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Soul Care: Counselling Psychotherapy & Naturopathy
At Soul Care Counselling Psychotherapy, we offer a holistic and integrative approach to mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Our practice is dedicated to providing tailored therapeutic services for individuals, couples, and families, addressing a wide range of concerns—from personal trauma to relationship challenges and spiritual health.
Our Services Include:
Therapeutic Counselling & Psychotherapy
We utilize a variety of evidence-based approaches, including classical depth-oriented psychotherapy (inspired by Carl Jung), person-centred therapy (Carl Rogers), experiential-focusing (Eugene Gendlin), and trauma-informed psychological therapies. Our methods are designed to nurture your mental and emotional growth, guided by contemporary understandings of trauma and healing.
Trauma-Informed Psychological Therapies
We specialize in advanced trauma therapies such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Thought Field Therapy (TFT), Sandplay Therapy, and The Richards Trauma Process (TRTP). These powerful modalities are designed to address the root causes of trauma and PTSD, helping you heal and regain your sense of safety and well-being.
Spirituality & Christian Counselling
For those seeking a faith-based approach, our Christian Counselling offers support guided by Christian theological principles, providing a compassionate framework for addressing spiritual, emotional, and psychological concerns. We believe in nurturing the whole person—body, mind, and spirit.
Marriage & Relationship Counselling
Healthy relationships are the cornerstone of emotional well-being. We offer expert guidance for couples, addressing everything from communication struggles to emotional disconnection. Our counselling provides tools to help partners manage stress, anxiety, and navigate challenges that may be affecting their relationship.
We understand the deep connection between mental and physical health. Our functional medicine approach combines clinical pathology testing, including Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) and Biochemical Profiles, to uncover the root causes of chronic stress, burnout, and physical illness. By focusing on restoring metabolic balance, we help you regain vitality and address underlying health concerns.
A Comprehensive Approach to Wellness
Our integrated therapies provide a unique and holistic solution for those facing chronic stress-related conditions, trauma, and common emotional, social, or spiritual concerns. At Soul Care Counselling Psychotherapy, we are committed to helping you achieve lasting well-being through personalized care that nurtures the mind, body, and spirit.
Laura Hvala
Founder of Soul-Care: Counselling Psychotherapy & Naturopathy
Supporting holistic healing of mind, body and spirit.
Welcome to Soul-Care. I’m Laura Hvala — a holistic therapist, naturopath, and Christian counsellor — dedicated to supporting individuals through life’s emotional, psychological, physical, and spiritual challenges.
I founded Soul-Care with a vision to provide comprehensive therapeutic services that address the unique challenges faced by individuals navigating personal and relationship struggles.
With years of experience in both psychotherapy and naturopathy, I offer a safe, compassionate space for people to explore and heal from emotional distress, trauma, and spiritual confusion.
As an integrative health-care practitioner, I have a clear purpose: to help people heal deeply, reconnect with their inherent worth, and discover a life of resilience, meaning, and spiritual purpose. My work is grounded in compassion, clinical excellence, and a deep belief in the healing potential that lies within each person.
I provide professional, trauma-informed support for individuals struggling with:
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Emotional distress: anxiety, depression, grief, frustration, isolation
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Trauma & PTSD
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Relationship challenges
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Negative life patterns and behavioural cycles
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Identity confusion, loss of direction, and low self-worth
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Spiritual concerns, including questions of faith, meaning, and connection
With a strong foundation in psychodynamic and depth-oriented psychotherapy,
I integrate a range of evidence-based trauma therapies, including EMDR, TFT, TRTP, and Sandplay Therapy. These approaches offer safe, structured ways to process trauma, release emotional blocks, and promote deep psychological healing.
My Therapeutic Approach
Spirituality & Christian Counselling
As a practitioner of faith, I offer Christian counselling for those seeking healing that honours their spiritual journey. This can include prayerful reflection, biblical principles, and spiritual integration within therapy — always tailored to the individual's beliefs and preferences.
