LGBTQ+ Affirming Counsellors in Creswick, VIC

I am a Mental Health Social Worker, counsellor and psychotherapist. I practice from a holistic Gestalt perspective informed by trauma and attachment theories. I have a warm and caring approach, as I value the therapeutic relationship to provide a trusted and reflective space as a vehicle for change.

I'm a clinical psychologist in private practice with particular expertise in LGBTQIA + wellbeing. Alongside my focus on LGBTQIA + mental health, I'm interested in working with ​anyone looking to learn skills to manage difficult thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I have particular interest and experience working with anxiety disorders, university students, grief (especially following a death by suicide), and unhelpful behavioural patterns (e.g., procrastination, perfectionism, people-pleasing).

Everyone is on a different journey and we all have our own struggles and stories to tell. I specialised in working with adults, teenagers, and children (6-12y-o) to identify their inner core strengths, maximising their potentials, skills, and abilities to strive for a well-balanced life. I was born in Borneo, identify as gay , and I have experience living in different countries and cultures. My lived experience has filled me with compassion and empathy, and these strengths allow me to connect with individuals on a deeper level regardless of their backgrounds. I speak fluently in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Hakka etc.

Louis is an integrative psychotherapist who offers ongoing individual psychotherapy to people of all kinds. They specialise in working with LGBTQIA + people and their families, people in non-normative relationships, workers in the sex industry, and others whose experiences of marginalisation have affected their mental health and access to affirmative treatment. They are passionate about exploring the intersections of individual mental health and systemic forces, and helping clients to find congruent and meaningful ways of understanding their experiences and navigating the world.

I work with anxiety disorders, depression, addictions, trauma, relationships and sexuality. I self-identify as a gay man and enjoy working with the LGBTQ + community. I only work by Telehealth. My approach to therapy is mainly based on a model called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on learning to let go of unhelpful thoughts, being present with difficult emotions and connecting to your values; the things that really matter to you.

I have 10 years experience as a registered psychologist, working predominantly with LGBTIQA+ people ( Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual , Transgender , Intersex, Queer , Questioning, Asexual, and including pansexual, non-binary, and people of diverse sexuality, gender and bodies who use other words to describe themselves or do not label their sexuality or gender). I understand the barriers to accessing services that marginalised people face, and provide warm, compassionate, non-judgmental support and therapy. I am also a trained EFT relationship counsellor and welcome people of all sexualities, genders, bodies, and polyamorous structures.

I am a registered psychologist with diverse experience across public and private mental health sectors. I work with clients across the lifespan, firmly believing in everyone’s potential for growth and change, no matter their stage in life. My approach to therapy is grounded in the therapeutic alliance. I work hard to create spaces where clients feel safe, supported, and heard.

I am a Clinical Psychologist with over 18 years working in the health and disability sectors (as a support worker, assistant in nursing and Psychologist). I have a special interest in working with adults with disability including acquired brain injury, intellectual disability, ASD, neuro-degenerative disease etc. I also have experience working with couples and families where one or more individuals has disability. Additionally, I have an interest in working with people from LGBTQIA + populations and work with adults from all populations to manage anxiety disorders using effective and evidence based interventions.

We are constantly evolving and can find ourselves facing difficult challenges, often influenced by family, social and cultural conditioning, religious and gender-based beliefs, roles, and biases. We might want to break free from this conditioning and constraints, this can be difficult to understand within ourselves, our relationships, and our families. We might realise that our sexual, relationship, and gender identities and preferences may be different from societal expectations, so we struggle internally to accept who we are and are then unable to live authentically. We might need support from someone to navigate these changes.

Do you feel that you have tried everything to feel better and nothing has worked? Are you different from everyone around you and feel you do not fit in? Have you spoken to people that still just don't “get it”? Are you having a difficult time expressing yourself and don’t know what to do? I understand what you are going through, because I have been there. But don't worry, I can help and assist you. I provide therapy that is warm, forward, and modern with a holistic approach. In my practice, you are welcome, safe, and can express yourself without fear or judgement.

Rocco is a psychologist with experience and training working with adults, adolescents and children. He has experience treating a variety of psychological difficulties; his areas of interest include trauma, life transitions, grief, relationship problems as well as issues related to mood & anxiety. Rocco is passionate about LGBTQIA + mental health, men’s, and adolescent mental health. He has worked in various schools in Victoria performing assessments or providing the advocacy and emotional support that is integral to a young person’s development.

Clients who are looking for support in a 2022 world, inclusive of their minorities & special needs. K loves working with all variety of clients, for things such as : - Gender &/or Sexuality exploration or affirmation - Relationship dynamic support (multi-partner relationships, jealousy etc) - Sexual functioning issues (pain during sex, orgasm difficulties, etc) - Contraception assessment & education and much more! If you're not sure if K is the right fit, reach out!

Hello, I’m a queer , white, Internal Family Systems therapist, family violence social worker & meditation facilitator. I have experience working with victim-survivors of family violence, people with chronic mental illness & complex trauma, LGBTQIA & sex worker communities. I can support you through deep emotional distress, feelings of unworthiness & shame, disembodiment & disconnection, trauma (sexual, relational, intergenerational), understanding your sexuality, conscious boundary setting, developing needs-based communication skills & unpacking whiteness/white privilege/white-supremacist thinking.

I have extensive experience working with trans , gender diverse and non-binary people. I specialise in working with those who are exploring their gender identity or sexuality as well as those with anxiety, depression and other life issues that may or may not be connected to their identity. I have helped many individuals come out to family and friends, and I work with partners and parents of trans and gender diverse individuals.

I am a LGBTQIA plus affirmative therapist and work across the adult population with issues related to depression, anxiety, self worth and relationship dynamics. I have an Indian heritage and speak fluent Hindi. Being from a South Asian background and a child of migrants puts me in a position to understand the relational difficulties you might be going through and how to navigate these situations.