Ms Kerynn Fotiou Counsellor (Registrar)

Flourish Counselling & Psychotherapy Office 8, 250 Anstruther Street, Echuca, Victoria, 3564

Overview

Kerynn is an accredited and registered counsellor and psychotherapist in Echuca, registered with the Australian Counselling Association, and CEO and founder of Flourish Counselling & Psychotherapy. She is a certified trauma recovery coach with a practice grounded in ethical care, clinical integrity, and relational safety. She holds a triple Diploma in Counselling, Counselling Practice, and Applied Social Science (behavioural science). Her qualifications include certifications in suicide prevention and intervention, emotional freedom techniques (EFT), neurodivergence (NeuroAware), and domestic and family violence response (LifeLine). Kerynn provides mental health support in Echuca and counselling in Echuca and surrounds to individuals, families, couples and communities navigating: - Relationship ruptures and family breakdowns - Infidelity and divorce - Mediation and parenting arrangements - Premarital transitions and relational preparation - Attachment wounds and style-based conflicts - Complex trauma and intergenerational pain - Trauma-informed counselling and support - Parenting support, education, and legacy repair - Addiction and recovery through a trauma-informed lens - Early childhood intervention and developmental care - Grief, loss, and bereavement - Disability and neurodivergence, with neuro-affirming advocacy - Complex relational dynamics and boundary reclamation - Childhood trauma, abandonment, and identity repair - Bullying, relational harm, and dignity restoration - Negative self-talk, shame, and confidence rebuilding - Depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress - Youth crisis and rites of passage support - Career transitions and vocational clarity - Life transitions, identity shifts, and renewal - Stress, overwhelm, and anger Her approach integrates evidence-based modalities with a trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming and strengths-based lens, ensuring that each client is met with respect, clarity, compassion and understanding. She specialises in legacy work, boundary repair, assertiveness training, and the transformation of intergenerational and familial pain into personal agency. As the CEO and founder of Flourish Counselling & Psychotherapy, Kerynn is committed to delivering values-aligned care that honours the dignity and complexity of each client. Her practice is informed by lived experience, extensive professional training, and a deep commitment to ethical advocacy, particularly within disability and trauma contexts. Kerynn offers both counselling and psychotherapy that are tailored to support clients in reclaiming voice and agency, navigating systemic challenges, and cultivating sustainable motivation, vitality and wellbeing. Her work is characterised by warmth, precision, compassion and a strong focus on client autonomy.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Diploma in Counselling
  • Diploma in Counselling Practice
  • Diploma in Social Science (Behavioural)
  • Lifeline DV-Alert Certified
  • NeuroAware Certified

Accreditations

  • Australian Counselling Association

Certifications

  • Life Coach Certified
  • Suicide Prevention & Intervention Certified
  • LifeLine DV Alert - Recognise and Respond to Domestic & Family Violence Certified
  • EFT - Tapping Certified
  • Trauma-informed Recovery Coach Certified
  • Neuro-Aware Certified
  • Trauma-informed Recovery Coach Certified

Fees/Services

  • Counselling Session - CouplesA$195.00
  • Counselling Session - IndividualsA$144.00
  • Counselling Session - Parent SupportA$144.00
  • NDIS - Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training – CounsellorA$156.16
  • Organisational/Group Counselling - Mental Health AwarenessA$2,508.00
  • Strategic Leadership ConsultingA$325.00

Working Hours

This Week

Monday:10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Tuesday:11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday:11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday:11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday:10:30 am - 1:30 pm

Specialisation and Services

Area of Focus

  • Abuse
  • Addictions
  • Alcohol and other drugs addictions (AOD)
  • Behaviour Problems
  • Bullying
  • Burnout
  • Career and Vocational Planning
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Couples Therapy
  • Crisis management
  • Custody issues
  • Depression
  • Disabilities
  • Dual diagnosis
  • Eating disorders
  • Emotional abuse
  • Family Therapy
  • Gambling addiction
  • General Counselling
  • Grief and Loss
  • Impulsive Behaviours
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • LGBTI issues
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transition and Adjustment Issues
  • Mediation
  • Men's Issues
  • Mental health
  • Neglect
  • Neurodivergence
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
  • Personal Development
  • Physical Abuse
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy
  • Psychotherapy
  • Relationships
  • School Issues
  • Self-Esteem and Self-Development
  • Self-Harm
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexuality
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Victim of Crime
  • Weight loss
  • Women's Issues
  • Work Related Issues
  • Workshops
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Adolescents
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Assertiveness Training
  • Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Coping with disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Executive Coaching
  • Identity Problems
  • Intellectual Assessments
  • Learning Difficulties
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Mental Illness
  • Personality Assessments
  • Post-Natal Depression
  • Relapse prevention
  • Relaxation training
  • Religious Issues
  • Sexual identity
  • Shyness & social skills deficits
  • Suicide
  • Teenagers
  • Workplace Bullying
  • Workplace Issues

Modalities

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Art Therapy
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Eclectic
  • Existential
  • Gestalt
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Interpersonal
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychotherapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Family Therapy Gestalt
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychoeducation
  • Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

Patient Focus

  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Families
  • Women
  • Men
  • People with disabilities
  • Couples
  • Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
  • LGBTIQ
  • Older adults
  • Children
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
  • Non-Binary People

Languages Spoken

  • English

Services

  • Group Sessions
  • Online consultations
  • School Visits
  • Home Visits
  • Nursing home visits
  • Mobile service
  • Wheelchair access