Lourens Human, ACA

Lourens Human is an experienced counsellor with a long career in psychology and counselling. He trained and practised in South Africa before moving to Australia in 2017, and he is an ACA counsellor. Lourens brings nearly three decades of professional experience to his work and aims to make therapy straightforward and useful.

He prefers clear conversation and practical steps. Sessions focus on what someone wants to change and on small actions that can ease day-to-day stress. Lourens draws on clinical experience with trauma, mood and career concerns to help people manage anxiety, depression and life transitions.

Before relocating, he spent many years at the University of Pretoria teaching and supervising postgraduate students. His academic background includes a PhD in Psychology and master's degrees in Counselling Psychology and Industrial Psychology. This work involved research supervision and training therapists in clinical skills.

Since moving to Australia Lourens registered with the Australian Counselling Association as a Level 4 counsellor. He has worked with people impacted by severe trauma, including veterans and victims of violent crime, and has provided counselling at retreats and in therapeutic programs. Those roles have shaped his practical approach to support and recovery.

People who choose Lourens can expect steady, experience-based guidance. He aims to create a calm setting for talking through what matters, exploring coping strategies, and planning next steps. Sessions are conducted in English and reflect his long background in both clinical work and teaching.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques guide Lourens's work. One common approach he uses is trauma-informed counselling, which helps people make sense of distress after frightening or harmful events and learn practical ways to feel steadier day to day. Another frequently used approach involves problem-focused work for mood and career concerns, which breaks larger issues into manageable steps and practical actions to test between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Lourens discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods over time. He aims to match techniques to what the person wants to achieve rather than imposing a single model.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list formats explicitly. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people choose an environment that helps them concentrate, whether that means a quieter space or a convenient break between commitments. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt tools and exercises to work well across different arrangements, and Lourens will work with the client to find what best supports their goals.