Anxiety Psychologists and Therapists in Alstonville, NSW
I see individuals who are experiencing difficulties with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, relationship issues, grief and loss, identity issues, low self-esteem, coping and adjustment issues, and self-care.
I'm a Counselling Psychologist and my approach is collaborative, holistic and client-centred. I offer a respectful, attentive and warm space where a strong therapeutic relationship can be fostered. By clarifying therapy goals, identifying strengths and using evidence based treatment approaches, I work with clients to alleviate symptoms and enhance wellbeing.
I see individuals who are experiencing difficulties with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, relationship issues, grief and loss, identity issues, low self-esteem, coping and adjustment issues, and self-care.
I'm a Counselling Psychologist and my approach is collaborative, holistic and client-centred. I offer a respectful, attentive and warm space where a strong therapeutic relationship can be fostered. By clarifying therapy goals, identifying strengths and using evidence based treatment approaches, I work with clients to alleviate symptoms and enhance wellbeing.
Trauma, complex trauma, addiction, PTSD, anxiety, depression and emotional problems are my favourite things to work with.
If you are suffering from psychological and emotional pain, or problematic behaviours, I can help you to explore, understand and resolve what is causing them. Mental illness and psychological pain is confusing and often overwhelming, but it can be resolved and recovered from.
Trauma, complex trauma, addiction, PTSD, anxiety, depression and emotional problems are my favourite things to work with.
If you are suffering from psychological and emotional pain, or problematic behaviours, I can help you to explore, understand and resolve what is causing them. Mental illness and psychological pain is confusing and often overwhelming, but it can be resolved and recovered from.
I work with individuals and couples experiencing recurring relationship patterns, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, burnout, disconnection, identity shifts, separation, co-parenting challenges, and major life transitions.
Relational Home is my psychotherapy practice based in beautiful Newrybar, offering individual counselling, relationship counselling, and couples therapy across Byron Bay, Bangalow, the Northern Rivers, and online throughout Australia.
I offer both in-person and online sessions as a PACFA-registered counsellor and psychotherapist. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in genuine dialogue, warmth, and support.
I work with individuals and couples experiencing recurring relationship patterns, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, burnout, disconnection, identity shifts, separation, co-parenting challenges, and major life transitions.
Relational Home is my psychotherapy practice based in beautiful Newrybar, offering individual counselling, relationship counselling, and couples therapy across Byron Bay, Bangalow, the Northern Rivers, and online throughout Australia.
I offer both in-person and online sessions as a PACFA-registered counsellor and psychotherapist. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in genuine dialogue, warmth, and support.
I am an accredited provider of Cool Kids and Cool Little Kids: CBT focused management of anxiety and depressed related concerned.
Are you a member of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) community? Are you a parent finding it hard to connect with your teenager? Are you a mother trying to cope with the stress of being a mum, wife and working? Are you a single mother faced with life's challenges? Are you an individual going through the stress of relationship breakdown or simply trying to navigate transitions in your life? Are you a young person struggling to engage with school, your friends and family? If you answered yes to either of the above questions, then my counselling service is for you.
I am an accredited provider of Cool Kids and Cool Little Kids: CBT focused management of anxiety and depressed related concerned.
Are you a member of the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) community? Are you a parent finding it hard to connect with your teenager? Are you a mother trying to cope with the stress of being a mum, wife and working? Are you a single mother faced with life's challenges? Are you an individual going through the stress of relationship breakdown or simply trying to navigate transitions in your life? Are you a young person struggling to engage with school, your friends and family? If you answered yes to either of the above questions, then my counselling service is for you.
They may be navigating challenges such as anxiety, neurodivergence, or past trauma, but they are also seeking more than symptom relief—they want to reconnect with meaning, purpose, and joy.
I work with children, adolescents, and adults navigating a range of challenges, including neurodivergence (such as autism and ADHD), trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and learning differences. I provide therapy and cognitive or learning assessments to help individuals better understand themselves and access the support they need to thrive.
