Guillaume Walters-du Plooy

Guillaume Walters-du Plooy is a counsellor with more than 15 years of clinical experience. He has worked in hospital, outpatient and community settings, helping people manage trauma, mood difficulties and behavioural problems. He is based in Australia and communicates in English and Afrikaans.

Guillaume's PhD research focused on complex and treatment-resistant eating disorders, and he keeps a strong interest in supporting people who struggle with eating and food-related issues. He also works with addictions, depression and concerns around body image and co-morbidity. He describes counselling as a collaborative process between therapist and client.

In sessions he uses techniques grounded in research while staying focused on each person's needs. That means practical strategies from cognitive behavioural approaches alongside client-centred listening. He also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction when life feels uncertain.

People meet with him to talk through trauma, codependency, control issues and relationship communication problems. He also supports those facing divorce, fatherhood challenges, first responder stress and the guilt and shame that can follow difficult events. Guillaume aims to offer a calm, non-judgemental space for honest conversations.

He has experience helping adolescents and adults across the age range. If you want a counsellor who combines research-led methods with a straightforward, person-focused style, Guillaume offers that blend of practical work and reflective discussion.

How his approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and supporting a person's own problem-solving. It helps people who need a space to be heard and to clarify their goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) uses practical exercises and thought-behaviour work to address patterns that maintain anxiety, low mood or disordered eating. It is useful for structured changes and skill-building.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Guillaume treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss what feels most helpful based on an individual's needs and goals. He aims to match methods to the person rather than applying a single style to everyone.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, shorten travel time, and allow straightforward check-ins between in-person meetings. It also supports using worksheets, behavioural experiments and reflective exercises during appointments in much the same way as face-to-face work. Appropriately registered therapists can adapt the approaches above to suit remote sessions and practical day-to-day challenges.