What is counselling?
Counselling is a gentle and collaborative talking based therapy that involves your qualified counsellor listening to you while you verbally explore your thoughts and feelings. By building a trusting and supportive professional relationship with you, your Within reach counsellor can equip you with tools and strategies to help you manage stress and tackle any negative thoughts, beliefs, patterns, behaviours, and feelings that may be holding you back.
Your counsellor will provide a safe and non-judgmental space for you to share and will encourage you to self-reflect to identify your goals, strengths, and any areas of your life where you would like to grow. The outcome of this introspective and collaborative counselling method can be increased confidence and self-esteem, a more positive self-image, improved communication skills, and the development of strategies to help you establish and maintain healthier relationships.
Counselling can help you bring about personal growth and lasting change, and help you feel equipped to face the challenges and complexities of life with a more positive and balanced approach.
What counselling can help with:
- Stress management
- Feelings of anxiety
- Feelings of depression
- Making difficult decisions
- Grief and loss
- Work and career challenges
- Relationship issues
- Life management
- Marriage Challenges
- Self-esteem and confidence
- Chronic pain
- Conflict resolution
- Increasing resilience and building capacity
- Time management
- Improving communication skills
- Navigating life stage changes
- Parenting
- Family issues
Within reach Counselling appointments are currently offered online via phone or Zoom.
About your counsellor
Kyra Carter
My name is Kyra Carter, I live in Newcastle NSW and I M a counsellor and the owner of Within reach Counselling. I am a wife, step-mum, dog/cat mum, a Christian, and I am a qualified, ACA registered, and experienced counsellor.
My counselling style is compassionate, practical, empathic, and strengths-based. I am passionate about helping individuals and couples journey toward a better quality of life by improving their emotional and mental well-being and fostering a deeper connection with themselves and each other. I aim to support you as you identify and tackle negative thoughts, beliefs, patterns, behaviours, and feelings that may hold you back. I'll also support you as you uncover hidden strengths, set and achieve meaningful goals, discover and implement healthy coping strategies, and increase resilience to face life's challenges.
Feeling nervous or anxious about starting counselling is normal, especially if you've never engaged in counselling before. Rest assured, counselling is a gentle process, and there's no rush to figure everything out in the first session, and the session can go at your pace.
If you have any questions or want to book an appointment, please don't hesitate to reach out. I look forward to meeting you and helping you thrive instead of surviving.
Kyra
(If you would like to talk about faith and spirituality in your counselling session, our intake form provides you with the option to consent to it)
Helpful resources
Within reach Counselling is not a crisis support centre, if you are in a crisis situation and require immediate mental health support please see Health Directs list of 24/7 mental health support services in Australia available for you to contact for support. You can also present to your local hospitals Emergency Department if you feel you are at serious risk of harming yourself.
If you are in need of food, housing, or legal assistance you can visit 'Ask Izzy' to find nearby help. Ask Izzy is free and anonymous, with support services listed across Australia https://askizzy.org.au/
Church communities often create a sense of belonging and acceptance, and can have a positive impact on society. If you're looking for a church community you can visit 'Australian Churches' for a state-by-state directory https://www.australianchurches.net/