Individual sessions · Online
Talk with Deb or Ian without travelling to the Sunshine Coast. Enquire about an individual online counselling session from Queensland, interstate or overseas. We confirm whether we can offer a suitable appointment where you are, agree the time and connection arrangements, and explain the fee before you book.
Your session is personally provided by Deb Pepperdine or Ian Trew. Tell us your preference; we agree who you will see before booking.
Deb provides counselling in person and online. Her background includes meditation, yoga, retreat settings, and work with people in wellbeing and community settings on the Sunshine Coast. You can ask to see Deb for an individual, relationship or family conversation; participation and suitability are agreed before booking.
More about Deb
Ian provides counselling in person and online. His background brings together Ayurveda, natural living and practical education, including permaculture. You can ask to see Ian for counselling or life coaching and discuss what you would like to work towards before deciding.
More about IanWe have welcomed Beach Health Retreat guests since 2010. Counselling appointments are also available without a retreat or overnight stay.
You deal directly with us when you enquire. Before you book, we discuss your needs, whether our support is suitable, your practitioner, the session format and the fee. You can begin with a brief question without sharing your history through the website.
Online counselling is a standalone service for people in Queensland and elsewhere in Australia. Overseas enquiries are welcome, with suitability and availability confirmed individually before booking.
Who the session is with, when it takes place and how you’ll connect are all agreed with you beforehand — including a time that works across the distance. It can be arranged on its own, with no retreat or accommodation alongside it, whether or not you have ever stayed with us.
You can make a first enquiry without setting out your history. A short note about what you’re looking for is enough.
It helps to have somewhere private where you won’t be interrupted, and a connection good enough to talk comfortably.
Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll be in touch to talk it through — who you’d see, and when — and confirm the arrangements with you before anything is booked.
Beach Health Retreat is a non-clinical wellbeing service, not a medical or psychiatric treatment service. In Australia, if you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000. Lifeline is available in Australia any time on 13 11 14. Outside Australia, contact your local emergency services for immediate help.
Personal from the first conversation
You deal directly with Deb and Ian when you enquire and arrange your appointment. Your session is personally provided by Deb or Ian, with Ayurveda consultations provided by Ian. We agree who you’ll be seeing before you book.
Tell us where you will be joining from and the times that suit you. We agree whether to use video or phone before the appointment. Choose a private place where you can talk comfortably, and leave time to check your connection.
We can arrange a package of sessions or a combination of our individual services around what you’re looking for. Tell us what you have in mind, and Deb and Ian will talk through suitable options. The session lengths, inclusions and fee are confirmed privately before you decide.
Tell us the country or state you will be in and your usual time zone when you enquire. We will check suitability and availability and agree an appointment time with you. You do not need to book a retreat.
One person’s experience of online counselling with Deb. Who your own session is with is agreed with you beforehand. Their words, unchanged.
“Highly recommended: I have had online counselling with Deb and found it extremely beneficial.”
Time to talk with Deb Pepperdine or Ian Trew, with your practitioner and session arrangements agreed beforehand.
Time to talk about your relationship with Deb or Ian, in Maroochydore or online. You can enquire on your own or as a couple; we discuss who will attend and what you would like help with before booking.
Space to talk about family relationships, communication and difficult periods with Deb or Ian. Sessions can be discussed in Maroochydore or online, with participation and arrangements agreed beforehand.
A practical conversation with Deb or Ian about your priorities, goals and next steps. Explore a life change, a difficult decision or something you would like to move towards, in Maroochydore or online.
Personal support with Deb or Ian for work pressures, a change of direction or the transition into retirement. Talk through what is happening and what you would like the next stage to look like, in Maroochydore or online.
Arrange massage or non-invasive bodywork with Deb Pepperdine or Ian Trew, without an overnight stay.
A consultation with Ian Trew, drawing on Ayurveda and traditional wellbeing practice, without an overnight stay.
No. You can enquire about online counselling whether or not you have ever stayed with us or are planning to. We confirm suitability and availability before booking.
You can enquire from Queensland, elsewhere in Australia or overseas. Tell us the country or state you will be in and your usual time zone. We confirm whether we can offer a suitable appointment where you are and agree the time and connection arrangements before booking.
By video or phone. Who the session is with, when it takes place and how you will connect are all agreed with you beforehand. It helps to have somewhere private where you will not be interrupted.
You can make a first enquiry without setting out your history. A short note about what you are looking for is enough.
Beach Health Retreat is a non-clinical wellbeing service, not a medical or psychiatric treatment service. In Australia, if you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000. Lifeline is available in Australia any time on 13 11 14. Outside Australia, contact your local emergency services for immediate help.
A dedicated support pathway
Personalised help with depression, anxiety, trauma and other mental health difficulties. Work with Deb and Ian through individual sessions or a personalised supported stay, with other health professionals involved as needed and agreed.
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Tell us a little about what you’re looking for and where you’ll be joining from.
No payment to enquire, and no obligation.
