Counsellor profile
Brigitte House, PACFA
Australia
PACFA counsellor - Stress and relationships
Continue with BrigitteWhere Brigitte stands
- Credentials
- PACFA
- Registration
- PACFA, Australia / 23610
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Australia
About
- Person-centred work
- Somatic approaches
- Mindfulness practice
About Brigitte
Brigitte House is a PACFA counsellor with ten years working in psychotherapy and counselling. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem. Brigitte works in Australia and conducts sessions in English.
She began in the community services and not-for-profit sector as a social worker and then moved into psychotherapy and teaching meditation. That background means she combines practical service experience with over a decade of direct counselling work in both agency and private-practice settings.
Brigitte uses person-centred methods that keep the person central to the work. She also draws on trauma-focused and somatic approaches to help people notice how stress and past events show up in the body. Internal Family Systems ideas are used when helpful to look at different parts of a person’s inner world.
In a typical session she listens and reflects, alongside offering mindfulness tools and body-based techniques for grounding and regulation. She talks through relationship patterns, attachment concerns, and habits such as people-pleasing that leave someone drained. Sessions aim to strengthen everyday coping and clear next steps rather than promise instant change.
Her practice has included face-to-face and telehealth work, and she has helped people with issues such as fertility stress, family of origin problems, divorce, domestic violence, first responder strain, cancer-related distress, and recovery from addiction. People who seek help for codependency and communication problems will find those topics included in her clinical focus.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to you. It helps when someone needs a steady, accepting presence to sort through feelings and choices. Mindfulness Therapy brings practical exercises for noticing thoughts and body sensations and is useful for stress, anxiety and grounding. Somatic Therapy pays attention to bodily responses and offers simple techniques to reduce tension and panic responses.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Brigitte will discuss what feels workable and try different methods based on your goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process where you and the counsellor adjust methods as you go.
The original biography mentions both face-to-face and telehealth experience, but please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use voice-only or video depending on what suits them. Talk with her about what format matches your routine and comfort so sessions can fit into everyday life.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and self-esteem concerns. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, codependency and family of origin problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her practice is person-centred with trauma-informed, somatic and mindfulness elements. She also uses Internal Family Systems ideas when helpful to explore internal parts and patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience in psychotherapy and counselling, plus earlier work in community services and social work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with PACFA and works in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first appointment?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.