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Depression Counselling Gold Coast
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Soul Counselling · Depression Support · Gold Coast
When the Gold Coast feels sunny to everyone but you, there is somewhere gentle to bring the heaviness.
If the days have gone flat and grey, if getting out of bed in Southport, Surfers Paradise or Robina feels like more than you have, you are not weak and you are not alone. Christina is a Gold Coast based counsellor offering depression support online and by phone, so you can talk from wherever you feel safest.
Book a free 15-minute assessment → Ask a question firstPrefer to talk first? Call 0479 144 561
In any given year, around one in thirteen Australian adults, roughly 7.5 percent, lives with an affective disorder such as depression. In Queensland the picture is broader still, with the ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing 2020 to 2022 finding that 23.7 percent of adults aged 16 to 85 experienced a mental disorder in the previous twelve months.
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.”
Depression does not always look like sadness. Sometimes it just looks like going quiet.
- Waking already tired, and moving through the day as though there is a weight sitting on your chest that no one else can see.
- Losing the pull towards things that used to matter, the beach, friends, work, until they all blur into the same low hum.
- Feeling numb rather than upset, as if a glass wall has quietly slid between you and the rest of your life.
- Snapping, withdrawing, or holding it together all day and then unravelling the moment you are alone.
- Wondering, underneath it all, why this keeps happening and what your heart has been carrying for so long that it finally went still.
There is a particular loneliness in feeling flat while the whole coast around you is bright and busy and supposedly happy. That gap is real, and it is worth talking about.
How Christina works
How Christina works with depression
This is not about being told to think positive or to be grateful for the sunshine. Christina makes room to understand what your mind and body have been holding, often for a long time, so the low mood can be met rather than argued with. From that honest starting point, small and genuine hope has somewhere to grow.
Honest, not forced
You never have to pretend to be fine or arrive with a bright face. We start exactly where you are, even if that is empty and unsure.
Understanding the roots
Depression usually has a story behind it. Christina gently helps you notice what has built up, so the heaviness begins to make sense instead of feeling random.
Room for hope
As the pressure eases, we look for the small threads of energy and meaning that are still yours, and help them slowly grow back.
Go deeper
Want to understand depression a little more before you reach out?
This page is deliberately short, because when you are low the last thing you need is a wall of text. If you would like more depth on how depression shows up and what support can look like, there is a fuller article to read in your own time. Take it slowly, and only book when you feel ready.
Read the depression counselling blogNo pressure, just more understanding when you want it.
What we can work through
Common threads people bring to depression counselling
Every person is different, yet a few themes come up again and again in the work.
Grief and loss
Low mood that traces back to a loss, a change, or an ending that was never fully grieved.
Loneliness and disconnection
Feeling unseen or far from people, even in a crowded, fast-moving place.
Loss of meaning and purpose
A quiet sense that nothing matters much anymore, and not knowing how to find your way back.
About Christina
The counsellor behind Soul Counselling.
Christina Feyes founded Soul Counselling in 2016 and works with clients right across Australia from her base on the Gold Coast. She is a counsellor with training in psychology, social work and human services and more than ten years of experience walking beside people through some of their hardest seasons. She is not a registered psychologist and does not diagnose or prescribe, and many people find that a real relief.
Her way of working brings together grounded clinical knowledge, steady and compassionate counselling, and an intuitive sense of what sits beneath the words. That means sessions can hold both the practical side of feeling stuck day to day and the deeper emotional layers that the low mood is often pointing to.
Common questions
Before you book.
If your question is not here, the free 15-minute assessment is the easiest way to ask it.
Is depression counselling expensive?
There are no prices or fees quoted on this page on purpose, because the right first step should never be a financial decision. You begin with a free 15-minute assessment where you and Christina simply talk, get a feel for whether it fits, and figure out what might help. There is no card required and no obligation to continue, so there really is nothing to lose by reaching out and having that first conversation.
Do I need a referral or a diagnosis to start?
No. You do not need a referral, a mental health plan or any kind of formal diagnosis to talk with Christina. Counselling is not the same as seeing a doctor, so you can reach out directly whenever you feel ready. Many people come simply because they know something is off and they want to be heard by someone calm and experienced. If it turns out other support would help too, Christina can talk that through with you gently.
Are sessions online, or can I see Christina in person on the Gold Coast?
