Meet the Coach

George Nelson

ACA Level 4 Registered Counsellor

George Nelson brings enterprise coaching expertise with a deep understanding of the realities of private practice. His facilitation style is practical, challenging, and supportive, focused on helping practitioners turn insight into action.

George Nelson is a qualified registered psychotherapist, clinical counsellor, relationship therapist, and enterprise coach with extensive experience across public sector leadership, education, and private practice. He has worked with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families, with recognised specialisations in relationship and family therapy, men’s health, and professional coaching. George also brings a unique background in speech and voice production, having supported professionals including presenters, actors, and media practitioners. Alongside his clinical work, George coaches individuals and organisations to strengthen leadership, wellbeing, communication, and work–life balance. His approach integrates solution-focused, competency-based, and cognitive mindfulness strategies to support practical, sustainable change. George is a strong business development professional with a demonstrated leadership history focused on growth through innovation and agility. He has skills across governance, innovation, strategy, digital transformation, negotiation, government, strategic design and design thinking.

"I am excited to be working with ACA to deliver Enterprise Coaching services for ACA members in private practice. Beginning 2026, I will assist participants through facilitated coaching to support their enterprise awareness and development through a series of webinars and events" – George.

Acua is a multi-disciplinary therapy practice with counselling clinics across Melbourne. For individuals, couples, businesses professionals, families and children. Acua provides counselling, coaching and employee assistance programs and services.


Acua delivers compassionate and innovative services to support any individual or enterprise.


ACUA is engaged under a formal agreement with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) to provide in-kind support to deliver the Association’s Private Practice Enterprise Coaching Program. This support is limited to coaching, education, and professional development. All program governance, content, assessment processes, and decisions remain the sole responsibility of ACA.