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Welcome! I'm Holly a qualified, ACA-registered counsellor based in Annerley, Brisbane.

I'm passionate about supporting mid-life women and older adults through life's challenges and transitions.

03/08/2026

𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽?

The women who need support most are usually the ones who tell me they have no time for it.

There is always one more task, one more person to look after. So help slides to the bottom of a list that never ends.

Underneath it sits a belief you would never say out loud: that needing help means you are not coping. It doesn't.

One hour with someone can do more than lighten the load. It can help you understand why the load feels so heavy, and where you might cut some of it down. That hour is worth making the time for.

𝗔 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂:
• Prioritise ruthlessly, and let the low-value things wait.
• Set firm boundaries, and question the "shoulds", the jobs that truly need doing versus the ones that have just fallen on your shoulders.
• Work out what you can delegate or outsource, so it is not all on you.

Support is out there, and there are wonderful counsellors ready to help.

𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

Holly Wilson
𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
https://www.valuedcounselling.com.au/
[email protected]

27/07/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀?

The notifications. Work that follows you home. Ageing parents and kids, both needing you. A to-do list that never actually ends.

Psychologists Rachel and Stephen Kaplan called it attention restoration: nature holds us with what they termed "soft fascination," a gentle pull that lets the mind's tired focus rest without effort. Stress starts easing within minutes.

𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸: 𝗴𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱.

Trees, water, or open sky. Phone on silent or left at home. No podcast, no calls, just your own footsteps. Twenty minutes is enough to start.

Give it a go. Even a short reset can leave you calmer for the rest of the day.

Holly Wilson
𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
https://www.valuedcounselling.com.au/
[email protected]

20/07/2026

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲.

This is Cinnamon. I don't know how she knows, but she always knows. After a stressful day, she snuggles up beside me and gives me unconditional love. Such a calming presence. Some of the best comfort doesn't come with words attached.

If you're lucky enough to have a furry friend around, even someone else's, let them work their magic!

Holly Wilson

𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
www.valuedcounselling.com.au
[email protected]

12/07/2026

𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴.

• You walk into a room and forget why.
• The word you need vanishes mid-sentence.
• You reread the same line three times.

And before long, you start wondering, "Is something wrong with me?" Or, "Is this something more serious"

Neuroscientist Dr Lisa Mosconi's research shows this is a neurological transition, not decline. Brain scans reveal measurable changes in how the brain uses energy as oestrogen falls, and for most women, the fog lifts as the transition settles.

𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽:

𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱.

Telling yourself, "I'm losing it," adds fear on top of the brain fog, and fear often makes it feel worse.

Telling yourself, "My brain is adjusting to hormonal change, and this won't last forever," can help take the panic out of it.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Holly Wilson
𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
https://www.valuedcounselling.com.au/
[email protected]

30/06/2026

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀.

Ask a woman in mid-life what she needs, and she will often tell you what everyone else needs first.

The kids. The partner. The parents. The job. The house.

Ask what she used to love, just for herself, and there is often a pause.

The painting. The running. The music. The old friendships. The ambition.

Not gone. Just shelved, one small surrender at a time, until the shelf became invisible.

𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸:

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀.

• A walk that is for you, not for steps or the dog.
• An hour with the book, the canvas, or the instrument.
• A coffee with the friend who knew you before.

You are not being selfish. You are reminding yourself that you are a whole person, not only a set of roles.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Holly Wilson
𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
https://www.valuedcounselling.com.au/
[email protected]

26/06/2026

Plan the meals. Track what is running out before it runs out. Remember the birthdays, buy the gifts, and make sure nothing is forgotten. Know everyone’s schedule off by heart. Keep the whole house running while running yourself into the ground.

No one can hold all of that and stay standing. It is not a personal failing. It is too much for one set of hands.

𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱:

It is not about getting a bit more help. It is about who carries the thinking.

𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸.

“Can you put a load of washing on?” still leaves you as the manager. You are the one watching the basket fill, tracking the cycle, and remembering it is sitting wet in the machine.

“You own the washing going forward” hands over the noticing, the planning, and the doing.

Sharing a task without sharing the thinking still leaves you managing it all.

You were never meant to carry all of it, all of the time.

Holly Wilson

𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
[email protected]
https://www.valuedcounselling.com.au/

23/06/2026

Pack the lunches. Find the lost shoe. Reply to the school email before the cut-off. Book the dentist, the haircut, the catch-up you keep postponing. Notice who is low on clean socks, on patience, on sleep. Carry the running list that never actually ends.

No one was built to hold all of that at once. It is not a personal failing. The list itself is impossible.

𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸:

What would actually happen if you stopped holding one of those things?

𝗟𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲.

Pick one small thing and deliberately let it go:

• The unanswered group chat

• A frozen dinner instead of homemade

• The thing that is not actually that important

And watch what happens.

𝗜 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼-𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗸𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁.

You were never meant to carry all of it, all of the time.

Holly Wilson

𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

https://www.valuedcounselling.com.au/

21/06/2026

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻.

I have wanted to help people for as long as I can remember. There is something deeply meaningful about sitting with someone, really listening, and helping them reconnect with the strength they already have.

That is what led me to become a counsellor, and to open my practice in Annerley, Brisbane.

My work is centred on women navigating the pressures of mid-life.
• Women balancing work, family, ageing parents, changing relationships, and the quiet mental load that sits behind everything.
• Women who are not in crisis, but carrying a lot.
• Women who keep things moving for everyone else, often without much space for themselves.

I am especially interested in supporting women through the very real challenges that can come with this stage of life, including stress, overwhelm, identity shifts, and perimenopause.

Over the coming months, I will be sharing practical, honest reflections on coping with the pressures of mid-life and making more room for your own wellbeing.

𝗠𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

Sometimes what helps most is having a warm, calm space where you do not have to be the one holding everything together.

If this resonates, for you or for someone you care about, I would be glad to connect.

Holly Wilson
𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴
[email protected]
https://www.valuedcounselling.com.au/

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Yeronga, QLD
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