Meet Joanne Wilson – Your Relationship Confidante

Joanne Wilson is a trusted counsellor and psychotherapist who brings calm, clarity, and evidence-based insight to help you speak freely, feel heard, and navigate life’s challenges with confidence. She offers a tailored, integrated approach using therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Psychobiological Approach to Couple's Therapy (PACT) and Emotionally Focused Therapy.

With extensive experience supporting clients across a broad range of issues, Joanne will guide you with care, and where needed, refer you to specialised support.

Experience You Can Trust

Joanne is a sessional academic at the University of the Sunshine Coast, and a long-standing voice on relationship wellbeing in the community. She has authored, Renovate Your Relationship, written a weekly relationships column for the Sunshine Coast Daily in print, hosted her own radio show on Salt 106.5, and is regularly featured as the “in-house” relationship expert on popular radio stations around Australia including ABC Radio.

As the founder of The Confidante Counselling and Relationship Rejuvenator online courses, Joanne has a deep interest in relationships, pre-marriage preparation, and emotional resilience. She regularly delivers engaging mental well-being and relationship tools to schools and corporate organisations.

With a background in community services, including work with Wayside Chapel in Sydney and local organisations like Mercy Ministries and Lily House, Joanne is known for her patience, compassion, and genuine care.

She holds a Bachelor of Business, two postgraduate counselling qualifications, and a current Blue Card. Her style blends real-life experience, academic rigour, and a holistic, non-judgmental approach to help people thrive — emotionally, mentally, and relationally.

More Than a Counsellor

Joanne is passionate about wellbeing, personal growth, and supporting people through life’s highs and lows. She’s a long-time volunteer, a community speaker, a promoter of local businesses, and a proud advocate for intergenerational wisdom. Her beautifully curated book "Pearls of Wisdom from the Thriving Thirties", created with the support of Immanuel Lutheran Church and others, is one example of her heart for connection and legacy.

She continues to stay at the forefront of research, constantly learning to bring the best outcomes to her clients.

It’s never too late to begin.