Counselling services
A Beautiful Mess Counselling & Psychotherapy offers counselling for adults, young people aged 12 and over, couples and relationships, NDIS participants, and people seeking inclusive, affirming and trauma-informed support.
Services are available in person in the Greater Brisbane area, via telehealth, through walk-and-talk counselling, and online by enquiry.
Individual counselling offers space to explore what is happening in your life, relationships, body, mind and sense of self.
You might come to counselling because you feel anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected, burnt out, grieving, confused, angry, numb or unsure what you need. You might also come because you are ready to understand yourself more deeply, change old patterns, build emotional regulation skills, or explore who you are outside of other people’s expectations.
I work with concerns including:
anxiety and overwhelm
trauma and trauma responses
grief and loss
identity exploration
self-worth and shame
neurodivergence, ADHD, autism, masking and burnout
attachment patterns and relationship wounds
emotional regulation
life transitions
family stress
boundaries and communication
sexuality, gender, kink, ENM and polyamory
schemas and long-standing patterns
Counselling is collaborative and paced with you. We can focus on reflection, practical strategies, psychoeducation, emotional processing, nervous system support, or a combination of these.
Individual counselling
Relationship counselling can support couples, partners and people in diverse relationship structures to explore communication, conflict, intimacy, trust, boundaries, attachment patterns and relational needs.
I am particularly interested in supporting people in ethical non-monogamous, polyamorous, kink-involved and LGBTQIA+ relationships. Many people in non-traditional relationships have had to spend too much time explaining or defending their relationship structure before they can access meaningful support. My aim is to offer a space where your relationship is not treated as the problem simply because it looks different from dominant social expectations.
Relationship counselling may support you to:
understand repeated conflict cycles
communicate needs more clearly
explore boundaries and agreements
navigate jealousy, insecurity or shame
repair after disconnection
strengthen emotional safety
explore intimacy, identity and relational change
make sense of attachment patterns
support transitions into or within ENM/polyamory
Relationship counselling is not about deciding who is right or wrong. It is about slowing things down enough to understand what is happening between people and what each person may need.
Relationship counselling
Young people and parent support
I work with young people aged 12 and over, as well as parents and caregivers seeking support around adolescence, school stress, identity, emotional regulation, anxiety, family conflict, neurodivergence and life transitions.
My background in education and wellbeing gives me a strong understanding of the pressures young people and families can face. I aim to offer young people a space that feels respectful, non-judgemental and genuine, while also supporting families to better understand what may be happening beneath behaviour, withdrawal, overwhelm or conflict.
Neurodiversity-affirming counselling
Neurodiversity-affirming counselling recognises that ADHD, autism and other forms of neurodivergence are not personal failures or character flaws. Many neurodivergent people have spent years masking, over-functioning, people-pleasing or feeling as though they are “too much” or “not enough”.
Counselling may support you to explore identity, emotional regulation, burnout, sensory needs, boundaries, relationships, shame, self-advocacy and ways of living that feel more sustainable and authentic.
LGBTQIA+, kink-aware and ENM/polyamory-affirming counselling
My practice is affirming of LGBTQIA+ identities, kink-involved people, sex-positive exploration, ethical non-monogamy, polyamory and diverse relationship structures.
You are welcome here whether you are confident in your identity, questioning, exploring, rebuilding after shame, navigating relational complexity, or simply wanting a counsellor who will not make you educate them before support can begin.
NDIS counselling support
NDIS counselling support is available for eligible participants, with fees charged in line with current NDIS rates.
This work may support emotional adjustment, coping strategies, identity, self-advocacy, communication, emotional regulation, social connection, disability adjustment, independence and wellbeing.
NDIS sessions are currently available for plan-managed participants. Please enquire if you are unsure whether your plan can be used for counselling support.
Walk-and-talk counselling
Walk-and-talk counselling may suit people who feel more comfortable moving than sitting face-to-face in a room. It can be particularly helpful for some people who feel anxious, restless, overwhelmed or more able to reflect while walking.
Walk-and-talk sessions are still counselling sessions, with the same care around confidentiality, boundaries and consent. We can discuss whether this option is appropriate for your needs during an enquiry call.
Workshops and training
A Beautiful Mess Counselling & Psychotherapy also offers workshops and psychoeducation for community groups, schools, workplaces, gyms, LGBTQIA+ spaces, neurodivergent groups, relationship education spaces and online audiences.
Workshops can be developed around topics such as trauma-informed practice, nervous system overwhelm, emotional regulation, neurodiversity, inclusive relationships, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, ethical non-monogamy, boundaries, communication, schemas and psychoeducation for everyday wellbeing.
Please get in touch to discuss workshop options.