Whether you're navigating a crisis of faith, spiritual burnout, or simply seeking alignment with your God-given identity and purpose, I aim to create a respectful, open, and non-judgmental space to explore these deeply personal dimensions.
Even for those not of a Christian background, I welcome conversations around spirituality, meaning, and connection as part of a holistic path to wellbeing.
Naturopathy & Mind-Body Healing
In addition to psychotherapy, I’m a registered Naturopath with a special focus on the effects of chronic stress and trauma on the body. I use Herbal Medicine, Nutritional Therapy, and lifestyle interventions to support physical healing from conditions such as:
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Fatigue and exhaustion
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Chronic pain and inflammation
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Anxiety and low mood
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Nervous system dysregulation
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Hormonal and metabolic imbalances
This integrative approach bridges the gap between mind and body, helping clients regain balance and vitality on all levels.
A Safe Place for Whole-Person Healing
“Healing the whole person – mind, body, and spirit.”
At Soul-Care, you are not just a diagnosis or a problem to be fixed — you are a whole person, created with purpose, value, and the capacity to heal.
My mission is to walk alongside you as you navigate life’s struggles and emerge with greater resilience, stronger connections, and a deeper sense of who you are — emotionally, physically, relationally, and spiritually.
Whether you’re seeking clinical therapy, spiritual insight, or naturopathic care — or a combination of all three — I’m here to support your journey with empathy, integrity, and faith.
Laura Hvala
Founder – Soul-Care: Counselling Psychotherapy & Naturopathy
Specialising in...
Counselling Psychotherapy
Counselling Psychotherapy is a growth promoting strategy used to develop psychological - relational, emotional & spiritual foundations for healthy connection, functioning & wellbeing.
Safe. respectful, honest and authentic therapeutic relationships allow individuals to define their values and find purpose and meaningful standards and expectations for their life; and to insightfully address problems such as anxiety, depression, emotional conflict or distress, trauma & relationship concerns.
Spirituality & Christian Counselling
Spirituality and Christian Counselling provides a unique perspective on our human experience that acknowledges that individuals are created as complex beings with multifaceted needs;that are influenced by both conscious and unconscious physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual motivations, desires & concerns.
Christian Counselling integrates biblical, faith-based principles and values with psychological approaches. It effectively facilitate growth and transformation and enables clients to process difficult life situations in a relationally-centred way.
It promotes hope and relief, and a strengthened relationship with God.
Trauma & PTSD
Trauma is an enduring emotional
response to distressing event(s), where an individual's life has been threatened and the ability to comprehend, advocate for change or cope with events is now overwhelmed.
Trauma can result in PTSD - constant, intrusive memories and feelings of pain, fear, anxiety, anger, depression, isolation, hopelessness and despair.
Trauma-informed psychotherapies are a proven and effective way of helping individuals process trauma and develop new capacities of inner-strength, hope, meaning, purpose, identity and connection.
Relationship Therapy
Relationship problems are the main reason that people seek help from counselling psychotherapists in Australia. Relationship therapy works with married partners and committed couples to improve communication, connection and love.
It helps people invest in creative solutions to conflict, and establishes healthy and enduring relationships based on honest communication and trust, and open channels of love and affection, that keep on growing.
Sandplay Therapy
Sandplay therapy is an experiential depth psychotherapy where sand, water and small figures are arranged in a tray, to symbolically reflect the clients internal world & psychic dynamics. It is a non-verbal method that facilitates the natural human capacity for self-reflection and insight into ones problems; with capacity for correction, self-organisation & growth.
Sandplay is an effective therapy, not just for children & adolescents; but for adults, couples and family groups; and for complex issues of trauma / abuse.
Naturopathy
Naturopathy is a holistic medical system, rooted in ancient wisdom traditions that believe that life, health and disease follow certain natural laws and principles (such as Vitalism & Holism). Understanding and living by these laws is the easiest way to retain health and live well.
Naturopathy uses these natural principles as remedy - in herbal medicine, nutrition therapy, diet and lifestyle adjustments to support the body's natural healing mechanisms & functions; restoring vitality & health.
