Join the Luma team, one of Australia's largest not-for-profit organisations specialising in women's health and wellbeing. Our counselling services support women experiencing mental health challenges by creating a safe, supportive environment where they can explore their experiences, build resilience, and work toward meaningful change. This is a full-time role, fixed term to May 2027.

As a Mental Health Counsellor, you will provide trauma-informed counselling to women and their families, delivering evidence-based interventions that support recovery and wellbeing. You'll work collaboratively with clients, internal services, and external stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes while also developing and facilitating therapeutic and psychoeducational groups.

What you’ll do

- Manage a counselling caseload: Provide trauma-informed counselling to women experiencing mental health concerns, including those with complex and co-occurring presentations.

- Conduct assessments and treatment planning: Complete comprehensive assessments, utilise relevant information and data, and develop tailored treatment plans that reflect each client's unique needs and circumstances.

- Support goal-focused counselling: Work collaboratively with clients to develop meaningful treatment goals and openly discuss how counselling interventions will support progress toward these goals.

- Build strong therapeutic relationships: Establish and maintain effective therapeutic alliances, responding openly and professionally to reluctance, resistance, and barriers to engagement throughout the counselling process.





Why join the Luma?

Founded in 1977, Luma is a community-led organisation focused on improving women's health across Western Australia. Each year, we support more than 7,700 women and their families through over 35,000 occasions of service providing integrated medical, mental health, family violence, and psychosocial wellbeing support. For almost 50 years, we've been here for the women and families of WA.

When you join us, you'll enjoy:

- The chance to be part of a service that makes a real difference to women and families in Perth.

- Flexible working hours. We'll set your weekly hours around what works best for you, including working within school hours if that suits.

- Tax-free salary packaging. You can package up to $15,900, plus $2,600 for entertainment expenses each year, without paying tax on that amount.

- 4 weeks of annual leave + leave loading + additional leave over end-of-year closedown

- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, along with other wellbeing initiatives.

- Being a part of an awesome team.

About you/Selection Criteria:

- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, such as Mental Health, Counselling, Social Work, Psychology, or equivalent.





- Current registration with a relevant qualified body (e.g. AHPRA, Australian Counselling Association (ACA), or Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)). Student registrations will also be considered.

- Demonstrated experience providing counselling interventions for clients experiencing mental health concerns, including complex and co-occurring presentations.

- Knowledge of contemporary evidence-based counselling approaches and recovery-oriented practice.

- Strong interpersonal, communication, advocacy, and collaboration skills, with a commitment to client-centred and trauma-informed practice.

Interested in this role?

If you have the passion, skills, and experience we are looking for, we would love to hear from you. To see the position description, which includes the full selection criteria please check out our website: Job Opportunities - Luma - Not-For-Profit Jobs in Perth WA

For further information, please contact **@luma.org.au.

To apply, please submit your resume with a cover letter outlining why you are suitable for the role using the ‘Apply’ link on this page.

Our values drive our culture and performance through a strong focus on upholding the organisation's vision and purpose. We celebrate and respect people’s differences and commit to providing an inclusive work environment.

Our organisation is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.

📌 Mental Health Counsellor (Perth)
🏢 Luma: For Her Health & Wellbeing
📍 Perth