Justyna Ptak-Broers

Registered Counsellor | B.Psych, M.Psych, M.Couns

Justyna is a warm and thoughtful counsellor who holds space with deep compassion, curiosity and care. She brings a rich and diverse background in psychology and counselling, with qualifications from both Europe and Australia, and over a decade of experience supporting individuals, couples, families and groups through life’s challenges.

She believes that healing and growth are most powerful when therapy is holistic and personalised—when your unique story, needs, and expectations are honoured every step of the way. 

Justyna focuses on moving forward, self-empowerment and creating a positive future.

Justyna support our clients through:

  • Women’s Counselling

  • Men’s Counselling

  • Couples counselling

  • Adolescent Counselling, age 11 +

  • ADHD counselling age, 11+

Walking alongside you with care, as you heal, grow, and come home to yourself.

Therapeutic 
Modalities

Justyna is known for crafting individualised plans for her clients, drawing from a wide range of evidence-based approaches including:

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy 

  • Parts Work

  • Relational Life Therapy

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

  • The Gottman Method

  • Ester Perel and Gabor Mate’s principles.

Her practice is trauma-informed, integrative, and rooted in the values of inclusivity, authenticity, and deep relational care.

Justyna brings sensitivity, insight, and relateability to relationships, personal growth and life’s challenges.

She offers a grounded and collaborative presence, always seeing her clients within the wider context of their relationships, daily lives, and environments. She often works alongside allied health professionals to support whole-person wellbeing.

  • Creating healthy relationships.

  • Supporting clients to move forward and build resilience.

  • Seeing broader relationship dynamics at play.

  • Addressing emotional abuse head-on.

  • Working with adolescents and young adults age 11+

  • Guiding couples in reconnecting with empathy and understanding.

  • Navigating ADHD personally and in relationships.

  • Women’s empowerment and self-esteem building.

  • Healing from family/domestic violence for women.

Justyna is especially passionate about:

Qualifications & Experience

Courses: 

  • Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, Terry Real, 2025

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, Dr Sue Johnson, 2023

  • The Domestic Abuse Resource and Training, Family and Domestic Violence Foundation, 2022 & 2023.

  • Bravehearts Mentalization 2024

  • Family and Domestic Violence Foundation in Couples, 2024

  • Working with couples, 2024

  • Working with children and adolescents, 2024

Qualifications: 

  • Master of Counselling, Murdoch University, 2023

  • Masters in Psychology Health & Social Psychology, Maastricht University, 2016

  • Master in Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 2015

As a registered counsellor with training in psychology and counselling, Justyna’s professional path is grounded in evidence-based approaches, professional development and reflective practice.

Her clients often describe her as steady, real, spicy and refreshingly relatable: with a gentle sense of humour and genuine interest in who you want to be, not just what you’ve been through.

Justyna brings a wealth of experience to men, women, couples and adolescent counselling.

Experienced counselling for the relationship with yourself, and your loved ones.  

Work with Justyna

Justyna hosts sessions on Wednesdays and Fridays in  Cottesloe or online.

Here are the next steps:

  • Complete the form below and keep an eye on your spam folder for our email clients@gabriellademori.com

  • Your enquiry will be thoughtfully reviewed within hours of receipt by our client care team, Monday- Friday.

  • You’ll be provided with online calendar links to book your first appointment swiftly.

  • We’ll answer your questions and provide all the information you’ll need to book efficiently and with confidence.

  • Our therapists typically have appointments available in the next two weeks, so you’ll avoid delays or waitlists.

  • We’re excited to welcome you as a treasured client of our bespoke therapy practice.

Justyna runs her own Private Practice and engages Gabriella de Mori & Co to provide supportive administrative and other business services.