Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength
Sigmund Freud
Adhila Rahiman
Licensed Counsellor
Play Therapist
Children's Book Author
Hi, I run Bloom Counselling & Play Therapy, a clinical practice dedicated to the noble art of holding space for the absolute wreckage that is modern existence.
I hold an Honours degree in Psychology (awarded Cum Laude—a fancy label for "I have studied the darkest corners of the human psyche") & I am a certified play therapist. In practice, this means I spend my days interpreting the deep, existential meaning behind why a 5-year-old just buried a plastic cat named Fudge in the sand tray. I am a master of the "Upstairs/Downstairs" brain, a connoisseur of nervous system dysregulation.
People often ask if my office is "sparkly." Let me be clear: My professional life is currently held together by a thin layer of craft glue & high-grade clinical expertise. I have come to accept that glitter is my new skin tone. It is a permanent accessory, a shimmering reminder that life is messy, uncontainable, & occasionally sparkles when you least expect it. If you walk into my office, you will leave with glitter on your sleeve. Consider it a souvenir from your session—a tiny, physical manifestation of the fact that we did the work & we survived the mess.
Why trust me? Because I know exactly what it’s like to be on the other side of the couch.
- For the kids: I don’t do "sitting still & talking about feelings." We do heavy work, we do rhythmic regulation, & we hunt down the Worry Dragon until it’s small enough to fit in a pocket. I am an expert in chaos management; I have been hit by a flying teddy bear, & I have held that space with professional, therapeutic grace.
- For the women: I specialise in the "Everything is Fine" syndrome. I am here to help you pull over, pop the hood of your nervous system, & fix the leaking coolant before you end up stranded on the highway of life. If you feel like your "check engine" light has been blinking for three years, we’re going to get along famously.
I am a wife, a mother of two, & a human who understands that "self-care" is sometimes just locking yourself in the bathroom to stare at the wall for four minutes of silence. My approach is rooted in clinical science, but it’s fueled by the raw, messy, beautiful reality of being a functioning adult in a world that is clearly falling apart.
My promise: You bring the unmitigated disaster of your current nervous system. I’ll bring the clinical tools, the non-judgmental ears, & a professional-grade capacity to handle whatever mess you’ve got.