Issues We Treat

QLV Counselling and Hypnotherapy provides confidential counselling and psychotherapy for individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, low mood, stress, trauma, relationship difficulties, grief, low confidence and challenging life changes.

Sessions are tailored to your individual needs and may draw on counselling, psychotherapy and clinical hypnotherapy. Support is available in person in South Brisbane and via Telehealth.

INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES CAN SUPPORT:

  • Anxiety, persistent worry and panic
  • Depression, low mood and reduced motivation
  • Stress, burnout and work-life balance
  • Trauma and difficult life experiences
  • Grief, loss and major life changes
  • Low self-esteem and confidence
  • Relationship and family difficulties
  • Managing difficult emotions, including anger
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  • Phobias, fears and avoidance
  • Sleep difficulties and insomnia
  • Addictions and difficult habits
  • Motivation, procrastination and feeling stuck
  • Assertiveness and setting healthier boundaries
  • Workplace pressure and interpersonal conflict
  • Adjusting to illness, disability or changing circumstances
  • Personal growth, clarity and self-understanding
STRESS

When stress starts to feel overwhelming

Stress can affect your thoughts, emotions, relationships, sleep and ability to manage everyday demands. You may feel constantly tense, exhausted, irritable or unable to switch off.

Counselling can help you understand what is contributing to your stress, recognise unhelpful patterns and develop practical ways to feel more settled and in control.

Support may help with:

  • Work and personal pressure
  • Overthinking and difficulty switching off
  • Sleep disruption and emotional exhaustion
  • Feeling overwhelmed or unable to cope
  • Relationship and family stress
  • Building healthier boundaries and coping strategies

If stress is affecting your wellbeing or daily life, you do not have to manage it alone.

ADDICTIONS & HABITS

Support for addictions and difficult habits

Alcohol, substances, gambling, vaping and other compulsive behaviours can gradually affect your health, relationships, confidence and daily life. Change can feel difficult, particularly when the behaviour has become a way of coping with stress or painful emotions.

Counselling provides a confidential and non-judgemental space to understand your patterns, identify triggers and build practical strategies for lasting change.

Support may help you:

  • Understand triggers and underlying emotional needs
  • Reduce harmful or compulsive behaviours
  • Manage urges and high-risk situations
  • Develop healthier coping strategies
  • Strengthen motivation and confidence
  • Prepare for setbacks and reduce the risk of relapse

Where medical or specialist addiction care is needed, counselling can work alongside those services as part of your wider support.

ANXIETY & DEPRESSION

Support for anxiety and depression

Anxiety and depression can affect how you think, feel, relate to others and manage everyday life. You may experience persistent worry, low mood, loss of motivation, emotional exhaustion or a sense of being stuck.

Counselling offers a confidential space to explore what you are experiencing, understand contributing patterns and develop practical strategies that support emotional wellbeing.

Support may help with:

  • Persistent worry and overthinking
  • Low mood and reduced motivation
  • Panic, fear and avoidance
  • Low confidence and self-esteem
  • Sleep and concentration difficulties
  • Managing difficult emotions
  • Developing healthier coping strategies

Together, we can work towards greater understanding, confidence and a more manageable way forward.