Self Esteem Psychologists and Therapists in Stanthorpe, QLD
Some things are hard to name — and even harder to carry alone. If you're living with the weight of trauma, navigating life across cultures, or working through challenges that feel too layered for a short-term fix, you've found the right space.
I work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds ready for something deeper: real, ongoing work that meets you where you are — not where a system expects you to be. Migrant, refugee, and multicultural communities — people who grew up between worlds, navigating anxiety, depression, complex trauma, OCD, or borderline presentations and never quite finding a service that reached them.
Some things are hard to name — and even harder to carry alone. If you're living with the weight of trauma, navigating life across cultures, or working through challenges that feel too layered for a short-term fix, you've found the right space.
I work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds ready for something deeper: real, ongoing work that meets you where you are — not where a system expects you to be. Migrant, refugee, and multicultural communities — people who grew up between worlds, navigating anxiety, depression, complex trauma, OCD, or borderline presentations and never quite finding a service that reached them.
Rachel is a Clinical Psychologist who provides individual therapy for adults with a range of mental health concerns including anxiety, depression and stress. She has a particular interest in helping people adjust to change across the lifespan. Although change is normal and helps us to grow it can also be unexpected, unwelcome and difficult to manage. She provides confidential, professional and supportive therapy to help individuals navigate life’s challenges with learning, wellness, relationships and change across the lifespan. Common concerns include learning, employment, relationships, parenting, aging and health issues.
Rachel is a Clinical Psychologist who provides individual therapy for adults with a range of mental health concerns including anxiety, depression and stress. She has a particular interest in helping people adjust to change across the lifespan. Although change is normal and helps us to grow it can also be unexpected, unwelcome and difficult to manage. She provides confidential, professional and supportive therapy to help individuals navigate life’s challenges with learning, wellness, relationships and change across the lifespan. Common concerns include learning, employment, relationships, parenting, aging and health issues.
There Is Nothing Wrong With You <3. We all have certain traits that can either benefit us or hinder us. This all depends on the circumstance and how aware we are of which trait is behind the wheel in any given moment. Your Vigilance keeps you safe, but when it is always taking the driver’s seat your nervous system becomes taxed. Your people pleasing makes you feel valued and it’s good to care about the people around you. However, having clear boundaries makes for more authentic relationships and stops you from burning out. I’m not interested in trying to "fix" you, but I would love to support your path to self-awareness.
There Is Nothing Wrong With You <3. We all have certain traits that can either benefit us or hinder us. This all depends on the circumstance and how aware we are of which trait is behind the wheel in any given moment. Your Vigilance keeps you safe, but when it is always taking the driver’s seat your nervous system becomes taxed. Your people pleasing makes you feel valued and it’s good to care about the people around you. However, having clear boundaries makes for more authentic relationships and stops you from burning out. I’m not interested in trying to "fix" you, but I would love to support your path to self-awareness.
What happens to the soul when the technological world increasingly determines how we think, work, desire, and understand ourselves? This is an invitation to a deeper interiorisation of what troubles and perplexes us: loosening our tendency to read experience only in personal terms, and attending instead to the autonomous, dialectical movement of the psyche. Rather than optimising identity, vocation, or relationships, we ask what might emerge when consciousness becomes more receptive to the reality of the soul.
What happens to the soul when the technological world increasingly determines how we think, work, desire, and understand ourselves? This is an invitation to a deeper interiorisation of what troubles and perplexes us: loosening our tendency to read experience only in personal terms, and attending instead to the autonomous, dialectical movement of the psyche. Rather than optimising identity, vocation, or relationships, we ask what might emerge when consciousness becomes more receptive to the reality of the soul.
Life’s changes can feel overwhelming, but therapy offers a space for clarity and growth. Welcome to the Resilience Hive! I’m Tanya, a registered Lvl 2 ACA Counsellor and Psychotherapist in Warwick, Queensland, and a Digital Lifeline Crisis Counsellor. I offer a strength-based, trauma-informed approach to support children, teens, adults, couples, and families navigating parenting stress, anxiety, grief, neurodivergence (Autism, ADHD), relationship challenges, workplace struggles, and more. My goal is to help you build resilience, develop coping skills, and achieve meaningful change in a compassionate space—tailored just for you.
Life’s changes can feel overwhelming, but therapy offers a space for clarity and growth. Welcome to the Resilience Hive! I’m Tanya, a registered Lvl 2 ACA Counsellor and Psychotherapist in Warwick, Queensland, and a Digital Lifeline Crisis Counsellor. I offer a strength-based, trauma-informed approach to support children, teens, adults, couples, and families navigating parenting stress, anxiety, grief, neurodivergence (Autism, ADHD), relationship challenges, workplace struggles, and more. My goal is to help you build resilience, develop coping skills, and achieve meaningful change in a compassionate space—tailored just for you.
