About Mind Over Matters
We're here to be something different.
Therapy should never make you feel like there’s something wrong with you.
Too many people have sat in rooms where they felt judged, misunderstood, or told that the way their brain works is a problem to be solved. Too many people have left therapy feeling worse about themselves than when they arrived.
Our Team
Hey, I’m George, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Co-Founder of Mind Over Matters
I have a special interest, through my professional training and my own lived experience of neurodivergence, in supporting:
Neurodivergent folks — ADHD, Autism, AuDHD, and everything else under the neurodivergent umbrella and figuring out how to navigate a world that isn’t always built with us in mind!
Stress & Burnout — Sometimes life gets so busy looking after everything and everyone else that we forget to look after ourselves. I integrates evidence based psychological strategies, paying attention to the foundations such as the nervous system.
Trauma & Attachment Wounds — Stress, burnout, and the cycle of over-functioning, people-pleasing and unrelenting standards. Shame, rejection sensitivity, and the aftertaste of being misunderstood across a lifetime
Life Transitions, Identity & Attachment — The experiences we have along the way can have a pretty big impact on how we see ourselves, our relationships and the choices we make today. Sometimes it’s worth taking a closer look at where those patterns came from.
Supervision, Management & Business Support — With many years of management experience alongside my clinical work, I also provide clinical supervision and support to practitioners and people navigating leadership and management roles.
George Mudford
Tiarni Mudford
Hi, I’m Tiarni, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Co-founder of Mind Over Matters.
I’m an AuDHDer woman and parent of neurodivergent children, so neurodivergence isn’t just something I understand through professional training, it’s part of my everyday life.
Some of the areas I’m especially passionate about include:
Women’s Health — Supporting women through identity, pregnancy, motherhood, hormonal changes, PMDD and the many transitions that can come with being a woman.
Neurodivergence — Supporting people with ADHD and autism to better understand themselves, recognise their strengths and navigate a world that isn’t always designed with neurodivergent people in mind.
Parenting & Carer Support — Supporting parents and carers of neurodivergent children, including children with PDA profiles, and helping families make sense of what works for their individual child.
Relationships — Exploring attachment, boundaries and relationship patterns to better understand ourselves and build healthier, more secure connections.
Identity — Supporting self-discovery, personal growth and working out who you are underneath the expectations, roles and coping strategies you may have developed along the way.
We work with people who feel different, who have been told they are “too much” or “not enough”, who are carrying things they've never had the right space to put down. We work with families navigating complexity; with practitioners building their clinical skills; and with anyone who has ever thought “I just need someone who actually gets it”
Where to Find Us
Mind Over Matters is based in Swan Hill, Victoria, supporting people across our local community and the broader Loddon Mallee region. We also provide telehealth counselling across Victoria and Australia, making it easier to access quality mental health support without having to travel long distances.
We regularly work with clients from Swan Hill, Kerang, Lake Boga, Cohuna, Nyah, Robinvale, Wycheproof, Balranald, Sea Lake and surrounding communities, as well as clients right across Australia.
For many people living regionally, telehealth can make a real difference, reducing travel, time away from work or family, and the need to find a suitable service close to home. We believe where you live shouldn’t determine the quality of mental health support available to you.
Well Matters: Couple and Relationship Counselling
Alongside Mind Over Matters, we’ve created Well Matters — a dedicated couples and relationship therapy practice built around the same values of understanding, respect and practical support.
Well Matters is informed by the Gottman Method, a well-researched approach to couples therapy, with a particular focus on neurodivergent and mixed-neurotype relationships, including ADHD, autism and AuDHD.
If you and your partner are looking for support to better understand each other, improve communication or work through relationship challenges, head over to Well Matters to find out more.