About Brigitte
Brigitte House helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or relationship pain. She works with individuals who want to make sense of past hurt and build more steady emotional footing. Brigitte uses a warm, person-centred way of working so clients feel heard and respected from the first session.
Brigitte has practised in community services and the not-for-profit sector for a long time. Her background includes social work and, for the past ten years, psychotherapy and counselling alongside teaching meditation.
How Brigitte works
That mix shapes a practical, grounded approach to therapy. Sessions are offered in person and via telehealth. Brigitte draws on client-centred therapy, trauma-focused and somatic approaches to help people understand how their body and history influence feelings now.
She also uses mindfulness and Internal Family Systems ideas to support calmer thinking and clearer choices. In the room she focuses on the relationship with each person as the basis for change. Conversations aim to be clear and honest, with techniques you can practise between sessions.
Brigitte helps people notice unhelpful patterns and develop small, steady changes that reduce distress. Many clients bring concerns about attachment, communication problems, codependency, fertility and midlife questions. She also supports people dealing with cancer, disaster recovery, first responder stress, domestic violence and family of origin issues.
Her practice is informed by ten years in psychotherapy and broader experience in social work and community services.
Brigitte lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Brigitte works with
The areas below are the ones Brigitte selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | PACFA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate online
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. Online sessions use that same attitude so people feel understood and can pick topics to work on each week. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices and breathing exercises that can be practised during video or phone sessions and between appointments to reduce anxiety.Somatic therapy helps people notice bodily sensations linked to stress and trauma and learn ways to regulate them. In online work this can mean guided breathing, grounding exercises and movement prompts that suit video or phone formats. Brigitte will discuss which approaches feel most helpful and adjust the pace and techniques to match each person's needs and goals; finding the right fit is a collaborative process.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video works well for guided exercises and face-to-face conversation, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging suits quick reflections or journalling between sessions. These formats give flexibility for people juggling work, medical appointments or caregiving, while keeping therapy practical and accessible.
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