Counsellor profile
Esther Guilhot, AASW
AASW social worker - relationships and parenting
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- ACT informed
- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
About Esther
Esther Guilhot is an AASW-accredited social worker with 20 years of psychotherapy, counselling and social work experience in Australia. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns and issues such as burnout and workplace bullying. Esther also supports people facing addiction, grief, anger and life transitions. Sessions are conducted in English.
Esther draws on a range of therapy approaches to help people manage difficult feelings and change unhelpful patterns. She uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioural therapy and skills from dialectical behaviour therapy. Attachment-based ideas and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy help when relationships, abandonment or attachment wounds are central.
Esther recognises lived experience matters. She has personal experience of relational trauma, AuDHD and recovery from alcohol problems. That background informs her work and how she talks about coping, relapse prevention and building routines that support wellbeing.
In sessions she focuses on clear, step-by-step work. People learn ways to notice thoughts and feelings, reduce intense reactions, and practise different responses. She also helps people plan for work-related stress, set boundaries, and manage caregiver strain.
Esther often supports clients dealing with parenting pressure and family difficulties. She helps parents and other adults talk through communication problems, guilt and shame, and difficult separations. Her approach mixes direct skills practice with attention to attachment and emotional patterns.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. In practice this can support parenting decisions, coping with anxiety and moving through life changes without getting stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviours that feed distress and testing small changes to reduce symptoms. It is often used for anxiety, panic and mood difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationships shape current reactions and patterns. This can be useful when dealing with abandonment, communication problems or ongoing family tensions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Esther will collaborate with the person to identify which methods fit best for their goals and preferences. That conversation is practical - she will try strategies, review what helps, and adjust methods over time rather than insisting on one path.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins between commitments, or suit those who prefer not to be on camera. Appropriately qualified or registered therapists can use these methods effectively online, and sessions focus on real-world skills people can practise between meetings.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, addiction, grief and life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style blends cognitive behavioural strategies, dialectical behaviour skills and attachment-informed work to build practical coping and improve communication.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience in psychotherapy, counselling and social work in Australia.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is AASW-accredited and based in Australia.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.