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Appointment Information:
How Can Counselling Help Me?
Based on your unique needs, your counsellor will provide a practical and supportive approach to explore what is causing you to feel unhappy. Some clients only need to express themselves as a sounding board to clarify their situation, whilst others need to accept deeper issues. Furthermore, as you work together, you will learn new coping strategies, gain awareness of your strengths, and discover what you need to create a happier, more balanced and fulfilling life.
How Many Appointments Will I Need?
The first appointment is primarily focussed on understanding what is happening for you and determining how we may be of assistance. On average you can expect to see positive outcomes within 3-6 sessions, with appointments generally 2 weeks apart on average at first, then tapering in frequency depending on needs. More complex issues may require a longer time frame. We advise booking 1-2 follow-up appointments in advance to ensure optimal treatment is accessible should you choose to utilise it.
How Do I Prepare For My First Counselling Session?
It can be helpful to make some notes about the things that are troubling you and bring them to your appointment. If you have a GP referral letter for an individual concession rate – bring that to your session. You may also like to save time and fill out the online intake form. A link will be sent to you after you book your appointment.
In your first intake session, your counsellor will be looking forward to meeting you and getting to know who you are and what you want out of your time in therapy. Your counsellor will look at your intake form for things like family background, mental health history and general situation. From there, they will work with you to create clear goals around what you’ll work on together in your sessions.
Corona Virus Safety Plan:
Are unvaccinated people still be able to access essential services such as Counselling?
Yes, certainly. Covid Safe Checklist
What Evidence Based Strategies Do You Use?
At Ghita Therapy we only use methods we have used ourselves and found to be excellent: Mental Health improvement strategies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person-Centred, Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Gottman Marriage Therapy, Time Line Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Mindfulness, Gestalt Therapy, Developmental Psychology, Attachment Theory, Experiential Family Therapy (Virginia Satir), Hypnotherapy and more... There are over 400 schools of therapy to date!
What is Availability Like?
Normally within a day or two: At Ghita Andersen Counselling you can book online with a few hours notice if there is availability. Conveniently, we also offer After-Hours and Weekend Appointments.
Based on your unique needs, your counsellor will provide a practical and supportive approach to explore what is causing you to feel unhappy. Some clients only need to express themselves as a sounding board to clarify their situation, whilst others need to accept deeper issues. Furthermore, as you work together, you will learn new coping strategies, gain awareness of your strengths, and discover what you need to create a happier, more balanced and fulfilling life.
How Many Appointments Will I Need?
The first appointment is primarily focussed on understanding what is happening for you and determining how we may be of assistance. On average you can expect to see positive outcomes within 3-6 sessions, with appointments generally 2 weeks apart on average at first, then tapering in frequency depending on needs. More complex issues may require a longer time frame. We advise booking 1-2 follow-up appointments in advance to ensure optimal treatment is accessible should you choose to utilise it.
How Do I Prepare For My First Counselling Session?
It can be helpful to make some notes about the things that are troubling you and bring them to your appointment. If you have a GP referral letter for an individual concession rate – bring that to your session. You may also like to save time and fill out the online intake form. A link will be sent to you after you book your appointment.
In your first intake session, your counsellor will be looking forward to meeting you and getting to know who you are and what you want out of your time in therapy. Your counsellor will look at your intake form for things like family background, mental health history and general situation. From there, they will work with you to create clear goals around what you’ll work on together in your sessions.
Corona Virus Safety Plan:
Are unvaccinated people still be able to access essential services such as Counselling?
Yes, certainly. Covid Safe Checklist
What Evidence Based Strategies Do You Use?
At Ghita Therapy we only use methods we have used ourselves and found to be excellent: Mental Health improvement strategies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person-Centred, Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Gottman Marriage Therapy, Time Line Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Mindfulness, Gestalt Therapy, Developmental Psychology, Attachment Theory, Experiential Family Therapy (Virginia Satir), Hypnotherapy and more... There are over 400 schools of therapy to date!
What is Availability Like?
Normally within a day or two: At Ghita Andersen Counselling you can book online with a few hours notice if there is availability. Conveniently, we also offer After-Hours and Weekend Appointments.
