Individual Counselling Forster & Online Across the Mid North Coast

Support for Life’s Emotional Ups and Downs

At Counselling Solution, we provide individual counselling for adults seeking support with emotional wellbeing, personal growth, or navigating life’s challenges. You don’t need a diagnosis to benefit—just a desire to feel more balanced, understood, and in control of your inner world.

We offer a calm, confidential space to explore issues such as:

  • Anxiety, overthinking or chronic stress

  • Low mood, hopelessness, or motivation loss

  • Self-esteem and body image concerns

  • Relationship breakdown or family strain

  • Life transitions like career changes or relocation

  • Sexuality, identity or intimacy exploration

Our therapy is tailored to your unique needs, goals and pace. Whether you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or simply in need of space to reflect, we’re here to help.

Our Approach to Individual Counselling

No two people experience emotion the same way—which is why our approach is flexible, collaborative, and grounded in your lived experience. We focus on creating emotional safety and building practical tools for lasting change.

We incorporate elements from:

  • Mindfulness-Based & Emotion-Focused Therapy

    These approaches support you in tuning into your emotional responses, recognising how stress or anxiety shows up in your body, and learning to respond with greater awareness and care.

    We help you identify thought patterns that contribute to overwhelm, self-doubt, or reactivity, and offer practical tools to calm your nervous system.

    Over time, this process supports emotional regulation, increased resilience, and a more grounded relationship with your inner world.

  • Narrative & Strengths-Based Therapy

    Together, we explore the stories you’ve developed about yourself—shaped by past experiences, family systems, or societal expectations—and gently question which ones still serve you.

    This process allows you to reframe unhelpful beliefs, reconnect with your values, and discover strengths that may have been overlooked.

    It's a collaborative, empowering approach that fosters clarity, confidence, and a more compassionate understanding of who you are.

We also acknowledge that emotional issues often overlap—your sessions can explore anxiety, relationship patterns, life direction and more as they arise.

Issues We Support — In-Person & Online Across the Mid North Coast

We offer individual therapy for adults seeking support through a wide range of emotional experiences. Our services are available in-person in Forster and Port Macquarie, or via secure telehealth across the Mid North Coast.

We offer flexible counselling to support you through:

Anxiety & Overwhelm

When anxiety or overthinking feels constant, it can affect your ability to focus, rest, and feel present. We offer gentle, practical counselling to help you understand your triggers, reduce mental overload, and develop calming strategies.

Over time, you’ll feel more grounded, emotionally regulated, and confident in managing stress, so it no longer controls your day-to-day experience.

Life Transitions

Major life changes—such as a breakup, job loss, move, or retirement—can trigger grief, confusion, or identity loss.

We offer grounded, compassionate support to help you process what’s shifting, navigate uncertainty, and reconnect with what matters.
Our goal is to help you feel more emotionally anchored as you adapt to change.

Depression & Low Mood

If you’re feeling low, flat, or disconnected from yourself or others, therapy provides a safe place to explore those emotions without judgement.

We work with you to identify what’s contributing to your mood, build emotional resilience, and gently reconnect with motivation, energy and meaning—at a pace that feels safe and supportive.

Self-Esteem, Identity & Intimacy

If you’re struggling with self-worth, body image, or questions around identity or sexuality, you’re not alone.

We offer inclusive, affirming support to help you understand your experiences, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and build a stronger connection with yourself. These sessions support confidence, clarity, and more fulfilling personal and relational experiences.

Our services are available both in-person in Forster and Port Macquarie, and via secure telehealth for clients across Gloucester, Tea Gardens, Tamworth, and the broader Mid North Coast region.

What to Expect from Individual Counselling

We honour that emotional healing doesn’t follow a fixed path. Our therapists offer grounded, client-led support shaped by your goals, values and readiness. You can expect:

  • A safe, non-judgemental space to talk openly

  • Strategies to regulate emotion, manage stress, and build resilience

  • Space to explore identity, relationships, and long-standing patterns

Sessions run for 50 minutes. Extended appointments are available by request.

Therapy is available in-person (Forster & Port Macquarie) or via telehealth across NSW.

FAQs

  • A: No. We support people through all kinds of emotional challenges—whether or not a formal diagnosis is involved.

  • A: Rebates may be available through selected funds, including Medibank, Teachers Health, St. Luke’s and others. Please check with your provider.

  • A: That’s completely okay. Many people start with just a general sense that something’s not right. We’ll guide the process gently.

  • A: Yes. We provide secure telehealth sessions across the Mid North Coast and NSW.

  • A: Absolutely. You’re welcome to start with a free 10-minute consultation—no pressure, no commitment.