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Frequently Asked Questions

Looking for counselling in Perth that goes beyond surface-level symptom management?
Keystone Therapy provides brain-based, person-centred counselling and psychotherapy for individuals and couples. Whether you are dealing with anxiety, ADHD, autism, trauma, emotional regulation challenges, stress, or relationship conflict, the focus is on helping you understand the pattern underneath the struggle and move toward practical, lasting change.

What can Keystone Therapy help with?

Keystone Therapy provides counselling and psychotherapy in Perth for a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, sleep issues, anger, attachment difficulties, emotional regulation challenges, ADHD, autism, and relationship problems.

What makes Keystone Therapy different?

Keystone Therapy takes a brain-based, whole-person approach. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, the practice integrates therapy with an understanding of emotional regulation, behaviour, stress physiology, neurodevelopment, and lifestyle factors such as sleep, diet, exercise, and mindfulness.

What is brain-based therapy?

Brain-based therapy at Keystone Therapy is described as neuro-counselling informed by how the brain, nervous system, emotions, and behaviour interact. The aim is to help clients better understand why they react the way they do under stress, and to support healthier regulation, clearer thinking, and more sustainable change.

Do you offer ADHD and autism counselling in Perth?

Yes. Keystone Therapy offers support for adults and children with ADHD, ADD, and autism-related presentations, using brain-based therapies and a neurodiversity-aware approach.

Is Keystone Therapy neurodiversity-affirming?

Yes. Keystone Therapy states that it provides neurodiversity-affirming services for clients with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, OCD, and other neurological differences.

Do you work with individuals and couples?

Yes. Keystone Therapy works with both individuals and couples, using evidence-based and tailored therapy to support emotional healing, resilience, and wellbeing.

Do you offer couples counselling in Perth?

Yes. Keystone Therapy offers couples counselling in Perth and also integrates PREPARE/ENRICH into its relationship work to help couples understand patterns involving communication, stress, attachment, and emotional regulation.

What is PREPARE/ENRICH?

PREPARE/ENRICH is an evidence-based relationship assessment and feedback process used to help couples identify strengths, clarify growth areas, and work on communication, conflict, roles, stress, and connection.

Can Keystone Therapy help with relationship conflict?

Yes. Keystone Therapy’s relationship material explains that repeating conflict is often less about the topic itself and more about the pattern underneath it. The process is designed to help couples identify escalation cycles, shutdown, communication mismatches, overload, and stress-related disconnection, then work on targeted strategies for repair.

Do you offer telehealth appointments?

Yes. Keystone Therapy offers telehealth therapy and describes it as one of its most popular services.

Where is Keystone Therapy located?

Keystone Therapy is based in Perth, Western Australia, with the website referring to Belmont and Byford clinic locations.

How do I book an appointment?

You can book online through Keystone Therapy’s website using the practice booking links.

Who will I be working with?

The team page identifies Dr Steve Halls as Principal and describes his work across CBT, EFT, brain-based therapies, ADHD, autism, anxiety, attachment, depression, emotional regulation, and trauma.

Do you take a whole-person approach to mental health?

Yes. Keystone Therapy’s website emphasises lifestyle mental health, mind-body integration, and psychoneuroimmunology, including the role of sleep, exercise, diet, stress, and mindfulness in mental health.

Is Keystone Therapy a medical service?

No. Keystone Therapy states that neuro-counselling and psychotherapy are not a substitute for medical care, diagnosis, or treatment by a qualified doctor or other healthcare professional.

How do I know if Keystone Therapy is right for me?

Keystone Therapy may be a good fit if you are looking for a more integrative style of counselling in Perth that combines psychological therapy with attention to the brain, nervous system, emotional regulation, neurodiversity, relationships, and lifestyle contributors to mental health.

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