Christina is genuinely Gold Coast based, at Southport, so she is a local counsellor rather than someone far away. That said, almost all of her work happens online by video and by phone, because it suits the coast’s spread-out suburbs, long commutes and shift schedules, and it lets people talk from wherever they feel safest. If in-person options matter to you, that is something you are welcome to raise during your free 15-minute chat.
I do not even know where to start. Is that okay?
That is completely okay, and it is one of the most common things people say. You do not need to have it worded neatly or to know the real reason before you reach out. You can begin with something as simple as, I just feel flat and I am not sure why. Christina is used to helping people find the words slowly, and part of the work is gently making sense of what has been going on together, at a pace that feels safe for you.
How many sessions will I need?
There is no set number, because depression looks different for everyone. Some people come for a handful of sessions to get through a particularly heavy patch, while others value having steady support over a longer stretch as things shift. There is no lock-in and no pressure to keep booking. You stay in charge of the pace, and you and Christina simply review together how you are going and what feels helpful next.
What if I feel too flat or numb to even talk?
You are still welcome exactly as you are. On the hardest days, sessions can be slow and quiet, and that is genuinely fine. You do not have to perform, cry on cue or fill every silence. Sometimes just being with someone who is not rushing you, and who can sit with the numbness rather than trying to fix it, is where the first small shift begins. There is no right way to show up.
Can online depression counselling really help from home?
For many people it helps a great deal, and sometimes more than they expect. Being in your own space, with your own tea and no drive home afterwards, can make it easier to be honest and to soften a little. Video and phone sessions let you keep support in your life even on days when leaving the house feels impossible. What matters most is the relationship and being truly heard, and that comes through clearly online.
What if I am really struggling right now or do not feel safe?
Please know that counselling is not a crisis or emergency service, and Christina cannot provide urgent or after-hours support. If you are in immediate danger or worried you might act to harm yourself, call 000 now. If you are in distress and need to talk to someone straight away, Lifeline is available around the clock on 13 11 14. These services exist for exactly these moments, and reaching out to them is a strong and caring thing to do. When things are steadier, Christina is here for the ongoing work.
I have tried counselling before and it did not help. Why would this be different?
That disappointment is valid, and it is worth naming. Fit matters enormously, and the right person and pace can make all the difference. Christina blends grounded counselling with an intuitive sense of what sits beneath the surface, and she does not rely on forced positivity or one-size-fits-all scripts. The free 15-minute chat is there precisely so you can get a feel for her without committing to anything, and decide for yourself whether this feels different.
You do not have to carry this on your own
Start with a free and relaxed 15-minute chat to see how it feels, with no card, no obligation and nothing to lose.
Book your free 15-minute assessment →Prefer to talk first? Call 0479 144 561
Depression support across the Gold Coast
Feeling low in a place everyone calls paradise
The Gold Coast is one of Australia’s fastest growing regions, and a huge share of that growth comes from people arriving from interstate and overseas, often chasing the sunny lifestyle the postcards promise. What the postcards leave out is how isolating it can be to land here without your old friends, family or routines nearby. Add long hospitality and shift hours, housing and cost-of-living pressure, and the quiet shame of feeling low in a city built on holidays, and it is no wonder so many people here are struggling privately.
- You moved to the coast for a fresh start and found yourself lonelier and flatter than you expected.
- You work hospitality, tourism or shifts, and there is never a normal time to fall apart or to book anything.
- You are stretched thin by rent, work and just keeping going, and the joy has quietly drained out.
- You look fine from the outside, in Broadbeach, Burleigh, Palm Beach or the hinterland, but inside you feel switched off.
Sessions are held online and by phone across the Gold Coast and all of Australia. You can also explore all Gold Coast counselling services.
A local counsellor who works online
Support that fits shift work, long commutes and busy coast lives
One of the hardest parts of depression is finding the energy to get anywhere at all. On the Gold Coast, where suburbs sprawl from Coomera and Hope Island down to Currumbin and out to Nerang and Tamborine, even a short drive can feel like too much on a heavy day. Working online and by phone takes that hurdle away.
Christina is a qualified counsellor based here on the coast at Southport, and she meets almost everyone by video or phone. You can talk from your lounge, your car on a break between shifts, or a quiet room at home, without having to be dressed up or gathered enough to explain everything perfectly. The pace is gentle, and there is no need to arrive with energy you do not have.