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Anxiety Counselling Melbourne
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Soul Counselling · Anxiety Support · Melbourne
Gentle anxiety counselling for a busy Melbourne mind
If your thoughts race from the CBD commute to a Werribee mortgage to the group chat you have not answered, you are not weak. Whether you are in Fitzroy, Brighton, Point Cook or Frankston, we meet the worry, overwhelm, panic and overthinking together, with warm sessions held online and by phone.
Book a free 15-minute assessment → Ask a question firstPrefer to talk first? Call 0479 144 561
Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia, affecting around 1 in 6 adults (17.2 per cent), so if it has taken hold of you, you are far from alone. In Victoria the ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2020 to 2022 found that around 21.4 per cent of people aged 16 to 85, more than one million Victorians, lived with a mental disorder in a single twelve-month period.
Source: ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020 to 2022.
Five-star Google reviews
People keep saying the same thing.
One conversation in, most clients say they’ve finally been understood.
“I truly felt heard for the first time in all my life and deeply understood.”
“When I came to Christina I was drowning in darkness… now I’m finally thriving again.”
“Due to her mediumship I was able to see core issues that I wasn’t able to recognise before.”
What anxiety can feel like when you live here
- A mind that will not switch off, replaying conversations, planning worst cases and second-guessing decisions long after everyone else has gone to sleep.
- A body that beats you to the panic, with a tight chest, shallow breath, a racing heart or a wave of dread on the train platform or before a meeting.
- Quietly saying no to invitations, driving the long way to dodge the freeway, or leaving the cart at the shops because being out suddenly feels like too much.
- The private exhaustion of looking calm and capable all day while your nervous system runs flat out underneath the surface.
- A deeper thread underneath it all, often an old fear, a loss or a season of too much pressure, that keeps the alarm switched on even when the day is fine.
Melbourne’s long grey winters and short dark afternoons can press down on an already tired nervous system, so if the worry feels heavier through the colder months, that makes complete sense.
How Christina works
How this kind of anxiety support actually works
There is no lying on a couch and no being told to simply relax. Anxiety is a nervous system trying hard to keep you safe, so instead of fighting it we get curious about it, and we work at a pace that feels manageable for you.
We settle the body first
Before we talk anything through, we help your body feel a little safer, with simple grounding and breathing tools you can use on the tram, in a Zoom meeting or at 2am. When your nervous system has somewhere to land, clearer thinking follows naturally.
We make sense of the worry
Together we gently trace where the anxiety comes from and what it has been protecting you from. Understanding the pattern loosens its grip, so worry stops feeling like a personal failing and starts feeling like something we can work with.
We build steady change
From there we grow real skills for the moments that matter, whether that is a panicky commute, a hard decision or an avoidant week. Small, repeatable steps rebuild your sense of safety and choice, at a rhythm that suits your life.
Go deeper
Reading that might help while you decide
If you are still weighing up whether counselling is right for you, it can help to read a little first. Our blog explores anxiety, overthinking, panic and the quiet ways stress shows up in everyday Melbourne life, in plain and caring language.
Read the anxiety counselling blogNo pressure and no commitment, just honest words you can sit with in your own time.
What we can work through
The kinds of anxiety we work with
Anxiety wears many faces, and yours does not have to fit a neat label to be worth support. These are some of the themes people bring, and it is common to recognise more than one.
Panic and physical symptoms
Racing heart, dizziness, tight chest and that sudden sense that something is very wrong. We work gently with these frightening body signals so they lose their power and stop dictating where you feel safe to go.
Social and work anxiety
The dread before a presentation, a full inbox or a room full of people. In a fast, high-achieving city it is easy to feel you are the only one struggling, and we help you show up without performing calm you do not feel.
Health and future anxiety
Fear about your body, your finances or what lies ahead, sharpened by real cost-of-living and housing pressure. We hold space for these worries with honesty and care, and build ground under your feet again.
About Christina
The counsellor behind Soul Counselling.
Soul Counselling was founded in 2016 by Christina Feyes, a professional counsellor with training across psychology, social work and human services and more than a decade of experience walking beside people in distress. She is a counsellor rather than a psychologist, and she works with clients right across Australia, including throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria.
Christina brings together grounded, practical counselling and a warm intuitive sensitivity, so sessions tend to your everyday coping tools while also making room for the deeper layers underneath the anxiety. You are met as a whole person, not a problem to be fixed, and always at a pace that feels safe for you.
Common questions
Before you book.