Anything you're wrestling with and trying to make sense of and want to know why things are the way they are in your life, that is what I want to journey with in your discovery process. If you are wanting to find answers and unpack things to make sense of it all it creates a balance in life to help focus, set goals, breathe, and reorientate.
Anything you're wrestling with and trying to make sense of and want to know why things are the way they are in your life, that is what I want to journey with in your discovery process. If you are wanting to find answers and unpack things to make sense of it all it creates a balance in life to help focus, set goals, breathe, and reorientate.
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We were each made to be someone with something unique and wonderful to bring to the world. However, things can happen that cause us to become disappointed, hurt and confused. We can carry wounds from the past. We can develop patterns of relating to ourselves and others that keep us stuck and unhappy. We have a yearning for a better life but we aren’t sure how to achieve it. I have a passion for helping individuals become the person they were meant to be.
We were each made to be someone with something unique and wonderful to bring to the world. However, things can happen that cause us to become disappointed, hurt and confused. We can carry wounds from the past. We can develop patterns of relating to ourselves and others that keep us stuck and unhappy. We have a yearning for a better life but we aren’t sure how to achieve it. I have a passion for helping individuals become the person they were meant to be.
I’ll help you cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, anger, difficult relationships, medical issues, chronic pain, weight-loss, identity issues, fertility issues, low self-esteem, and life transitions.
Award-winning in mental health, individual, work and couples therapy, my approach is tailored to your unique needs. I can help you gain hope, optimism, healthy thoughts & behaviours, insight, skills & knowledge to navigate personal, professional, & relationship issues. Whether it’s a new strategy, a new you or the self you’ve lost, we’ll find what you need.
I’ll help you cope with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, anger, difficult relationships, medical issues, chronic pain, weight-loss, identity issues, fertility issues, low self-esteem, and life transitions.
Award-winning in mental health, individual, work and couples therapy, my approach is tailored to your unique needs. I can help you gain hope, optimism, healthy thoughts & behaviours, insight, skills & knowledge to navigate personal, professional, & relationship issues. Whether it’s a new strategy, a new you or the self you’ve lost, we’ll find what you need.
Reaching out for counselling can feel daunting. I provide a calm, confidential space where you don't need the right words or a clear plan. We start where you are. We work gently & practically to gain understanding and reconnect with strengths.
People often reach out when:
They feel anxious or constantly on edge.
Their mood has been low for longer than they expected.
Grief or loss feels heavier than it “should.”
Life changes have unsettled their confidence.
Work or relationships feel overwhelming.
They are exhausted from trying to manage everything alone.
They want support around body image, weight, or long-term health struggles..
Reaching out for counselling can feel daunting. I provide a calm, confidential space where you don't need the right words or a clear plan. We start where you are. We work gently & practically to gain understanding and reconnect with strengths.
People often reach out when:
They feel anxious or constantly on edge.
Their mood has been low for longer than they expected.
Grief or loss feels heavier than it “should.”
Life changes have unsettled their confidence.
Work or relationships feel overwhelming.
They are exhausted from trying to manage everything alone.
They want support around body image, weight, or long-term health struggles..
We are Queensland based registered telehealth psychologists with a wealth of experience and training in psychological/psychometric assessments, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) intervention, Counselling, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Trauma-Informed Care, and Attachment-Based Therapy. We work with all ages and specialize in the areas of anxiety, depression, substance use, work-related problems, concerns relating to relationships and criminal justice.
We are Queensland based registered telehealth psychologists with a wealth of experience and training in psychological/psychometric assessments, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) intervention, Counselling, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Trauma-Informed Care, and Attachment-Based Therapy. We work with all ages and specialize in the areas of anxiety, depression, substance use, work-related problems, concerns relating to relationships and criminal justice.
Do you feel overwhelmed by life's challenges? Are you struggling to cope with anxiety, depression or troubled by past experiences? Are your relationships not what you'd like them to be? If so, please know, there is hope. Imagine finding relief from the burdens that weigh you down! As a dedicated counsellor, my goal is to help you overcome life's challenges and rediscover inner strength. Where appropriate I will use EMDR therapy, to reprocess old memories that may be negatively affecting your present. EMDR is a safe and effective therapy, that can help you have inner peace, emotional wellbeing and a renewed hope for the future.
