Meher Chettu

Meher Chettu is a Canberra-based Mental Health Counsellor and Registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association. She has over seven years’ counselling experience, including five years specialising in gambling and behavioural addictions. Meher supports individuals, couples, and families through addiction, trauma, domestic violence, and mental health challenges. Drawing on evidence-based approaches—including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT), and Mindfulness—she helps clients build resilience, strengthen relationships with oneself and others, and create meaningful, sustaining change.

Known for her warm, compassionate, and non-judgemental approach, Meher creates a safe space where clients feel supported and empowered. Drawing on her own experience of migrating from India to Australia, she provides holistic, culturally responsive counselling that considers each client’s personal and social context. Her mindfulness practice brings a calm, grounded presence to sessions, helping clients reconnect with their strengths, develop self-compassion, and build a more fulfilling life.