Melbourne metro
In person by arrangement, or online from home, the office or a parked car — whichever is genuinely private.
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Counselling near me — Melbourne, Victoria and online
Where clients come from, and why the best-matched counsellor for you might be a secure video call rather than the nearest office.
In short
Melbourne Counselling Centre works with clients across Melbourne, regional Victoria, every Australian state and New Zealand. In-person appointments in Melbourne are available by arrangement; everything else runs by secure video or telephone, scheduled against your own time zone. Research finds online counselling as effective as face-to-face for most concerns.
Proximity used to decide who you could see. It no longer does. Clients work with this practice from across Melbourne, from regional Victoria, from every Australian state and from New Zealand, and the work is no less effective for it — research consistently finds online counselling as effective as face-to-face for anxiety, depression, stress, grief and relationship difficulties.
In-person appointments in Melbourne are available by arrangement. Everything else runs by secure video or telephone, which means no traffic, no parking, no waiting room, and appointments that fit around shift work and caring responsibilities.
Regional Victoria
Secure video with no three-hour round trip, and telephone sessions where the connection is unreliable.
Australia-wide
Clients in every state, with appointment times set against your own time zone.
New Zealand
Sessions across the Tasman by video, scheduled to suit NZ hours.
Questions people ask
Do I need to live in Melbourne?+
No. The practice is Melbourne-based and works with clients across Australia and New Zealand online.
Is online really as good as sitting in the room?+
For most concerns, yes. What matters far more than the medium is the fit between you and the counsellor, and whether the work continues between sessions.
What about couples — in person or online?+
Both work. Online can be easier logistically for two people with different schedules, and it often makes the first session feel less confronting.
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