What is Keystone Therapy?

Keystone Therapy is a brain-based therapy and counselling practice operating from Byford and Belmont in Perth, Western Australia, with telehealth available across Australia. Led by Dr Steve Halls, Behavioural Neurotherapist, it provides neuroscience-informed support for anxiety, ADHD, emotional regulation, couples therapy, trauma, EAP, NDIS, and workers compensation.

What is the ARCHR2 framework?

ARCHR2 stands for Awareness, Regulation, Connection, Healing, Reinforcement, and Resilience squared. It is a neuroscience-informed, six-domain integrative therapy system developed by Dr Steve Halls, integrating polyvagal theory, attachment science, cognitive-behavioural principles, and somatic awareness.

Does Keystone Therapy provide EAP services?

Yes. Keystone Therapy is a registered EAP provider offering confidential counselling to employees of contracted organisations. Sessions available in-clinic at Byford and Belmont or via telehealth. Employer enquiries: EAP@keystonetherapy.net.au.

What is brain-based therapy?

Brain-based therapy integrates neuroscience into the therapeutic process — working with how the nervous system responds to stress, trauma, and relationship, not just thoughts or behaviours. At Keystone Therapy it draws on polyvagal theory, neuroplasticity research, and the ARCHR2 framework.

Does Keystone Therapy offer telehealth?

Yes. Secure telehealth sessions are available across Western Australia and nationally, including for FIFO workers, rural clients, and those who prefer online delivery.

Does Keystone Therapy accept NDIS clients?

Yes. Keystone Therapy accepts NDIS referrals where therapeutic support aligns with the client plan goals, including psychosocial reports and treatment plans.

What is a Behavioural Neurotherapist?

A Behavioural Neurotherapist integrates principles from behavioural science, applied neuroscience, and therapeutic psychology. Dr Steve Halls holds this designation, drawing on polyvagal theory, trauma-informed care, and integrative behavioural intervention, with over 30 years of clinical experience. He is not an AHPRA-registered psychologist.

Service

Anxiety Counselling

Name: Keystone Therapy
Address: 1 Beenyup Road, Byford, WA, 6122, AU
Telephone: 0466095490
Price range: $$

Perth's brain-informed approach to anxiety — working with your nervous system, not against it.

You're not broken. Your nervous system is doing its job.

Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people seek therapy — and one of the most misunderstood. The racing thoughts, the physical tension, the avoidance, the "what ifs" — these aren't signs of weakness. They're signs of a nervous system that has learned to protect you, often at significant cost.

At Keystone Therapy, anxiety therapy begins with understanding the biology. When we understand why anxiety shows up the way it does, it becomes far less frightening — and far more workable.

What we address

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and chronic worry
Panic attacks and panic disorder
Social anxiety and performance anxiety
Health anxiety
Anxiety in the context of ADHD or neurodiversity
Anxiety following trauma or major life change

Our approach

Using the ARCHR²™ Framework, we map your anxiety response — where it lives in the body, what triggers it, what maintains it — and build a personalised pathway through it. This includes nervous system regulation strategies, cognitive restructuring, and where appropriate, somatic and brain-based techniques.

We help you build practical strategies for coping, regulation and meaningful pattern change.

Start with an initial appointment

We can talk about what you're experiencing, clarify the pattern and identify the most appropriate next step.

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Service

ADHD & Neurodiversity Support

Therapy that works with your brain — not against it.

A different brain, not a deficient one.

ADHD is widely misunderstood. It's not about laziness, poor motivation, or a lack of intelligence — it's a neurological difference in how the brain regulates attention, impulse, and emotion. For many adults, the diagnosis comes late, after years of struggling to understand why things that seem easy for others feel so hard.

At Keystone Therapy, ADHD therapy is built around understanding your unique neurotype — and then building strategies, structures, and self-compassion that fit the way you actually think.

Who we support

Adults newly diagnosed with ADHD
Adults who suspect ADHD but haven't been assessed
People navigating ADHD alongside anxiety, depression, or ASD
Parents supporting neurodivergent children (parent coaching available)
Professionals managing ADHD in high-demand environments

Areas we work on together

Emotional regulation and rejection sensitivity
Executive function and daily structure
Self-esteem and identity (particularly for late-diagnosed adults)
Relationships and communication
Burnout prevention and recovery

You don't need to have it all figured out first

Make a booking and let's start from where you are.

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Service

Counselling for Life & Emotional Wellbeing

Sometimes life is hard and a steady, skilled presence makes all the difference.

You don't need a diagnosis to benefit from therapy

General therapy at Keystone Therapy covers the wide territory of human experience — grief, burnout, identity, life transitions, depression, low mood, relationship difficulty, self-esteem, meaning, and more.

Sometimes what's needed most isn't a clinical intervention — it's a thinking space. A place where you can slow down, be honest, and start to understand what's happening beneath the surface.

Presentations we commonly work with

Depression and persistent low mood
Grief and loss
Life transitions (career, relationship, identity)
Burnout and emotional exhaustion
Men's mental health
Self-worth and inner critic work
Trauma and complex PTSD (in conjunction with appropriate specialist support)

Our style

We don't do formulaic therapy. We listen carefully, adapt to what you need, and work at your pace. The goal is not to make you dependent on therapy — it's to help you build the internal resources to live well without it.

