About Simon
Simon Dowling greets people with a calm, straightforward style. He is an ACA counsellor with five years of professional practice in Australia and a longer history supporting others through change. He aims to make the first step feel manageable and non-judgemental for anyone feeling overwhelmed.
Simon listens to what matters most to each person and helps them untangle stress, anxiety and low mood. He pays attention to how relationships, self‑esteem and concentration affect day to day life.
How Simon works
Conversations focus on practical ways to make things easier and clearer, not on labels or blame. Sessions are conversational and down to earth. Simon encourages people to say what they need and to try small changes between meetings.
He works at a steady pace so progress feels realistic rather than rushed. Simon also supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment issues, body image concerns, life purpose questions and the fallout of separation. He is familiar with challenges linked to work, money, veteran and armed forces issues, and obsessive thinking patterns.
People who choose Simon often want a sensible, experience-based approach. He creates a space where feelings and worries can be spoken about plainly, then turns those talks into clear next steps. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.
What Simon works with
The areas below are the ones Simon selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | ACA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How therapeutic techniques translate to online work
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often focus on identifying unhelpful patterns and practising new responses. For example, techniques that target anxiety teach simple strategies to recognise worry triggers and reduce their hold on daily life. Methods that address relationship and attachment issues focus on improving communication, noticing closeness patterns and trying small experiments to change how people connect.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That process can include trying different strategies and adjusting them over time so they fit practical life demands.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into busy schedules, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also gives flexibility for people who prefer not to attend in person while keeping the focus on useful techniques and steady progress.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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