★★★★★ Google Review 2021: Anger Management: Ghita identified that I had issues with authority after a relaxed chat. Returned for a 1.5 hour session and are experiencing a monumental shift. Feels like a sack of spuds has been lifted from my shoulders. I feel lighter in my joints and have continued to benefit by applying my new found calm when dealing with everybody. Ghita has a gift, enjoy! - Mike (Brisbane)
Accepting New Clients
Yes, we are accepting new clients.
Face to Face or Online Counselling:
Telehealth: Video or Phone Counselling
Can’t make it into the clinic? No problem – we’ve got you covered with Video or Phone options. Telehealth was a term adopted by health professionals during covid lockdowns when clients were unable to attend face to face appointments. Telehealth offers Ghita Therapy clients a session through video apps or via telephone, instead of face to face. *Please note in your booking which method you prefer.
Telehealth can be used together with face to face counselling/ services and is ideal for parents, time-poor professionals or clients who live further away (Fifo workers, parents with children etc.). Telehealth is designed for General Counselling, Anger Management, Grief and Loss Counselling and Couples and Relationship Counselling.
Yes, we are accepting new clients.
Face to Face or Online Counselling:
- In-Person Counselling
- Video or Phone Counselling (Telehealth): Facebook Messenger Video, Whatsapp or Skype.
- Walk and Talk Therapy along Currumbin Creek or beach (Weather permitting).
Telehealth: Video or Phone Counselling
Can’t make it into the clinic? No problem – we’ve got you covered with Video or Phone options. Telehealth was a term adopted by health professionals during covid lockdowns when clients were unable to attend face to face appointments. Telehealth offers Ghita Therapy clients a session through video apps or via telephone, instead of face to face. *Please note in your booking which method you prefer.
Telehealth can be used together with face to face counselling/ services and is ideal for parents, time-poor professionals or clients who live further away (Fifo workers, parents with children etc.). Telehealth is designed for General Counselling, Anger Management, Grief and Loss Counselling and Couples and Relationship Counselling.
Ghita Therapy Gold Coast Counselling & Psychotherapy Locations:
Our counselling rooms are located in Currumbin and Ormeau on the Gold Coast. However, thanks to Telehealth, we have clients Australia-wide. However, most clients are local from Gold Coast, Northern Rivers and the hinterland areas; including Currumbin Valley, Elanora, Palm Beach, Tallebudgera, Tugan, Burleigh, Ormeau etc.
Clinic Hours and Locations:
Currumbin Counselling Services (Ghita):
Ormeau Counselling Services (Kathie):
Our counselling rooms are located in Currumbin and Ormeau on the Gold Coast. However, thanks to Telehealth, we have clients Australia-wide. However, most clients are local from Gold Coast, Northern Rivers and the hinterland areas; including Currumbin Valley, Elanora, Palm Beach, Tallebudgera, Tugan, Burleigh, Ormeau etc.
Clinic Hours and Locations:
Currumbin Counselling Services (Ghita):
- Tues - Fri: 10.00am - 8.00pm
- Saturday: 9.00am - 2.30pm
- Sunday: 10am - 12.30pm
Ormeau Counselling Services (Kathie):
- Fridays by arrangement
Bookings:
Need an Urgent Appointment?
Our Currumbin clinic has a 24 Hour Booking System: You can book only hours in advance if there is availability and you can change your booking up to 24 hours before. A credit/ debit card deposit is required to book online. Alternatively, you can call or text us about a last minute cancellation on 0439 888 070.
Payments: Online bookings are via credit/ debit card (Swift). Phone bookings can be paid via card, paypal, bank deposit or cash. Please contact us if you prefer to make a phone booking etc.
Our Currumbin clinic has a 24 Hour Booking System: You can book only hours in advance if there is availability and you can change your booking up to 24 hours before. A credit/ debit card deposit is required to book online. Alternatively, you can call or text us about a last minute cancellation on 0439 888 070.
Payments: Online bookings are via credit/ debit card (Swift). Phone bookings can be paid via card, paypal, bank deposit or cash. Please contact us if you prefer to make a phone booking etc.
