Counselling services
A Beautiful Mess offers couples and relationship counselling, alongside individual counselling for adolescents aged 14 and over and adults. You may be seeking support with recurring conflict, disconnection, trust or intimacy, or with anxiety, identity, burnout, belonging and life changes.
My practice is LGBTQIA+ affirming and neurodiversity-affirming. I welcome monogamous, ENM and polyamorous relationships, and offer kink/BDSM-aware and sex worker-inclusive counselling.
This may be a good fit if you are looking for support with:
Repeated arguments, disconnection or difficulty repairing after conflict.
Trust, intimacy, jealousy or relationship agreements.
Anxiety, overwhelm or burnout.
Identity, belonging or feeling misunderstood.
Neurodivergent needs, masking or self-understanding.
Life changes, family difficulties or changing relationships..
Counselling for individuals, couples and relationships
Couples and Relationship counselling
Maybe you keep having the same argument, feel distant from each other, or struggle to reconnect after conflict. You may be navigating trust concerns, differences around intimacy, jealousy, or changes in what you each want from your relationship.
I work with couples and partners to understand what happens between you when things become difficult, make room for each person’s experience, and explore ways to communicate your feelings and needs.
I draw on Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) to explore recurring conflict patterns and the emotions and needs beneath them. Together, we work towards greater understanding, emotional connection and repair, with attention to what each person hopes for from counselling.
Monogamous, ENM and polyamorous relationships are welcome. My work is LGBTQIA+ affirming, neurodiversity-affirming and kink/BDSM-aware. Sessions can also support conversations about boundaries, relationship agreements and transitions, with respect for each person’s autonomy.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, questioning parts of your identity, navigating a difficult change, or trying to understand patterns that keep showing up in your life.
I work with adolescents aged 14 and over and adults, offering space to explore what is happening, what matters to you and what you would like to change. Together, we develop an approach that fits your needs, capacity and circumstances.
Individual Counselling
How I work: affirming counselling that makes room for you
My practice is LGBTQIA+ affirming and neurodiversity-affirming, with respect for monogamous, ENM and polyamorous relationships. I offer kink/BDSM-aware and sex worker-inclusive counselling.
You can explore identity, relationships, belonging or experiences of judgement—or seek support with something entirely separate. These parts of your life will be met with respect, curiosity and room for your own understanding of yourself.
We can adapt sessions to how you think, communicate and process information. This might mean more time to find words, clearer questions, written or visual options, movement, or less pressure for eye contact. You are welcome to tell me what helps, and we can work it out together.
Counselling is available through individual sessions, relationship counselling sessions, telehealth, walk-and-talk counselling, and concession appointments. In person sessions are available in Sherwood and Milton.
NDIS counselling may be available to plan-managed and self-managed clients where it aligns with your goals and funding arrangements.
Appointment options
Looking to see Julie at Courageous Being in Milton on Tuesday or Saturday? Book through the Courageous Being website.
Looking to see Julie through A Beautiful Mess on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday? Use the links below.
For NDIS counselling or concession appointments, please get in touch before booking so we can discuss arrangements and availability.
