Gestalt Counselling in Neutral Bay, NSW
I use a combination of psychodynamic methods interjected with internal family systems, gestalt and existential approaches.
AT My Place Counselling and Psychotherapy offers personal psychotherapy, counselling and professional supervision to individuals, couples and groups. We meet you at wherever you are on your path for growth and change.
Our purpose is to support and work alongside you to guide change and promote growth personally and professionally.
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Therapeutic navigation for healing and growth with Psychotherapy and Counselling services for young people (15 years and older) and adults (all ages)
Sharing knowledge and experience we promote learning and growth through therapeutic coaching, supervision and professional development
I use a combination of psychodynamic methods interjected with internal family systems, gestalt and existential approaches.
AT My Place Counselling and Psychotherapy offers personal psychotherapy, counselling and professional supervision to individuals, couples and groups. We meet you at wherever you are on your path for growth and change.
Our purpose is to support and work alongside you to guide change and promote growth personally and professionally.
We do this though -
Therapeutic navigation for healing and growth with Psychotherapy and Counselling services for young people (15 years and older) and adults (all ages)
Sharing knowledge and experience we promote learning and growth through therapeutic coaching, supervision and professional development
You’ll be supported in navigating major life changes that may have left you feeling uncertain, disconnected, or challenged in your sense of self. Whether you’re facing relationship difficulties, pregnancy or postnatal issues, motherhood, or other life shifts, therapy can help you reconnect with who you are and move forward with clarity and confidence. You’ll also have the opportunity to explore how past experiences and childhood patterns have shaped your adult life, gaining insight, understanding, and tools to live more fully. I work to create a safe, embodied and client-led space for growth at my private practice in Neutral Bay.
You’ll be supported in navigating major life changes that may have left you feeling uncertain, disconnected, or challenged in your sense of self. Whether you’re facing relationship difficulties, pregnancy or postnatal issues, motherhood, or other life shifts, therapy can help you reconnect with who you are and move forward with clarity and confidence. You’ll also have the opportunity to explore how past experiences and childhood patterns have shaped your adult life, gaining insight, understanding, and tools to live more fully. I work to create a safe, embodied and client-led space for growth at my private practice in Neutral Bay.
As a strategic psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist, I welcome those seeking to overcome stagnation and renew their personal journeys. Many want to break free from habits and find purpose. You're looking for guidance to see anew and navigate life's challenges. Your aim is growth across all aspects of life, a ripple effect leading to fulfillment. This means tackling concerns like anxiety, addictions, overthinking, and stress. Your drive is rooted in believing in second chances.
As a strategic psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist, I welcome those seeking to overcome stagnation and renew their personal journeys. Many want to break free from habits and find purpose. You're looking for guidance to see anew and navigate life's challenges. Your aim is growth across all aspects of life, a ripple effect leading to fulfillment. This means tackling concerns like anxiety, addictions, overthinking, and stress. Your drive is rooted in believing in second chances.
Do you seek safety, healing or a meaningful connection?
Do you want to feel whole? To trust yourself again.
Do you want to be seen and heard. Without judgment, without pressure.
Do you want healthier relationships? Whether with a partner, child, or yourself!
Do you want healing that lasts? Not a band-aid, but deep integration and change.
Do you want freedom from your past? So you can create a different future.
Do you want to tap on the root causes of your issues?
Do you want to parent in a way that feels nurturing, secure, and empowering?
Do you want to thrive not just survive?
If you said yes to any of the above, I can help you!
Do you seek safety, healing or a meaningful connection?
Do you want to feel whole? To trust yourself again.
Do you want to be seen and heard. Without judgment, without pressure.
Do you want healthier relationships? Whether with a partner, child, or yourself!
Do you want healing that lasts? Not a band-aid, but deep integration and change.
Do you want freedom from your past? So you can create a different future.
Do you want to tap on the root causes of your issues?
Do you want to parent in a way that feels nurturing, secure, and empowering?
Do you want to thrive not just survive?
If you said yes to any of the above, I can help you!
I am a registered psychologist with over 15 years of clinical experience. I provide counselling and psychological therapy to individuals, couples and families. I have experience in Mood Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, Addictions, PTSD, Trauma, Psychotic Disorders, Anger Management, Relationship Counselling, and Stress Management.