Do you feel overwhelmed by life's challenges? Are you struggling to cope with anxiety, depression or troubled by past experiences? Are your relationships not what you'd like them to be? If so, please know, there is hope. Imagine finding relief from the burdens that weigh you down! As a dedicated counsellor, my goal is to help you overcome life's challenges and rediscover inner strength. Where appropriate I will use EMDR therapy, to reprocess old memories that may be negatively affecting your present. EMDR is a safe and effective therapy, that can help you have inner peace, emotional wellbeing and a renewed hope for the future.
Empowerment to rebuild self-worth and confidence.
My career is rooted in supporting individuals and strengthening communities. From roles in education and rehabilitation to Intensive Family Support and Domestic & Family Violence work, I’ve deepened my understanding of complex social issues and trauma-informed care. Now pursuing a Master of Social Work, I’m focused on building a holistic, evidence-based practice grounded in healing, dignity, and empowerment.
Fuel: coffee,
Indulgence: Peanut Butter Cup Ice-cream
Empowerment to rebuild self-worth and confidence.
My career is rooted in supporting individuals and strengthening communities. From roles in education and rehabilitation to Intensive Family Support and Domestic & Family Violence work, I’ve deepened my understanding of complex social issues and trauma-informed care. Now pursuing a Master of Social Work, I’m focused on building a holistic, evidence-based practice grounded in healing, dignity, and empowerment.
Fuel: coffee,
Indulgence: Peanut Butter Cup Ice-cream
Online Therapists
I assist clients to better manage symptoms giving clients hope to go forward with a greater sense of peace & renewed self confidence.
I support clients through difficult periods in their life. My approach is very personalised & holistic. I also provide my clients with tools, strategies & resources that assist them to process, learn, grow, heal & overcome the patterns that are apparent for them. I have a strong commitment in providing a pathway for positive outcomes.
I assist clients to better manage symptoms giving clients hope to go forward with a greater sense of peace & renewed self confidence.
I support clients through difficult periods in their life. My approach is very personalised & holistic. I also provide my clients with tools, strategies & resources that assist them to process, learn, grow, heal & overcome the patterns that are apparent for them. I have a strong commitment in providing a pathway for positive outcomes.
I am a Clinical Psychologist, trained in evidence-based psychological therapies including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR – Level 1), Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Level 1). I use consolidative therapeutic approach, tailored to client’s unique needs, to help improve the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of individuals and families.
I am a Clinical Psychologist, trained in evidence-based psychological therapies including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR – Level 1), Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Level 1). I use consolidative therapeutic approach, tailored to client’s unique needs, to help improve the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of individuals and families.
Anxiety, depression, skills in improving social interaction, developing strategies to help get through difficult situations both physically and mentally. Providing support to clients that are AOD. Working with clients with PTSD. Working with both children young adults and adults.
Anxiety, depression, skills in improving social interaction, developing strategies to help get through difficult situations both physically and mentally. Providing support to clients that are AOD. Working with clients with PTSD. Working with both children young adults and adults.
Marc Roper is a Principal Counsellor based in Toowoomba, Queensland, working with individuals, couples and families across a wide range of life challenges.
Marc brings a warm, direct and solution-focused approach to counselling — drawing on decades of corporate leadership, HR management and crisis support experience alongside his formal academic training. He understands that people don't always find it easy to ask for help, and works hard to create a space where clients feel genuinely heard, respected and supported from the very first session.
Marc specialises in relationship and couples counselling, men's mental health, anxiety, AD
Marc Roper is a Principal Counsellor based in Toowoomba, Queensland, working with individuals, couples and families across a wide range of life challenges.
Marc brings a warm, direct and solution-focused approach to counselling — drawing on decades of corporate leadership, HR management and crisis support experience alongside his formal academic training. He understands that people don't always find it easy to ask for help, and works hard to create a space where clients feel genuinely heard, respected and supported from the very first session.
Marc specialises in relationship and couples counselling, men's mental health, anxiety, AD
Stop, Collaborate & Listen - Counselling
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Munruben, QLD 4125
Waitlist for new clients
As a late diagnosed Autistic/ADHD/PDA individual, I proudly own who I am and utilise this as a foundation for my framework of practise as a Registered Counsellor. It has given me the permission to deeply root myself in neurodiverse affirmative counselling; a strengths based, non-pathologising type of therapy where each individual’s unique neurotype, sensory needs, values, beliefs, and current lifestyle form the foundation for therapy. It gives me such joy to work with people in the process of unmasking, and gently guide them as they discover what living authentically can be like.
