- Person-centred approach
- Somatic methods
- Mindfulness practice
About Brigitte
Brigitte House is a PACFA counsellor with ten years of psychotherapy and counselling experience. She previously worked in community services and social work for many years before moving into counselling and teaching meditation. Brigitte helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem. She also works with life purpose questions and midlife concerns.
Her style is person-centred and trauma-informed. She integrates somatic approaches and process-experiential work to help people notice how their body and feelings respond to stress. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage anxiety and on clearer communication in relationships.
Brigitte has worked in both agency settings and private practice. That background includes supporting people with grief, addiction recovery, gender and sexuality concerns, and complex family problems. Her experience also covers first responder issues, fertility and cancer-related distress, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters.
In a typical session she listens for what matters most to the person and uses mindfulness and internal family systems ideas to help people name inner parts and patterns. She offers meditation practices she has taught in community settings when those suit a person’s goals. The emphasis is on building everyday skills alongside reflecting on meaning.
People meet Brigitte for focused short-term work and for longer conversations about major life shifts. To begin, she asks about current stresses, supports and practical goals so sessions can be shaped to what’s most needed now.
How Brigitte uses therapeutic approaches online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on respectful listening and helping people name what matters. Online sessions using this approach tend to prioritise the person’s immediate concerns and practical next steps. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices to reduce anxiety and improve focus, which transfer well to online conversations or shorter check-ins. Somatic Therapy attends to bodily signals and movement to help release tension and understand trauma responses; therapists introduce gentle grounding exercises and breath work that a person can practise between sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Brigitte collaborates with each person to find what fits best based on their goals, history and preferred pace. That may mean combining mindfulness, somatic noticing and person-centred listening across sessions rather than committing to one single method.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday break or reduce travel time. It also allows short check-ins, guided mindfulness practice, and discussion of somatic techniques without needing to rearrange a full day. Talk through practical needs at first booking so sessions match your everyday life and commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief and low self-esteem. Life purpose and midlife questions are also within her focus.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses person-centred, trauma-informed methods and somatic work to help people notice body responses and patterns. Mindfulness and internal family systems ideas are used to clarify what matters now.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years in psychotherapy and counselling and many earlier years in community services and social work. Her work has included agency roles and private practice.
What qualification does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with PACFA and practices in Australia.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside Australia?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions organised and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.