Soul Solutions Counselling Psychotherapy

...for the Heart, Mind & Spirit

Soul Solutions Counselling Psychotherapy is a holistic and integrative health-care practice that provide therapeutic counselling services for individuals (adults, adolescents & children); and people in relationships, marriage and family groups.

Services include:

Counselling Psychotherapy: informed by classical depth-oriented, analytical and psychodynamic approaches (C. Jung); p erson-centred (C. Rogers); experiential-focusing (E. Gendlin) and contemporary psychological trauma-informed methods (i.e. Levine, van der Kolk, Rothschild, Ogden).
Trauma-Informed Psychological Therapies - include an array of specialised contemporary, neuropsychological methods that treat trauma and PTSD effectively--including trauma therapy (i.e. Levine, van der Kolk, Rothschild, Ogden) TRTP, (The Richards Trauma Process); EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing), TFT (Thought Field Therapy), Sandplay Therapy (STAus; STA/US)
Spirituality and Christian Counselling (CCAA): provides a unique perspective on the human experience, acknowledging that individuals are created as complex beings with multifaceted needs, including psychological, emotional and spiritual motivations, yearnings and concerns. C hristian Counselling provides a therapeutic perspective for spiritual health guided by Christian theological and biblical principles, faith-based values & ethical standards.

Marriage and Intimate Partner Relationship Counselling - Relationship issues can take a toll on mental health. Relationship counselling provides support, guidance, and tools for managing stress, anxiety, and other mental health issues that may be affecting one or both partners in a relationship, or other members of a family.

Clinical Supervision, for Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Naturopathy & Functional Medicine Counselling - focus on conditions resulting from sustained physical, mental, emotional stress, trauma, burn-out and CNS exhaustion. Clinical pathology & functional tests - i.e., Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA), B iochemical Analysis- Metabolic Profile, Essential Mineral Profile, Toxic/Heavy Metal Profile (i.e. lead, Mercury, Aluminium etc.). Functional Medicine treatments address the root cause of symptoms--toxic accumulation, pain & inflammation, restoring metabolic balance and system vitality.

This comprehensive array of therapies caters to the most common spectrum of mind-body -physical and psychological problems (including mental, emotional, relational and spiritual) that most people seek help for at one time or another, in the life-long pursuit of health happiness and wellbeing.

About Me

Meet Laura Hvala

Laura Hvala is an experienced counselling psychotherapist who helps people with psychological, mental, emotional, spiritual and relationship problems. She uses effective psychodynamic approaches to provide insights into, and individuation of the personality, build healthy relationship dynamics, and help individuals clarify their values, sense of identity, find meaning and purpose in life challenges.

Laura is also an integrative healthcare practitioner who provides alternative, complementary services in Naturopathy, Herbal Medicine & Functional Nutrition. She uses biochemical tests, functional tissue and mineral screens (i.e., HTMA) and nutritional supplements/medicines to support the nervous system and other organ systems, syndromes and chronic conditions, associated wth stress, anxiety, depression, and grief, trauma, PTSD, fatigue, burn-out and exhaustion.

Your Counselling Psychotherapist.

Treatment

Specialising in...

Counselling Psychotherapy & Naturopathy

Counselling Psychotherapy

Counselling Psychotherapy is a growth promoting strategy used to develop psychological - relational, emotional & spiritual foundations for healthy connection, functioning & wellbeing.

Safe. respectful, honest and authentic therapeutic relationships allow individuals to define their values and find purpose and meaningful standards and expectations for their life; and to insightfully address problems such as anxiety, depression, emotional conflict or distress, trauma & relationship concerns.

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Relationship Therapy

Relationship problems are the main reason that people seek help from counselling psychotherapists in Australia. Relationship therapy works with married partners and committed couples to improve communication, connection and love.

It helps people invest in creative solutions to conflict, and establishes healthy and enduring relationships based on honest communication and trust, and open channels of love and affection, that keep on growing.

Spirituality & Christian Counselling

Spirituality and Christian Counselling provides a unique perspective on our human experience that acknowledges that individuals are created as complex beings with multifaceted needs and physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual motivations, influenced by both conscious and unconscious desires & concerns.

Christian Counselling integrates biblical and faith-based principles and values with psychological & counselling theories & approaches. It effectively facilitates growth and transformation by enabling clients to process difficult life situations, in a relationally-centred way, that brings hope and relief, and also promotes a strengthened relationship with God.

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Sandplay Therapy

Sandplay therapy is an experiential depth psychotherapy where sand, water and small figures are arranged in a tray, to symbolically reflect the clients internal world & psychic dynamics. It is a non-verbal method that facilitates the natural human capacity for self-reflection and insight into ones problems; with capacity for correction, self-organisation & growth.

Although Sandplay is an effective therapy for children, it is also a very effective therapeutic process for iadolescents and adults, as well as couples and family groups - especially individuals processing memories involving histories of complex trauma or abuse.

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Trauma & PTSD

Trauma is and enduring emotional
response to distressing event(s), where an individual's life has been threatened and their ability to comprehend or cope with the event is overwhelmed.

Trauma can result in PTSD - constant, intrusive memories and feelings of pain, fear, anxiety, hopelessness despair, isolation and depression.

Psychotherapy is proven effective for helping individuals process trauma and developing new narratives of inner-strength, hope and connection.

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Naturopathy

Naturopathy is a holistic medical system, rooted in ancient wisdom traditions that believe that life, health and disease follow certain natural laws and principles (such as Vitalism & Holism). Understanding and living by these laws is the easiest way to retain health and live well.

Naturopathy uses these natural principles as remedy - in herbal medicine, nutrition therapy, diet and lifestyle adjustments to support the body's natural healing mechanisms & functions; restoring vitality & health.

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