COUNSELLING
Alicia Pinfold
Individual counselling in Ballarat (and online across Victoria)
Individual counselling provides a supportive, non-judgemental space to explore what you are experiencing and to develop practical strategies for change. Sessions are tailored to your goals, pace, and lived experience, supporting meaningful and sustainable improvements in wellbeing.
What individual counselling can help with
- Anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm
- Low mood, burnout, or depression
- Difficulty managing thoughts or emotions
- Life transitions, adjustment, and identity exploration
- Neurodivergence, including Autism and ADHD
Therapeutic approach
Our counselling is person-centred, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-informed practice, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
We focus on:
- Understanding unhelpful thinking patterns
- Building emotional awareness and regulation
- Strengthening coping strategies
- Supporting real-world, practical change
Inclusivity
We provide counselling that is inclusive of neurodivergent individuals and diverse lived experiences, offering a safe and respectful therapeutic space for each person we work with.
Appointments
Individual counselling is available face-to-face in Ballarat and via telehealth across Victoria.
If you are unsure whether counselling or psychology is the most appropriate service, our intake team will support appropriate service matching based on your needs.
Felicity Bailey
Relationship counselling provides a structured, supportive space to understand what is happening in your relationship and to create new patterns that feel safer, clearer, and more connected. Sessions focus on practical communication skills and deeper relational understanding, so progress is both meaningful and sustainable.
What relationship counselling can help with
- Repetitive conflict and communication breakdown
- Rebuilding trust after hurt or betrayal
- Strengthening emotional and physical intimacy
- Navigating major life stressors or transitions
- Clarifying needs, boundaries, and shared goals
Therapeutic approach
Our relationship counselling is person-centred, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-informed relational therapies. We focus on patterns, emotional needs, and practical tools that couples can apply between sessions.
Inclusivity
We provide inclusive relationship counselling for neurodivergent individuals and relationships, LGBTQIA+ couples, and diverse relationship structures.
Safety and suitability
Relationship counselling may not be appropriate where there is fear, coercion, intimidation, or significant power imbalance. Where safety concerns are present, we may recommend alternative supports or individual services.
Appointments
Relationship counselling is available in Ballarat and via telehealth across Victoria. To enquire or refer, contact our clinic team and we will guide the next steps.