Helping you help yourself.

Don’t let mental health stop you from living the life you were meant to live.

Our ‘get the Fundamentals’ resources are here to help you take action and make your life Fundamentally better. These resources have been 100% designed, crafted, and created by Jess Kolbe who is a Counsellor and Therapist that has helped thousands of people improve their mental health and mental fitness over the last 25+ years.

I believe everyone has the fundamental right to be mentally healthy. Through my podcast and online courses, I want to help you help yourself.

Introducing the Fundamentals

Listen to The Fundamentals Podcast

Introducing The Fundamentals Podcast, which was created as a free resource to help you help yourself. In this series, you will discover common-sense approaches to regulation and the basics for you to master your mental fitness, with help from Author and Counsellor Jess Kolbe.

The Fundamentals online course resources have been carefully created to uplift and empower individuals to take back control of their mental health and fitness. This is achieved through practical advice, strategies and tools to help you experience fast, long-lasting results that unlock an improved sense of well-being.

Check out the Fundamentals courses

What people are saying

  • The course is amazing and gave me great strategies that I can use in the moment when I feel anxious. They are simple enough to be able to recall and Jess gives you all the information you need to understand and use the tools appropriately. I use the body scan technique to help me understand how I am truly feeling in that moment, after that I remind myself to buy the Lamborghini for me and get back to it. Thanks Jess.

    Amber, 28

  • Jess's course is just the most helpful resource for dealing with my anxiety and mental health struggles I've found to date. The course and Jess are very real, down to earth and relatible which made the course a breeze to work through and apply to day-to-day life. The course is portioned into easy to digest lessons, perfectly snackible or bingible! I absolutely couldn't recommend this enough

    Karla, 32

  • Jess has been a great support to me. Taking time to listen and understand, while offering different perspectives. Allowing me to naturally advance bravely in my own way. Knowing how I feel is valid. But there is more to me than I saw. I don't know if I'd be here today without her. She helped me to see I'm worth it. Thank you forever.

    Scott, 31

  • Jess has a depth of understanding that is beyond normal counselling and that helped me connect to myself in a way that gave me hope, purpose and meaning to my life, when I needed it most. I felt safe and trusted her, and her sense of humour matched mine which kept the sessions engaging but yet powerful. I am so very grateful to you Jess, thank you - I highly recommend you to anyone who is ready for acceptance of self, ready to love who you are and be that with passion.

    Tanya, 46

  • Jess is an incredibly empathetic individual who has a firm grasp of both the theory and application of counselling, life coaching. Her books are also highly insightful.

    Bree, 29

  • Life is full of ups and downs, and Jess has definitely helped me through my pain and also supported me through good too. Words are not enough to describe what she has helped me through. You are amazing and thank you Jess.

    Scott, 45

  • Jess has truly been an amazing support to me over the last few years. She has a special way of understanding my thought process and behaviours towards dealing with high levels of anxiety. She has always provided a comfortable space for me to express myself and has tailored techniques to help manage my anxiety in ways that work for me. She has challenged me to grow in the most encouraging ways. Jess, thank you for being such an impactful person in my life.

    Romaisa, 28

  • Over the years I had been to many counsellors and psychologists – I felt studied and sometimes seen as a project rather than someone who was really needing help to push through barriers I could not overcome on my own. Jess has helped me gain insight into who I am as a person. She builds me up in times of doubt or unhelpful thought processes and allows me to be vulnerable with no judgement. I will never be able to repay Jess for the tools she has given me so far - so all I can do is constantly thank her and ensure I practice the strategies she gives me. I hands down couldn’t recommend a more holistic and down-to-earth counsellor!

    Brianna, 28yrs

  • I have been to Jess on several occasions in the past two years and she is someone that I hope to continue seeing more so going forward. The space to express myself and emotional support she provides during our sessions has been amazing. I find it hard to emotionally express myself and it has been noticeable after each session that I feel a little more lighter and grounded after talking with Jess. In the past I have struggled to find a therapist who provides this and I now have the confidence to continue therapy going into the future. Thank you Jess!

    Liam, 26yrs

  • Thank you so much Jess for helping and supporting me through my toughest times with practical advice and always such kindness. You empowered me to believe in myself, work through the hard stuff and push me through my emotional boundaries. The tools you provided were easy to incorporate into my life, practical and had the desired outcomes. My anxiety was getting the better of me and now I know how to recognise it, welcome it and respond as needed. I wouldn’t be as mentally healthy and equipped as I am today without all your help. I have since referred family and friends knowing they will be in great hands with Jess.

    Jaimie, 31yrs