Bundaberg Counselling
Bundaberg Counselling is a dedicated to providing a beautiful counselling service for women.
If you are wondering if counselling will be helpful to you, consider the following points:
Face to Face Sessions: We offer counselling at our office and provide face to face sessions so that you get the full benefit of the counselling process.
Emotional Support: Bundaberg Counselling provides a safe and therapeutic environment where the client feels empowered to work through their challenges.
Empathy and Understanding: We provide a non-judgmental ear, ensuring you feel heard and understood.
Stress Management: We can teach you how to cope better with stress and manage anxiety effectively.
Education and Awareness: We can help you understand the biology of stress and its impact on your body and life, and this knowledge can give you the tools you need to move forward to a more positive life.
Strengths: Instead of dwelling on problems, we'll explore your successes, your values, and what makes you resilient. This will help us create positive change. We'll focus on what's strong in you, and use those strengths to tackle the challenges you're facing currently.
Relaxation Techniques: Many sessions incorporate practical activities that help you to relax, feel calm and reduce tension within your body.
Personal Growth: Counselling can facilitate self-discovery and personal development, helping you to better understand yourself.
If you are facing a crisis and you feel this is an emergency, please ring 000.
If you need to talk to someone at any time of the day or night please ring Lifeline on 13 11 14.
BUNDABERG COUNSELLING Counselling with a Difference
Why We're Different
From our warm welcomes to our cups of herbal tea, we care about our clients.
We strive to make a difference in the lives of our clients through counselling, education and compassionate support.
At Bundaberg Counselling, we offer caring and supportive therapeutic counselling using a broad range of evidence-based therapies.
Our aim is to build awareness about the issues you are facing and teach you what’s happening, why it’s happening, and how to change what is happening. We want you to have the practical skills you need to regain a sense of control in your life and move forward to a more positive and a meaningful life.
Our Beach Theme
We love the beach and the counselling room at Bundaberg Counselling has a fresh and inviting beach theme. It's relaxing, peaceful and welcoming. We all seem to be a little happier at the beach and our focus shifts to looking at the beautiful scenery before us. We're very 'Mindful' at the beach and that's great!
The palm trees may be gently swaying in the breeze, the waves may be slowly rolling in, the boats may be casually moving out in the water. We automatically relax when we are in nature. When we breath slowly, casually walk along the sandy beach, and connect with the peaceful pace of the ocean we can relax and feel like we are in a whole different space.
OUR VALUES
It's all about the relationship
Our values underpin all of the work done in our counselling sessions with clients:
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It is with warmth and kindness we are held with compassion.
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It is through connection and understanding we gain courage and insight.
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It is when we experience empathy and acceptance that we feel heard and valued.
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It is by opening ourselves up to new ways of responding to situations that we regain our inner balance.
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It is in the quiet stillness that we hear our breath.
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And it is in these moments that we are able to heal and find strength to move forward.
© Karen Barlow
Telephone Support Services
If you are struggling and need support any time of the day, please talk to a trained telephone counsellor from one of the services below:
Lifeline Australia 13 11 14
**beyondblue ** 1300 22 4636
Mensline Australia 1300 78 99 78
Kids Help Line 1800 55 1800
1800RESPECT 1800 737 732
Why Blue Fairy Wrens are our Mascot
Our Little Blue Fairy Wrens
We have embraced the Australian blue fairy wren as our mascot as it is a beautiful symbol of our counselling ethos of Live, Learn and Thrive.
The Blue Fairy Wrens are Aussie birds, with the males being blue and the females are brown and very cute.
It is fascinating to know that the young male birds are taught a song to sing from an early age. Over time they learn new skills and develop their song. With lots of practice, the male birds perfect the songs into their own exquisitely beautiful song that is uniquely theirs.
That's a bit like what happens in counselling. You come with your story and start to learn new things about yourself and how you function in this world. Over time, you develop a new and richer story about your self.
It's all about being able to Live, Learn and Thrive.
COUNSELLING TOPICS
Here is a general guide to the topics we regularly help people with. But it's really up to you. You are welcome to contact us to talk about your concerns and how we may assist you. If your issues are outside our area of expertise, we will do our best to suggest a service that may be able to help you.
