About 

The Therapist

Esther Guilhot is a Mental Health Social Worker and Counsellor, and has professional training in areas of Trauma, Family and Relationships, Mental Health and Addiction, Autism and ADHD, Complex/PTSD, Personality Disorders, Parenting and Attachment.

Beginning practice 21 years ago in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane supporting people through homelessness, addiction and re-integration to society she eventually returned to her roots on the Sunshine Coast. Here she furthered her support for people experiencing trauma, mental health issues, addiction, family breakdown, domestic violence, financial instability and mental distress. 

In her free time Esther enjoys moments with her Divergent Family, life partner Dan and Australian Bulldog Polly. She recharges and unwinds in nature hiking the local trails, scaling the off-road mountain bike tracks, moving through a yoga dvd, playing her SNES, reading and binge watching psychological crime and drama series. For fun and creativity Esther enjoys a local festival or gig, jewellery making, attending art galleries and writing.

Having lived experience of childhood and adult relationship trauma, burnout, alcohol addiction, Autism level 1 and ADHD combined type Esther uses her personal recovery insights and professional training to connect with your unique experience. She will come alongside you to collaboratively develop strategies to help your unique situation.

The Mission

Servicing my local area through affordable, accessible, environmentally sustainable mental health support.

The Vision

Is to empower people to be more compassionate with themselves so that they can extend this understanding and acceptance to others and be apart of creating a more authentic, inclusive community that cares for one another and their environment.

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Key Training

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Attachment Based Empowerment Driven
  • Master Social Work
  • Bachelor Social Science Counselling
  • Diploma Alcohol and Other Drugs
  • Cert IV Disabilities
  • Cert III Community Development
  • Certificate Vocational Psychology
  • Advanced Supervision Program (Mental Health)
  • Looking Listening Caring-Contemporary Suicide Prevention
  • ACT for Anxiety, Depression, Autism, ADHD, Psychosis, Grief an Loss
  • Better Pain Management
  • Trauma Informed Care and Practice in Domestic Violence
  • Treating Complex PTSD and PTSD
  • Dyadic Developmental Practice Psychotherapy & Parenting
  • Circle of Security Parenting

When we see our uniqueness as a virtue only then do we find peace

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