Founder: Eva Deligiannis
Audience: All HSPs
Main Topic: Psychotherapy, coaching, education, and practical support for Highly Sensitive People, with an emphasis on self-awareness, emotional well-being, purpose, and navigating life transitions
Price: Varies by service; free introductory consultation available
Website: ChangeMaking
That question is central to Eva Deligiannis’ work with Highly Sensitive People. A clinical psychotherapist, counsellor, consultant, and certified HSP coach, Eva combines her professional background with her own experience of identifying as highly sensitive.
Her HSP work focuses on helping people understand their sensitivity, work with emotional and sensory overwhelm, recognize their strengths, and create a life that feels more aligned with who they are.
What Is ChangeMaking?
ChangeMaking is Eva Deligiannis’ consulting and psychotherapy practice, based in Melbourne, Australia. The wider practice supports people through personal and professional transitions, while high sensitivity is a specific area of focus within her work.
Eva has a Master's in Gestalt Psychotherapy, a Master's in Organisation Dynamics, and qualifications in executive coaching. She is also an accredited and registered Clinical Psychotherapist with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia and holds certification as a Highly Sensitive Person Coach.
Her HSP program takes a personalized approach rather than treating sensitivity as something that needs to be eliminated. The program begins with education about high sensitivity and then focuses on the individual's particular experiences and challenges. Depending on the person, the work may involve exploring emotional patterns, managing overwhelm, developing greater self-awareness, and finding practical ways to work with sensitivity in everyday life.
What You’ll Learn or Gain
The HSP program is designed to help participants develop a clearer understanding of their sensitivity and how it affects their lives.
Areas of focus can include:
- Understanding the characteristics of high sensitivity
- Recognizing personal triggers for overwhelm and emotional exhaustion
- Developing practical ways to manage overstimulation
- Understanding intense emotions and emotional patterns
- Becoming more aware of personal needs and boundaries
- Exploring perfectionism and people-pleasing
- Navigating difficult changes and decisions
- Developing greater self-compassion
- Identifying personal strengths associated with sensitivity
- Exploring purpose, meaningful goals, and a more authentic direction in life
Eva also describes incorporating creative practices such as drawing, art therapy, and mindfulness into her work where appropriate. The pace and tools are adapted to the individual rather than following exactly the same process for everyone.
Who Is It For?
Eva's HSP services may be particularly relevant for people who:
- Feel emotions deeply or become emotionally overwhelmed
- Are easily overstimulated by noise, crowds, smells, or other environmental input
- Feel drained after busy days or social situations
- Struggle with boundaries or putting their own needs first
- Tend toward perfectionism or people-pleasing
- Find major changes or decisions particularly difficult
- Experience stress in relationships or at work
- Want to better understand their sensitivity rather than constantly fight against it
- Want to reconnect with their strengths and sense of purpose
- Are looking for professional support specifically informed by an understanding of high sensitivity
The site also offers broader psychotherapy and counselling services for issues including grief, loss, anxiety, depression, and other emotional well-being concerns.
Key Benefits
- HSP-specific professional support: Eva combines clinical psychotherapy with specialized HSP coaching and has a specific program dedicated to highly sensitive people.
- A personalized approach: The HSP program is adapted to the individual's experiences, challenges, and pace rather than presenting a one-size-fits-all solution.
- Focus on strengths as well as challenges: The program addresses overwhelm and emotional difficulties while also encouraging HSPs to recognize qualities such as perceptiveness, empathy, conscientiousness, creativity, and appreciation of art and nature.
- Connection between sensitivity and purpose: Eva's wider work focuses on helping people find meaningful goals and move toward a life that feels more aligned with their values and sense of purpose.
- Multiple professional perspectives: Her background spans Gestalt psychotherapy, organizational dynamics, executive coaching, and organizational development, giving her work a broader perspective on both personal and workplace change.
- Community opportunities: ChangeMaking has also offered dedicated HSP support groups focused on connection, discussion, self-care, personal growth, and relationships with other highly sensitive people. Availability of these groups can vary, so it is worth checking the current site for upcoming sessions.
Any Limitations?
ChangeMaking is primarily a professional practice rather than a large library of free HSP educational resources. Much of the deeper support is provided through therapy, coaching, programs, consultations, and groups, so there may be a cost involved depending on the service selected.
Location may also be a consideration. The practice is based in Thornbury, Melbourne, and some services or groups are location-specific. The website should be checked for current availability and whether a particular service can be accessed remotely.
It is also useful to distinguish the different types of support offered. Eva's work includes both psychotherapy and coaching, so visitors should consider which service is appropriate for their particular needs.
Where to Access It
The ChangeMaking website provides information about Eva's psychotherapy, counselling, coaching, HSP program, transition support, and organizational consulting services.
The site currently invites prospective clients to arrange a free introductory consultation to determine whether the service is a suitable fit.
Visit: ChangeMaking
Personal Take
What makes Eva Deligiannis' site particularly relevant for the HSP directory is the combination of professional therapeutic support and a specific focus on high sensitivity.
There is a useful shift in emphasis here. The goal isn't simply to help an HSP tolerate an overwhelming environment. Eva's HSP program also explores what happens when someone understands their sensitivity, learns how to work with it, and begins making choices that are more consistent with their needs, strengths, and sense of purpose.
The connection to life transitions is also worth noting. ChangeMaking's wider practice is built around helping people navigate periods of uncertainty, change, and feeling stuck. For HSPs, those transitions can sometimes bring additional sensory, emotional, or social demands, making this broader perspective particularly relevant.
For someone looking for a professional who specifically understands high sensitivity while also bringing a psychotherapy background to the work, Eva's website provides a useful place to explore the options available.
Related Resources
Highly Sensitive Society — Dr. Jadzia Jagiellowicz's research-informed HSP resource, offering education, assessment, consulting, and practical programs.
Alane Freund’s Website — HSP-focused psychotherapy, education, community, and resources from a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and International Consultant on High Sensitivity.
Sensitivity Research — A research-focused resource covering Environmental Sensitivity, Sensory Processing Sensitivity, assessment measures, and current research.
The Highly Sensitive Human Academy — Education and training focused on high sensitivity, including resources for HSPs and professionals.
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