If your question is not here, the free 15-minute assessment is the easiest way to ask it.
Is anxiety counselling expensive?
We keep things simple and pressure-free. Your first step is a free fifteen-minute assessment, with no card required and no obligation, so you can feel out whether we are a fit before deciding anything. There is genuinely nothing to lose in reaching out and having that first gentle conversation. It is a chance to be heard and to ask any questions you have, entirely at your own pace.
Do I need a referral or a diagnosis to start?
No. You do not need a referral from a GP, and you do not need a formal diagnosis to begin. As a counsellor, Christina does not diagnose, prescribe or treat conditions, and she works with how anxiety actually feels in your life rather than a label. You are welcome to reach out directly and simply start where you are, whenever it feels right for you.
Is there a Soul Counselling clinic in Melbourne?
There is no Melbourne clinic. Christina’s only physical base is in Southport on the Gold Coast, and all Melbourne support is provided online and by phone. That means you can meet from home anywhere across Melbourne and Victoria, from the inner north to bayside to the outer growth suburbs, without a commute or a waiting room. Many people find this more comfortable and far easier to fit into a busy week.
Does online counselling really help with anxiety and panic?
Yes, and for many anxious people it works especially well. Being in your own space, with your own tea and no unfamiliar room to navigate, can make it easier to settle and speak honestly. We work gently with panic and physical symptoms over video or phone, and you learn grounding tools you can use in the exact places where anxiety usually flares, from the train to the kitchen table.
Where do I even start if I feel overwhelmed?
You start by reaching out, and nothing more is required of you than that. You do not need the right words or a tidy explanation. We begin with a free fifteen-minute assessment where you can share as much or as little as you like, and Christina will help make sense of it with you. From there, if it feels right, we plan a gentle way forward together at a pace that suits you.
How many sessions will I need?
There is no fixed number, because everyone and every kind of anxiety is different. Some people feel steadier after a handful of sessions, while others value longer, ongoing support to work through deeper roots. We check in together about what is helping and adjust as we go, so you are never locked into anything and always stay in charge of the pace and direction.
Can we book around my work hours?
Yes. We understand that Melbourne life is busy, with long commutes, shift work and full calendars, so we do our best to find a time that genuinely fits your week. Because sessions are online or by phone, you save the travel and can meet from home or a quiet, private spot. Reach out and we will talk through the options that work for your schedule.
What if I am in crisis right now?
Soul Counselling is not a crisis or emergency service, and some moments need immediate help. If you are in danger or thinking about ending your life, please call 000 straight away. You can also reach Lifeline any time on 13 11 14, or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636, for free confidential support day or night. Once you are safe, we are here to walk with you for the longer journey.
A calm first step, whenever you are ready
You do not have to have the words sorted or know where to begin. A free fifteen-minute assessment is simply a chance to talk, feel out whether we are a fit and ask anything you like. There is no card required, no obligation and genuinely nothing to lose. When you are ready, reach out and we will take the first gentle step together.
Book your free 15-minute assessment →Prefer to talk first? Call 0479 144 561
Anxiety support across Melbourne
Anxiety in a big, fast, four seasons in a day city
Melbourne asks a lot of a nervous system. Long grey winters and short dark days can quietly deepen worry and low mood, while sprawling suburbs and long commutes leave little space to breathe. Many people are still carrying heightened anxiety from the world’s longest lockdowns, and steep cost-of-living and housing pressure keeps the alarm humming for even the most capable among us.
- Support that fits around long commutes and shift work, without adding another cross-town drive to your week.
- A steady place to unpack lockdown-era anxiety that never fully settled once life sped back up.
- Practical tools for the darker months, when short days and grey skies make everything feel heavier.
- Honest, non-judgemental space for money, housing and future worries that so many Melbourne households quietly carry.
Sessions are held online and by phone across Melbourne and all of Australia. You can also explore all Melbourne counselling services.
Support through the dark months
Help that comes to you, no cross-city trek required
When the days are short and the freeway is gridlocked, the last thing an anxious mind needs is a long trip to an unfamiliar clinic. Soul Counselling has no Melbourne office, and that is by design, because your sessions come to you wherever you feel most at ease.
You work with a qualified counsellor by secure video or phone, from your own lounge room in Coburg, St Kilda or Craigieburn, with the heater on and no waiting room. Between sessions you carry simple, gentle nervous-system tools you can actually use on a tough day, so the support does not stop when the call ends. It is steady, unhurried and shaped around your real life.