About Tamima
I know what it means to build a life across countries and cultures.
My journey has taken me from Zimbabwe, to New Zealand, and now Australia, carrying pieces of each place while never fully belonging to just one. Migration can open doors, but it can also bring loneliness, identity shifts, and the quiet feeling of living between two worlds.
From the outside, it often looks like strength.
On the inside, it can feel heavy, confusing, and deeply tiring.
My story is also shaped by early pregnancy loss and the reality of being a loss mother — loving a child you cannot hold, while the world keeps moving as if nothing happened.
In many of our cultures, this kind of grief is hidden. We stay strong, we stay silent, and we carry the pain alone. But silence does not heal. Being seen does.
This is what led me to counselling.
I created Werner Foundation to be the kind of space many of us never had —
a space that feels safe, real, culturally aware, and free from judgement.
A space where you don’t have to explain your background just to be understood.
A space where grief, depression, migration, faith, identity, and exhaustion can all be spoken about honestly.
My approach is gentle, grounded, and human.
I don’t believe in pretending pain isn’t there.
I believe in sitting with people inside it — and helping them slowly find strength, dignity, and hope again.
While my journey is shaped by migration and loss, this space is open to everyone — across culture, faith, and background.
Because at the core of it all, we are simply people trying to survive hard things and find our way forward.
If you are carrying more than anyone can see,
you are welcome here.
You don’t have to carry it alone.
About Werner Foundation
Werner Foundation: Counselling, Care & Confidence was established to provide a safe, supportive space for individuals navigating life’s most difficult seasons.
Sometimes life changes in ways we never expected. The end of a relationship, divorce, betrayal, pregnancy loss, migration, depression, trauma, or other significant life events can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves and uncertain about the future. During these times, it can be difficult to know how to move forward or who to turn to for support.
Werner Foundation exists to help individuals process these experiences, make sense of what has happened, and begin rebuilding with confidence.
This is a counselling environment where your full story is welcomed. Your cultural background, personal values, faith, relationships, and life experiences are all respected as important parts of who you are. You are not expected to minimise your struggles or carry them alone. Instead, you are met with compassion, curiosity, and genuine care.
A key focus of this work is supporting individuals and couples following significant loss and life disruption. This may include pregnancy loss, relationship breakdown, divorce, grief, trauma, identity changes, or the emotional impact of major life transitions. Together, we create space to acknowledge what has been lost while also exploring what healing and rebuilding may look like moving forward.
Support is also offered for depression, anxiety, self-esteem challenges, emotional overwhelm, relationship difficulties, and migrant-related experiences. Whether you are struggling to reconnect with yourself, strengthen your relationships, rebuild confidence, or find direction after a difficult season, counselling is tailored to your unique needs and pace.
Werner Foundation is intentionally inclusive, welcoming individuals from all cultural backgrounds, belief systems, and life experiences. While the service is informed by lived experience of migration, loss, and rebuilding, it is open to anyone seeking compassionate and thoughtful support.
At its core, Werner Foundation is grounded in three principles:
• Counselling that listens deeply
• Care that honours your story
• Confidence that supports new beginnings
You do not have to navigate this alone.
Healing is possible.
Rebuilding is possible.
And with the right support, confidence can grow again.
Our vision
Our vision is to provide accessible, compassionate, and effective online mental health care that meets individuals where they are.
We aim to remove barriers to support while helping individuals reconnect with their inner strength, move through life’s challenges with dignity, and build resilience in a way that feels sustainable and real.
Through thoughtful, personalised care, we support people to rediscover balance, meaning, and a renewed sense of confidence in their everyday lives.
Our mission
Our mission is to provide compassionate, accessible counselling that supports individuals through life’s challenges with care and understanding.
Through thoughtful, high-quality support, we help people strengthen resilience, reconnect with their inner strength, and move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and a renewed sense of direction.