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Counselling
A safe place to talk, make sense of things and find a way forward
Life can feel heavy, confusing or overwhelming at times. Counselling gives you space to slow things down, talk openly and explore what might help.
Beanies provides warm, practical counselling for people of all ages, including children, young people, adults, parents and families.
You don’t need to have everything worked out before reaching out. We can begin with what is happening right now.
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✅ Children and young people
✅ Adults
✅ Parents and carers
✅ Families
What is counselling?
Support that begins with being heard
Counselling is a collaborative conversation with a trained professional who can help you understand your experiences, emotions, relationships and challenges.
It isn’t about someone telling you what to do. It is about having a safe, judgement-free space to explore what is happening and work towards changes that feel meaningful to you.
Counselling can help with:
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Stress, worry and feeling overwhelmed
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Emotional regulation and big feelings
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Anxiety and low mood
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Life changes and difficult transitions
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Family changes and relationship challenges
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Parenting stress and family pressures
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Confidence, identity and self-esteem
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Neurodiversity and understanding individual needs
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School, social or community challenges
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Grief, loss and adjustment
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Building coping skills and emotional resilience
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Making sense of experiences that feel difficult to manage alone
You don’t need to fit neatly into one of these areas. Sometimes the starting point is simply knowing that things don’t feel right.
Counselling at Beanies
Warm, practical and shaped around you
Everyone comes to counselling with different experiences, needs and hopes.Libby takes the time to understand what life looks like for you, what feels difficult and what you would like to be different.
Start with an initial session
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Your first session is an opportunity to meet Libby, talk about what has brought you to counselling and decide whether the relationship feels right for you. Together, you can begin to understand what is happening, identify what support may be helpful and set some goals for counselling. You can share as much or as little as you feel ready to.
Continue with a five-session block
If you feel comfortable continuing after your initial session, you can book a five-session block. These sessions provide time to build a trusting relationship, explore what is happening in more depth and work towards the goals you have set together. Libby will work alongside you to develop practical strategies, strengthen your understanding and take manageable steps towards the changes that matter to you.
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Choose what works for you next
After the five sessions, you can decide what feels right for you.
You may choose to:
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Continue working towards your goals
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Stay with regular ongoing bookings
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Book sessions as needed on an ad hoc basis
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Finish counselling if you feel ready to move on
There is no expectation that everything will be resolved at once. Counselling moves at a pace that feels safe and useful for the person receiving support.
Meet your team
Libby Hudson
ACA Registered Counsellor
Libby is one of those counsellors who instantly makes you feel at ease. With over 17 years of experience supporting individuals and families, she brings a rare mix of professional skill, genuine warmth, and lived understanding to every session. Her background in special education, mental health, wellbeing, and family therapy shapes the calm, grounded way she helps people navigate life’s challenges with confidence and connection.
Libby is known for her calm, strength-based style and her ability to create a space where people of all ages feel comfortable being themselves. Whether someone is working through big feelings, tricky transitions, family changes, or everyday overwhelm, she meets them where they’re at with patience, insight, and genuine care. She knows how to create a space that feels safe and judgement-free.
As a mum of three (including one child with autism), Libby brings firsthand insight into the world of neurodiversity and the realities families navigate every day. She understands the highs, the hard days, the adjustments, the advocacy, and the deep love that sits underneath it all. This lived experience enriches the way she supports children with additional needs and strengthens her ability to walk alongside parents through their own challenges, questions, and hopes for their kids.
Married for over 20 years, Libby pairs her professional training with genuine lived experience. She gets the juggle. She gets the chaos. She gets the heart of family life. And she brings that grounded, real-world insight into every session.
Warm, wise, and wonderfully relatable... that’s Libby.
And we’re incredibly grateful to have her supporting Huon Valley families here at Beanies.
Frequently asked questions
Is counselling only for children?
No. Libby provides counselling for children, young people, adults, parents and families. The style and focus of counselling will be adapted to the person’s age, circumstances and needs.
Do I need a referral?
No medical referral is usually required to contact Beanies or book a counselling appointment. You can book online, complete our onboarding form or contact the Beanies team to discuss what you are looking for.
Can I attend counselling as a parent without my child?
Yes. Parents and carers can access counselling for their own wellbeing, parenting challenges, family pressures or support with understanding and responding to their child’s needs.
Can family members attend together?
Yes, where this is appropriate and agreed beforehand. Family counselling may involve several family members together, or a combination of individual and family sessions depending on what support is needed.
What happens in the first session?
The first session is an opportunity to meet Libby, explain what has brought you to counselling and discuss what you would like support with. You do not need to arrive with a clear goal or tell your whole story immediately.
How many sessions will I need?
There is no set number that suits everyone. Some people seek counselling for a particular situation over a shorter period, while others benefit from ongoing support. Libby will discuss this with you as the work develops.
Will what I say remain private?
Counselling is confidential, with some legal and safety-related limits. Libby will explain confidentiality at the beginning, including circumstances where information may need to be shared to help keep someone safe. For children and young people, Libby will also explain how privacy and communication with parents or carers will be approached.
Can NDIS funding be used?
Counselling may be funded through an NDIS plan when the support is related to the participant’s disability, goals and funded supports.
The NDIS does not generally fund counselling that is unrelated to disability support. We can discuss the proposed service and help you understand whether it may fit within your available funding.
Is counselling the same as crisis support?
No. Beanies counselling is an appointment-based support and is not an emergency or crisis-response service. If someone is in immediate danger or needs urgent assistance, contact emergency or crisis services.