About Esther
Esther Guilhot is a somatic-informed counsellor and social worker with two decades of experience. She draws on body-aware approaches alongside talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. Esther brings practical skills for coping with burnout, workplace trauma and addiction while respecting each person's pace.
Esther uses simple, direct techniques so clients can notice how their body reacts to stress and learn new ways to respond. Sessions focus on small, achievable changes like breathing, grounding and clearer communication.
Background and approach
She combines these somatic ideas with cognitive and emotional work when it helps. Her practice also pays attention to attachment and how early relationships shape current patterns. That perspective is useful for people dealing with abandonment, trust issues or repeated conflict.
Esther helps clients recognise these patterns and try out different ways of relating that feel safer. Esther is an AASW accredited social worker and has worked in counselling and psychotherapy for 20 years. She often supports people navigating life transitions, grief, anger and mood challenges.
She also shares lived experience of childhood and adult relational trauma, AuDHD, alcohol misuse and recovery. In sessions she aims for an open, non-judgemental space where feelings and thoughts can be named. People who come to her practice leave with practical coping tools, clearer priorities and a calmer way to respond to triggers.
How somatic and psychological approaches work online
Somatic-informed work helps people notice bodily responses to stress and grounding patterns. Online sessions can include guided breathing, gentle body awareness and movement prompts that support regulation and reduce overwhelm. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on values and willingness to face difficult thoughts while building practical actions that matter to the person. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns shape current relationships and aims to build safer ways of relating in everyday life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Esther will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then tailor a blend of somatic and psychological techniques. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as the work progresses.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These formats let people work around busy schedules, manage energy levels and keep continuity during life changes. For many clients, the range of options makes it easier to practise skills between sessions and stay supported when it matters most.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English