In order to encourage online bookings, we are offering Promo Code Discounts on our booking system this month: *One per new client or couple
★★★★★ Google Review 2023: Individual Counselling and NLP: 'My experiences with Ghita through timeline therapy and NLP have assisted me in overcoming child hood trauma which transcended into adulthood trauma and learning better coping mechanisms, making better choices to break the patterns that have continued throughout my life. I have become a better communicator, a lateral thinker and learnt the art of self love and worthiness. I cannot recommend her enough and google only had five stars. I would have given more if they were available.' - Aaron Brown (Gold Coast)
★★★★★ Google Review: Online Individual Counselling: 'Ghita has been helping me for a couple of years and I can say she is a caring and understanding counsellor. Ghita is a good listener and can help provide insightful advice while you get to the core of what is going on. Ghita is intuitive, supportive, emotionally aware and empathetic, I would recommend her. I feel at ease talking to her as she can see what is really going on and she enjoys helping people.' - Adam Stockdale (Melbourne)
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Couples and Marriage Counselling
"Through our sessions together, you can expect a transformative experience that promotes genuine understanding, mutual trust, personal and relationship growth. I hope to meet with you soon, so you can begin your journey to a new relationship."- Ghita
Gentle Couples Coaching Since 2014
Regardless of how long you have been married, or the nature of your marital problems, Couples Counselling can offer huge benefits to a couple - provided that both parties are committed to repairing their relationship.
Importantly, with a structured Couples Counselling process and gentle coaching, you can stop fighting, learn to listen and feel connected once more. Be Lovers Again! …Be Best Friends Again …Be Happy Again! And I have many happy stories of couples who have done just that. Testimonials
A relationship counsellor for many years, I often hear people say, ‘I have been asking to go to therapy for ages, but my partner is unsure.’ I understand that Couples Therapy does make people feel vulnerable and uncomfortable at first, but let me assure you, my relationship coaching encourages a non-blaming environment. Relationship counselling is about healing, communicating, and creating deeper connections with the person you love.
Common Issues for Couples:
Emotional and Physical Cheating | Intimacy Issues | Parenting Differences | The Chore Wars | Communication Difficulties/ Not Feeling Heard | Lack of Trust | Decision Making | Being Time Poor | Insecurity and Jealousy | Starting a Family | Blended Families/ Step Family | Marriage Contracts | Power Imbalances | Growing Apart | Prioritising Each Other | Negative Behaviours.
Did you know that 94% of couples who have undergone intensive workshops and regular couples counselling report a better relationship overall?
Gentle Couples Coaching Since 2014
Regardless of how long you have been married, or the nature of your marital problems, Couples Counselling can offer huge benefits to a couple - provided that both parties are committed to repairing their relationship.
Importantly, with a structured Couples Counselling process and gentle coaching, you can stop fighting, learn to listen and feel connected once more. Be Lovers Again! …Be Best Friends Again …Be Happy Again! And I have many happy stories of couples who have done just that. Testimonials
A relationship counsellor for many years, I often hear people say, ‘I have been asking to go to therapy for ages, but my partner is unsure.’ I understand that Couples Therapy does make people feel vulnerable and uncomfortable at first, but let me assure you, my relationship coaching encourages a non-blaming environment. Relationship counselling is about healing, communicating, and creating deeper connections with the person you love.
Common Issues for Couples:
Emotional and Physical Cheating | Intimacy Issues | Parenting Differences | The Chore Wars | Communication Difficulties/ Not Feeling Heard | Lack of Trust | Decision Making | Being Time Poor | Insecurity and Jealousy | Starting a Family | Blended Families/ Step Family | Marriage Contracts | Power Imbalances | Growing Apart | Prioritising Each Other | Negative Behaviours.
Did you know that 94% of couples who have undergone intensive workshops and regular couples counselling report a better relationship overall?
★★★★★ Couples and Individual Counselling Testimonial 2018: "I searched for counsellors on Google and I chose Ghita because she looked friendly and easy to talk to. For the sake of my marriage, I am glad that I did." - Jaime (Robina).
Experience Relationship Transformation
Based in Currumbin, Ghita Andersen is a very experienced Couples Counsellor with a background in Family Dispute Mediation, as well as a highly sought after individual counsellor. A common comment that couples make after seeing Ghita is that she identifies their issues quickly and gets them working on repairing straight away, so that they can function well until their next session.
