Energetics Institute: Counselling Perth

For over 20 years, people across Perth have come to our Inglewood practice for counselling when the same problems keep returning. Many of the people we meet are holding things together on the outside while stress, anxiety, burnout, grief, trauma, self esteem struggles, or relationship issues continue to affect daily life underneath it all.

At Energetics Institute, we work with both the mind and the body. We help you notice what happens not only in thoughts and emotions, but also in the nervous system under pressure. That may include shallow breathing, tension, irritability, emotional shutdown, overreaction, or the sense of never fully settling.

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Energetics Institute: Counselling Perth

For over 20 years, people across Perth have come to our Inglewood practice for counselling when the same problems keep returning. Many of the people we meet are holding things together on the outside while stress, anxiety, burnout, grief, trauma, self esteem struggles, or relationship issues continue to affect daily life underneath it all.

At Energetics Institute, we work with both the mind and the body. We help you notice what happens not only in thoughts and emotions, but also in the nervous system under pressure. That may include shallow breathing, tension, irritability, emotional shutdown, overreaction, or the sense of never fully settling.

A Different Approach to Counselling in Perth

Our practice is run by Richard and Helena Boyd from a quiet home setting in Inglewood, just 7km from the Perth CBD. It is a private practice with a more personal feel than a rushed clinical office, and many new clients say that matters from the moment they arrive.

Our work is based in Somatic Psychotherapy, Core Energetics, and Integrative Body Mind Psychotherapy™. This therapeutic approach reflects a special interest in the connection between emotion, physiology, and lived experience. It is shaped by years of work with people facing mental health concerns, relationship challenges, and the effects of difficult past experiences.

You may already understand the problem. The harder part is stopping it when it starts. You notice the argument building, the shutdown coming, or the anxiety rising, but the reaction still takes over. Our work helps you recognise those moments earlier and respond in a different way.

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A Different Approach to Counselling in Perth

Our practice is run by Richard and Helena Boyd from a quiet home setting in Inglewood, just 7km from the Perth CBD. It is a private practice with a more personal feel than a rushed clinical office, and many new clients say that matters from the moment they arrive.

Our work is based in Somatic Psychotherapy, Core Energetics, and Integrative Body Mind Psychotherapy™. This therapeutic approach reflects a special interest in the connection between emotion, physiology, and lived experience. It is shaped by years of work with people facing mental health concerns, relationship challenges, and the effects of difficult past experiences.

You may already understand the problem. The harder part is stopping it when it starts. You notice the argument building, the shutdown coming, or the anxiety rising, but the reaction still takes over. Our work helps you recognise those moments earlier and respond in a different way.

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Our Counsellors

Before training in psychotherapy, Richard worked in I.T. and business transformation consulting, and Helena worked as a software engineer in Australia and Ireland.

What drew us into this work was seeing how often capable people stayed stuck in reactions they could explain clearly but still could not change. They understood the issue. They could name the trigger. Yet in the moment, the same result kept happening.

That is why our work focuses on change, not just explanation. It draws from psychotherapy, psychology, and body-based practice. We are not social workers, and we do not offer one-size-fits-all support. We offer counselling services for people who want careful, direct work that can lead to deeper understanding, personal growth, and a more fulfilling life.

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Counselling in Perth: Local Pressures, Real Patterns

Emotional strain builds inside real life, and Perth has its own version of that pressure.

For some people, it is the stop-start rhythm of FIFO work and the strain that repeated departures and returns place on family life. For others, it is long commutes across the suburbs, rising housing costs, parenting without enough support, or trying to stay composed in high-responsibility work while feeling worn down in private.

We also meet people carrying the quieter pressures of life here: professionals who look fine from the outside, couples shaped by shift schedules and distance, and parents absorbing everyone else’s stress before their own. These experiences often sit behind mental health issues, conflict at home, and the decision to start seeking therapy.

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Counselling Services

We offer counselling services for individuals, couples, and families, as well as online counselling for clients across Western Australia.

