Meet Chris
Chris Byrne is a compassionate counsellor dedicated to supporting you through life's complexities. He skillfully integrates a diverse range of effective counselling approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), to help you navigate your challenges with greater ease and understanding.
With a particular focus on anxiety and mood challenges, men’s mental health, the unique pressures faced by students, and the demands of elite athlete performance, Chris offers a down-to-earth and practical path towards well-being. His aim is to empower you to build resilience, cultivate emotional flexibility, and align your actions with your core values, guiding you towards a more authentic and fulfilling life.
Chris offers a refreshing approach that goes beyond traditional mental health support. With a warm and understanding presence, coupled with a genuine passion for helping others, Chris brings both personal insight and extensive professional experience to each session. Having navigated his own share of life's journey, Chris deeply understands the importance of feeling truly seen and heard.
Understanding the current financial landscape and the challenges of accessing affordable mental health support, Chris is committed to providing accessible options.
He offers convenient video telehealth appointments and an innovative ‘walk and talk’ therapy option, both with an affordable fee structure, making therapeutic support readily available.
Contact us
Have any questions?
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Chris here.
Email: Chris@connectandbalance.com.au
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*note: Chris is a qualified counsellor and psycho therapist, not a psychologist, and as such
there is no Medicare rebate for his session. When working with Chris he will not diagnose
specific psychological or medical conditions.
*Note: Chris is a qualified counsellor and psycho therapist, not a psychologist, and as such there is no Medicare rebate for his session. When working with Chris he will not diagnose specific psychological or medical conditions.
Beyond his private client sessions, Chris is currently the Player Welfare and Development Manager at the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), a role he has embraced for the past eight years.
His experience also includes over twenty years in education as a counsellor and teacher, and as a coach for the holistic movement and wellness charity, Bluearth.
Chris has Bachelor’s Degrees in both Psychology (Honours) and Human Movement, plus post
graduate studies in psychology, counselling, and education. He is currently an accredited
counsellor and therapist with the Australian Counselling Association (member number 81876).