COUNSELLING · ACCESSIBILITY · REAL-WORLD CHANGE

Counselling for people.
Accessibility for organisations.

Shifting Lives is an Australian, founder-led practice helping people and organisations move forward. We provide practical counselling for individuals and groups, and digital accessibility services that help organisations remove barriers and reach more people.

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A more inclusive world, for more possibilities.

Counselling

Accessibility

Human-centred

Real conversations. Real progress.

Accessible by design

People first, online and offline.

Practical and proven

Tools, strategies and support that work.

A fairer, more inclusive future

Removing barriers creates opportunities.

HOW WE CAN HELP

Two paths. One shared purpose.

Whether something in your life needs to change, or your website is leaving people behind — start with the path that fits.

Counselling and Therapy

Space to be heard — and support to question patterns, explore perspectives and move forward. Online across Australia with David Chittenden.

Individuals, couples and families

Relationship and family counselling

Rehabilitation and adjustment support

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Digital Accessibility

Founded by David, who is blind and uses screen readers every day. We help organisations find and fix the barriers on their websites and products — so everyone can use them with confidence.

Real testing with screen readers

Aligned with WCAG 2.2 AA

Practical fixes and ongoing support

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MEET THE TEAM

Lived experience. Professional practice.

David Chittenden, founder of Shifting Lives, was born congenitally blind. His approach comes from more than theory — it has been shaped by his own journey through life, change and challenge, and years of working alongside people navigating change in their own lives.

Alongside David, Nicholas Wiley leads the accessibility practice — turning that lived experience into practical testing and fixes that make the web work for everyone.

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HOW COUNSELLING WORKS

You are not just heard. You are supported to move.

The work is active and collaborative — not talking through the same problems again and again.

Understand

Explore what is happening now — the patterns, experiences and beliefs shaping how you think, feel and respond.

Question

Look closely at what you have come to believe about yourself and others — and whether those beliefs still help you.

Move forward

David does not hand you a life plan. He walks the journey with you while the direction remains yours.

Want to go deeper? Evolutionary Therapy.

Not only “Why am I this way?” — but “Does this still work for me?”

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IS THIS THE RIGHT FIT?

Working with David may suit you if…

You feel stuck, even if you are not yet sure what needs to change.

You want more than someone who simply listens.

You are willing to question beliefs and patterns you may have carried for a long time.

You want to find your own way forward — not be handed a life plan.

And that is okay if it is not.

If you are looking for a purely passive, non-directive counselling experience, another practitioner may suit you better.

If you want to be heard, challenged and actively involved, you are in the right place.

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START HERE

Sometimes the first step is simply to listen.

David explores what it means to genuinely listen — to others, and to what may be happening within ourselves. Take a few minutes to hear directly from David and experience the way he approaches reflection, conversation and change.