Brigitte House, PACFA

Brigitte House brings a depth of experience in community services and psychotherapy to her work, supporting people to strengthen wellbeing and transform difficult life challenges. She began her career in social work within the not-for-profit sector and built 22 years of practice in community services before specialising in psychotherapy and counselling a decade ago. Over the past 10 years she has combined private practice, agency work and tele-health, and has also taught meditation as part of her therapeutic offering.

Brigitte works in a person-centred, trauma-informed and somatic-based way, drawing on process-experiential methods where the therapeutic relationship is understood as central to healing. She has helped many people with stress and anxiety including panic, depression, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, existential concerns, gender diversity and sexuality questions, and addiction recovery. Her approach emphasises helping clients connect more deeply with themselves, access meaning, and build capacity to cope and grow.

Brigitte is accredited with PACFA - the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia, a national professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists. She practices in Australia and offers both in-person and tele-health options.

How Brigitte Uses Therapeutic Approaches Online

Brigitte uses client-centred therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client's own goals and experiences guide the work. This approach focuses on empathy and collaboration and is useful for building self-esteem, improving relationships, and navigating life transitions.

She also integrates somatic therapy, which attends to bodily experience alongside thoughts and emotions. Somatic work can help people who carry stress, trauma or anxiety in their bodies by teaching awareness and gentle techniques to regulate physical responses.

Trauma-focused therapy is another key element of her practice, offering structured ways to process traumatic memories and reduce their ongoing impact. These methods aim to support recovery from abuse, complex trauma and related difficulties while staying attuned to each person’s pace.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process - Brigitte will work with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as therapy unfolds. Licensed professionals and therapists can offer a range of tools, and Brigitte draws from these approaches to tailor care.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make therapy more flexible and accessible. Remote options allow scheduling around work and family life, reduce travel time, and enable consistent support even when attending in-person sessions is difficult.