Louise Grunwaldt Mental Health [LGMH]

Get to know Louise Grunwaldt Mental Health [LGMH]

From Louise Grunwaldt Mental Health [LGMH]'s website.

• Our approach

  Louise Grunwaldt's approach to mental health is integrative, creative and relaxed, focused on person-centred and family-inclusive care. She offers individual therapy and counselling that is neuro-affirming and trauma-informed, drawing on evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and other specialised approaches. Sessions are designed to create a safe, non-judgmental space where you can share, explore and learn, with practical support for building resilience, developing coping skills, and working towards your own recovery goals. She works with warmth, kindness and authenticity, welcoming everyone without assumptions or judgment.

• Working with families

  Louise is committed to family-inclusive care and offers supportive counselling for parents or carers of a person with mental illness, as well as psycho-social support and skill-building. She provides care planning and coordination with liaison support, and works collaboratively with families as part of her integrative approach. While the website indicates she takes a family-inclusive approach, specific details about how information is communicated with parents at each stage are not fully outlined, though she is bound by professional confidentiality and will seek consent before sharing information with others.

• Meet the team

  Louise Grunwaldt is a Credentialed Mental Health Nurse (ACMHN) with 17 years of experience working across many different specialty areas of mental health. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing and a Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing, and is a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician (ANZAED) with specialist training in multiple therapeutic modalities including CBT, CBT-E, Family Based Treatment, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She is currently studying a Master of Nurse Practitioner and maintains professional registration with AHPRA. Her nursing background gives her a holistic, comprehensive understanding of mental health, physical health and how body systems interact.

• Your first visit

  Your first appointment will be welcoming and designed to help you feel safe and comfortable from the start. Louise begins by building rapport and establishing connection and mutual trust, then gathers some additional information and discusses the reason you're seeking mental health care. Together you'll establish mutual boundaries and expectations for your work together, and move into goal setting and future planning regarding your care. The appointment is a collaborative process where you have space to share your needs and concerns.