Not sure where to start?

That's fine. Make a booking and we'll figure it out together.

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Service

Couples Therapy

Rebuilding connection, communication, and trust — with science on your side.

Every relationship hits hard patches. What matters is what you do next.

Couples therapy at Keystone Therapy is grounded in two powerful evidence bases: the PREPARE/ENRICH framework — one of the most researched relationship assessment and intervention tools in the world — and brain-based relational therapy, which helps partners understand why they react the way they do and how to build healthier patterns together.

We work with couples navigating

Communication breakdown and recurring conflict
Trust repair following betrayal or infidelity
Emotional disconnection or growing apart
Pre-marital preparation
Parenting disagreements
Neurodivergence in relationships (one or both partners)
Intimacy and sexual concerns

What PREPARE/ENRICH adds

PREPARE/ENRICH is a validated assessment tool that identifies each couple's unique strengths and growth areas across communication, conflict resolution, sexuality, finances, family dynamics, and more. It gives therapy a concrete starting point and a clear direction — so sessions feel purposeful, not aimless.

Both partners don't need to be ready at the same level

Couples therapy works best when at least one person is willing to try. Book an Appointment and let's talk about where you're at.

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Service

Brain-Based Therapy

Therapy informed by how the brain actually changes — not just how we think it should.

Neuroscience has changed what's possible in therapy

The last two decades of brain science have transformed our understanding of emotion, learning, habit, and change. Brain-based therapy at Keystone Therapy draws on this research — including neuroplasticity, stress physiology, interpersonal neurobiology and regulation science — in a coherent, practical approach to meaningful change.

This is therapy that helps connect insight with nervous system regulation, behaviour change and practical daily-life application.

What this looks like in practice

Nervous system mapping — understanding your unique arousal and regulation patterns
Somatic awareness — working with the body as part of the therapeutic process
Trauma-informed memory and meaning work — reducing the emotional charge of difficult experiences where appropriate
Neuroplasticity-informed habit and behaviour change
Co-regulation and relational safety between therapist and client

Who benefits most

Brain-based therapy may be helpful for anxiety, trauma-related patterns, ADHD, emotional dysregulation, and long-standing relational patterns that have not shifted through insight alone. It is also deeply valuable as an educational process — understanding your own neurology is profoundly empowering.

Curious about brain-based therapy?

Make a booking and Steve will walk you through whether this approach is right for you.

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Proprietary Framework

The ARCHR²™ Framework

A structured, science-grounded model for understanding and transforming human experience.

Why a framework matters

Therapy without structure can drift. The ARCHR²™ Framework was developed by Steve at Keystone Therapy to provide a coherent, sequential map through the change process — one grounded in neuroscience, attachment theory, and clinical experience across diverse presentations.

ARCHR²™ is not a rigid protocol. It is a clinical organising framework — a way of understanding where someone is in their process and what they most need next. The five-layer model provides both assessment and treatment direction.

The six pillars

Awareness — Building insight into nervous system patterns, emotional states, and triggers. This shapes mood, memory, reactivity, and physical health. Assessment begins here.
Regulation — Building the ability to tolerate and modulate nervous system activation — feeling without being overwhelmed, and engaging without shutting down.
Connection & Communication — Repairing relational bonds and improving communication — with self, with partners, with family, and with meaningful purpose. Isolation is both symptom and cause.
Habits & Health — Addressing the lifestyle, neurological, and behavioural habits that maintain distress or support recovery. Includes sleep, movement, nutrition, screen use, and daily structure.
Repair & Resilience — Processing past wounds, building adaptive capacity, and consolidating change at the neural level. Leveraging neuroplasticity so that what is learned becomes lived experience.

How ARCHR²™ shapes your sessions

Every session at Keystone Therapy is informed by ARCHR²™ — though you may never hear the acronym itself. It shapes the sequence of work, the choice of techniques, and the way progress is monitored. Clients often describe it as "therapy that feels like it's going somewhere."

Experience the ARCHR²™ Framework in practice

Make a booking with Steve and begin the process.

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Access

Telehealth Therapy

All services. Any location across WA. The same quality of care.

Distance shouldn't limit access to quality mental health support

Keystone Therapy offers the full range of therapy services via secure telehealth video — including anxiety therapy, ADHD support, general therapy, couples therapy, and brain-based therapy. For clients in regional and remote WA, telehealth removes the most common barrier to getting help: geography.

What makes telehealth at Keystone different

Secure, encrypted video platform — no privacy compromise
All sessions structured identically to in-person sessions
ARCHR²™ Framework applied in full via telehealth
Couples telehealth available with PREPARE/ENRICH
Flexible scheduling — early mornings, evenings, weekends

Is telehealth as effective?

Research and clinical experience suggest telehealth can be highly effective for many presentations, including anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and ADHD support. Some clients find they engage more openly in their own environment. We can discuss what is most appropriate for your situation.

If you're unsure whether telehealth is right for your situation, the free 15-minute consult is a good place to find out.

Book a telehealth session today

Available across Western Australia and nationally on request.

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