About Us
A MISSION TO PROVIDE QUALITY COUNSELLING
Whether you are looking for individual or couples counselling, help for your family, or to be part of a counselling group, NexGenCounselling offers qualified and skilled counsellors to help you.
Experienced Counsellors
GROWTH THROUGH Counselling
Based in Toowoomba, NexGenCounselling supports individuals and families from across the wider Darling Downs region, including Warwick, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Stanthorpe, and surrounding communities.
Our counselling approach provides a supportive and respectful space where people can talk openly about what they are experiencing, make sense of the challenges they are facing, and develop practical ways forward.
We understand that people often seek counselling when life has become overwhelming, when the same difficulties or patterns seem to keep repeating, or when they know something is not quite right but are unsure why. Counselling can provide an opportunity to slow things down, explore what is happening beneath the surface, and better understand the thoughts, emotions, experiences, relationships, and behavioural patterns that may be influencing everyday life.
At NexGenCounselling, we take a functional, non-pathologising approach. Rather than beginning with the question, “What is wrong with you?”, we are interested in understanding “What has happened, what is this behaviour or response doing for you, and what might it be protecting?”
Through evidence-informed counselling, we work alongside each person to build greater understanding, develop practical strategies, strengthen their capacity to respond differently, and support meaningful and lasting change.
Working to Create Lifelong Change
Counselling
Through consistent and supportive counselling sessions, we work alongside clients to better understand the concerns, experiences, and behavioural patterns that may be affecting their lives.
Our counselling is tailored to each person. We recognise that everyone brings different experiences, relationships, strengths, challenges, and goals to counselling, so sessions are adapted to the individual rather than expecting the individual to fit a particular approach.
Drawing on professional training, experience, and evidence informed counselling approaches, we help clients explore what they are experiencing, develop greater insight into the patterns influencing their thoughts, emotions, relationships, and behaviour, and identify practical ways forward.
Change does not always come from simply knowing what we should do differently. Sometimes it begins by understanding why a particular response developed, what purpose it may have served, and what continues to keep it in place.
Our role is to work collaboratively with clients as they develop new insights, strengthen their own resources, explore different ways of responding, and make changes that are meaningful and sustainable in their everyday lives.
Meet The Team
Don Hummons
Founder and Director
Don Hummons
Founder and Director
Don Hummons is a counsellor with more than 35 years of experience working with human behaviour, behavioural psychology, counselling, learning, and human development. He holds a qualification in counselling, previously practised as a behavioural psychologist in the United States, and is currently completing his Master’s degree in Counselling.
Throughout his career, Don's work has been centred around a practical question:
Why do people continue to behave in ways that may no longer be working for them, even when they understand that something needs to change?
That question has shaped much of his professional journey.
His work draws from counselling, behavioural and cognitive psychology, neuroscience, social psychology, learning theory, and related behavioural sciences to understand not simply what a person does, but why a behaviour may have developed, what function it serves, what it may be protecting, and why it can be so difficult to change.
In 2013, Don founded NexGenLearning with a commitment to translating complex behavioural science into practical, understandable language that could be used by individuals and the professionals who support them.
Today, that work is reflected in the development of CBSN Discovery™, a functional, non-pathologising approach to understanding behavioural patterns. Rather than defining people by labels or focusing only on symptoms, Discovery explores the patterns that can develop as people adapt to experiences, relationships, uncertainty, and the demands of everyday life.
At the centre of Don's work is a simple belief: meaningful change becomes more possible when we move beyond asking “What is wrong?” and begin asking:
“What is this behaviour doing for the person, and what might it be protecting?”
Frequently Asked Questions
HOW PSYCHOTHERAPY WORKS
The foremost focus of our experienced psychotherapists is to provide quality therapy to our clients. Select a frequently asked question below to expand the answer:
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Every client who comes to therapy has different concerns. Because each client has unique life experiences, process and needs will be different and the amount of time varies for each individual. In order to make impactful change in your life, we recommend weekly sessions.
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Our therapists treat a wide range of concerns for individuals, couples, and families. Many of our areas of emphasis can be viewed in our Psychotherapy Treatment Areas
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Psychotherapy provides Clients with a space to better understand themselves and learn new tools to explore the effects their thoughts and feelings have on their behavior and mood.
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Clients come to therapy for different reasons. Oftentimes, clients are struggling with concerns that have impacted their work, family, relationships, or personal life. You don't need to be suffering to benefit from therapy. If you are committed to making impactful change in your life for greater satisfaction, therapy can be highly beneficial. Often, clients come to gain a deeper understanding of themselves in order to make more effective choices.
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While we believe that good psychotherapy includes cognitive-behavioral techniques, our approach goes beyond this to include a deeper level of exploration and work to increase self-awareness in our clients. Through psychodynamic therapy processes, we will help you gain a better understanding of yourself and of how the unconscious conflicts and unexamined patterns in your life have shaped you. We can empower you to make better choices now and in the future.
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While in-person therapy is ideal, we understand that some clients may prefer to do their therapy sessions by phone or by telehealth. Our therapists are able to offer treatment sessions for psychotherapy via secure, secure compliant teletherapy. During this period of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are temporarily providing all our services via teletherapy.
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Anything can be discussed during your confidential therapy session. We take your privacy very seriously, and we ensure your security through our secure compliant online platform with bank-level encryption. This is your time to be as open as you'd like and to voice any thoughts or concerns, ask questions, and speak about whatever is on your mind.
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Supporting Our Clients Toward Empowerment, Resiliency & Compassion
Our clients work with us to achieve a higher command of their concerns and ultimately heal the entrenched wounds that bring continued suffering. Often, clients come to attain a better perception and understanding of their lives to make even more impactful, positive choices that help them reach greater emotional connectedness.