We offer a range of services to provide you with support for your unique needs.
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We are available for Telehealth (telephone or videoconferencing) counselling appointments. Wherever you live in the world, you can receive therapy at Little Window.
Who we work with
We believe that therapy is for everyone; for issues big and small, and everything in between.
Therapy can be a powerful way to maintain and protect positive mental health; it’s a connection point to yourself, and a way to explore what is happening for you in your life.
People come to Little Window for concerns including:
Anxiety
Depression
Stress
Grief and loss
Trauma
Abuse (sexual, emotional, physical and neglect)
Relationships and relational wellness
Self-esteem, identity, and personal development
Life transitions
Eating issues
Brain injury and rehabilitation
Sexual health, sexuality and gender identity affirmation
Addictions
Pregnancy, parenting and attachment
Post-natal mental health
Emotional, social & behavioural concerns in children
ADHD and Autism Spectrum
Disorder Sensory difficulties and disorders
Early psychosis
Family separation
Childhood issues
Spiritual-related health and wellness
FAQs
What services do you provide at Little Window?
Little Window is a holistic psychology practice in Brisbane (Greenslopes) that provides counselling to adults, couples, adolescents, children and families. We have highly skilled and compassionate therapists who have experience working across a broad range of issues including but not limited to anxiety, depression, grief and loss, women's issues, adolescent counselling, parenting and children, trauma, and sex, sexuality and gender-related issues. We also offer clinical supervision and self-care support to other therapy and wellness professionals.
The therapists at Little Window work from a humanistic, person-centred, and relational framework, meaning that a genuine, empathic and accepting relationship between you and your therapist is formed, with the belief that you have the capacity to fulfill your own potential.
We create a therapeutic environment in which you take the lead in the sessions.
This approach moves away from what used to be the hierarchical and patriarchal relationship between the therapist and the client, where the therapist was seen as the expert, towards a more personable and authentic relationship, where your experience as the client is seen as the most crucial aspect of the counselling process.
Our therapy team consists of Psychologists, Mental Health Occupational Therapists, Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Couple Therapists, a Drama/Arts Therapist and a Mental Health Social Worker. We also have a team of five Client Support Team members, all with a Psychology background and whom are trained specifically in guiding you comfortably and safely through the ins and outs of the counselling process.
Little Window can provide support via telephone and Zoom and can visit you at your home if you are unable to attend our practice. Click here to learn more about our service and the type of therapy approaches we use.
How can counselling help?
It can be helpful to talk to someone who is not a family member or friend. A Psychologist/Counsellor can provide a space and a relationship that allows you to safely self-explore. Neutral and non-judgmental support is provided in therapy, guiding you through evidence-based strategies and tools to assist you with your concerns.
Research has shown that seeking professional counselling facilitates positive changes in the brain - this process alters unhelpful patterns of behaviour towards more helpful patterns of thinking, feeling and being. Counselling can also help to provide you with clarity, and a sense of feeling heard, supported, and understood.
Therapy is a safe and personal process that can involve talking, working together to unpack and explore your concerns, and discovering your own unique ways of working towards mental and emotional wellness.
Counselling can sometimes involve non-verbal ways of communicating, such as expressive therapies (for example, art, symbol work, play, and movement), mindfulness and meditation, and learning about your brain and body, and how you can take charge of your own well being. There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach. You and your therapist will decide together which approach would feel most comfortable and work best for you.
How many sessions will I need?
The amount of sessions you need will depend entirely on your individual circumstances. You will likely get a sense of what regularity works for you. Counselling can be most effective when it is regular and consistent, particularly when you first begin the process.
Typically, sessions can occur weekly or fortnightly to start with, and then decrease in frequency as you work through your concerns; however, this is flexible. You and your therapist will assess your needs and situation, and decide together on what will work best for you.
What can I expect from the first appointment?
It is normal to feel nervous, worried, emotional, hopeful, or even excited about your first appointment. When you arrive, our friendly Client Support Team will greet you and offer you a soothing cup of organic tea.
Your therapist will invite you into your therapy room, and engage with you in a relaxed, conversational way, to explore what has brought you to therapy, and ask about your concerns. Contrary to stigmatised and media-portrayed ideas of counselling, you will not be pathologised, judged, given advice, or hypnotised in your first session! This appointment is for you to have an opportunity to tell your story, and to have someone be present with you to hear and hold space for your thoughts, feelings and experiences. Your therapist is trained in meeting you at your pace, so you will not feel forced or hurried into talking about anything you are not comfortable to in your first session, or any of your sessions.
The first appointment is about getting to know each other and for your therapist to learn about your world. It is also an opportunity for you to familiarise yourself with the environment, your therapist and the counselling process, and decide whether they will be a good fit for you.
It is important that you feel our approach to therapy is suited to your individual needs; therapy is most effective if you feel there is an alignment in values and if you feel a sense of safety in the therapy space and with the person you are working with.
Little Window is unique because our Client Support Team are trained clinically and intuitively to match you to the right therapist; we have 13 therapists on our team, all with diverse personalities and approaches. If at any stage during your counselling process, you do not feel your therapist is a good match for you for whatever reason, we welcome your feedback, and can discuss shifting you to a different therapist on the team, to ensure that your experience is a safe and positive one.
During your first session, you may wish to ask questions relating to what to expect, and how your therapist can best support you.
If you are a parent and are bringing your child to counselling, the first session will typically involve meeting with just you, or you and your partner (without your child present) to discuss your concerns. This first session is needed to gather important background information about your child and discuss how we as a team can best support them.
A standard psychology session is 50 minutes.