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Anxiety - understanding how stress and anxiety affect our brain, body and health, and learning effective therapies and strategies to transform anxiety from fear to confidence
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Restlessness and fidgeting - why we sometimes can't sit still
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Thoughts - racing, negative, critical, replaying them repeatedly
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Emotions - emotional overwhelm, healthy ways to release emotions
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Weariness and fatigue - running on empty
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Pre-marriage counselling - building a great relationship
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Interpersonal - understanding differences, conflict v co-operation, communication, enrichment: caring, kindness, admiration, sharing
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Parenting - better ways of guiding our kids, step parenting, solo parenting, grandparenting
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Sleep - why it's important, difficulty getting to sleep, why we wake up, sleep hygiene
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Our brain - seven ways for optimum brain health
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Our brain and gut - how to get our lives back on track using our hormones
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Workplace - stress, bullying, work/life balance
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Boundaries - how to set them, when to say yes, when to say no
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People pleasing - feeling like a door mat &/or wanting to be liked
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Coping strategies - why Aussies lean towards unhelpful coping strategies and how to replace them with strategies that actually work
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Addictions - understanding why they occur, learning about options
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Self-harm and eating disorders - looking beyond the obvious
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Grief and loss - life transitions, the grief journey: the path that helps us heal
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Suicide bereavement
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Health issues - caring via empathy, warmth and self-kindness
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Menopause from a counselling perspective - support, empathy, grief & loss
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Developing gratitude and Mindfulness
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Relaxing, soothing, calming and slowing down, and
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Having the confidence to reach out for help.
Never give up. There is always hope!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Here are some answers to the questions we often get asked.
There is a saying that 'Time heals all wounds', but according to Dr Henry Cloud the co-author of 'Boundaries', it's not time that heals wounds, it is what you DO in that time that heals emotional wounds. Counselling provides insight, awareness and understanding about the issues you may be facing. It also provides knowledge and skills to help you cope better and move forward to help you have a more positive approach to life. Ultimately, the aim of counselling is for our lives to be renewed.
There has been a lot of research done in the areas of mental health and wellbeing, and there are many helpful activities that have been proven to decrease stress and improve your wellbeing. Some of these include:
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massages
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tai chi
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walking with a friend
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moving your body
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swimming
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going to the beach
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breathing activities
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singing
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listening to positive peaceful music
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yoga
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gym classes
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riding a bike
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smiling
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guided relaxations and
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Mindfulness activities.
It's also really important to slow down, notice your breathing, be in the present moment, and be kind to yourself.
Bundaberg Counselling is a fee for service business that provides competitive rates. Our sessions run for 1 hour.
Individual sessions - $120
Payments can be made by EFTPOS or bank transfer
Our office is located at Level 1D, 2 Barolin Street, Bundaberg.
We're on the corner of Quay and Barolin Streets. Tom Smith MP has his office on the bottom floor and the building is directly opposite the Art Gallery.
There is a lift at the end of the foyer to take you up to Level 1. Bundaberg Counselling is on the left.
Car parking is available in Barolin Street with 1 hour bays and there are also 2 hour bays in Bourbong Street near the Moncrieff Theatre where the shady trees are.
We are happy to take referrals from your GP and other health professionals. We also welcome self-referrals and you can simply contact us and book an appointment.
You are most welcome to bring a water bottle, as it is important to stay hydrated during counselling.
It is also nice to share a cup of tea. We have a range of organic herbal teas available to all clients eg chamomile, mint and calming blends. If you are on medications, you are encouraged to check with your doctor to see if herbal teas are OK to have while taking medication.
We will look at NDIS support in the near future. For the time being you can do a Google search and find lots of providers out there in our community who can assist you.
Payment for counselling is done via EFTPOS with debit and credit cards or by bank transfer if you have your bank App on your phone.
We'd love to hear from you!
Address
Level 1D, 2 Barolin St, Bundaberg Central QLD 4670, Australia
Phone
0413 971 281ABN
76321029237
Operating Hours
Mondays to Thursdays: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Fridays: 9:00am - 3:30pm