Individual Counselling

Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, self esteem challenges, and life transitions can all leave you feeling stretched thin or stuck in the same response. In individual counselling, we look at what happens when pressure builds, whether that is overthinking, withdrawal, irritability, or going flat after a difficult event. The aim is to help you understand what is driving the reaction and develop steadier ways of responding in daily life through individual counselling and individual therapy.

Relationship And Couples Counselling

Conflict does not usually begin with the topic people argue about. More often, it starts in the cycle underneath it: one person pushes, the other shuts down, and both leave feeling unheard. Couples counselling helps with communication breakdown, emotional distance, trust issues, and repeated arguments. This work is especially relevant for couples affected by FIFO, shift work, and ongoing stress, and supports more workable ways of speaking, listening, and repairing tension.

Family Therapy

When family life is strained, the same roles can take hold very quickly. One person escalates, one withdraws, and another tries to keep the peace. Family therapy helps with parenting stress, conflict at home, co-parenting difficulties, blended family tension, and communication problems. Sessions create room for each person to speak clearly and support calmer, more stable ways of living together day to day.

Trauma and PTSD Support

Trauma can stay active long after the original event has passed. It may show up as panic, numbness, poor sleep, irritability, shutdown, or the feeling of being constantly on edge. Some people stay highly alert even in ordinary situations. Others go blank when something brings the past too close. We work carefully with these responses, including the effects of sexual abuse and other overwhelming past experiences, so life can begin to feel safer again.

Grief And Loss Counselling

Grief affects more than mood. It can change sleep, concentration, motivation, patience, and the ability to stay present with other people. Grief and loss counselling supports people after death, separation, illness, infertility, family rupture, and major life changes. The work gives you room to process what has happened honestly, in a safe space, and to move at your own pace without pressure to tidy the experience too soon.

Psychotherapy

Some struggles do not shift with short-term strategies. Long-term psychotherapy is often helpful when self worth struggles, relationship difficulties, emotional blocks, or repeated setbacks have been part of life for years. Rather than chasing quick relief, this work pays attention to the deeper structure underneath those difficulties. Over time, that can support meaningful change, stronger self-awareness, and a fuller sense of direction in life.

Individual Counselling

Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, self esteem challenges, and life transitions can all leave you feeling stretched thin or stuck in the same response. In individual counselling, we look at what happens when pressure builds, whether that is overthinking, withdrawal, irritability, or going flat after a difficult event. The aim is to help you understand what is driving the reaction and develop steadier ways of responding in daily life through individual counselling and individual therapy.

Relationship and Couples Counselling

Conflict does not usually begin with the topic people argue about. More often, it starts in the cycle underneath it: one person pushes, the other shuts down, and both leave feeling unheard. Couples counselling helps with communication breakdown, emotional distance, trust issues, and repeated arguments. This work is especially relevant for couples affected by FIFO, shift work, and ongoing stress, and supports more workable ways of speaking, listening, and repairing tension.

Family Therapy

When family life is strained, the same roles can take hold very quickly. One person escalates, one withdraws, and another tries to keep the peace. Family therapy helps with parenting stress, conflict at home, co-parenting difficulties, blended family tension, and communication problems. Sessions create room for each person to speak clearly and support calmer, more stable ways of living together day to day.

Trauma and PTSD Support

Trauma can stay active long after the original event has passed. It may show up as panic, numbness, poor sleep, irritability, shutdown, or the feeling of being constantly on edge. Some people stay highly alert even in ordinary situations. Others go blank when something brings the past too close. We work carefully with these responses, including the effects of sexual abuse and other overwhelming past experiences, so life can begin to feel safer again.

Grief and Loss Counselling

Grief affects more than mood. It can change sleep, concentration, motivation, patience, and the ability to stay present with other people. Grief and loss counselling supports people after death, separation, illness, infertility, family rupture, and major life changes. The work gives you room to process what has happened honestly, in a safe space, and to move at your own pace without pressure to tidy the experience too soon.

