L'hibou Hornung, ACA

L'hibou Hornung is an ACA counsellor with nine years of experience in Australia. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports those recovering from trauma and abuse and people dealing with family conflict. L'hibou works in a respectful, sensitive and compassionate way. She uses talk-based sessions that are tailored to each person. Conversations focus on what matters to the client and practical steps they can try between meetings. She adapts pace and style to match how someone prefers to work. L'hibou brings additional work with horses into her practice as an equine assisted psychotherapist. That approach is used alongside conversation to help people reconnect with themselves and with nature. It can be useful for people who respond well to activity and non-verbal feedback. Her approach draws on several clinical methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, mindfulness and client-centred work. These methods are used to build skills for managing difficult feelings, improving communication and reducing unhelpful patterns. L'hibou aims to create a calm space where people can talk honestly about shame, guilt, isolation or relationship stress. She will work with each person to set clear goals and to test small changes in everyday life. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she offers steady support through that process.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting thought patterns and trying practical experiments to change feelings and behaviour. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and build calm in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. That collaborative process guides which methods are tried and how they are adapted over time.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm what is available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people keep therapy in their regular routine while trying the approaches described above.