Daniel Louie is a Registered Counsellor with over 10 years experience in the mental health field, and works with both individuals and couples. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (Honours), a Graduate Diploma in Counselling, a Graduate Diploma in Psychology, as well as certifications in Trauma Counselling from the BlueKnot Foundation, mental health first aid, and suicide prevention.
Daniel began his career working for non-for-profit organisations including Mission Australia and The Benevolent Society, working with a range of individuals and families from culturally diverse backgrounds. Through this work, Daniel led teams and provided specialist short term counselling to clients with complex presentations.
Moving into private practice, Daniel has used this knowledge to tailor his sessions for each individual, utilising their personal beliefs and needs to create judgement-free and empathetic environments. Drawing on a range of modalities, he helps people understand and solve their concerns using interventions from Solutions Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy.
Daniel is proficient in working with a broad range of presentations, including depression, anxiety, stress, phobias, self esteem, anger, issues of sexuality, as well as more complex concerns such as addiction, trauma, self harm, personality disorders and abuse.
When working with couples, Daniel aims to create safe and respectful spaces for each party, empowering them to express and work through concerns such as communication, stagnation, infidelity, trust issues and intimacy difficulties.
Daniel possesses a natural ability to establish trust with people from all walks of life. He believe in people’s innate ability to heal and grow within a therapeutic environment of hope, understanding, trust and safety. Daniel recognises people’s unique strengths, and helps them gain greater agency and control of their lives, allowing them to flourish and increase resilience amidst life’s challenges. In this way, he hopes to help his patients reconnect with themselves and live a more fulfilling life.
