About Us
The Kerry Gleeson Centre is a community-led space for people who are struggling with suicide distress, mental health struggles, grief, trauma, or simply feeling lost or alone. It’s a place to land when you don’t know where else to go, and where you’ll be met with connection, mutual understanding, and authentic support. There is no pressure, judgment, or hoops to jump through.
You don’t need a diagnosis, a referral, or a specific “reason” to connect with us. If something in your life feels heavy, confusing, or too much to carry on your own, you’re welcome here for a cuppa and connection.
And if you’re unsure what you need or how to navigate the right supports, we can help you find your way. Or, we can walk alongside you to advocate.
We are a peer-led registered charity. Everything we offer is by donation or no cost, made possible by community support and the people who stand with us.
As well as connecting with a peer, we offer counselling, advocacy, and grounding modalities like breathwork, somatic practices, Reiki, holistic modalities, and sound.
Founded by Kerry Gleeson
Kerry is a Holistic Counsellor, BA (Hons), Reiki Master Teacher, Trauma-Informed Breathwork Facilitator, and is accredited in Mental Health First Aid, ASIST, with a STAR’S licence. She has fifteen years of experience supporting people through crisis, trauma, suicide distress, DV, homelessness, and grief on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Her work is shaped by her own lived experience. She knows what it’s like to feel lost, not seen, and misunderstood. She understands the power of hope when connecting with another who truly understands.
Kerry blends professional training with lived experience, integrating counselling, somatic tools, breathwork, Reiki, grounding practices, and advocacy. Her belief is simple: healing is possible when you connect with the right person at the right time.
Alongside the Centre, Kerry also runs The Advocate, her private counselling and advocacy practice offering one-on-one support for people navigating trauma, suicide distress, domestic and family violence, system barriers, and complex life transitions. Learn more at theadvocatekerry.org.
