Counselling is a type of relational therapy that draws from different approaches to best meet your needs for healing, insight and change. Building a therapeutic relationship with is safe, steady and feels right to you is one of my key priorities! From there, we can explore your key concerns, areas for change or goals together.

I work in a trauma-informed way; drawing from an integrative approach to best meet you where you are at and where you want to go. My work is grounded in attachment, parts-work, imagery and somatics.

Counselling work with me focuses on your experience of your life thus far, where you’re at currently and where you want to go from here. We explore the stories and ways of being that you have with self compassion and openness. Counselling is both journey and destination.

Psychology is typically more rooted in a medical-based model; able to provide diagnosis of and intervention in complex mental illness.

The right counsellor for you is someone who you can feel comfortable, safe and can build trust with. It’s also important that you feel that you can share what you need to and be supported to achieve what you want to. Counselling with me is judgement free and confidential space which welcomes all feelings, thoughts, experiences and parts of you.

In Australia your counsellor could also be registered and aligned with industry best practices.

Kate Mungoven is a registered counsellor with The Australian Counselling Association.

The commitment is first and foremost to yourself - to take this step to focus on and prioritise your own wellbeing.

I work with clients on a weekly or fortnightly basis, depending on what is going to be most consistently doable (with time, finances etc). How many sessions depends on lots of different factors and we can always talk this through in your first session if you have a time frame in mind.

If you would like to have a chat before committing, try a discovery call in our ‘book now’ section.

At Kate Mungoven Counselling, 15 minute discovery calls are free.

Our standard counselling appointments (50 minutes) are $160.

Long appointments (80 minutes) are $180.

Group options are available and pricing is available on the focus page for each.

Birth Preparation, Birth Debrief and Motherhood Sessions are priced accordingly, please see the services page.

Younger babies are welcome at face-to-face appointments. My counselling room is not ‘baby proofed’, however there is plenty of space for a play mat or pram.

Please note that access to the counselling room is via stairs, so if this is not accessible to you, please let me know and we can arrange online appointments.

No - I work with all women and femme identifying people who are drawn to the way that I work and who feel aligned with my offerings. I am passionate about the power of therapy and supporting people in all seasons of life. I have diverse experience in many areas and would be happy to connect and see if we are a good fit.

I welcome you to bring your story to counselling.

I have extensive experience working in the perinatal wellbeing space and you may know me from the Canberra perinatal space - a passion area of mine!

Anyone can book a counselling session. You do not need a referral or GP mental health treatment plan to connect with Kate Mungoven Counselling.

Medicare rebates are not available for counselling services in Australia.

Talk to your private health care provider to find out if counselling is included in your cover.

Kate Mungoven Counselling specialises in working with individuals. Partners are welcome to attend certain sessions as appropriate and by prior arrangement.

I am happy to recommend couples and family counselling providers on request.