Samantha Taffe
Hi, I’m Sam, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and therapist with postgraduate qualifications in social work, suicidology, and counselling, and over a decade of experience across mental health, education, justice, and community sectors. My clinical focus is grounded in Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), a deeply respectful, non-pathologising model that honours the multiplicity of the mind.
IFS assumes you are not just one thing. We are all made up of a complex system of “parts,” each trying (sometimes in chaotic ways) to help us survive, protect, and heal. My work involves guiding clients to build compassionate relationships with these parts, including suicidal parts, perfectionist parts, eating disorder protectors, and deeply wounded exiles, and to reconnect with the Self that has been there all along.
I hold a deep commitment to walking alongside those navigating suicidality, non-suicidal self-injury, and eating disorders, including Anorexia, Binge eating and ARFID. These struggles are never just symptoms. They are survival strategies, shaped by pain, protection, and unmet needs. My approach blends IFS therapy with Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Schema Therapy, always at the pace of your system.
Professionally, I’ve worked in crisis support programs, trained clinicians in suicide prevention, developed trauma-informed practices for schools and hospitals, and advocated for systemic change. These experiences have deepened my appreciation for how our internal systems often mirror our external ones, both messy, layered and both striving to feel safe and seen.
In therapy, I offer a relational, grounded space where warmth meets clinical skill, and a little humour helps make the hard work feel lighter. All parts are welcome here, even the sceptical ones unsure therapy can help. Whether you’re seeking IFS therapy in Melbourne or online across Australia, I’d be honoured to walk alongside you as you explore your inner world and move toward healing.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Counselling (Australian College of Applied Psychology)
Masters of Social Work (Charles Sturt University)
Masters of Suicidology (Griffith University)
Professional Development
Level 2- Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) - 2025
Level 3 Internal Family Systems Therapy - 2025
Program Assistant for Level 1 Internal Family Systems Training - 2025
Level 1 - Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) - 2024
Level 2 Internal Family Systems Therapy (Addictions and Eating Disorders) - 2023
Applied Internal Family Systems Therapy - Online Demo Series - 2023
Utilize Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy for Long-Term Emotional Recovery from Trauma, Anxiety & Depression - 2023
Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS) – 2022
Level 1 Internal Family Systems Therapy – 2021
Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma – 2021
Introduction to Internal Family Systems Therapy – 2020
Dr Bessel van der Kolk on How the Body Keeps the Score: Intensive Trauma Treatment Course 2020
Cognitive Behavior Therapy – Eating Disorders – 2020
12 month comprehensive Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) – 2020
Level 1 Schema Therapy - 2017
Who we are
How “Let’s Work On That” Came to Be
Let’s Work On That didn’t start as a business plan.
It began in the middle of a chaotic work debrief, somewhere between crying over overdue reports and sending each other memes about attachment styles. It became the phrase that showed up in every voice note, every late night, heart to heart, and every half baked life plan.
Someone would spiral about work, relationships, or just the exhausting business of being human, and the other would respond with a calm but cheeky, “Let’s work on that.”
It wasn’t meant to be profound, but it was. It held space for messiness, for being in progress, for the truth that none of us are walking around as polished, perfect versions of ourselves. It became a way of saying, “You don’t need to have it all figured out. But if you’re open to it, we can gently begin.”
When it came time to name a therapy practice, we went through ideas that felt too clinical, too soft, or like they were trying too hard. Then our inside joke resurfaced. It was familiar, warm, and honest. It just fit.
It captured our values: collaborative, compassionate, and curious. The same values that now shape every session.
Like sitting on the couch with someone who isn’t here to fix you, but to walk alongside you as you find your way forward.
Our Approach
Our work is grounded in Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), a gentle, non-pathologising approach that recognises we all have different “parts” within us: some loud, some quiet, some protective, some carrying pain, and some just exhausted from holding everything together.
In IFS therapy, we make space for all of these parts. We get to know them, hear their stories, and help them feel a little less alone. No need to pretend you’re fine. No need to shame the protective, prickly, people-pleasing, perfectionist parts. They are not bad they are doing their best.
We integrate IFS therapy with other evidence-based approaches like Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Schema Therapy to meet you where you are. Whether you’re navigating trauma, eating disorders (including ARFID), suicidal thoughts, or parts of you that feel stuck, we work at the pace of trust.
If you’ve been putting off therapy because you’re not sure where to start, or you’ve convinced yourself you need to have it all together first this is your sign.
You don’t need to arrive polished. You just need to bring a little Self energy, your parts, and maybe a spark of curiosity.
All parts are welcome here.
Let’s work on that together.