I am a registered psychologist with over 15 years of clinical experience. I provide counselling and psychological therapy to individuals, couples and families. I have experience in Mood Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, Addictions, PTSD, Trauma, Psychotic Disorders, Anger Management, Relationship Counselling, and Stress Management.
You may be high-functioning on the outside yet overwhelmed on the inside — caught in perfectionism, overthinking or self-doubt. You might struggle with anxiety, people-pleasing, boundaries or feeling “not enough,” even though you appear capable to others. Perhaps you're exploring identity (personal, relational, cultural, professional or gender-related), navigating relationship or attachment patterns, or noticing the effects of childhood emotional neglect or emotionally immature parents. You want clarity, confidence and lasting change. Syné Collective is a warm and intentional space where you can explore this, free of judgement.
You may be high-functioning on the outside yet overwhelmed on the inside — caught in perfectionism, overthinking or self-doubt. You might struggle with anxiety, people-pleasing, boundaries or feeling “not enough,” even though you appear capable to others. Perhaps you're exploring identity (personal, relational, cultural, professional or gender-related), navigating relationship or attachment patterns, or noticing the effects of childhood emotional neglect or emotionally immature parents. You want clarity, confidence and lasting change. Syné Collective is a warm and intentional space where you can explore this, free of judgement.
My approach blends Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gestalt, and Internal Family Systems—helping partners understand their patterns, heal old wounds, and create relationships grounded in safety, honesty, and genuine intimacy.
Couples therapy offers a space to reconnect when you’re caught in patterns of distance, tension, or misunderstanding. You might feel like you’re walking on eggshells, having the same fights, or living more like roommates than partners. Maybe trust feels fragile, affection has faded, or you can’t seem to reach each other no matter how hard you try. Beneath the frustration, you both long to feel safe, desired, and understood, to find your way back to the love that once felt easy.
My approach blends Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gestalt, and Internal Family Systems—helping partners understand their patterns, heal old wounds, and create relationships grounded in safety, honesty, and genuine intimacy.
Couples therapy offers a space to reconnect when you’re caught in patterns of distance, tension, or misunderstanding. You might feel like you’re walking on eggshells, having the same fights, or living more like roommates than partners. Maybe trust feels fragile, affection has faded, or you can’t seem to reach each other no matter how hard you try. Beneath the frustration, you both long to feel safe, desired, and understood, to find your way back to the love that once felt easy.
My holistic approach to therapy blends diverse modalities, including Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Somatic Experiencing, IFS, attachment theory, mindfulness and more.
Hello and welcome. Do you feel disconnected from yourself and others? Are you struggling to manage your overwhelming emotions? You might be experiencing relationship challenges causing you distress and find it difficult to express your needs and wants. Perhaps difficult past experiences impact your present circumstances leaving you feeling stuck and lonely. Or you might be concerned about your or someone else’s substance use, disordered eating, or suffering chronic pain. These experiences might leave you feeling powerless. I am here to support you in finding freedom from what holds you back and achieving true lasting transformation.
My holistic approach to therapy blends diverse modalities, including Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Somatic Experiencing, IFS, attachment theory, mindfulness and more.
Hello and welcome. Do you feel disconnected from yourself and others? Are you struggling to manage your overwhelming emotions? You might be experiencing relationship challenges causing you distress and find it difficult to express your needs and wants. Perhaps difficult past experiences impact your present circumstances leaving you feeling stuck and lonely. Or you might be concerned about your or someone else’s substance use, disordered eating, or suffering chronic pain. These experiences might leave you feeling powerless. I am here to support you in finding freedom from what holds you back and achieving true lasting transformation.
My name's Robyn and I'm a Gestalt Psychotherapist and Somatic Movement/Dance Movement Therapist with 17 years' experience working with groups and individuals.
Therapy with me includes the body, movement and creative processes and reaches places where talking alone might not. The journey for each client is entirely unique. My job is to create a safe space where you can grow to understand yourself and what is holding you back, then support you to explore, integrate, build confidence, and practice new ways of being.
My name's Robyn and I'm a Gestalt Psychotherapist and Somatic Movement/Dance Movement Therapist with 17 years' experience working with groups and individuals.
Therapy with me includes the body, movement and creative processes and reaches places where talking alone might not. The journey for each client is entirely unique. My job is to create a safe space where you can grow to understand yourself and what is holding you back, then support you to explore, integrate, build confidence, and practice new ways of being.