Psychotherapy

Some struggles do not shift with short-term strategies. Long-term psychotherapy is often helpful when self worth struggles, relationship difficulties, emotional blocks, or repeated setbacks have been part of life for years. Rather than chasing quick relief, this work pays attention to the deeper structure underneath those difficulties. Over time, that can support meaningful change, stronger self-awareness, and a fuller sense of direction in life.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How Long Is Each Counselling Session, And What Are Your Fees?

Most counselling sessions are 60 minutes long, with limited 90 or 120 minute appointments available for suitable cases. This gives enough time to settle, work and finish without feeling rushed.

Our fees are set to be similar to, or often lower than, the typical out of pocket gap many people pay after rebates elsewhere. Current fees are listed on our Fees page and confirmed with you before you book. If cost is a concern, you can discuss this openly when you first contact us.

Do I need a GP referral?

No. You can contact us directly to ask questions or book a counselling appointment. A referral is not required to begin.

Are Medicare rebates available?

We are a private practice, so we do not offer Medicare rebates through a mental health care plan. Many people choose this model because it allows for a more flexible and in-depth process.

How often should I attend sessions?

Most new clients begin with weekly counselling sessions. Later, some choose to attend sessions fortnightly once the work feels more settled and there is enough support between appointments.

What Is Your Cancellation Policy?

Our cancellation policy is designed to respect your time, your counsellor’s time and other clients who may be waiting for appointments.

We ask for as much notice as possible if you need to change a booking. Late cancellations or non attendance may incur a fee, because that time has been set aside for you. Full details are provided when you book and are included in your confirmation information.

Is counselling confidential?

Yes. Counselling is confidential within the usual legal and ethical limits that apply in Australia. We aim to offer a non judgemental environment where this work can be done carefully and honestly.

What Can I Expect During My First Counselling Session?

Your first counselling session is a calm, structured conversation about what has brought you in and what you would like to change.

Your counsellor will ask about your current situation, relevant history and what you have already tried. You set the pace and do not have to talk about anything before you feel ready. Together you agree on initial goals and on how you will work together in future sessions.

Can I Request A Specific Counsellor Or Therapist?

You can request a specific counsellor if you already have someone in mind or you have been referred to a particular therapist.

If you are unsure who to see, we ask a few questions about your concerns and preferences and then recommend a suitable practitioner. If you later feel another counsellor within Energetics Institute might be a better fit, we are open to discussing a change.

Can We Do Online Counselling Sessions?

Yes, we offer secure online counselling sessions for clients who cannot attend in person or who prefer to meet from home or another private space.

Online counselling can be helpful if you live outside Perth, travel frequently, have health or mobility challenges or simply find it easier to talk from your own environment. We can help you decide whether online or in person sessions are likely to suit you best when you enquire.

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   Frank Beesch 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Many thanks Richard for the help and advice. I feel confident with my understandings and thoughts. You gave me the tools to stay strong and confident. Very much appreciated your sessions. Cheers
  
 
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   Nisa Tamguney 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. My partner and I invested about 6 months seeing Richard and it helped give us the tools and understanding of how to better communicate with each other as well as understand each others needs.
If we had not persisted and soaked up as well as put in to practice the knowledge that Richard gave us we would not be together anymore. So we are very grateful to Richard for his help in saving our relationship. Once we learned the communication tools we were able to use it to overcome misunderstandings and disagreements a lot easier.
  
 
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   Lauren Baxter 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I spoke to an extremely kind woman, who told me directly, but sensitively, what I needed to hear. She has pointed me in the right direction and o feel 💯 better! Thank you.
  
 
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   Anthony Fenech 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I am truly grateful for Richard’s work. He not only helped with my anger but gave me the metal ability/tools to be able to cope with my workplace bullying.

If you are struggling mentally, Richard is your man.
  
