Brigitte House, PACFA

Brigitte House is a counsellor who aims to help people find clearer direction and greater wellbeing during uncertain times. She focuses on helping clients manage stress, anxiety, grief and relationship strain, and she supports people facing trauma, self‑esteem struggles and midlife transitions. Brigitte’s style is warm and down‑to‑earth, with an emphasis on building a reliable therapeutic relationship.

She brings ten years of psychotherapy and counselling practice alongside earlier work in community services and social work. That broader background informs a practical approach to problems that matter in day‑to‑day life. Brigitte uses mindfulness, body‑based methods and person‑centred ways of working to help people feel more present and resourced.

Sessions typically involve conversational check‑ins, learning simple mindfulness and somatic exercises, and noticing habits that get in the way. She also draws on trauma‑focused and Internal Family Systems ideas to help people understand difficult patterns and move through stuck places. The pace and focus are set by each client’s needs.

Brigitte practises in Australia and holds PACFA accreditation with work concentrating on emotional regulation, attachment issues, communication problems and life purpose questions. She has experience supporting people affected by domestic violence, bereavement, fertility and cancer concerns, and first responder stress.

People who choose her often want a therapist who listens, offers gentle guidance and teaches tools they can use between sessions. To begin, the site matching process helps pair practical goals with Brigitte’s way of working before scheduling the first appointment.

How Brigitte’s approaches translate to online work

Brigitte uses person‑centred methods that keep the client’s experience central, helping people feel heard and understood as they talk through concerns. Mindfulness therapy is offered as practical breathing and attention exercises to reduce anxiety and increase presence. Somatic therapy includes simple body‑focused practices to help people notice tension, ground themselves and respond differently to stress.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals and what feels comfortable. That may mean starting with conversational, person‑centred sessions and adding mindfulness or somatic exercises as needed.

Please check which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the profile notes tele‑health and face‑to‑face experience in the past but does not list specific options here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check‑ins when needed. It also lets people practise mindfulness and somatic techniques in their usual routines, making skills easier to carry into daily life.