Our Counsellors

Qualifications:

Clinical Counsellor and Owner
M.A.C.A (Level 3)
MA (ClinCouns)
MA (WritPub)
BA (Psych)

Angie Plews

What you can expect from Angie the counsellor:

I’m a feminist at heart, passionate about improving the mental health of Australian women. Throughout my career, I’ve been lucky to listen to the stories of countless women, and one thing has stood out to me: the stress of being a woman today has a profound impact on our mental health. From the stories I’ve heard, it’s clear that many of us feel tired, carry the weight of past trauma, worry about future pain, and are simply trying to cope with life’s demands. Depression and anxiety are just a couple of the ways our minds respond to these challenges, but they often affect our overall health too.

As a holistic counsellor, I follow the biopsychosocial model of mental health. I believe in helping you find your way back to good mental health by understanding how all parts of your life contribute to your sense of well-being. In my practice, I use a mix of approaches that are person-centered and trauma-informed, incorporating evidence-based therapies like Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Somatic Therapy, CBT, and Interpersonal Therapy.

You can expect me to be a compassionate and attentive partner on your journey to better mental health. We’ll work together to uncover the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that might be holding you back from the life you want. There’s no judgment here—just an open space where you can share your aspirations for mental wellness, and together, we’ll work towards achieving them.

Outside the Office:

I am on a lifelong quest for knowledge through books, travel, human interaction, movies, and music. I play many roles in my life, some of which are: wife to an amazing husband; mother to a strong and talented daughter; and best friend to 3 crazy dogs. I also love cheese.

Qualifications:

Clinical Counsellor
M.A.C.A (Level 2)
BCouns
DipCouns

Katrina Flintham

What you can expect from Katrina the counsellor:

As a woman who has chosen a career in supporting others, I have an unwavering passion in assisting women to navigate areas of challenge, growth and change. Women’s experiences in the modern world are multidimensional, complex and unique. We come from varied and diverse backgrounds; however, I have found women often hold a common thread of finding themselves feeling disconnected from their inner voice, needs and sense of self. We can find ourselves struggling to make sense of our relationships with others and ourselves while traversing the complexities of womanhood. When women find themselves at a crossroad at any stage of life, it is often our mental health that becomes impacted. In such times, life can become confusing and feel difficult to understand and manage. My goal as a counsellor is to provide support through these transitions with warmth, non-judgment, empathy, understanding and compassion. I do this utilising goal-orientated strategies, evidenced-based practice and client-tailored interventions.

I approach my sessions from a Person-Centred framework. Together we will explore the biopsychosocial contributing factors to your current challenges, using a mix of best practice therapies including but not limited to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Emotional Regulation, Family Systems Therapy, Attachment Base Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy. My therapeutic work and approaches are underpinned by Trauma Informed Practice using strengths-based framework seeing survivors as unique, coping the best way they can after enduring extremely abnormal circumstances. Trauma informed practice is founded on five core principles – safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration and empowerment as a respect for diversity. As a humanistic and holistic counsellor these core principles are at the very heart of my work.

My commitment to you as your counsellor is to meet you where you are at on your journey, in whichever stage of life you find yourself, with deep listening and care. We will work collaboratively to put you in the driver’s seat of your life, where you can regain control of your feelings, emotions and thoughts. I will work with you in taking gentle steps, at your own pace, towards identifying and exploring the intrinsic capacities you hold to improve your mental and emotional well-being.

Outside the Office:

I am a lover of the ocean, my three incredible children and my little Jack Russell Luna. I have a strong sense of social justice and value equality and equity for all human beings. I believe that the empowerment of women and girls is the key to changing the status quo and creating a more harmonious world. Time in nature and dinner with my womenfolk is like medicine for me, as is a really good belly laugh.

Contact Us

Ask a question or book an appointment below.

(07) 3124 7284

(Please note that we use an answering service and that your call may not be returned immediately)

Shop 9, 130 Ryans Road, Nundah, QLD, 4012.

info@harmoniousminds.com.au

Opening Hours

Monday – 3:00pm - 6:30pm
Tuesday – 9:00am – 2:30pm
Wednesday – 3:00pm – 6:30pm
Thursday – 9:00am – 2:30pm
Friday – CLOSED
Saturday – CLOSED
Sunday – CLOSED