Esther Guilhot, AASW
20 years in practice
Esther Guilhot is an AASW-accredited social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship strain.
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 experience helping people manage stress, anxiety and relationship strain. She works in straightforward language and aims to make sessions feel calm and practical. Esther draws on several therapy approaches to match what each person needs.
Esther’s work often focuses on trauma and abuse, burnout and vicarious trauma, and issues around addiction and recovery. She also supports people dealing with grief, major life changes, mood challenges and anger.
Background and approach
Parenting pressures, intimacy concerns and workplace problems such as bullying are commonly discussed in sessions. Her lived experience with relational trauma, AuDHD and alcohol-related recovery shapes a practical, compassionate style. Esther encourages sharing feelings without judgement and helps people build new coping habits.
She emphasises small, achievable steps so progress feels manageable. Therapeutic methods include Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed approaches alongside CBT and DBT skills. These are used to help with emotional regulation, clearer communication and repairing connection where it has been strained.
Esther combines psychotherapy, counselling and social work perspectives to offer support tailored to each person. People leave sessions with concrete strategies to handle panic, impulsivity or caregiving stress. The aim is to help someone move toward a steadier, more valued life.
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
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- 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
How emotion work and online therapy fit together
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps identify and shift painful emotional patterns and the ways people respond to strong feelings. It is useful for repairing connection, managing intense emotion and understanding difficult relationship moments.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them, then act in line with personal values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing it with practical behavioural steps to reduce anxiety and panic symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Esther will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and use emotion-focused tools alongside ACT or CBT techniques as needed. That collaborative planning helps shape a program that suits the issue at hand.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations, phone sessions suit quieter bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, and chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or to fit around work and family commitments. These options let people keep continuity of care while balancing daily life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Esther commonly help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy and parenting challenges, as well as mood and impulse-related problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Esther blends emotion-focused work with acceptance and practical skill-building. Sessions are collaborative, calm and aimed at improving day-to-day coping.
What is her professional background?
Esther has 20 years of psychotherapy, counselling and social work experience and draws on her lived recovery to inform her approach.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises in Australia and is accredited with the Australian Association of Social Workers, listed as AASW.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Esther?
International clients are not currently accepted; her practice is based in Australia.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and situations.
How does cost and getting started work?
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