Brumby Counselling & Wellbeing

04/09/2026

03/09/2026

My tiny client giving his thumbs-up approval after today’s session. 👍☺️🐴🍃

A little bit of connection, a little bit of exploring, a little bit of curiosity… and slowly, everything begins to slow down and breathe.

01/09/2026

🚗TRAVEL UPDATE FOR CLIENTS VISITING BRUMBY COUNSELLING & WELLBEING

We would like to acknowledge and sincerely thank everyone who has continued to make the journey to Brumby Counselling & Wellbeing during the recent road closures and travel disruptions.

By continuing to attend your sessions, you are not only showing up for yourself and your wellbeing, you are also supporting our small local practice.

We understand that the longer journey and changing road conditions have not always been easy. Your patience, commitment and ongoing support mean so much to us.

🚨TRAVEL UPDATE

For clients travelling from Mount Victoria and the Upper Blue Mountains, you can reach your appointment using Hartley Vale Road. This route can save travelling time compared with travelling through Lithgow.

🐴DIRECTIONS TO BRUMBY

➡️ From Mount Victoria, travel along the Darling Causeway towards Bell.

⬅️ Turn left onto Hartley Vale Road.

Continue along Hartley Vale Road and follow the directions supplied with your booking to Brumby Counselling & Wellbeing.

Hartley Vale Road is currently listed as restricted local access. If you are stopped, please explain that you are travelling to a booked counselling appointment at Brumby Counselling & Wellbeing. Please follow any instructions given by traffic controllers.

🏡RETURNING HOME

➡️ Take Hartley Vale Road towards Browns Gap Road.

➡️ Continue along Browns Gap Road towards Lithgow.

➡️ Follow Chifley Road and Bells Line of Road towards Bell.

➡️ At Bell, take the Darling Causeway back to Mount Victoria.

Browns Gap Road is open in both directions, with a traffic-light-controlled single-lane section. Conditions may change during periods of heavy rain.

Please check Live Traffic NSW before leaving and allow some additional travel time. If you are unsure about the route, please contact us before your appointment.

Thank you for showing up for yourself and for our practice.

Parihan 🙏

31/08/2026

Sometimes counselling can look like this here at Brumby Counselling & Wellbeing.

Learn more:
🌐 www.brumbycounselling.com.au

Can’t find what you’re looking for?
Get in touch:
✉️ [email protected]

30/08/2026

A Gold Coast centre has spent a decade proving that sometimes the best therapist has four legs. Read why ➡️ https://bit.ly/4y1LZoN

29/08/2026

But does Equine Assisted Therapy actually work? 🐴

It’s a fair question, especially if you’ve never experienced therapy alongside horses before.

Research into equine assisted therapeutic approaches is growing, with studies suggesting promising outcomes in areas including anxiety, trauma and PTSD symptoms, depression, mindfulness, emotional wellbeing and social emotional functioning.

Equine Assisted Therapy is an experiential approach to therapy, creating opportunities to explore what is happening in the here and now, rather than only talking about our experiences.

Alongside a qualified therapist, interactions with horses can create opportunities to notice:

• How we approach and connect with others
• What happens when we experience uncertainty or discomfort
• How we communicate our needs and boundaries
• What we notice happening within our body
• Patterns that may emerge within relationships
• Our capacity to slow down, stay present and make different choices

Being outside and having the option to move, pause, observe or simply share space with a horse can feel very different from sitting across from someone in a traditional therapy room.

The horse isn’t a tool used to “fix” someone. They are a living, responsive participant within the therapeutic environment, with their own boundaries, preferences and choices.

Research in this field is still developing but the growing evidence is encouraging, particularly when equine assisted work is facilitated by appropriately qualified practitioners and integrated within an established therapeutic approach.

For people who find traditional room based or primarily talk based therapy difficult to engage with, an experiential approach can offer another way of exploring themselves, their relationships and their experiences.

Curious about whether Equine Assisted Therapy might be right for you or someone you support?

Get in touch today:
✉️[email protected]
🌐www.brumbycounselling.com.au

Research examples:
Earles, Vernon & Yetz (2015)
Fisher et al. (2021)
Palomar-Ciria & Bello (2023)
Lentini & Knox (2015)

27/08/2026

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” — Dolly Parton

It’s such a simple quote, but there’s so much in it. It speaks to authenticity, becoming more aware of who we are, what matters to us, and intentionally choosing to live in a way that reflects that. Not who we think we should be, or who others expect us to be, but finding our own way of being in the world.

A beautiful reminder from a woman who seemed to live those words so fully. 🕊️

26/08/2026

Just a quick little update on our current availability at Brumby Counselling & Wellbeing.📖✏️

We currently have a couple of counselling sessions available at Katoomba (Waratah Holistic Health) as well as some availability for Equine Assisted Counselling on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Unfortunately, there are no Saturday sessions available at this stage.

If you’ve been thinking about reaching out or wondering whether our approach might be the right fit for you or your child, please feel welcome to get in touch.

🌐www.brumbycounselling.com.au
✉️ [email protected]

25/08/2026

An unfortunate update from Brumby Counselling & Wellbeing 🔴

It is with genuine disappointment I share that both our Spring Camp 2026 and Awareness in Practice Workshop have now been cancelled.

The ongoing Victoria Pass road closure and the significant increase in travel time caused by the detour to our Kanimbla Valley location have resulted in participant cancellations that mean we no longer have the numbers needed to run these programs.

Sadly, this is another very real example of the impact the Victoria Pass closure is having on my practice and on people’s ability to access our services with ease.

A lot of thought, preparation and heart goes into creating these programs, so making the decision to cancel them is incredibly disappointing.

I feel very grateful to everyone who registered, showed interest and continues to support Brumby Counselling & Wellbeing during what has been a challenging period for our little business.

We hope to bring these programs back when the circumstances allow.

Parihan 🙏