Zoe Weston
Available on: Fridays, and Saturday afternoons with additional availability by appointment.
Zoe is available for in-person counselling in North Avoca, NSW.
Background: Zoe is a PACFA accredited clinical counsellor with a Masters Degree in psychotherapy and counselling, and a Post Graduate Diploma in developmental trauma. She has experience working in both statutory and not-for-profit sectors, supporting diverse populations including young adults, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people facing marginalisation. Her training in developmental trauma informs her understanding of how past experiences shape present-day challenges, allowing her to offer compassionate, informed support without requiring clients to actively process trauma.
Specialty: Zoe specialises in supporting young adults and LGBTQIA+ clients navigating anxiety, depression, identity exploration, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and the ongoing effects of difficult experiences. She works with clients managing self-esteem challenges, boundary-setting, and finding solutions that work for their unique circumstances. Zoe is particularly skilled at creating affirming spaces for people with marginalised identities or experiences.
Approach: Zoe firmly believes that everyone has inherent strengths. She places client choice at the centre of counselling and focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship where clients can feel safe(r) and heard. Her practice is trauma-informed, person-centred, and strengths-based, drawing on various therapeutic modalities to meet each client where they are. Zoe works collaboratively with clients to identify patterns, develop coping strategies, and build on existing strengths.
Perspective: Zoe values kindness, respect, and transparency in her practice. She loves to walk alongside clients and support them to find a path that’s right for them. Zoe sees therapy as a collaborative process where clients are the experts on their own lives, and her role is to provide a compassionate, non-judgemental space for exploration, growth, and self-discovery. She believes that meaningful change happens when people feel truly seen, heard, and respected.
How to Book
- Think about your goals for counselling, and which counsellor might be a good match
- Send an email to the counsellor you’d like to work with requesting an appointment
- In the rare event you don’t hear from your counsellor within 24 hours, please call us
- Not sure who might be the right fit for you? Call us and we’re happy to make a recommendation
Intake Process
- Initial appointments are $70 for individuals, or $80 for couples
- Due to our counsellor’s busy schedules, they cannot do intakes over the phone
- Your intake session will include discussing what supports you need, your goals for counselling, and to decide whether your counsellor is a good match for you
- If you decide that the fit isn’t right, you can ask to be referred to someone else – no offence will be taken!
Important Notice
There are some people that our counsellors can’t work with – not because we don’t want to, but because we want you to have the best possible care.
If you currently experience domestic violence, are having a mental health crisis, are experiencing severe substance dependency issues, or other acute crises, we can’t provide you with the level of support you deserve. However, we will use your initial appointment to connect you with places that specialise in these issues, so you can get the best possible care.
All Rough Patch counsellors manage their own scheduling and administration. Click on a profile below to read more and send an email enquiry. In the rare event you don’t hear from a counsellor within 24 hours, please call us on 02 7226 0809
All of our counsellors generously reduce their usual fees to provide affordable mental healthcare to our community. They do not receive government rebates or funding to provide their services.
Request An Appointment With Zoe
Zoe Weston is a PACFA accredited clinical counsellor with a Masters Degree in psychotherapy and counselling and a Post Graduate Diploma in developmental trauma. She specialises in supporting adults and young people, LGBTQIA+ clients, and people navigating the ongoing effects of difficult past experiences. Zoe provides online counselling services across Australia with a trauma-informed, person-centred approach grounded in client choice and autonomy.
With experience working in both statutory and not-for-profit sectors, Zoe supports clients navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, and identity exploration. She is passionate about working with LGBTQIA+ individuals and young adults facing marginalisation or discrimination, helping them find solutions that work for their unique circumstances.
Zoe firmly believes that everyone has inherent strengths. She places client choice at the centre of counselling and focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship where clients can feel safe(r) and heard. Her trauma-informed practice is characterised by kindness, respect, and transparency, walking alongside clients to support them in finding a path that’s right for them.
Zoe’s approach emphasises cultural safety, autonomy, and respect within the therapeutic relationship, helping clients understand themselves more deeply, manage emotional challenges, build healthier relationships, and move towards healing and growth.
Zoe is available for appointments on Fridays and Saturdays, with additional availability by arrangement. Sessions are offered online across Australia and in-person in North Avoca, on the NSW Central Coast.
If you’re a young adult or LGBTQIA+ person navigating anxiety, identity exploration, or life transitions and want a counsellor with trauma-informed training and a strengths-based approach, Zoe offers compassionate support tailored to your unique journey.