It takes a lot of courage to book in for Couples Counselling, but it may be the best investment you ever make in your family. Our Couples Retreat or Packages (1-3) are also available for couples who wish to progress in their healing and growth faster...
It's important to remember that there is an initial free phone consultation. Text for a call-back chat today on 0439 888 070.
Based in Currumbin, Ghita Andersen is a very experienced Couples Counsellor with a background in Family Dispute Mediation, as well as a highly sought after individual counsellor. A common comment that couples make after seeing Ghita is that she identifies their issues quickly and gets them working on repairing straight away, so that they can function well until their next session.
It takes a lot of courage to book in for Couples Counselling, but it may be the best investment you ever make in your family. Our Couples Retreat or Packages (1-3) are also available for couples who wish to progress in their healing and growth faster...
It's important to remember that there is an initial free phone consultation. Text for a call-back chat today on 0439 888 070.
★★★★★ Couples Counselling Testimonial via Text 2018: "Since seeing you last week things have been great and it looks like we are back on track. We have reconnected amazingly over the weekend. Thank you." Ryan and Kimberly, (Elanora).
★★★★★ Google Review: Marriage Counselling: 3 Step (Gottman) Package 2023:
Ghita provided real strategies that can be implemented to prevent conflict and more empathy within our relationship. We were able to be truthful and honest within ourselves and then she gave us the tools to be able to communicate our needs effectively. Ghita was absolutely warm and welcoming, would definitely recommend her intensive three step package, it has saved our marriage. - Nicole Eggleton (Coomera).
★★★★★ Testimonial: Marriage Counselling 2022: We had been to Couples Counselling before with another counsellor. Ghita nailed our problem and made us negotiate. After many years of arguing over the same thing, she showed us how to do deals. I was of the mindset to leave, but one hour turned it around for us. Thank you Ghita. - J & A Tovey. (Couples Therapy: Hope Island)
NLP and Time Line Therapy
Treatment for Trauma, PTSD, Veterans, First Responders, Low Self-Esteem, Anxiety, Anger, Phobias and Fears, Limiting Beliefs, Shock Recovery, Bad Memories and More...
DO YOU HAVE SOME BELIEFS THAT TRIP YOU UP? These can become automatic filters and emotional triggers.
You’ve heard the term living on autopilot, right? To someone trained in NLP, this would mean that you are living according to your programming, which consists of habitual thoughts, which create triggers, emotional reactions and beliefs. Events in life are about Cause and Effect. If you believe you are responsible for the events and decisions in your life, things go easier. If you believe that things are done to you and you are not responsible for your choices, things are more difficult.
What is NLP?
Popular in the 70s and 80s, Neuro-Linguistic Programming / Psychology (NLP) is a method that has been successfully used to treat fears and phobias, anxiety, poor self-esteem, negative memories, grievances, stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, and more. Although one could say that NLP was heavily influenced by hypnosis, it stands on its own in terms of results.
Our NLP Practitioner Ghita Andersen (Tad James Company trained practitioner) will work to reveal a person’s 'map' of unproductive patterns that make them feel stuck, and then write a new map that replaces those with empowering habits and effective strategies. NLP works where many other counselling modalities fail - especially for traumas and PTSD.
Exceptional Results For PTSD:
NLP can change a person's self-talk (linguistics). As they say, what you talk about - you get more of. If your internal (monkey chatter) and external dialogue is negative, or you project your filters onto the behaviour of others, it can ruin relationships, jobs, opportunities and a great life. For business development, NLP can enhance sales skills, leadership, financial results, communication and overall influence.
"Stanford University Found that Treating Depression with NLP Had Better Results Than Traditional Psychotherapy."
DO YOU HAVE SOME BELIEFS THAT TRIP YOU UP? These can become automatic filters and emotional triggers.
You’ve heard the term living on autopilot, right? To someone trained in NLP, this would mean that you are living according to your programming, which consists of habitual thoughts, which create triggers, emotional reactions and beliefs. Events in life are about Cause and Effect. If you believe you are responsible for the events and decisions in your life, things go easier. If you believe that things are done to you and you are not responsible for your choices, things are more difficult.
What is NLP?