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I'm Hitika Bhatia, Principal Clinician at Blossoming Minds Therapy, providing Psychosynthesis psychodynamic psychotherapy which emphasizes the integration of different aspects of the self. This approach is beneficial if you are seeking to explore how your past experiences impact your current relationships. This can lead to improved communication, and stronger connections with self, and others. Exploring difficult emotions in a safe, and supportive environment can help people reduce stress. By exploring unconscious thoughts, and emotions, people may find new sources of inspiration, and increase creativity.
I'm Hitika Bhatia, Principal Clinician at Blossoming Minds Therapy, providing Psychosynthesis psychodynamic psychotherapy which emphasizes the integration of different aspects of the self. This approach is beneficial if you are seeking to explore how your past experiences impact your current relationships. This can lead to improved communication, and stronger connections with self, and others. Exploring difficult emotions in a safe, and supportive environment can help people reduce stress. By exploring unconscious thoughts, and emotions, people may find new sources of inspiration, and increase creativity.
The climate and ecological crisis can cause a range of mental health issues including, grief, anxiety, trauma, and feelings of anger and despair. However, it can also prompt people to re-evaluate their lives, vision meaningful change, and turn sadness into positive life-affirming action. I acknowledge the legitimacy and complicated nature of the human response to the climate crisis; I don't presume the presence or absence of climate-related distress in my client but understand how relationships to nature, living systems, scientific evidence, and media coverage of climate change can help integrate and resolve psychological stressors.
The climate and ecological crisis can cause a range of mental health issues including, grief, anxiety, trauma, and feelings of anger and despair. However, it can also prompt people to re-evaluate their lives, vision meaningful change, and turn sadness into positive life-affirming action. I acknowledge the legitimacy and complicated nature of the human response to the climate crisis; I don't presume the presence or absence of climate-related distress in my client but understand how relationships to nature, living systems, scientific evidence, and media coverage of climate change can help integrate and resolve psychological stressors.
Our emotions play a key role in our mental health. They can make us feel happy, sad, frustrated, depressed, angry, fear or in calm. But when they are affected, the emotions can affect our thinking, behaviour or physical health through symptoms such as insomnia, tiredness, overthinking, lack of energy and many others. So, the goal is to be able to successfully manage the most difficult situation in our life to have a better relationship with ourselves and our loved ones. If we have mental health we will be able to face any situation no matter how difficult it may be. Look for a mental health support is the best decision!
Our emotions play a key role in our mental health. They can make us feel happy, sad, frustrated, depressed, angry, fear or in calm. But when they are affected, the emotions can affect our thinking, behaviour or physical health through symptoms such as insomnia, tiredness, overthinking, lack of energy and many others. So, the goal is to be able to successfully manage the most difficult situation in our life to have a better relationship with ourselves and our loved ones. If we have mental health we will be able to face any situation no matter how difficult it may be. Look for a mental health support is the best decision!
I am a psychologist, with an approach to therapy that is person-centred and holistic in nature, taking into account the many aspects of the human experience and the influences that shape us. I have experience in assessing and providing therapeutic services to adolescents and adults with a diverse range of mental health conditions, and have a special interest in working with complex trauma and dissociation, anxiety, and attachment difficulties. I strive to create safety for individuals to explore their vulnerabilities and am passionate about supporting clients to reduce suffering, to live authentically, and achieve their goals.
I am a psychologist, with an approach to therapy that is person-centred and holistic in nature, taking into account the many aspects of the human experience and the influences that shape us. I have experience in assessing and providing therapeutic services to adolescents and adults with a diverse range of mental health conditions, and have a special interest in working with complex trauma and dissociation, anxiety, and attachment difficulties. I strive to create safety for individuals to explore their vulnerabilities and am passionate about supporting clients to reduce suffering, to live authentically, and achieve their goals.
I focus on giving my clients practical tools for them to make changes in their life, drawing on a combination of therapeutic tools from Short Term Solution Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Relaxation, Hypnotherapy, Narrative and Gestalt.
I support clients in area's of mental health, sexual, relationship, couples issues, grief and loss, workers comp, career transition, to building resilience, changing habits and heal.
I draw on a holistic approach integrating Physical Wellness (diet, nutrition and exercise), Mental Wellness (lowering anxiety & depression) and Neuroplaticity techniques also when appropriate using CBT, mindfulness techniques of meditation, relaxation and self-hypnosis.
I have worked both in the corporate and private sectors.
