Samantha Taffe
Hi, I'm Sam. I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Therapist with Postgraduate qualifications in social work, suicidology, and counselling and over a decade of experience working across mental health, education, justice, and community sectors. These days, my clinical focus is grounded in Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS), a deeply respectful, non-pathologising model that honours the multiplicity of the mind. In other words: IFS assumes you're not one thing, and neither am I. We’re 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 relationships with these parts and rediscover the compassionate Self that’s been there all along.
I hold a deep commitment to walking alongside those navigating the raw terrain of suicidality, self-harm, and eating disorders. These struggles are never just about symptoms. They are stories of pain, protection, and unmet needs. I approach this work with reverence and deep respect, blending evidence-based therapies with heartfelt presence. My passion lies in helping people understand their inner worlds with compassion so even the most exiled parts feel seen, heard, and gently welcomed home.
Professionally, I’ve had the privilege of designing crisis support programmes, teaching teams how to hold space for distress safely, training clinicians in suicide prevention and trauma-informed care and advocating for meaningful change in complex systems like schools and hospitals. These roles have given me a deep appreciation for how our internal systems often mirror our external ones, both messy and layered and all trying to feel safe and seen. I bring this understanding into therapy, where my style is relational and grounded with some humour mixed in.
If you are curious to meet your inner cast of characters or maybe just ready to feel less stuck. I’d be honoured to walk alongside you.
All parts are welcome here, even the skeptical one that isn’t sure therapy can help.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Counselling (Australian College of Applied Psychology)
Masters of Social Work (Charles Sturt University)
Masters of Suicidology (Griffith University)
Professional Development
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
Let’s Work On That didn’t start as a business plan.
It started in the middle of a stressful work debrief, somewhere between crying about overdue reports and sending memes about attachment styles. It became the phrase that popped up in every voice note, every heart to heart, and every half baked life plan.
Someone would spiral about work, life, relationships, or just being a human and the other would respond with a calm but cheeky, “Let’s work on that.”
It wasn’t meant to be profound. But somehow, it was. It held space for the messiness, the in-progressness, and the fact that none of us are walking around as polished, perfect versions of ourselves. It became a way to say, “You don’t need to have it all figured out. But if you’re open to it, we can gently begin.”
When the time came to name a therapy practice, there were lots of ideas floating around. Some sounded too clinical, some too soft, and others felt like they were trying way too hard. But then our inside joke came up again familiar, warm, honest. Let’s Work On That. It just… fit.
It captured our values: Collaborative, Compassionate, and Curious.
Like sitting on the couch with someone who isn’t here to fix you but to walk with you while you figure it out.
Our practice is grounded in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach, which recognises that we all carry different parts within us: some loud, some quiet, some trying to keep us safe, some carrying pain, and some just exhausted from holding everything together.
Working together here is about making space for all of those parts, getting to know them, and helping them feel a little less alone. No need to pretend you are fine. No need to shame the protective, prickly, people-pleasing, perfectionist parts. They’re not bad; they are trying their best. And they are welcome here.
So, if you have been putting off therapy because you’re not sure where to start, or you’ve convinced yourself you have to get it all together before talking to someone, this is your invitation.
You don’t need to arrive polished. You just need to show up with a little bit of Self energy, your parts, and maybe a little curiosity.
Let’s Work on That Together.