They may be navigating challenges such as anxiety, neurodivergence, or past trauma, but they are also seeking more than symptom relief—they want to reconnect with meaning, purpose, and joy.
I work with children, adolescents, and adults navigating a range of challenges, including neurodivergence (such as autism and ADHD), trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and learning differences. I provide therapy and cognitive or learning assessments to help individuals better understand themselves and access the support they need to thrive.
Elaine is a caring and compassionate Psychologist with a depth of experience and treatment focus in the following areas: anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), childhood abuse, complex trauma, grief and loss, separated parenting, couples counselling, adjustment issues, and low self-esteem.
Elaine provides evidence-based integrative treatment that focuses on the unique needs of each individual. Elaine's treatment approaches include: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Elaine is also a qualified Art Therapist and creativity coach.
Elaine is a caring and compassionate Psychologist with a depth of experience and treatment focus in the following areas: anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), childhood abuse, complex trauma, grief and loss, separated parenting, couples counselling, adjustment issues, and low self-esteem.
Elaine provides evidence-based integrative treatment that focuses on the unique needs of each individual. Elaine's treatment approaches include: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for trauma and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Elaine is also a qualified Art Therapist and creativity coach.
Parents often reach out when their child is struggling with anxiety, anger, big emotions, social difficulties, family changes or after experiencing trauma, including family violence or sexual harm.
Hi, I’m Skye.
I’m an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Certified Synergetic Play Therapist offering therapeutic support to children and their families as they navigate emotional, behavioural and relational challenges. I work with children aged 3 to 15, using developmentally attuned, play-based approaches that support children to make sense of their experiences, strengthen their inner resources and build safe connections with themselves and others.
Parents often reach out when their child is struggling with anxiety, anger, big emotions, social difficulties, family changes or after experiencing trauma, including family violence or sexual harm.
Hi, I’m Skye.
I’m an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and Certified Synergetic Play Therapist offering therapeutic support to children and their families as they navigate emotional, behavioural and relational challenges. I work with children aged 3 to 15, using developmentally attuned, play-based approaches that support children to make sense of their experiences, strengthen their inner resources and build safe connections with themselves and others.
I support and guide people to process trauma and maladaptive behaviours so they can find passion and direction in their lives to build lasting quality relationships with self and others, making adjustments and modifications in their behaviours and thought processes. I am a qualified counsellor, behavioural specialist and EMDR trauma specialist. I specialise in working with teenagers and adults through the power of EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Behaviour Change Techniques.
I support and guide people to process trauma and maladaptive behaviours so they can find passion and direction in their lives to build lasting quality relationships with self and others, making adjustments and modifications in their behaviours and thought processes. I am a qualified counsellor, behavioural specialist and EMDR trauma specialist. I specialise in working with teenagers and adults through the power of EMDR, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Behaviour Change Techniques.
If you’re an adult struggling with depression, anxiety, anger, trauma history, relationship difficulties, alcohol/drug use, or general listlessness/emptiness/meaninglessness, I can probably help.
My therapeutic approach is a mix of Gestalt psychotherapy and ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy). I've worked at the Buttery drug rehab, NSW Health, and in private practice.
I've been published in the Sydney Law Review and the Journal of Gambling Studies, and I've published a translation of the Daoist classic, the Chuang Tzu.
If you’re an adult struggling with depression, anxiety, anger, trauma history, relationship difficulties, alcohol/drug use, or general listlessness/emptiness/meaninglessness, I can probably help.
My therapeutic approach is a mix of Gestalt psychotherapy and ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy). I've worked at the Buttery drug rehab, NSW Health, and in private practice.
I've been published in the Sydney Law Review and the Journal of Gambling Studies, and I've published a translation of the Daoist classic, the Chuang Tzu.
Therapy can support change when anxiety, depression, PTSD/c-PTSD, disordered eating or other problems are impacting your life.
I am an Accredited Social Worker (AASW) and a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician (ANZAED) with over 15 years’ experience across youth mental health services, schools, and specialist programs. My am trained in a range of evidence based modalities and my work is grounded in narrative therapy principles.
