Training
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Graduate Diploma of Counselling & Psychotherapy
The Richards Trauma Process (TRTP) practitioner
Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
About
Anne Evans
Counsellor, psychotherapist and trauma therapist. Twelve years of practice and one consistent belief: people change fastest when they feel genuinely understood and are told the truth kindly.
Award-winning therapistTRTP practitionerIndividuals & couplesDirector since 2017
As a trained counsellor, psychotherapist and experienced trauma therapist, I bring both academic training and practical experience to our work together. I am here to help you understand your personal history, support you through the counselling process, and gently guide you towards healing and wholeness with respect and empathy.
I work with people who are stuck — in a pattern, in a relationship, in an event that will not stay in the past. The work is collaborative and it is active: I will ask you good questions, offer a clear view of what I think is happening, and give you something to practise between sessions. Do the work and change will come — less talk, more doing.
My training spans trauma resolution through The Richards Trauma Process, cognitive behavioural and schema-informed practice, mindfulness, and relationship work. I choose the approach to fit the person, and I will tell you honestly if I think another practitioner or a medical review would serve you better. I do not diagnose, prescribe or provide clinical assessments — I am not a psychologist, psychiatrist or social worker.
Sessions run online across Australia and New Zealand, by telephone, and in person in Melbourne by arrangement. Individuals of all sexualities, genders and cultures are welcome — this is an explicitly LGBTQ+ friendly practice. No referral is required, and what you say in session stays in session.
How I practise
- Warm, direct, and specific — no vague reassurance
- Evidence-based methods, chosen per person
- Goals agreed in the first session and reviewed openly
- Practical work between sessions, reviewed the next
- Endings planned, not drifted into
Qualifications & credentials
Areas of expertise
Trauma and trauma recovery
Dating and relationships
Confidence and self-worth coaching
Anxiety, depression, grief, anger, stress
Practice
Melbourne Counselling Centre, founded 2017
Twelve years of counselling practice
Individuals 16 and over, and couples
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia & New Zealand
Counselling and psychotherapy are distinct from psychology, psychiatry and social work. I do not provide diagnoses, clinical assessments, medication or insurance and claims reports, and no outcome can be guaranteed — clients who engage with the work are the ones who see change.
Work with Anne
Book a first session, or send a question and Anne will answer it herself.
How Anne works, in practice
Sessions are conversational and active. You can expect good questions, a clear formulation of what seems to be happening, and something specific to try between appointments. Anne is trained in The Richards Trauma Process and BWRT alongside cognitive behavioural, schema-informed, mindfulness and solution-focused practice — the approach is chosen to fit the person, not the other way round. The therapy approaches page explains each one in plain English.
Who she works with
Adults aged 16 and over, and couples. Common reasons for coming are anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, relationship difficulties, anger, grief and burnout. Clients of all sexualities, genders and cultures are welcome, and no referral is needed.
What she does not do
No diagnosis, no psychometric or ADHD assessment, no prescribing, and no insurance, NDIS or medico-legal reports. Where you need one of those, she will tell you and help you find the right practitioner — the referrer page sets out scope and limits in full, and this comparison explains the professional differences.
Starting
Most people begin with a single individual session. Fees are published on packages and pricing, availability is live in the booking calendar, and what clients say about the work is on the reviews page.