Individual Counselling in Cottesloe

Often, people seek therapy once their thoughts and mood are distressing and they don’t feel like themselves. You might think that you can handle your mental health on your own, but confronting difficult emotions can be daunting which is why so many people avoid it, but this doesn’t heal your symptoms at the core, only distracts you temporarily. Our gentle counsellors can guide your self-discovery, offer strategies to manage anxiety and depression and find a path forward that deeply understands why these symptoms arrived and what they can teach you about how you’re experiencing life and how you can show up more authentically.

Do you struggle to cope with stress in your life? Maybe you are dealing with a difficult situation, or everyday life's demands are becoming too much. When stressed or burnt out, you’re more likely to feel irritable, overwhelmed, anxious, distracted, and tense. Your sleep may be impacted and you might still wake up tired. You’re at the point where a massage is not going to solve all of your stress issues, and we need to take a broader look. We’ll explore what you are going through with one of our counsellors, and help you to learn coping strategies to deal with stress, promote relaxation, and build resilience. We’ll also explore and understand the beliefs and influences that have led you to hold so much stress in your life, including parts of you that are high-achieving, perfectionist, people-pleasing and or struggle to say no and set healthy boundaries.

If you are suffering from being reactive, deep hurts, challenges in relationships or difficulty regulating emotions, we’d love to help you understand and explore your triggers core needs and how to soothe yourself when triggered. We’ll show you your inner resilience, resources and strengths and awaken your authentic self so that your emotions and reactions don’t get the best of you or ruin your day anymore.

Relationship problems, big or small, can hugely benefit from relationship counselling. Face your relationship challenges with curiosity and compassion and come out stronger on the other side. We will help you develop communication skills, address conflict, and enhance your connection with each other by communicating your needs, triggers, boundaries, hurts and cor desires for connection.

Trauma and loss tend to take hold of our lives, sometimes without it being obvious, and change who we used to be. Through counselling, we provide a safe space for gently working through painful experiences, to heal and find meaning in your story, while reducing intense bodily actions emotions, anxiety, trauma responses and panic. We are trauma-trained therapists with expert trauma and PTSD skills to reduce your reactions and to feel like yourself again. We know it can be done!

Change and transition can feel overwhelming and cause feelings of grief and confusion. We are here to support you through all the challenges, help you with adjustment to the new chapters in your life and to feel stronger and more confident to deal with future transitions. We’ll guide you to navigating uncertainty and disruption to your routine, life and self as you used to formerly know it with confidence and courage.

You want to know yourself better, improve yourself and develop a loving and compassionate relationship with yourself. You want to improve your core self-beliefs, self-esteem and confidence so that you can engage in life without negative beliefs getting in way. Therapy with us will strengthen your self-esteem, and help you understand who you are and what you need in this life to feel supported, nourished and connected.

The truth is, most of your current distress, challenges or trauma is often related to your childhood when you didn’t have the skills to express, protect or understand yourself. Going back to re-connect with your Inner Child, unburdened from the stress, tension and negative beliefs they have been holding about themselves, relationships and the world will be immensely healing for you. We can’t wait to help you do that in a safe and gentle way that will put many missing puzzle pieces together about your adult life, relationships and challenges.