Justyna Ptak-Broers

MCouns, GradDipCouns, MScPsych

Family and Relationship Counsellor

Perth, Western Australia

Couples Therapist | Empowerment Advocate | Child and Adolescent | ADHD Support

Justyna is a warm, thoughtful, relatable and deeply attuned counsellor who brings a calm and grounded presence to her work with individuals, couples, families, and young people. With a decade of clinical experience across Europe and Australia, Justyna supports clients with compassion, curiosity, and care – holding a safe and non-judgemental space for healing, development and personal empowerment.

Justyna’s holistic, trauma-informed practice is rooted in inclusivity, authenticity, and a profound respect for each client’s unique story. She believes therapy is most effective when it honours your whole self.

Areas of Focus

Justyna provides support across a broad range of life and relationship challenges, with a special focus on:

Couples Therapy: Rebuilding trust, deepening emotional connection, working on communication, and navigating conflict with greater empathy
Women’s Counselling: Exploring self-worth, identity, boundaries, and emotional empowerment
Child and Adolescent Counselling: Supporting young people with emotional regulation, self-esteem, anxiety, ADHD, and family dynamics
ADHD Support: For both adolescents and adults, with a focus on relational impacts, self-understanding, and practical coping strategies
Emotional Abuse and Relationship Dynamics: Gently addressing patterns of control, disconnection, and communication breakdown
Personal Growth and Resilience: Helping clients reconnect with their values, strengths, and sense of self

Justyna utilises an integrative approach, crafting a therapeutic journey that is responsive and uniquely tailored to your needs. Her therapeutic modalities include:

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Developmental Model of Couples Therapy
Attachment Theory
Relational Life Therapy (RLT)
Play therapy
Parts Work (Internal Family Systems-inspired)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Gottman Method for Couples
Principles from the work of Esther Perel & Dr. Gabor Maté

As a member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA), Justyna is committed to maintaining high ethical standards and provides a range of evidence-based interventions. Where appropriate, she collaborates closely with allied health professionals to support whole-person wellbeing, always seeing her clients in the full context of their lives, environments, and relationships.

Whether you're seeking support as a couple, navigating your identity, recovering from emotional wounds, or parenting a neurodivergent teen - Justyna works alongside you with warmth, compassion, wisdom, and a deep belief in your capacity to grow and heal.

Qualifications:
Master of Counselling, Murdoch University, 2023
Masters in Psychology Health & Social Psychology, Maastricht University, 2016
Master in Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 2015

Justyna may be contacted by email at: [email protected]

This practitioner provides Telehealth (online) Counselling.

Justyna is available for appointments at:

Mt Lawley Counselling Centre
13 Alvan Street
Mt Lawley (Perth), WA 6050