Hi! My name is Dunja Indira Bastiaens. I am a fully qualified and registered psychologist, based in Melbourne. I am grateful to welcome you here and share a glimpse of my story with you.

I have always been an open-minded and free-spirited individual, fascinated by the bigger questions and mysteries of life. I grew up in the South of the Netherlands and moved to vibrant Amsterdam to study psychology. Psychology answered some of those questions; others I sought through traveling and connecting with people from different cultures and countries.

My name, Dunja (Arabic for “the world”), reflects that love of curiosity and exploration. Deep down I always knew I would have chapters abroad. At age eleven, I remember it vividly, I looked up to the sky and said, “One day I will move to Australia”. Roughly seventeen years later, I actually did.

My journey into private practice felt equally guided. Many years before opening my practice, I already sensed that part of my purpose was to help integrate psychology and spirituality. At that point I was nearing the end of my university studies, and I was really just at the beginning of my spiritual journey.

As time went by, I continued learning. Not only through lectures, academic papers and accredited courses, but also through spiritual writers, (indigenous) elders, energy workers, mediums, and astrologers. It became clear to me that the scientific world often overlooks the wisdom carried in these teachings.

In my experience, science and intuition can work together beautifully. Above all, I support people in finding their own truth. To me, there is no greater honour than walking alongside someone’s healing and growth journey for a little while. If you are curious about working with me, you can express your interest here.