How we can help

How we can help

Psychotherapy & Counselling Services, Brisbane

Walking alongside you as you reconnect to your inner wisdom and discover the answers to your growth and healing

At Wise Beginning we support individuals, romantic partners, and families with a range of mental health and wellbeing issues, including trauma, grief, addiction, adjusting to a new country, relationship counselling and more…

Counselling that meets you where you are

Psychotherapy & Counselling Brisbane, In-Person and Online

There are many reasons why someone might work with a Psychotherapist or Counsellor.

People often connect with me when they are:

  • Feeling overwhelmed and stressed
  • Experiencing the impacts of trauma and feeling that this is holding them back from living their best life
  • Wanting to improve communication skills and strengthen the bond with their significant other
  • Seeking support as they find their feet and confidence as an immigrant in Australia.

Do any of these experiences resonate with you?

You don’t have to navigate these challenges alone

As an intuitive and open-minded Psychotherapist, I’m passionate about creating safe spaces and conversations where real and lasting healing can happen – where you can move at your own pace, in the direction of your best self, and your most connected and fulfilling relationships.

Trauma-informed Psychotherapy gives you an opportunity to explore whatever it is that you’re experiencing in a supported environment, to gain an understanding of the factors that may be influencing your situation, as well as tools to cope and ways to work towards healing.

My approach is to work with you to discover what your emotions or physical symptoms are trying to tell you, and how you can listen to them to get clarity on the answers you need and the direction you wish to lead for a new brighter and wiser beginning.

I am open minded and feel comfortable with diversity

Together, we will work at your pace, to go beyond the surface level and get to the root of what is causing you distress.

Alpha has a genuine interest in knowing and supporting you. Through her understanding, empathetic resonance and attentive care, she endeavours to create a safe and supportive environment, so you can make contact with your feelings, psychical sensations, and broad experiences. She knows that your current external affairs support your emotions and behaviour.

Wise Beginning Psychotherapy and Counselling can help you with:

  • Anxiety, stress and grief

  • Self-distrust

  • Depression

  • Personal growth and life transitions

  • General mental health support

  • Clarifying your values and options when making important decisions

  • ADHD Symptoms

  • Chronic illness and pain

  • Relationship challenges

  • Complex trauma and PTSD

  • Anger management

  • Support with the effects of acculturation after immigrating

  • Narcissistic abuse syndrome

  • And more…

  • Personal growth or general mental health support.
  • Clarifying your values and options when making a crucial decision.
  • Substance abuse or addiction.
  • Depression.
  • Anxiety, grief & stress.
  • Self-distrust Instability.
  • Chronic Illness and Pain.
  • Relationships or marital distress.
  • Complex trauma, PTSD.
  • Anger management.
  • Support with the effects of acculturation of immigrants.
  • Group work.

I am available for in person sessions in West End, Brisbane, as well as telephone or video conferencing sessions (around Australia and globally).

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Counselling and Psychotherapy sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Relationship Therapy and Group Work Therapy are offered in Spanish.

What to expect from Counselling and Psychotherapy with Wise Beginning

Therapy that is flexible, engaging and guided by your individual needs

DURATION

It can take time to create change and to see lasting results. However, you should see some level of significant progress after the first three counselling sessions. 

Importantly, this depends on your needs and situation, and can vary greatly from person to person. 

Some people feel that they get the most value after just a few sessions. Others prefer or need therapy for an extended period of time, especially if they have unresolved trauma and difficult childhood experiences, or they experience depression, anxiety or chronic pain. 

In this situation, the process may last up to 10 sessions, followed by a re-assessment where together we will reassess whether further therapy will be helpful.

FREQUENCY

Depending on how you feel, weekly sessions may be more effective at the start, lengthening out to fortnightly or monthly as you get further into the process.

We will work with you to develop a plan which suits your needs and finances. This is entirely up to you. If you’re not working, or you’re experiencing financial hardship, we can work out the best plan that suits you.

APPROACH

I use an Integrative model of interpersonal-relationship neurobiology and brain-mind contemporary neuroscience approach and am experienced in Gestalt Psychotherapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Long-term therapy benefits

I offer both short-term and long-term therapy, depending on your individual goals and needs.

While there is no right or wrong answer to how long you engage in therapy, there are some unique benefits to long-term therapy, including:

  • The opportunity to establish a new level of trust and understanding with your therapist
  • Allows time to unpack deeper challenges, such as childhood trauma or addiction, which take time to safely access and process
  • Time to understand your past and where this may be affecting your present in order to heal these past experiences and find greater mental health and wellbeing.

About Alpha

As an immigrant woman, I understand the many challenges that life presents as an immigrant. These challenges can present in experiences such as “othering”, exclusion and isolation – and these can have a direct impact on mental health (especially confidence and sense of self-worth).

My ability to empathise with these challenges gives me a unique cultural perspective to connect with clients to address their sense of belonging and deal with different challenges.

Alongside my lived experience, I have extensive experience working as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist in Australia – assisting adults, couples and families.

I aim to build a genuine and collaborative relationship with clear boundaries, accompanying you in a process of awareness-raising. I am open minded and feel comfortable with diversity. I will develop the best quality of connection with you, giving you authority in the therapeutic work as I believe and honour that you have wisdom and you are the expert in your life.

I offer counselling and psychotherapy in both English and Spanish.

Services

All Psychotherapy and Counselling services are available In-Person (from West End, Brisbane), and Online via video conferencing (for those around Australia and globally).

Counselling

What is Counselling?

Counselling generally refers to short-term sessions. However, when it comes to chronic or severe mental health conditions like major depressive disorder, severe anxiety disorders, or more complex self-esteem issues rooted in deep psychological trauma, ADHD symptoms, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, self-harming, etc., counselling will not be sufficient. These conditions often require a more comprehensive treatment approach, such as an Informed-Trauma approach psychotherapy. It typically deals with challenging questions or immediate issues that can be resolved at a conscious level in a few sessions. more…

Psychotherapy

What is Psychotherapy?

This gentle, body-centred approach recognises that the physical body holds key information that can guide the healing process, helping you to access and process challenging, traumatic, and developmental experiences. Also, this psychotherapy approach will help you explore the root causes of your struggles with deep empathy and understanding. This approach encourages you to gently investigate your thoughts, emotions, and memories to uncover and heal underlying issues that might be keeping you stuck. Also, this psychotherapy approach will help you explore the root causes of your struggles with deep empathy and understanding. This approach encourages you to gently investigate your thoughts, emotions, and memories to uncover and heal underlying issues that might be keeping you stuck is a very fascinating evolution and a much more profound process that requires the therapist to work on a much deeper level with the client, to address hidden underlying issues so that growth and transformation can flourish. more…

Have a question about Psychotherapy and Counselling with Wise Beginning?

Please check our Frequently Asked Questions page or reach out to me.

CONTACT ME

If you’re interested in Psychotherapy & Counselling, please contact me. We will do our best to work out a plan which suits your budget and mental health needs. 

Alpha offers In-Person sessions in Brisbane, as well as Online sessions across Australia and Globally (via video conferencing).

CONTACT ME

If you’re interested in Psychotherapy & Counselling, please contact me for a free 15-minute consultation. We will do our best to work out a plan that suits your budget and mental health needs. 

Alpha offers In-Person sessions in Brisbane and Online sessions across Australia and Globally (via video conferencing).