Holistic Counsellor Brisbane
Heal from developmental and relational trauma through mind-body healing approaches. As a holistic counsellor in Brisbane, I can support you in discovering how nervous system and somatic approaches, alongside cognitive therapies, can transform your physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing.
What is holistic counselling?
Experience how nervous system and somatic approaches in conjunction with cognitive therapies can benefit your physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing. When you engage in my approach to trauma counselling in Brisbane, your nervous system responses and non-verbal behaviours are valued as part of the process to healing.
Holistic counselling can help with:
Reducing feelings of shame and self-blame
Increasing awareness of non-verbal behaviours
Understanding triggers and how to recognise early warning signs
Learning how to regulate emotions and build emotional resilience
Enhancing capacity to foster a felt sense of safety and connection
Educating how the nervous system and brain adapts in the service of safety
Support with grief and loss
Loss takes many forms - the death of loved ones, relationship endings, job changes, or health challenges - and can leave you feeling lost and overwhelmed. For example, after significant loss, it can be hard to acknowledge what's happened, to talk about it or work through it. Your world shifts, you lose your bearings, and you may fall into cycles of self-blame. However, avoiding grief doesn't make it disappear; it prolongs suffering and increases distress.
I offer compassionate support to navigate the reluctance to process grief, understand the impacts on relationships, and develop healthier ways to honour and integrate your experience of loss.
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“I always feel safe, heard and understood”
“I’m so relieved to have found Gretta after a long search for a counsellor I truly connect with. In our sessions, I always feel safe, heard and understood, leaving with a deeper understanding of myself. The strategies we develop together are practical, motivating, and genuinely helpful.” – HD, Sydney NSW
Hi, I’m Gretta! Experienced holistic counsellor in Brisbane
In my practice, I recognise that trauma, grief, stress, and emotional challenges can manifest psychologically, physically, and/or alter one's world view. Drawing from different modalities, I assist clients with building awareness on how challenges are manifesting for them specifically.
Through a collaborative process, I develop personalised treatment plans tailored to each client, focusing on their individual values, strengths, and preferred healing modalities.
My unique approach
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Life transitions
When facing life transitions or feeling stuck, a holistic approach helps identify where patterns might be held—whether in repetitive thought cycles, physical tension, or suppressed emotions—and works with all three dimensions to create movement and clarity.
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Self-awareness
Exploring how emotions show up in the body, how physiological sensations influence thoughts, and how mental patterns affect emotional states, a rich, multifaceted view of one's inner world begins to emerge. This self-awareness is necessary for developing skills to notice early warning signs of distress, regulate overwhelming feelings, and to assist in the longer term creation of new neural pathways that support healthier responses.
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Sustainable change
Whether navigating relationship challenges, career transitions, anxiety, grief, or simply seeking personal growth, addressing the whole person increases capacity for sustainable change. Healing unfolds on multiple levels, creating a stronger foundation for lasting well-being and resilience.
I work from a comfortable and safe location in inner-city, Brisbane
Meeting together creates a sense of safety and containment that can facilitate deep exploration, while the traveling to and from sessions helps create clear boundaries between therapy time and daily life.
An invitation to take the next step
Support and the possibility of healing is here.
An individual session cost is $200.00 and goes for 60mins.
Frequently asked questions
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Holistic counselling takes a whole-person approach, recognizing the interconnectedness of mind, body, spirit, and environment. Treatment might integrate various approaches including talk therapy, mindfulness practices, body-based interventions, creative therapies, or attention to nutrition and lifestyle factors.
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Studies indicate holistic therapy can lead to improved mental health, increased coping skills, greater self-awareness, and enhanced quality of life. The research suggests that thoughtfully integrated, holistic approaches can be highly effective for many people and conditions.
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Yes. While I’m based in inner-city Brisbane, I support clients Australia-wide. Find out more about my online counselling support.