CLINICAL COUNSELLING · ONLINE · AUSTRALIA-WIDE
Waiting for it to pass,
but it hasn’t
It takes courage to be here. Welcome.
We are here to help with the next step - whatever that looks like for you.
However you’ve arrived ….
Maybe you've been holding it together for a long time.
Maybe something has shifted recently, and you're not quite sure how to find your footing again.
We offer professional online counselling that fits around your life - not the other way around.
Maybe you just know that things need to change, but you don't know where to start.
INDEPENDENT · CONFIDENTIAL ·
FOCUSED ON YOU
Whatever you’re carrying,
there’s a place for it here
WHO WE HELP
Waves of sadness, distance, or simply feeling stuck. Counselling with a somatic, human-first approach.
Individuals & Couples
Frontline Workers
Specialised support that understands the visible and invisible impact of the work.
Tradie | FIFO | Site Workers
Plain-language, no waiting room, support for the people who turn up and get it done.
Everyone deserves a place where they can exhale.
OUR PURPOSE
Life can leave you carrying more than you expected - without the space to put it down. FirstSteps exists to give you that space and to walk with you as you take those first steps toward feeling lighter and more like yourself again.
MEET KARYN
The heart behind FirstSteps
A clinical counsellor who’s lived the kind of life many of her clients know well - frontline services, high-pressure environments, and the transition out the other side. Karyn built FirstSteps from a belief that healing begins when people feel safe, supported, and understood.
“I’ve worn the uniform. I understand the culture. Now I support you independently from the outside”
- Karyn
Clear fees, straightforward answers.
Everything you need to know before booking - session fees, private health rebates, how online sessions work, and the questions people ask most. No surprises.
One More Thing
If you've got a mate who's doing it tough - a worker who's gone quiet, or who's not themselves - sometimes the most useful thing you can do is send them our link and say...
"I found this, might be worth a look."
You don't have to have the big conversation.
You just have to make it a little easier for them to take their first step.
A GROUNDED SPACE TO BEGIN AGAIN
You don’t have to be ready.
Just willing.
— Karyn