You are carrying several things at once
Mental health, family, caring responsibilities, work and health may be tangled together. You do not need to reduce your life to one neat issue.
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Social work counselling that sees the whole picture.
Work with an accredited social worker who considers your emotional life alongside relationships, health, work, identity and the systems around you. Practical, trauma-informed counselling by phone, secure video or chat.
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What makes it different
You are not a diagnosis detached from your life.
Social work counselling starts with context. Anxiety, grief, trauma, burnout or relationship strain do not occur in a vacuum. Family roles, financial pressure, health, work, culture, discrimination, disability and access to services can all shape what you carry.
Meg brings more than two decades of clinical social work experience to each session. The work can include reflection and emotional processing, but it can also be practical: preparing for a difficult conversation, understanding a system, finding language for what is happening or identifying a manageable next step.
This may suit you if
You need support that can hold complexity.
You want practical and emotional support
Insight matters, but so do decisions, boundaries, services and the real-world problems waiting after the session ends.
Previous therapy felt too narrow
You may have felt managed as a symptom or expected to explain your context repeatedly before useful work could begin.
You prefer flexible telehealth
Choose phone, secure video or chat from a private place anywhere in Australia. Video is not compulsory.
How sessions work
Professional support without unnecessary barriers.
Choose an appointment
View current availability and book online. You do not need a GP referral.
Meet in the format that works
Sessions are 60 minutes by phone, secure video or chat. Choose the option that feels most accessible.
Work with what is actually happening
Some sessions are reflective, some practical, and some include body-aware ways of settling the nervous system. The work follows your needs and pace.
Areas commonly brought to counselling
There is room for the complicated version.
- Burnout, overwhelm and carrying responsibility for everyone else
- Trauma, complex mental health and nervous-system distress
- Grief, loss, major change and identity transitions
- Neurodivergence, masking and late identification
- Relationships, boundaries and family dynamics
- Navigating services, health systems or workplace pressures
Workshops and circles
Interested in a practical whole-person learning space?
Explore small online groups around sustainable caring, boundaries, nervous-system awareness, relationships, culture and community connection. Expressing interest helps shape the next topic and does not commit you to attending.
Explore all workshops and circlesReady to see whether this feels like the right fit?
Review the available times and appointment details before you confirm. Telehealth appointments are available Australia wide.
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Online social work counselling, clearly explained.
What qualifications does Meg have?
Meg Bonetti is an accredited social worker and AASW member 685030 with more than 20 years of clinical experience.
Is social work counselling the same as psychology?
Both can provide therapeutic support, but social work places particular emphasis on the person in their social, relational and systemic context. MEB Counselling does not provide Medicare-rebatable psychology services.
Can I attend from anywhere in Australia?
Yes. Sessions are delivered through telehealth by phone, secure video or chat to people across Australia.
Is this a crisis service?
No. If you are in immediate danger call 000. Lifeline is available in Australia on 13 11 14.
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