Bronwyn Birkett
Social Worker, Counsellor, Educator
Bronwyn is the founder of Anewing Services, a counselling and wellbeing support service.
"People don't always come to counselling knowing exactly what they need. My role is to help people discern what is happening, learn practical ways forward and grow with confidence."
Bronwyn brings together experience in education, wellbeing leadership, counselling support, and social work. Her work is grounded in the belief that people are best supported when their emotional wellbeing, learning needs, relationships, strengths, and environment are understood together.
Before establishing Anewing, Bronwyn worked for more than a decade in secondary education, including classroom teaching, support teaching, student wellbeing, and middle leadership. She has supported young people through academic pressure, behavioural challenges, friendship difficulties, family stress, motivation issues, school refusal, identity development, emotional distress, and transitions through adolescence.
Bronwyn also holds a Master of Social Work (Qualifying), a Master of Secondary Education, and a Bachelor of Social Science and a Certificate in Clinical Hypnosis. Her counselling approach is informed by strengths-based practice, person-centred support, trauma-informed care, solution-focused approaches, CBT-informed strategies, motivational interviewing, and practical skill development.
Through Anewing, Bronwyn supports her clients to better understand themselves, build emotional awareness, strengthen coping skills, improve habits, and develop more confidence in their capacity to manage life’s challenges.
Her approach is warm, practical, and collaborative. She works alongside clients to identify what is already working, what needs support, and what small steps can create meaningful change.
Our Approach
Our approach allows us to look beyond the immediate difficulty, to consider the whole person, their environment and the skills that may support meaningful change.
Discern
See yourself, your stengths and your situation with greater clarity.
People often seek support because they can sense that something is difficult, overwhelming or holding them back, without fully understanding why.
Discernment is the process of gently exploring what is happening beneath the surface.
Together, we identify patterns, strengths, needs, influences and possibilities without judgement or assumptions.
This may involve developing greater awareness of:
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thoughts, emotions and behaviours
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personal strengths and values
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learning preferences and executive functioning
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relationships and environmental pressures
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barriers that may be affecting wellbeing or progress
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what is within your control
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where you are now and where you would like to be
The purpose i is to build enough insight and clarity to understand what support may be helpful and what direction feels meaningful.
What is happening, what matters, and where would I like to go?
Learn
Develop the knowledge, skills and strategies to move forward.
We work together to identify and develop practical strategies suited to the person, their circumstances and their goals.
Learning may include:
Wellbeing and personal skills:
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understanding and regulating emotions
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managing anxiety, stress or overwhelm
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building resilience and self-compassion
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improving communication and relationships
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recognising and responding to unhelpful patterns
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developing confidence and problem-solving skills
Learning and executive-function skills:
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planning and organisation
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task initiation and managing procrastination and perfectionism
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time management and prioritisation
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assessment planning and written-expression support
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study and examination strategies
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neuroaffirming and ADHD-friendly approaches
Grow
Apply what you have learned with increasing confidence and independence.
Growth happens when insight and skills begin to transfer into everyday life.
This stage focuses on practising strategies, reflecting on what works and adjusting support as circumstances change. Progress may be gradual and does not need to follow a straight line.
Growth may involve:
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using strategies in real situations
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building confidence through achievable steps
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strengthening independence and self-advocacy
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responding differently to challenges
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recognising progress and emerging strengths
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developing sustainable routines
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collaborating with parents, carers, teachers or other supports where appropriate
The goal is to help each person develop greater confidence in understanding their needs, making informed choices and navigating future challenges.
How can I apply what I have learned in ways that support lasting growth?
What knowledge, skills and strategies will help me move forward?