Nicholas James Tuohy
Counsellor or psychotherapist (ACA, PACFA or CPCA). A steady place for counselling, couples support and professional supervision
About
Twenty-five years of pastoral ministry, preaching, leading teams, sitting with people through grief, transition, and renewal, shape how I now work as a counsellor and supervisor. The clinical training is recent. The experience of being inside ministry, with its demands and quiet costs, is long.
My supervision focus is on pastors, chaplains, and helping professionals, those whose work involves carrying others, and who need a thoughtful, grounded space of their own. I also see counselling clients individually, and work with couples.
My approach draws on narrative therapy, understanding and re-authoring the stories we live by, alongside Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and trauma-informed practice. The integrating thread is a way of working that takes the whole person seriously: emotion, body, story, meaning, and, where invited, spirituality. The posture is calm, attentive, and unhurried.
What a first session looks like
Most people wait longer than they’d like before reaching out, wondering whether things are really that bad, or whether they should just push through. You don’t need a crisis or a diagnosis to begin. Grief, a decision you can’t settle, a pattern you keep repeating, feeling flat or stretched thin, these are all good reasons to talk with someone. Counselling is a regular, protected space to think out loud with someone whose only agenda is you. Faith is welcome if it’s part of what you bring; if not, that’s fine too. In person in the Adelaide Hills, or online across Australia.
In Nicholas's own words.
Works with
Approach
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Family and relationship work
Qualifications
Graduate Diploma in Counselling, Graduate Certificate in Supervision, Master of Arts (Theology), Master of Philosophy, Bachelor of Theology (Honours), Graduate Certificate in Arts, Advanced Diploma in Ministry
Fees
$150 a session, set by the practitioner. No GP plan needed. Not Medicare rebatable.
Where and how
Video sessions (telehealth) for clients anywhere in Australia.
Taking new clients.
Nicholas offers a 15 minute fit call before the first session, so you can check the fit.
We introduce you and you agree a first session time with Nicholas.
Membership
Member, ACA Level 1.
Membership checked by Inner Help on 29/10/2026 and re-checked yearly. This confirms the membership; it is not an assessment of the quality of care.
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