Why Counselling in the Barossa?

Living where we do doesn’t mean limiting your support options. The Barossa Valley is home to people balancing farming life, teaching, business, and family demands — all while carrying their own unseen emotional load. Counselling offers a confidential, non-judgmental space to explore what’s beneath the surface.

You don’t need a GP referral, diagnosis, or rebate form to start. You just need the willingness to begin understanding yourself a little better.

A Psychological Approach — Grounded in Evidence, Tailored to You

Counselling here draws on cognitive, behavioural, and mindfulness-based frameworks — always guided by your personal goals.
Sessions focus on building awareness of thoughts, emotions, and patterns, helping you learn the psychological “how” behind what you feel.

Through this process, you’ll start to:

• Recognise how stress and emotion interact with your body

• Reframe unhelpful thought cycles and emotional triggers

• Develop tools for self-regulation and resilience

• Strengthen motivation, purpose, and connection

It’s an approach designed not just to treat symptoms, but to deepen understanding — because insight creates lasting change.

Areas of Focus

Our Barossa Valley counselling services support individuals and couples with challenges such as:

• Anxiety and stress — grounding, calming, and regaining control

• Depression and low mood — rebuilding energy and motivation

• Relationships and identity — improving connection and self-understanding

• Addiction, habits, and impulse control — restoring balance and self-discipline

• Performance and motivation — sustaining focus under pressure

• Trauma and recovery — building safety, trust, and healing

Each area is explored through a trauma-informed, person-centred lens — balancing compassion with practical psychological tools.

Counselling That Fits Your Life

We understand that every client’s situation is different — so access is flexible:

• In-Person Counselling (Barossa Valley) – Calm, private sessions in a supportive environment.

• Telehealth Counselling – Secure video or phone sessions for convenience and comfort.

• Text-Based Counselling – Reflective written exchanges, ideal for those who process best in writing.

• Visit-You Counselling – In-home or community-based sessions, maintaining accessibility for all.

Each format receives the same level of care, confidentiality, and clinical oversight.

Meet Your Counsellor — Andrew Maitland

Andrew Maitland combines academic depth with lived experience and a warm, reflective counselling style. He is completing advanced postgraduate psychology study through the University of Adelaide on the Clinical Psychology pathway (PsyBA/AHPRA).

His evidence-based, person-centred approach integrates:

• Cognitive-Behavioural and mindfulness strategies

• Emotion-focused and relational frameworks

• Values-driven goal setting and motivational coaching

Andrew’s philosophy: Change begins with understanding.

Sessions are collaborative, calm, and non-judgmental — helping you connect insight to real-world action.

Accessible, Flexible, and Local

Our pricing reflects a commitment to high-quality, affordable care — without GP referral requirements or rebate limits.

• Telehealth: $80

• Text-based: $70

• In-person or Visit-You: $90

• Concessions: Available for NDIS participants and clients aged over 55

Sessions are designed for flexibility — book one, continue as needed, and set the pace that suits you.

Why Clients Choose Gradient Counselling

• Evidence-based methods grounded in psychological research

• Local accessibility across Angaston, Nuriootpa, Tanunda and beyond.

• Flexible modes: in-person, telehealth, or text

• Non-judgmental, trauma-informed care

• Practitioner on the clinical psychology pathway (AHPRA/PsyBA)

• Warm, approachable, person-centred environment

You’ll be supported to not just cope, but to grow — with tools that last beyond the session.

Start Your Counselling Journey in the Barossa

If life has felt heavier lately — or you’ve simply lost your sense of balance — you don’t have to face it alone. Counselling can help you understand, adjust, and find steadier ground again.

📞 Enquire or book now to begin your next step toward calm, clarity, and connection.
Gradient Counselling – Evidence-Based Counselling in the Barossa Valley.