About L'hibou
L'hibou Hornung is an ACA counsellor with nine years working in mental health across Australia. She focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety and low mood. She also supports people dealing with family conflict, trauma and problems with self‑esteem.
She aims to make the first step feel manageable and non-threatening. Hornung uses straightforward conversation to understand each person's situation. She discusses immediate worries and practical steps that can help people feel steadier day to day.
How L'hibou works
Sessions are adapted to what the client needs, whether that means structured skill practice or gentler exploration. Her broader interests include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, caregiver stress and the effects of chronic pain or illness. She also addresses separation and divorce, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or purposelessness.
This range means she can help with both long‑standing patterns and current crises. Her approach draws on a mix of methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness and client‑centred work. These give tools for managing strong emotions and for changing unhelpful thinking.
Hornung explains techniques in plain language and checks that they feel useful in practice. She values sensitivity, respect and kindness in sessions. Outside the therapy room she works with horses as part of equine assisted psychotherapy and finds this connection to animals and nature optimistic and healing.
She tailors plans to each person and supports people through the early steps of change.
L'hibou lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What L'hibou works with
The areas below are the ones L'hibou selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | ACA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to take actions that match personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and when old avoidance patterns cause problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns, which helps with panic, mood disorders and worry. Mindfulness Therapy emphasises paying attention to the present moment and learning simple practices to reduce reactivity and rumination, useful for stress and emotional overwhelm.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences. Together they choose which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.
Online therapy offers several practical advantages. Video calls allow face to face conversation when travel is difficult, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check‑ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or health needs and to continue regular contact in a way that suits each person.
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