 
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   lee follentine 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I saw Helena over the period of 7 months before moving from Perth. In this time Helena created a safe and engaging space for me to explore my history and blockages with clarity. It was insightful to explore the movement based practices, this was the most impactful in terms of complimenting my introspections. I felt overall I was satisfied with the outcome of my experience when evaluating what I was seeking to gain out of therapy when I engaged Helena. I was recently at a 10 day Vippasana meditation course and heard S.N. Goenka say something along the lines of any therapy that works with sensations is helping on the path to liberation. In that moment I was very thankful for my work and time with Helena.
  
 
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   andrew 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I'd highly recommend Energetics Institute for anyone who are wanting to dig a lot deeper into the past than traditional therapy does. Helena was able to communicate clearly, hold a comfortable space & give me plenty of valuable & expansive pointers to improvement.
  
 
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   Elizabeth Nicholls 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A colleague recommended that I see Richard about 15 years ago after my father's passing. I will be forever grateful as Richard's guidance, techniques, and recommendations were truly invaluable, and I highly recommend him to anyone seeking support.
  
 
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   Werner Wilkening 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Dear Richard,

I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for the support and guidance you’ve provided during our sessions. I truly appreciate the safe and welcoming environment you’ve created, which allowed me to open up and address important things.

Your professionalism, empathy, and thoughtful approach have made a difference, and I have already started to notice positive changes in my mindset and well-being. I am grateful for your expertise and the tools you've helped me develop, which I know will continue to benefit me moving forward.

Thank you again for everything. It’s been a pleasure working with you, and I’m truly thankful for the progress we’ve made together.

Wish you all the best.
  
 
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   Bryton Taylor 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I came to Richard after experiencing panic attacks for the first time in my life. I had never considered myself anxious, so I couldn’t understand why it was happening—I thought I was “fine.” Fortunately, Richard specialises in somatic work and was able to teach me tools to calm and regulate my nervous system.
Over the next 2+ years, my life was turbulent. I navigated major changes: the end of a marriage, a career change, realisations about my patterns, how I had ended up making the decisions that shaped my life to this point, and I began making adjustments. When you’re going through so much change, the support around you becomes crucial. Sometimes, you need someone to guide you and provide tools you didn’t have before. Other times, you just need reassurance and steady support.
Richard has been a constant source of both. His guidance and knowledge made an enormous difference in this period of my life so I could build a stronger foundation for myself.
  
 
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   Enn M 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I began my counselling journey at the age of 18, constantly feeling lost, insecure and worthless searching for a therapist that would understand, give advice and improve how I was feeling after struggling with personal issues in my life.

After trying a total of 4 therapists in Perth (yes! 4!)  I realised that credentials are one thing but many lack the people skills, empathy and care to be in a career where you meet and comfort people at their most vulnerable. I had a previous bad experience with one psychologist that left me so ashamed of myself that I was scared to even attempt to try again.

I found Helena after searching again for therapists in Perth which would have made her number 5, and she became my final and the best decision I ever made to continue therapy and not give up finding a therapist.

You will not always find your ideal therapist but I can almost 100% guarantee after talking to Helena or Richard you will feel as though a dark cloud has been lifted, if not, after one or a few sessions.

I remember crying to Helena at my first session with he, saying that I forgot what it was like to talk to someone who genuinely cared. It's been over 5 years and she still comforts me at my lowest and cheers me on at my highest. I am so beyond grateful for her help that it gave me the confidence and trust in myself again that I am able to overcome the hard obstacles life has thrown at me.

To also note, I have recommended a total of 4 people to Helena and Richard's services and each one have felt better and benefitted from their sessions.

I wholeheartedly thank you for being available whenever we needed whether it was an urgent session, over the weekend, emailing and videocalls when I could not make in person sessions.

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If you are looking for Perth counsellors who offer individual counselling, couples counselling, family therapy, online counselling, and body-focused psychotherapy, Energetics Institute offers an experienced place to begin.

You do not need to have everything worked out before making contact. If something keeps repeating in your relationships, your work, or your mental health, therapy can help you make sense of what is happening and decide what needs to change next.

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