Our Counselling Services
At East Queensland Counselling & Psychology, we believe your relationship is your most prized asset. We combine evidence-based therapeutic treatments that stem from neuropsychological research with genuine counselling warmth — providing clear, practical support for individuals, couples, and the LGB community.
“Everything can be taken from a person but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
— Viktor E. Frankl
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Relationship & Couples Counselling
Linda Adams specialises in relationship counselling to maximise relationship potential — whether through pre-marital education or when functioning has deteriorated through conflict, distance, or broken trust. Your relationship is treated as your most prized asset.
What we address:
- De-escalate chronic arguments and communication breakdown
- Emotionally-focused and Gottman-informed relationship repair
- Rebuilding intimacy, trust, and mutual vulnerability
- Equal, balanced space where both partners feel heard without taking sides
Pre-Marital Education & Alignment
A proactive, evidence-based exploration of expectations, core values, finances, family backgrounds, and conflict styles before entering long-term commitment or marriage.
What we address:
- Identify potential blind spots before they become points of conflict
- Clarify values around family, children, finances, and lifestyle
- Build healthy communication protocols for resolving inevitable differences
LGB Couples & Relationship Support
Dedicated, culturally-affirming counselling for gay, lesbian, and bisexual couples. Safe, non-judgmental exploration of unique relationship dynamics, family integration, and minority stress.
What we address:
- Affirming therapeutic space with zero judgment or hetero-normative assumptions
- Navigating couples dynamics, roles, and open or monogamous agreements
- Managing discrimination, family rejection, and external social pressures
Coming Out Support
Supportive individual counselling for navigating the coming-out journey at any stage of life — exploring sexual identity, self-acceptance, fears of disclosure, and processing family responses.
What we address:
- Safe, confidential environment to unpack your authentic self
- Preparation and emotional resilience strategies for disclosing to family and friends
- Healing from internalised shame, fear of rejection, or guilt
Separation, Divorce & Post-Separation Adjustment
Constructive support when a relationship ends, aimed at minimising emotional damage, navigating grief, establishing healthy co-parenting agreements, and rebuilding personal identity.
What we address:
- De-escalating animosity so separation can occur with dignity
- Child-centred co-parenting communication strategies
- Processing the profound grief, identity shift, and life reconfiguration
Stress & Anxiety Reduction
Evidence-based treatment for chronic worry, panic attacks, social anxiety, performance stress, and 3am insomnia. Grounded in neuropsychology and nervous system down-regulation.
What we address:
- Understanding cortisol flooding and how to signal safety to your amygdala
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and CBT tools
- Practical breathing and somatic techniques for instant down-regulation
Depression & Low Mood
A compassionate, structured pathway through periods of heaviness, numbness, low energy, and hopelessness, helping restore vitality, self-compassion, and meaningful action.
What we address:
- Gentle behavioural activation aligned with your genuine values
- Challenging harsh inner criticism and depressive narratives
- Addressing underlying physical, emotional, and relational contributors
Unresolved Trauma & PTSD
Careful, paced therapeutic processing of single-incident or complex childhood trauma, helping your nervous system release the defensive patterns of the past so you can feel safe in the present.
What we address:
- Safety-first, trauma-informed approach with no forced re-telling
- Somatic grounding and nervous system stabilisation
- Integration of traumatic memories into your broader life story
Adjustment to Injury Counselling (WorkCover)
Accredited psychological support for WorkCover Queensland, NSW, and Victoria claimants. Under WorkCover, eligible injured workers are typically entitled to up to 5 approved counselling sessions.
What we address:
- Accredited for WorkCover QLD, NSW, and Victoria claims
- Support navigating psychological recovery alongside physical injury
- Managing identity shifts, pain distress, return-to-work anxiety, and claim stress
Grief and Loss Counselling
A steady, unhurried space to mourn the loss of a partner, family member, child, friendship, job, or health. Grief is not an illness to cure; it is a human process to honour and integrate.
What we address:
- No artificial timelines or expectations of 'getting over it'
- Navigating waves of shock, anger, longing, and numbness
- Creating rituals of remembrance while finding a path forward
Addiction, Habits & Recovery
Collaborative, non-punitive support for addressing alcohol, substance, behavioural, or smoking habits that have become a coping mechanism for underlying stress or emotional pain.
What we address:
- Understanding the neurobiology of craving and coping mechanisms
- Relapse prevention, trigger mapping, and values-driven motivation
- Support for family members impacted by a loved one's substance use
Conflict Resolution & Communication
Learn how to manage high-stakes conversations, set healthy boundaries with difficult family or coworkers, and express your needs assertively without exploding or shutting down.
What we address:
- De-escalating intense interpersonal conflicts at home or work
- Assertiveness coaching and boundary-setting without guilt
- Understanding the psychology behind why others react defensively
ADHD Coaching & Neurodivergence
Neurodiversity-affirming coaching tailored to executive functioning, dopamine regulation, rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD), task initiation, and unmasking in adult life.
What we address:
- Affirming understanding of how your unique brain processes demands
- Concrete external scaffolding for focus, organisation, and momentum
- Addressing the emotional toll of late diagnosis, burnout, and shame
Coaching: Business, Career & Personal
Psychology-backed coaching for professionals, business owners, and individuals standing at a crossroads. Clarify your direction, eliminate self-sabotage, and elevate emotional intelligence.
What we address:
- Overcoming imposter syndrome, procrastination, and self-doubt
- Leadership communication and high-pressure decision making
- Building emotional resilience for career and life transitions
Clinical Hypnotherapy (Now Available)
A focused, deeply relaxing state of inner awareness where Linda guides you to re-frame subconscious associations, release anxiety, break unhelpful habits, and improve sleep.
What we address:
- Safe, clinical modality where you remain fully conscious and in control
- Effective for smoking cessation, anxiety, phobias, and chronic stress
- Complements ongoing talk therapy or works as a targeted intervention
Accredited across all major Australian schemes
We make therapy accessible through transparent fees, Medicare rebates, and third-party billing agreements.
Medicare Rebates
Eligible with a GP Mental Health Care Plan. Rebates processed directly through our EFTPOS terminal back to your bank account.
View fee structureWorkCover QLD / NSW / VIC
Fully accredited for workers compensation psychological support following injury, workplace stress, or critical incidents.
Up to 5 sessions coveredDVA Health Cards
White and Gold DVA Health Card holders are warmly welcomed with no out-of-pocket gap for approved clinical psychological care.
Direct billing availablePrivate Health Funds
Bupa, Medibank, HCF, NIB, Teachers Health and most major Australian private health funds with extras cover for psychology.
Instant on-the-spot claimingWhat to expect when you book with Linda
Therapy works best when you feel safe, informed, and respected. Linda offers both in-person consultations in Palm Beach and secure telehealth Australia-wide and internationally.
Standard 50-Minute Consultations
Focused, collaborative sessions with clear takeaways and practical strategies to implement between appointments.
Palm Beach Clinic or Telehealth
Suite 1, 1172 Gold Coast Highway, Palm Beach QLD. Free parking on-site. Video sessions available Australia-wide.
Session Availability
Tuesday to Friday 11:00am – 7:00pm. Palm Beach clinic or secure telehealth, Australia-wide.
Get in touch with Linda today
Choosing an alternative response to life’s challenges starts with a simple, confidential enquiry. Linda personally responds to all messages within 24 hours.