Esther Guilhot, AASW
20 years in practice
Esther Guilhot is an AASW-accredited social worker with 20 years of psychotherapy, counselling and social work experience.
License and registration
- AASW
- 458214 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Esther
Esther Guilhot is an AASW-accredited social worker with 20 years of psychotherapy, counselling and social work experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and difficult life transitions. Her approach is practical and direct, aimed at helping clients find clearer ways to cope and move forward.
Esther works from an existential perspective alongside evidence-based tools. She helps people consider what matters most to them while learning skills to reduce distress.
Background and approach
Sessions often blend thinking about life purpose with hands-on techniques to manage mood, panic or impulsivity. She supports people dealing with relationship and family problems, grief, addiction and trauma and abuse. Parenting pressures, workplace bullying and burnout are also common topics.
Esther draws on her own lived experience of relational trauma, AuDHD and recovery from alcohol-related issues to inform a compassionate, down-to-earth style. Therapy sessions are a place to talk honestly without judgement. Esther aims to help clients recognise patterns, try new responses and build routines that fit their lives.
The work is collaborative - clients set goals and pace. Over two decades Esther has combined counselling, social work and psychotherapy to help people regain balance. She encourages practical steps towards wellbeing and supports clients as they test new ways of living and relating.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Esther lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Esther names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Esther often blends existential therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas. Existential therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice and responsibility and can help when life feels disorienting or purposeless. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages practical steps to take action that match personal values while allowing difficult thoughts and feelings to be noticed rather than fought. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relational patterns affect current relationships and communication, helping people recognise and change unhelpful cycles.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Esther will discuss your goals and difficulties and recommend ways of working that fit your needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made over time if something isn’t helping.
Online therapy offers flexible options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a brief check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer shorter, written exchanges or who want to reflect before replying. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily routines.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Esther commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, parenting strain and career concerns. Additional focuses include anger, bipolar and panic issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style combines an existential outlook with practical therapies. Sessions balance questions about meaning and life purpose with concrete skills to manage emotions and behaviour.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of combined psychotherapy, counselling and social work experience supporting people through burnout, workplace bullying and major life changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
Esther is listed as AASW, indicating accreditation with the Australian Association of Social Workers, and practices from Australia.
Which languages and international arrangements are offered?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not taking international clients at this time.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions can be booked as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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