Family Therapy Counselling in Bunbury, WA

At Avila Counselling and Wellness, we're committed to person-centred therapy, focusing on you and your unique needs. My mission is to provide a safe and understanding environment where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Together, we'll work on developing new skills, and strategies to navigate through your unique story of pain. I firmly believe that change and healing are possible for everyone.

I am a Clinical Social Worker. I have a Post Graduate Diploma in Family and Relationships Therapy and am qualified at using EMDR therapy for adults and children. I am fuelled by a passion for developing unique ways of understanding how we think, what we feel and why we behave as we do. My personal style is warm, engaging and passionate and builds upon my significant professional experience in social work and family therapy. I am skilled in providing counselling, comprehensive assessments and mental health treatment for individuals. I focus on specific trauma-related therapies, such as EMDR.

I'm a holistic counsellor & psychotherapist, and my work centres around helping clients make sense and meaning of their life story. I work with people who may be feeling lost, stuck or out of alignment in their lives and relationships. I also specialise in working with people who are feeling overwhelmed by world issues as well as personal ones. You may be feeling a deep sense of grief, loss or fear about the environmental crisis or around social injustice issues.

I work with individuals and couples and children from age of 10+. Issues usually surround relationship issues, trauma, separation, grief and loss; domestic violence. Developmental stages - adjustments to life stages, mental health issues - depression, anxiety, mood disorders and psychotic disorders.

Depressed? Anxious and overwhelmed? Does confusion or disconnect cause behaviours that impede your relationships and quality of life? You may be feeling 'stuck' and not know why, shutdown in parts of your life you once thrived in or experiencing things in life that are triggering. You are not alone. When working with Nikki you will find a gentle, non-judgemental approach to the human experience. Connect with Nikki by Telehealth or in person to curiously explore attachment and development across your lifespan and the narrative and beliefs they create that can block your healing.

Nearly all of us have challenges in life. Perhaps some of the most difficult for us to adjust to are those concerning our intimate relationships, and sexuality. Relationship problems and problems with sex are two of the most common issues that people bring to counselling with me... these aspects of life frequently result in much distress within each of us, and much conflict if you're in a relationship. Let's face it, it's not easy talking about relationship problems and sex when we're already feeling distressed.

Is life different from how you expected it to be? Do you experience feelings of loss, overwhelm, or being judged at times? You are not alone. Everyone feels like this at some point in their lives. I have too, and have built a career on supporting people just like us to navigate the challenges. Personally I have experienced pregnancy loss, post-natal depression, anxiety, depression and the joys and challenges of parenthood. I can walk with you on the journey of being a mother - a biological, step, adopted, foster, or a mother with a different name - across the lifespan.

If you are looking for a non-judgemental, safe space and a counsellor/psychotherapist who can connect with your circumstance, you've come to the right place. Combining my love of horses and my passion for helping others, my approach could best be described as eclectic utilising a combination of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy); DBT (Dialectic Behavioural Therapy); Mindfulness (which I prefer to call "Quiet Contemplation"); Transactional Analysis and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (Phenomenological enquiry). Zoom or in-person Clinical or in-person Equine Assisted sessions available.

Holistic Lifestyle Practice is a private counselling practice located in Bunbury WA and online via zoom or phone. Kellie Hansen - Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician is available for appointments Monday to Friday and sees clients under GP Mental Health Care Plans, NDIS participants, Employee Assistance Programs, provides relationships therapy (Gottman level 1) and provides clinical supervision to a range of mental health practitioners in Bunbury and via telehealth around Australia.

I bring a unique blend of creativity, insight, mindfulness and over 20 years of professional experience to my practise as a therapist to assist with the full range of emotional issues, including trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and personal fulfillment. I have a Masters in Counselling and am a qualified life coach and with training in hakomi, narrative and yoga therapy.

Registered Counsellor & Supervisor - individuals, couples and families (adults, adolescents & children). I love to engage with my client's unique story and tailor my approach to my clients' needs. Whether you are feeling stuck in life or your relationship, overwhelmed, demotivated, lost or down, or ready for a change in career or life in general - I would love to hear your story and walk with you. If you're looking for supervision, I offer my support to student counsellors and private practice counsellors (Provisional to Level 2), chaplains, and pastors/ministers.

Equine assisted counselling is a professional and experiential approach to counselling, psychotherapy and MH, that supports clients in addressing therapeutic goals (emotional, cognitive, behavioural, relationship and MH conditions) with horses as co facilitators in this process. Clients are offered safe experiences with Horses for the purpose of exploring self-experience in relationship, building self-awareness, building awareness of habits that are no longer serving them well.Developing Psychological and social skills. Inclusive of Confidence building,Stress regulation in Nature,meaningful Connection,Mindfulness and problem solving

Senior Clinical Psychologist & Neurofeedback Certified (BCIA) in Fremantle Private-Practice, servicing Perth-metro & online clients AU-worldwide. Also specializing in Occupational & Sports Psych, online coaching. Specialties: workers comp (rehabilitation psych), abuse, trauma, pain management, job stress, wellness, peak performance assessment, coaching & consulting. Therapy offers an opportunity to be more self aware, to learn new skills or tool(s), to be better problem solvers, communicators, to heal relationships & old wounds, let go of old baggage, and move on to a richer, fuller life. I assist in all these dimensions, and more.

Become aware of, your bodies response to traumas and other life events. Explore & develop your awareness & to find solutions that are right for you. Using a trauma informed holistic approach to self-care. Using Neuroscience research, evidence based art therapy and creative psychotherapy you will tap into sensorimotor stress held within the body. Issues such as trauma, PTSD, reproductive mental health, adoption and identity, reducing chaos, managing control, stress, self-care, transitions, decision making and relationships which are impacted by wellbeing. Registered NDIS provider, EMDR, art therapy, dreamwork.

Denise is a registered online-only Psychologist and accredited supervisor who has been practising for 20 years now, in private practice, not-for-profit companies and government agencies in Australia (and Brazil). Denise's main focus is to help people overcome emotional problems related to life events that may be stopping them from living fulfilling lives and to aid their recovery from mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, relationship problems, parenting and work-related difficulties.