{"id":3621,"date":"2026-07-01T12:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invictushealth.com.au\/?post_type=service&#038;p=3621"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:40:06","slug":"lgbtqia-counselling","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/invictushealth.com.au\/hi\/services\/counselling\/lgbtqia-counselling\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQIA+ \u092a\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0936"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;135deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#152c43 0%|#1d386d 100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;88px|48px|96px|48px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;88px|48px|96px|48px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|25px||25px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;980px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||34px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#d89c28&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;2.5px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||18px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Counselling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IiIsImFmdGVyIjoiIn19@&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;title&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Open Sans|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.15em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||22px||false|false&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;46px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;32px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#e9edf3&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;720px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]A safe space to discuss challenges, discover yourself and grow &#8211; with counsellors who are part of, or deeply embedded in, queer communities. 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