Mount Barker · Adelaide Hills
Counselling for Women
in Mount Barker
Trauma-informed, Catholic-informed care for women
A calm and quiet space for women in the Adelaide Hills to explore trauma, grief, anxiety, and the pressures of motherhood — with dignity, discretion, and direct booking.
Our Practice
You Don't Have to Carry It Alone
Many women in the Hills carry the weight of past trauma, family breakdown, the isolation of new motherhood, or a quiet sense that something essential is missing. Safe Refuge exists to meet you there.
At Safe Refuge we offer one-on-one, trauma-informed counselling that honours the whole person — mind, body, and spirit. Sessions make room for immediate concerns as well as the relationships, values, meaning, and circumstances around them.
We are a practising Catholic counselling practice. For women who want therapy that respects their faith — or simply a practitioner who understands the language of prayer, parish, and the deep questions of meaning — Safe Refuge offers a setting where those parts of life can be discussed openly.
You do not need a GP referral or Mental Health Treatment Plan to book Safe Refuge. You can begin with what is troubling you, without having to arrive with a diagnosis or the right words.
Private Counselling
Five Reasons Women Choose Safe Refuge
Private counselling offers a direct, flexible way to seek support. The right practitioner and pathway still depend on your needs.
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Direct Booking
Contact and book Safe Refuge directly. You do not need to arrange a GP appointment or referral first.
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Start With Your Story
You do not need a formal diagnosis to contact or book. Safe Refuge does not provide medical or psychological diagnosis.
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Flexible Pace
Because sessions are privately funded, their timing and number are agreed around what remains useful rather than a Medicare claiming limit.
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Clear Fees
Current session, block, concession, Medicare, and referral information is published clearly on the fees page.
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Choice and Fit
Choose a counsellor based on fit, scope, approach, location, and values. A free discovery call can help you decide.
What We Help With
Our Specialisations
Safe Refuge offers focused support for concerns commonly brought to counselling by women in Mount Barker and the Adelaide Hills.
Trauma Counselling
Gentle, paced support for women affected by abuse, family breakdown, and difficult past experiences.
Learn more →Perinatal Mental Health
Support for the identity shift of motherhood, postnatal anxiety, birth trauma, and the loneliness of early motherhood.
Learn more →Grief & Loss
A steady companion through bereavement, miscarriage, and the losses no one sees.
Learn more →Anxiety & Depression
Practical counselling support for women living with persistent worry, low mood, or exhaustion.
Learn more →Christian Counselling
Counselling from a practising Catholic for women who want faith to be welcomed as part of the conversation.
Learn more →Women's Counselling
A space that understands the particular pressures of being a woman, a mother, a daughter, and a friend in the Hills.
Learn more →Honest & Accessible
Thoughtful Pricing
A standard 50-minute Safe Refuge session is $140. Prepaid blocks and a limited number of concession places are available. The fees page explains current prices, Medicare, and referral requirements in one place.
Begin
A Quiet Place to Start
Starting counselling can feel difficult. A discovery call offers a quiet, no-pressure place to ask questions and consider the next step.