Therapy can support change when anxiety, depression, PTSD/c-PTSD, disordered eating or other problems are impacting your life.
I am an Accredited Social Worker (AASW) and a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician (ANZAED) with over 15 years’ experience across youth mental health services, schools, and specialist programs. My am trained in a range of evidence based modalities and my work is grounded in narrative therapy principles.
I am an English born, Australian qualified psychologist who is trained to help people of all ages with their mental and emotional challenges.
I am an English born, Australian qualified psychologist who is trained to help people of all ages with their mental and emotional challenges.
Hi! My name is Liga. I am a Psychotherapist offering individual counselling and group therapy to help you come back home to yourself.
Using Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems & Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), I help you develop the emotional and nervous system regulation skills and bring more calm and ease into your mind, body and life.
My group therapy courses are supportive spaces for women to understand and gently heal trauma and include:
• Simple psychoeducation on trauma, attachment & the nervous system
• Guided practices & sharing
• Learn practical regulation skills to take with you for life! :)
Hi! My name is Liga. I am a Psychotherapist offering individual counselling and group therapy to help you come back home to yourself.
Using Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems & Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), I help you develop the emotional and nervous system regulation skills and bring more calm and ease into your mind, body and life.
My group therapy courses are supportive spaces for women to understand and gently heal trauma and include:
• Simple psychoeducation on trauma, attachment & the nervous system
• Guided practices & sharing
• Learn practical regulation skills to take with you for life! :)
They struggle with intense emotions, self-criticism, and complex relationships, often stemming from trauma or deep-seated fears of isolation.
I offer neuroaffirming, trauma-informed art therapy & counselling. I help clients explore emotions, build self-worth, navigate relationships, and gain independence through creative, client-led, and accessible support.
They struggle with intense emotions, self-criticism, and complex relationships, often stemming from trauma or deep-seated fears of isolation.
I offer neuroaffirming, trauma-informed art therapy & counselling. I help clients explore emotions, build self-worth, navigate relationships, and gain independence through creative, client-led, and accessible support.
I provide counselling and psychotherapy services to individuals, couples and families in Ocean Shores and have a busy private practice.
I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (Medicare rebates available ), a clinical member and accredited supervisor of the Australian Association of Family Therapy (AAFT) and have master’s qualifications in both Social Work and Couple & Family Therapy. I also offer professional supervision and training to health professionals.
I provide counselling and psychotherapy services to individuals, couples and families in Ocean Shores and have a busy private practice.
I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (Medicare rebates available ), a clinical member and accredited supervisor of the Australian Association of Family Therapy (AAFT) and have master’s qualifications in both Social Work and Couple & Family Therapy. I also offer professional supervision and training to health professionals.
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I work primarily with families with children up to the age 12, and have a particular interest in working with anxiety, trauma, autism and ADHD.
I enjoy working with young people and families who are goal focused and motivated to make real progress and change. I have a down-to-earth and child friendly manner, with lived experience in the challenges of modern everyday family life. While having a keen interest in supporting the needs of children and families, I also provide support for individuals across the lifespan across a broad range of areas including trauma therapy and EMDR.
I work primarily with families with children up to the age 12, and have a particular interest in working with anxiety, trauma, autism and ADHD.
I enjoy working with young people and families who are goal focused and motivated to make real progress and change. I have a down-to-earth and child friendly manner, with lived experience in the challenges of modern everyday family life. While having a keen interest in supporting the needs of children and families, I also provide support for individuals across the lifespan across a broad range of areas including trauma therapy and EMDR.
Do you want to get to the root cause of your challenges? Are you ready for sustainable change through inner work? Are you yearning to transform your relationship to yourself & those around you? I support uncommonly curious, sensitive, and deep feeling humans access truth, authenticity & freedom from within. I meet you in the depths of your inner world, so that you can dissolve shame, welcome home the suppressed parts of yourself & return to a sense of wholeness & humanness. I work with both youth & adults, online & in person Byron Bay. Please book in for a free connection call to see if we are the right fit, via my website.