As a late diagnosed Autistic/ADHD/PDA individual, I proudly own who I am and utilise this as a foundation for my framework of practise as a Registered Counsellor. It has given me the permission to deeply root myself in neurodiverse affirmative counselling; a strengths based, non-pathologising type of therapy where each individual’s unique neurotype, sensory needs, values, beliefs, and current lifestyle form the foundation for therapy. It gives me such joy to work with people in the process of unmasking, and gently guide them as they discover what living authentically can be like.
I bring a unique, relational approach to every individual I work with. My office is situated on a small acreage, where I offer room-based, nature-based, online services or equine-assisted psychotherapy. I believe in the power of genuine connection to help people heal and grow, and I am deeply committed to assisting individuals and couples in regaining balance. Whether working with individuals who have faced trauma or those seeking more profound understanding and self-growth, I aim to guide my clients towards a balanced, empowered life of possibility.
I bring a unique, relational approach to every individual I work with. My office is situated on a small acreage, where I offer room-based, nature-based, online services or equine-assisted psychotherapy. I believe in the power of genuine connection to help people heal and grow, and I am deeply committed to assisting individuals and couples in regaining balance. Whether working with individuals who have faced trauma or those seeking more profound understanding and self-growth, I aim to guide my clients towards a balanced, empowered life of possibility.
Experienced Psychologist for over seventeen years. I work with adults struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, relationships, trauma and grief, looking for career change and other issues. I use evidence-based techniques and tailor to individual needs.
My office provides a beautiful, comfortable and safe space where you can process your thoughts and feelings. Together, we can strive for meaning, purpose, connection and feeling valued.
If what you are reading resonates with where you are now, you can make a change.
I welcome you to get in touch to explore further and we can discuss what may work for you.
Experienced Psychologist for over seventeen years. I work with adults struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, relationships, trauma and grief, looking for career change and other issues. I use evidence-based techniques and tailor to individual needs.
My office provides a beautiful, comfortable and safe space where you can process your thoughts and feelings. Together, we can strive for meaning, purpose, connection and feeling valued.
If what you are reading resonates with where you are now, you can make a change.
I welcome you to get in touch to explore further and we can discuss what may work for you.
Changes are part of life. We all have times when we want to change, and sometimes we want a bit of help. Through an integration of techniques and methods and using your own strengths we can work together. Through my experience and studies I work with anxiety, stress, PTSD, grief and loss, existential issues, life transitions, and general mental health challenges.
I use modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Yoga Therapy, Gestalt, Creative, Narrative, Internal Family Systems, and Integral therapy, all based on the Rogerian principles of accepting, listening and not judging.
Changes are part of life. We all have times when we want to change, and sometimes we want a bit of help. Through an integration of techniques and methods and using your own strengths we can work together. Through my experience and studies I work with anxiety, stress, PTSD, grief and loss, existential issues, life transitions, and general mental health challenges.
I use modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Yoga Therapy, Gestalt, Creative, Narrative, Internal Family Systems, and Integral therapy, all based on the Rogerian principles of accepting, listening and not judging.
Self Esteem Therapists
When should a person seek therapy for low self-esteem?
When self-esteem problems begin to disrupt the healthy daily functioning of an individual, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If a person finds that they are not engaging with friends for fear of being judged, not completing work assignments because they don’t think they’re capable, or not finding romantic love because they don’t feel they’re worthy of it, a therapist may be able to help.
What are the signs of low self-esteem?
Low self-esteem is a common issue that can affect a person's mental and emotional well-being. Some common signs of low self-esteem include negative self-talk, perfectionism, social anxiety, difficulty making decisions, an inability to set boundaries, people-pleasing, and others. A lack of belief in oneself or one’s abilities and a feeling of not being worthy or deserving underlie most of these characteristics.
What causes low self-esteem?
Feelings of low self-worth can begin in childhood or adulthood. Being raised by a highly critical parent or growing up feeling constant disapproval can stay with a person well into adulthood. Specific issues in adulthood may also be a cause of low self-esteem. An unhappy relationship, a dysfunctional work or school experience can impact a person’s feelings of self-worth.
How can therapy improve self-esteem?
Therapists can help identify negative thought patterns that keep the client stuck in a loop of destructive self-talk and develop coping skills to change the voice in their head. A therapist can help with goal-setting, so that clients are better able to stay on task and build confidence from successfully completing work they’re proud of. Coaching a client on how to better communicate can improve relationships. These skills can result in someone with low self-esteem feeling empowered and living with less fear.