Louise Eliadis, PACFA
Compassionate somatic-informed counsellor with practical focus
About Louise
Louise Eliadis is a PACFA clinical counsellor with 20 years in the mental health field. She works in a down-to-earth way, helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger and low self-esteem. Her approach is calm and practical, aimed at steady progress rather than quick fixes.
She uses somatic methods alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and client-centred work. That means she pays attention to how the body holds stress as well as the thoughts and feelings that cause pain.
Background and approach
Sessions often include grounding techniques, breath work and strategies to help regulate emotions in the moment. Louise also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas and dialectical behaviour tools when they fit a person’s needs. She helps clients notice unhelpful thinking patterns, practice new behaviour, and build day-to-day skills for coping with life's changes.
The emphasis is on practical steps that can be used between sessions. Her practice covers common struggles such as depression, coping with life transitions, and relational difficulties rooted in attachment or abandonment. She has experience supporting people affected by substance use, communication problems, guilt and shame, and isolation.
Workshops she has led across Australia have focused on emotional regulation, sexual health and somatic connection. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, chat or text messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to Louise’s availability.
How somatic and acceptance approaches work online
Somatic work pays attention to how the body stores stress and emotion, using breath, posture and gentle movement to help people feel more settled. It can be useful for clients who sense tension in their bodies or find emotions show up as physical symptoms.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical ways to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and to act in line with personal values. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, empathy and a non-judgemental relationship to help people feel heard and understood.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Louise will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That may mean blending somatic techniques with ACT or client-centred listening, and adjusting as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes these methods accessible from home. Video calls let a therapist observe body language and guide somatic exercises. Phone sessions suit people who prefer less visual focus. Live chat and text messaging provide ongoing support between appointments. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English