Do you want to get to the root cause of your challenges? Are you ready for sustainable change through inner work? Are you yearning to transform your relationship to yourself & those around you? I support uncommonly curious, sensitive, and deep feeling humans access truth, authenticity & freedom from within. I meet you in the depths of your inner world, so that you can dissolve shame, welcome home the suppressed parts of yourself & return to a sense of wholeness & humanness. I work with both youth & adults, online & in person Byron Bay. Please book in for a free connection call to see if we are the right fit, via my website.
We all have times when we experience challenges in life that would benefit from the support of a skilled professional. Whether it be challenges with the relationship with ourselves, with an intimate partner, children, parents, grandparents, co-workers or employers, at Pause and Effect Change we can help you reconnect with your authentic needs, identify patterns that may be constraining the change you desire, find a new perspective to problems that may feel entrenched, teach you new tools that are sustainable and easy to learn and access new found energy to activate the change you need to make.
We all have times when we experience challenges in life that would benefit from the support of a skilled professional. Whether it be challenges with the relationship with ourselves, with an intimate partner, children, parents, grandparents, co-workers or employers, at Pause and Effect Change we can help you reconnect with your authentic needs, identify patterns that may be constraining the change you desire, find a new perspective to problems that may feel entrenched, teach you new tools that are sustainable and easy to learn and access new found energy to activate the change you need to make.
Although I enjoy helping people in many areas, I really like working with anxiety, life transitions, relationship counselling, trauma & grief.
I combine the knowledge and expertise of a clinical psychologist with the experience of counselling and therapy and the wisdom of many years of life. I believe in living life as fully and positively as possible. Although I use a number of modalities I particularly like working with EMDR, schema based therapy, experiential work, and EFT for couples.
Although I enjoy helping people in many areas, I really like working with anxiety, life transitions, relationship counselling, trauma & grief.
I combine the knowledge and expertise of a clinical psychologist with the experience of counselling and therapy and the wisdom of many years of life. I believe in living life as fully and positively as possible. Although I use a number of modalities I particularly like working with EMDR, schema based therapy, experiential work, and EFT for couples.
I work with clients who often struggle with anxiety, depression, and questions of identity, which often arrive together.
My clients are adults carrying something for a long time without a name for it. Functioning on the outside. Holding careers, relationships, and families together. But underneath, something keeps surfacing in the same patterns, the same arguments, the same sleepless nights.
Many are navigating major transitions. A career change. A relationship ending. A move across countries or cultures. Some carry the invisible weight of expectations that were never theirs to own.
All of them have reached a point where something has to shift. I work with them to find what is underneath. Not to fix them. To help them finally see themselves clearly.
I work with clients who often struggle with anxiety, depression, and questions of identity, which often arrive together.
My clients are adults carrying something for a long time without a name for it. Functioning on the outside. Holding careers, relationships, and families together. But underneath, something keeps surfacing in the same patterns, the same arguments, the same sleepless nights.
Many are navigating major transitions. A career change. A relationship ending. A move across countries or cultures. Some carry the invisible weight of expectations that were never theirs to own.
All of them have reached a point where something has to shift. I work with them to find what is underneath. Not to fix them. To help them finally see themselves clearly.
Many people come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck in cycles of self-criticism, anxiety, shame, or emotional exhaustion.
My work is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), supported by EMDR, somatic and compassion-focused approaches within a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming framework. Together we gently explore the different parts of you, helping protective patterns soften and allowing clarity, healing, and greater self-compassion to emerge.
Many people come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck in cycles of self-criticism, anxiety, shame, or emotional exhaustion.
My work is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), supported by EMDR, somatic and compassion-focused approaches within a trauma-informed, neuro-affirming framework. Together we gently explore the different parts of you, helping protective patterns soften and allowing clarity, healing, and greater self-compassion to emerge.
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Anxiety Therapists
When should I seek treatment for anxiety?
Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.
What are the most common types of treatment for anxiety?
Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioural therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.
How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?
The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.
How effective is treatment for anxiety?
Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.