Helen Birch

Helen Birch is a highly regarded and dedicated professional counsellor with many years of experience supporting clients of all ages, including couples, across a wide range of issues. Accredited with the Australian Counselling Association, Helen is committed to ensuring her clients feel respected and validated at all times. Clients genuinely find what they need from engaging in her services. 

One of Helen’s top priorities is providing a highly supportive counselling environment that enables her clients to feel at ease when sharing their challenges. Helen is an exceptional listener, and through collaborative exploration of the client’s past and present experiences, she aims to bring fresh clarity and awareness, encouraging her clients to explore different perspectives and set new goals. Helen works with her clients to discover their hidden strengths and values, empowering them to move forward with increased self-awareness and self-respect. At other times, the need to just hold space for intense emotions such as grief and trauma is something Helen understands and will respectfully give time to.

Helen uses a client-centred counselling approach, with a deep understanding of the effects of trauma and earlier life events on a person’s life. Helen tailors sessions according to each client’s needs, using a variety of techniques such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focussed Therapy, Positive Psychology, Mindfulness and Poly Vagal Theory. Helen is passionate about the wellbeing of her clients and encourages them to view counselling as a positive collaboration that produces greater understanding, self-awareness, and personal growth.

• Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Counselling Major)
• Member of Australian Counselling Association