I focus on giving my clients practical tools for them to make changes in their life, drawing on a combination of therapeutic tools from Short Term Solution Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Relaxation, Hypnotherapy, Narrative and Gestalt.
I support clients in area's of mental health, sexual, relationship, couples issues, grief and loss, workers comp, career transition, to building resilience, changing habits and heal.
I draw on a holistic approach integrating Physical Wellness (diet, nutrition and exercise), Mental Wellness (lowering anxiety & depression) and Neuroplaticity techniques also when appropriate using CBT, mindfulness techniques of meditation, relaxation and self-hypnosis.
I have worked both in the corporate and private sectors.
I understand that each person is unique, and I take an integrative approach to therapy, using a mix of techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Goal Setting, Gestalt Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Existential Therapy, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Creative Therapy.
My name is Johan Torsteinsrud, and my private practice is called Human Puzzles. I am a Sydney-based professional counsellor with over six years of experience in helping people from all walks of life find their way through life’s many challenges. My counselling sessions are mainly conducted online, either via Zoom or over the phone. This provides a convenient and safe way for people to access support without the added stress of travelling to an office. I strive to create a safe space for all genders, races, cultures, bodies, sexual orientations, family constellations, and relationships.
I understand that each person is unique, and I take an integrative approach to therapy, using a mix of techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Goal Setting, Gestalt Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Existential Therapy, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Creative Therapy.
My name is Johan Torsteinsrud, and my private practice is called Human Puzzles. I am a Sydney-based professional counsellor with over six years of experience in helping people from all walks of life find their way through life’s many challenges. My counselling sessions are mainly conducted online, either via Zoom or over the phone. This provides a convenient and safe way for people to access support without the added stress of travelling to an office. I strive to create a safe space for all genders, races, cultures, bodies, sexual orientations, family constellations, and relationships.
My ideal client often feels anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck, navigating depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, or major life changes. They’re seeking support, clarity, relief, and greater self-acceptance. They want to be truly heard, make sense of their experiences, and feel empowered to move forward. Their goal is to build resilience, connect with their strengths, and create a life that feels rewarding and fulfilling.
My ideal client often feels anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck, navigating depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, or major life changes. They’re seeking support, clarity, relief, and greater self-acceptance. They want to be truly heard, make sense of their experiences, and feel empowered to move forward. Their goal is to build resilience, connect with their strengths, and create a life that feels rewarding and fulfilling.
I am a trained Gestalt psychotherapist and I offer a person centred approach in supporting you in the challenges you may be experiencing, a current life event or past experiences that you have not yet had the support to process, or it may be the anticipation of the future.
Bettina provides her clients with empathy, compassion and practical therapeutic support in dealing with a wide range of issues that may have you feeling depressed and confused along with a loss of sense of self. To be validated in your experience is healing and to be normalised may remove that feeling of isolation we may experience within our story. You may be struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, low self esteem and body image issues, grief and loss, burnout, PTSD, self confidence or relationship issues and emotional regulation. Our aim is to work together to create the change and find the healing you desire.
I am a trained Gestalt psychotherapist and I offer a person centred approach in supporting you in the challenges you may be experiencing, a current life event or past experiences that you have not yet had the support to process, or it may be the anticipation of the future.
Bettina provides her clients with empathy, compassion and practical therapeutic support in dealing with a wide range of issues that may have you feeling depressed and confused along with a loss of sense of self. To be validated in your experience is healing and to be normalised may remove that feeling of isolation we may experience within our story. You may be struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, low self esteem and body image issues, grief and loss, burnout, PTSD, self confidence or relationship issues and emotional regulation. Our aim is to work together to create the change and find the healing you desire.
Feeling weighed down as Christmas and New Year approach?
If addiction, gambling, mental health, or relationship problems are becoming harder to manage, this time of year can feel especially heavy and uncertain how you’ll cope around family, the festive season, or financial stress? Change is possible, I offer free consultation, no waitlist and same day appointments are available.
I provide a safe, supportive space where you can talk openly about what’s been happening without fear, shame, or judgement. Together, we’ll work on easing the load, rebuilding your confidence, and finding practical ways to move forward.
Feeling weighed down as Christmas and New Year approach?
If addiction, gambling, mental health, or relationship problems are becoming harder to manage, this time of year can feel especially heavy and uncertain how you’ll cope around family, the festive season, or financial stress? Change is possible, I offer free consultation, no waitlist and same day appointments are available.
