Addressing the patterns that hold you back - so you can have the life and relationship you desire

I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck in patterns that hold them back. I specialise in supporting couples on the brink of separation to understand what’s keeping them stuck, rebuild connection, and develop the skills to create the relationship they truly want.

Helping couples on the brink of separation

I help couples understand the pattern that is preventing them from having the relationship they desire and explore how each person’s individual behaviours affect their connection. I support them to break these loops and build practical skills to improve communication, rebuild intimacy, and strengthen trust, so their relationship can thrive beyond therapy.

Supporting individuals through psychotherapy

I also work with individuals who feel stuck in patterns they don’t fully understand and want to change. These patterns can show up in the ways you react, feel, or relate to others. Through psychotherapy, you can gain awareness of how these patterns affect your relationships, develop self-compassion, and create strategies for lasting change.

Couples Therapy + Individual Psychotherapy

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CLIENT APPRECIATION

  • “Working with Biannka has been one of the biggest things that has genuinely provided some real change around behaviours, patterns and emotions which is a testament to Biannka and her work. Biannka is incredibly warm, compassionate and grounding. She provides and holds a really safe space to explore all the issues and emotions without any kind of judgment whatsoever. Biannka is hugely passionate about Gestalt Therapy and this is undoubtedly reflected in her work and her genuine concern for me as her client.”

    -CP

  • “I cant recommend Biannka enough. She definitely helped me get my life back on track, I was going through a really hard time. With her support and knowledge I have fallen in love with this process and have learned to cope better in all aspects of my life. For this I'm highly grateful and very excited about my future thank you Biannka you are a wonderful.”

    -SB

  • I’m so glad I reached out to Biannka recently when I was going through a challenging time in my life. She provided such a warm, understanding, safe place for me to gently get to the heart of the difficulties I was going through. In just four sessions, Biannka guided me to reframe some of the ways I understand and relate to myself and to the world. Sometimes this was about small shifts in perception that led to big changes in attitude. Some of the negative self perceptions and issues I’ve struggled against my whole life, Biannka helped me to shift perspective on and now I feel I can engage productively with these instead of fighting against them. I feel so much more integrated and whole since the work I did with Biannka, and these changes feel deep and lasting.

    Biannka has a beautiful way of working therapeutically, that is non-intrusive yet deeply inquiring and engaged, and very respectful and non-judgmental. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for personal growth or needing support with life issues.

    -MG

  • From our experience over the past 3 years of seeing Biannka as a couple, Biannka has held such a gentle space for us both, guiding us to recognise what each of us are feeling inside and expressing this in a way that we understand each other better.  We have gained so much insight into the reasons why we respond the way we do in our relationship and how to dissolve these patterns through being more relational with each other.  This has allowed us to hold space in our own home to be open and vulnerable while showing up with compassion for each other. 

    We are so grateful for Biannka, her expertise in couple counselling and the warm, kind and compassionate person she is and brings to each session.  Thank you.

    JA & KD

  • My wife and I would like to express our heartfelt thanks to Biannka Brannigan  for her compassion, insight, and professionalism in helping us navigate through some difficult times in our relationship.

    Biannka provided us both with valuable tools and perspectives that helped us better understand our individual values and the core issues that were creating challenges between us. Through her guidance, we’ve learned to communicate more openly, appreciate each other’s strengths, and grow stronger together.

    We’re grateful for her genuine care and the clarity she’s brought to our journey. We plan to continue investing in her knowledge and support for as long as we can—because investing in the people you love is truly priceless.

    SG & NG

  • It took a lot of thought and self-convincing to work up the courage and let go of my pride to go to couple’s therapy.  Looking back on the 3 years working with Biannka by myself and with my partner, it has been the best self-development that I have achieved so far in my life!

    Going has helped me to control and emotionally regulate through difficult conversations and disagreements. This has allowed me to come back and reconnect quicker and more gently.  I am grateful that I chose this path and the outcomes are easily visible within my relationship and with others. 

    KD

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Hi, my name is Biannka Brannigan and I am a couples therapist and psychotherapist

I’m passionate about helping couples and individuals understand the patterns that keep them stuck and develop the skills to create more authentic, fulfilling relationships. I hold a master’s degree in Gestalt Psychotherapy and a master’s in Community Development, which gives me both a deep therapeutic perspective and a systemic lens on how societal forces shape how we relate to ourselves and each other. I’m trained in the Relational Life Institute’s couples therapy method and bring insights from Interpersonal Neurobiology and the Inner Health Coalition Alumni into my work.

Based in Far North Queensland, I offer therapy both online and in person.

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Therapeutic Philosophy

I believe individual & couples therapy is not only a path toward greater intimacy and connection with ourselves and others but, also a counter-cultural movement toward creating a more loving, kind and tolerant world.

Through learning relational skills, self-compassion and emotional attunement, we begin to shift how we experience ourselves and others. This ripple effect—of curiosity instead of fear, empathy instead of judgment—extends beyond our relationships into our communities and the world around us.

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING + PSYCHOTHERAPY

 RELATIONSHIP THERAPY

“Knowing yourself, knowing how you make contact with others is truly transformational and I can’t wait to support you along this journey.”

— Biannka Brannigan