relationships have become strained. With Krasna, even the experiences that feel difficult to explain can be given the time and space they deserve.

Krasna might be the right fit for you if:

You are grieving a death, relationship, role or way of life and need space to process what has changed without expectations about how grief should look or how long it should last.

You are experiencing anticipatory grief while facing a serious diagnosis, declining health or the expected loss of someone important to you.

Retirement, ageing, caregiving, loneliness or changes in your health, independence or family role have affected your sense of identity and connection.

Trauma or PTSD continues to affect how safe you feel, how you respond emotionally or how you relate to the people around you.

Childhood experiences or medical trauma remain difficult to carry and are affecting your wellbeing in the present.

Burnout, anxiety, depression or emotional overwhelm is making everyday life feel increasingly difficult to manage.

You and your partner still care about one another but feel caught in repeated conflict, emotional distance or communication patterns you have not been able to change alone.

Conflict, separation or changing relationships within your family are affecting communication and making it difficult to move forward.

You value a calm, unhurried counselling approach and would feel more comfortable speaking in English or Croatian.

Five kinds of support

People come to Krasna at different points: on their own, as a couple, or as an adult family trying to work something out together.

Later life counselling

Growing older brings change that deserves proper attention. Work can end, health can shift, and the shape of an ordinary day can quietly alter. Krasna offers a considered space to think about identity, purpose and connection at this stage, including the reflection that often comes with looking back over a long life.

Grief and bereavement

Grief after the death of a partner, a sibling or a lifelong friend does not follow a schedule. Krasna sits alongside people in it rather than trying to move them through it, making room for the memories, the practical upheaval and the days that arrive without warning.

Couples counselling

Long relationships change shape. Retirement, illness, caring for a partner or simply having more hours in each other’s company can unsettle patterns that held for decades. Krasna works with couples on how they speak to each other and what each person needs to feel understood.

Adult family therapy

When a parent’s health changes, families have to make decisions together about care, living arrangements, money and time. Old roles resurface and adult siblings can find themselves at odds. Krasna helps families have those conversations with everyone in the room, so one person is not left carrying it alone.

Trauma and PTSD

Trauma and PTSD can continue to affect how safe a person feels, how they respond emotionally and how they relate to the people around them, long after the experience itself has passed. Krasna's calm, trauma-informed approach gives these experiences the time and space they deserve, at a pace that respects what someone is ready to share.

Discovery Family Therapy is a counselling practice, not an aged care or home care provider. Krasna offers emotional and psychological support alongside whatever care arrangements are in place.

Krasna's qualifications and approach

Qualification Dip. Couns.
Registration ACA, Level 2: 26428
Languages English and Croatian
Background Management and human resources, informing how Krasna understands what people carry beyond the therapy room

Approach

Grief-informed Trauma-informed Couples counselling Person-centred Later-life support

Booking with Krasna

Appointment type

What this covers

Standard appointment
60-min: $169.40 incl. GST

A counselling appointment for one person: an individual adult session or a parent catch-up.

Couple or family counselling
60-min: $193.60 incl. GST
90-min: $290.40 incl. GST

A counselling appointment with more than one person in the room, for couples counselling or adult family therapy.

NDIS counselling
60-min: $156.16

For self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants.

Billing Privately billed, and no referral is required.
Cancellation policy Appointments are precious. We appreciate at least 48 hours notice if you cannot attend.

Who Krasna works with

Adults, couples and family members, in English and Croatian.

The person behind the practice

My Most Meaningful Achievements

Some of my most meaningful achievements have come through both my personal and professional life. Becoming a mother has deeply shaped the way I understand relationships, communication, pressure, repair and emotional resilience.

What Makes Me Unique

My background in management and human resources means I understand what people carry beyond the therapy room. I am drawn to grief without timelines, to later-life transitions that go unnoticed, and to couples who still care but have lost the thread. I believe people are not broken. They are carrying more than anyone around them can see.