I provide a safe, supportive space where you can talk openly about what’s been happening without fear, shame, or judgement. Together, we’ll work on easing the load, rebuilding your confidence, and finding practical ways to move forward.
Hi, I’m Jodie Gale. I'm a Registered Clinical Psychotherapist, Trauma & Inner Child Recovery Expert, Disordered Eating Coach & the founder of Traumawarriors.Online. I help women recover from trauma, emotional eating & not feeling good enough. Some women come to me for therapy not because they have problems but because they are wondering, ‘who am I?’, they want to get to know themselves better & live a richer, deeper, soulful, more meaningful life. The women I work with are drawn to my approach because I provide a holistic, hopeful & soulful perspective for transformation and growth. I offer short term and long-term therapy.
Hi, I’m Jodie Gale. I'm a Registered Clinical Psychotherapist, Trauma & Inner Child Recovery Expert, Disordered Eating Coach & the founder of Traumawarriors.Online. I help women recover from trauma, emotional eating & not feeling good enough. Some women come to me for therapy not because they have problems but because they are wondering, ‘who am I?’, they want to get to know themselves better & live a richer, deeper, soulful, more meaningful life. The women I work with are drawn to my approach because I provide a holistic, hopeful & soulful perspective for transformation and growth. I offer short term and long-term therapy.
My approach is person-centered and trauma-informed, rooted in Relational Gestalt psychotherapy framework.
Are you and your partner feeling more like housemates than companions, struggling to connect, stuck in the same painful cycles, or living with a quiet disconnection no one else can see? Perhaps intimacy feels out of reach, or you’ve moved through relationships searching for closeness but never quite finding safety. If you’re wondering whether the bond can be restored, don’t wait until distance grows deeper. Whether you’re working on your relationship or exploring recurring patterns on your own, I’m here to walk alongside you. Reaching out takes courage, and you deserve the support to create the love you long for.
My approach is person-centered and trauma-informed, rooted in Relational Gestalt psychotherapy framework.
Are you and your partner feeling more like housemates than companions, struggling to connect, stuck in the same painful cycles, or living with a quiet disconnection no one else can see? Perhaps intimacy feels out of reach, or you’ve moved through relationships searching for closeness but never quite finding safety. If you’re wondering whether the bond can be restored, don’t wait until distance grows deeper. Whether you’re working on your relationship or exploring recurring patterns on your own, I’m here to walk alongside you. Reaching out takes courage, and you deserve the support to create the love you long for.
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Gestalt Counsellors
What is gestalt therapy?
Gestalt therapy is based on the idea that to address unresolved negative feelings, emotions must be not only discussed but also actively expressed in the present moment. The term is from a German word meaning “whole,” and gestalt therapists believe that people should be considered whole entities made up of mind, body, and emotions. Gestalt sessions are rooted in the notion that a client’s total self must be discovered, explored, and confronted, so that they can take greater responsibility for themselves and their behaviour, learn to satisfy their own needs while still respecting the needs of others, and reconnect with feelings they might otherwise deny.
How does gestalt therapy work?
Gestalt therapy sessions do not just involve talking with a therapist. Clients may take part in role-playing, re-enactment, or artistic exercises like drawing and painting, with the goal of becoming more aware of negative thought patterns that limit happiness. One common gestalt exercise is “the empty chair,” in which a client sits across from an empty chair representing a partner, relative, boss, or a part of themselves—and, with the therapist’s encouragement, improvises a dialog with it. The intention is to bring the emotions raised by past conflicts into the present and work through them in the moment.
How long does gestalt therapy last?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for gestalt therapy; people who believe that they are making progress typically continue until they feel they’ve addressed the issues that had been holding them back. New patients should understand that it may take some time to become comfortable with gestalt exercises but once they do, they should expect sessions to extend for a number of months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions.
Does gestalt therapy work?
Gestalt therapy has generally been found to be as effective as other forms of talk therapy in helping people living with anxiety, depression, phobias, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders, as well as helping individuals reduce conflict in relationships. Gestalt techniques, on their own or in combination with other therapies, can also be effective in managing physical ailments including ulcerative colitis, migraines, and back spasms. It should be noted that some people may have trouble adapting to gestalt therapy’s lack of formal structure or to a therapist’s close observations of their body language and emotions; others may struggle to commit to techniques that feel unnatural, like the empty chair exercise.