Popular in the 70s and 80s, Neuro-Linguistic Programming / Psychology (NLP) is a method that has been successfully used to treat fears and phobias, anxiety, poor self-esteem, negative memories, grievances, stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, and more. Although one could say that NLP was heavily influenced by hypnosis, it stands on its own in terms of results.
Our NLP Practitioner Ghita Andersen (Tad James Company trained practitioner) will work to reveal a person’s 'map' of unproductive patterns that make them feel stuck, and then write a new map that replaces those with empowering habits and effective strategies. NLP works where many other counselling modalities fail - especially for traumas and PTSD.
Exceptional Results For PTSD:
NLP can change a person's self-talk (linguistics). As they say, what you talk about - you get more of. If your internal (monkey chatter) and external dialogue is negative, or you project your filters onto the behaviour of others, it can ruin relationships, jobs, opportunities and a great life. For business development, NLP can enhance sales skills, leadership, financial results, communication and overall influence.
"Stanford University Found that Treating Depression with NLP Had Better Results Than Traditional Psychotherapy."
★★★★★ Text Testimonial: NLP (Submodalities):
'Hi Ghita, I was originally referred to you by a friend of mine (D.C.) who said you were absolutely amazing at NLP and she was right. You have changed my life.' - Api (Pacific Pines)
What is Time Line Therapy®?
Time Line Therapy® (TLT) is a powerful type of regression therapy developed by Dr. Tad James, that combines NLP with Hawaiian Huna. Interestingly, Ghita Andersen's TLT technique is more trance immersive than a Life Coach's method might be. Ghita is trained in Time Line and Hypnotherapy by the original Tad James Company (USA) and she is an intuitive, so her time line regression process is much longer and trance-like. If you have ever tried Time Line Therapy® with another practitioner, you may find this method very different. You may even go back to a previous lifetime.
How Does TLT Work?
Time Line Therapy® is based on the concept that our unconscious mind stores memories in a linear pattern (like a timeline). Simply put, this timeline is a mental photo album of our current life, and of previous lives. Intrigued?
A Time Line Therapy® session may involve going through emotions methodically (anger, sadness, fear, and guilt) to help clear the emotional background noise. Time Line Therapy® provides powerful processes and techniques for personal change and growth by helping the client remove any of the painful emotions attached to a particular memory or event - over life times. Furthermore, it works to release emotions that still cause stress in the adult mind and body.
See our before and after Youtube video images for client's who have experience major break-throughs...
Time Line Therapy® (TLT) is a powerful type of regression therapy developed by Dr. Tad James, that combines NLP with Hawaiian Huna. Interestingly, Ghita Andersen's TLT technique is more trance immersive than a Life Coach's method might be. Ghita is trained in Time Line and Hypnotherapy by the original Tad James Company (USA) and she is an intuitive, so her time line regression process is much longer and trance-like. If you have ever tried Time Line Therapy® with another practitioner, you may find this method very different. You may even go back to a previous lifetime.
How Does TLT Work?
Time Line Therapy® is based on the concept that our unconscious mind stores memories in a linear pattern (like a timeline). Simply put, this timeline is a mental photo album of our current life, and of previous lives. Intrigued?
A Time Line Therapy® session may involve going through emotions methodically (anger, sadness, fear, and guilt) to help clear the emotional background noise. Time Line Therapy® provides powerful processes and techniques for personal change and growth by helping the client remove any of the painful emotions attached to a particular memory or event - over life times. Furthermore, it works to release emotions that still cause stress in the adult mind and body.
See our before and after Youtube video images for client's who have experience major break-throughs...
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★★★★★ Testimonial via Text 2022: Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP Submodalities): Hi Ghita, yesterday was one of the most powerful experiences I have ever had in my self development. Thank you so much. - Adam Houlahan (Gold Coast)
★★★★★ Testimonial 2021 Anger Management with Time Line Therapy:
"Hi Ghita, I have been meaning to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the gift you gave me last Friday. I have been enjoying my new found power of ease ever since and apply it each day. I wonder what else may need attention now that layer has been lifted." - Michael Chapman (Brisbane)
Do you have a question regarding individual counselling, psychotherapy, couples counselling, relationship counselling, marriage counselling, hypnotherapy or something else?
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